backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
306 backblasts
THE RANCH · FEB 22, 2018
BAM!
Conditions were near perfect this morning in The Fort. 65 degrees, clear skies, nice breeze meant that we have optimal weather for bettering ourselves. We started off with a quick disclaimer, set up the BAM in the…
THE RANCH · FEB 1, 2018
Running the Lights with Classic Rock
I haven't Q'd at the Ranch in quite a while so I thought it would be fun to use the field and light poles in a circuit training of sorts. It is always a decent change in pace when I can carry around a phone and speaker…
THE RANCH · DEC 28, 2017
The Q, a Weinke, and an Audible
Dang, it was cold. The PAX assembled, 2 were off running and the rest began the mosey. We mosey’d to the access road to Springfield Middle School and completed some warm-ups consisting dynamic stretching, karaoke…
THE RANCH · NOV 16, 2017
Kotter Q at the Ranch
OHHHHH, it felt good to back to a boot camp and thanks to Backdraft and his perfect timing, YHC got to attend as the Q! After two and a half months of marathon training, YHC could not wait to put in some shoulder work…
THE RANCH · NOV 9, 2017
The Ranch 2017.45
For this one I went back to my roots, the Dora 1-2-3. Warmup SSH, Hillbilly Walkers, Cherry Pickers. Mosey to the middle school entrance for some cover. Discuss where the name (Dora) for the workout came from…
THE RANCH · OCT 26, 2017
300s at the Ranch
I'm a little late getting this posted so I don't recall all the finer conversation points and stimulating discussion points we went shared. But I'm still within the 7 day back-blast window! Mosey to back of school for…
THE RANCH · OCT 5, 2017
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THE RANCH · SEP 28, 2017
Trucker Strong
Its been awhile since I had an opportunity to Q the Ranch, so dug into my bucket of go-byes to find something that I haven't done or other Q's haven't done in a while. Sometimes it is just as fun to bypass pull-ups and…
THE RANCH · SEP 21, 2017
Partner work at The Ranch
6 HIM showed up to the gloom this morning to The Ranch. It's been awhile since I've been to this AO. After a couple of wrong turns and a really questionable parking job, YHC made it with a couple of minutes to spare…
THE RANCH · AUG 24, 2017
Getting Old-School, Around The School
While YHC has posted to TheRanch a number of times, it's been a while, and this was possibly the first time Q'ing there (according to my Evernote Weinke folder). I arrived a bit earlier than usual to confirm a few…
THE RANCH · AUG 17, 2017
4 Corners of Body Destruction
No, we did not do the Body Destroyer for 45 minutes, Birdcage! However, there was consistent feedback that this was a brutally different workout. Welcome to "ya never know what ur gonna get with Straight Up!" A big…
THE RANCH · JUL 27, 2017
BackBlast from The Ranch 7-27-17
16 HIMs showed up in the gloom to join me at The Ranch for my last Q/post until after I become a father of 4. Mosey to the back of the school. Warmup - 20 Side Straddle Hops - 20 Squats - 5 double count Merkins - 20…
THE RANCH · JUL 13, 2017
Last Day in my 30's
Today marks YHC's last day in his 30's. So why not celebrate with a little BOP - 40th Birthday Edition. 12 posted not knowing what they were getting into even though Backdraft tried to tell YHC that the BOP was outlawed…
THE RANCH · JUN 29, 2017
1/2 Mile With Your Partner
We had a really good turn out at the Ranch this week! Some traffic on the Twitter machine the prior day may have influenced that and some pax did not miss the chance to highlight the fact that YHC has some staples that…
THE RANCH · JUN 1, 2017
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THE RANCH · MAY 25, 2017
Ranch Trifecta
Lucky 13 posted to the Ranch on a beautiful morning. The Ranch is always fun, lots of opportunities for pain, and lots of room to be creative. Unfortunately no FNGs so very limited disclaimer and off we went. Mosey to…
THE RANCH · MAY 18, 2017
Fear the Kraken
Short mosey to traffic circle for Warmup. 15 - Mountain Climbers 15 - Peter Parkers 15 - Parker Peters 15 - Imperial Walkers 20 - SSH 20 - Moroccan Night Clubs The Thang Mosey to rear entrance of school. YHC had a quick…
THE RANCH · MAY 11, 2017
How do you eat an elephant?
Conditions were thick humid, and 60 degrees Disclaimer 45 minutes of run, do 5 burpees...and repeat for 45 minutes 15 #HIM x 2 miles x 120 burpees = 1800 for #savethesasquatch it sucked... COT / prayer or praise / BOM…
THE RANCH · MAR 23, 2017
The Ranch & Wisdom & Taper & Rucks
34 pax converged on the Ranch (Laces In was closed, NAFO ruck was closed) for HYC's first bootcamp post of 2017, as requested to Q, but had no idea 34 pax would post for an impromptu convergence. Welcome FNG Side Car…
THE RANCH · MAR 16, 2017
The Ranch- Lets think about some things.
Wednesday evening the last thing on my mind was having to Q the next day. But when the scheduled Q messaged me and said his flight was delayed my mindset changed. He was even nice enough to send a weinke. Not that it…
THE RANCH · MAR 9, 2017
The EASY Button
YHC started with a few thoughts for the beatdown this morning and landed on a tour of The Ranch. With that, I knew we would be keeping our heart rate up, working hard, pushing each other, and getting stronger today…
THE RANCH · FEB 9, 2017
Laps of Joy at the Ranch
Another mild non-winter morning at the Ranch. While pulling in saw 4 PAX rumbling out toward the street so I was hoping some guys were staying around for my portion. Thankfully that wasn't a real concern as several PAX…
THE RANCH · FEB 2, 2017
Groundhog day at The Ranch
Conditions: Balmy 50 degrees and clear morning sky's. Making it perfect for a great workout with 9 other HIMs. With no FNGs present I gave an abbriviated disclaimer and advise the pax to feel free to modify as needed …
THE RANCH · JAN 19, 2017
Struggling with core (and at the core)
10 Pax posted at The Ranch on Thursday Jan 19 for a ride out to the foothills and a morning dose of core-focused pain. It was looking a little lonely when Skinny Jeans sitting in his truck was the sole arrival a few…