backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
84 backblasts
TRAINING GROUND · JUL 6, 2025
Backblast! Guardrails - Building the walls togethe
WARMUP: - Plank to DD, Sunrise stretch calf’s - 20 Side Straddle Hops THE THANG: - Move to Dave Gibson Blvd, Convo then shuffle/run to circle - Build the foundation - alternating lunge lateral twist Indian run style, 6…
TRAINING GROUND · JUN 29, 2025
Backblast! Hike around The Mill
WARMUP: THE THANG: Ruck March MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · JUN 22, 2025
Backblast! Walking..talking… and doing some merkin
Walked up Massey, down Harris, around WEP back to Harris then back to Vets Park. Cadence was 2 minutes of movement 1 minute of work. Started 5 reps each stop then ramped up to 10. Got 3+ miles in and about 150 merkins…
TRAINING GROUND · JUN 15, 2025
Backblast! Ruckin with Peggers
WARMUP: none THE THANG: 3.4 mile ruck, 8 minute intervals of sandbag carry MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter COT: Prayers and Praises..pray for Famers Inly… he needs it!
TRAINING GROUND · JUN 8, 2025
Backblast! Push the Pace
WARMUP: THE THANG: Up Massey Hill to Harris street. Through the trail to WEP. Hit the park benches where we alternated between merkins, squats, curls, flutters with press, overhead press. Ruck back the way we came…
TRAINING GROUND · JUN 1, 2025
Backblast! Light stroll
WARMUP: no THE THANG: we walked a bit MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
TRAINING GROUND · MAY 25, 2025
Backblast! New sidewalks!
WARMUP: THE THANG: Took Massey to Harris, then Jackson and into WEP to check out the new sidewalks in the woods MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · MAY 18, 2025
Backblast! The 4 Horsemen of the Gloom
3.25 miles around the Mill sharing a 80# bag. WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · MAY 4, 2025
Backblast! The Constant Carry
WARMUP: Negative THE THANG: If you're not shouldering a sandbag, you're carrying a kettlebell. We covered over 3mi. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter COT: 5th CORE Principle
TRAINING GROUND · APR 27, 2025
Backblast! Sht, I am going to be late for my Q
Still trying to catch up on my sleep, I was late for my Q on Sunday. The group had already launched, so I had two choices when I arrived: go left or right. I went right which turned out to be wrong. Shuffled down to WEP…
TRAINING GROUND · APR 20, 2025
Backblast! Easter Stroll 2nd F
WARMUP: THE THANG: Alabama Route MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · APR 13, 2025
Backblast! Zipper games (not what you think)
WARMUP: Load up with weight vest, 3 40lb sandbags and one 60lb THE THANG: The Whiteville park zipper game. Split into two groups starting at Spring and Leroy. Group one with sandbags went left for a .3 mile loop to hill…
TRAINING GROUND · APR 6, 2025
Backblast! How fast can you walk up Harris
WARMUP: THE THANG: Jackson to Harris, over past the Print Shop and did the fishbowl twice, then took the back way around to COT MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 30, 2025
Backblast! Ruck with stairs involved
WARMUP: Got right to it THE THANG: Rick walk W/ flights of stairs MARY: got back on time ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter COT: prayers and praises from all
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 23, 2025
Backblast! Tour De Fort
WARMUP: No warmups on Sunday THE THANG: We rucked around The Fort and then rucked some more. There may have been a sandbag involved. MARY: No Mary on Sunday ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: Prayers for loss jobs…
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 16, 2025
Backblast! Don’t let it rain on our parade.
WARMUP: THE THANG: uptown FM & WEP ruck MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 9, 2025
Backblast! Ruck and the Rosie
WARMUP: Imperial Walkers and Low slow squats THE THANG: Walk to Walter Elisha Park, walk to Harris Park, 20 Squats with rucks, Backward walk 300m, Walk to Illumination Wines, 20 Squats, Walk to COT, 20 squats MARY: 5…
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 2, 2025
Backblast! Ruck around Town with a twist
WARMUP: Gear up THE THANG: 3.4 mile ruck, intermittent sand bag add with some backward hill climbs MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your Newletter. Yeager and March 14th The Hive Convergence COT: Prayers and Praises
TRAINING GROUND · FEB 23, 2025
Backblast! A Walk in the Park
WARMUP: THE THANG: Railroad Ave to Spratt St down Harris St to Walden Park Drive, back to Harris, then Jackson to WEP, around the park, back to N White St around Millstone Park, and back to COT for about 3.5 miles MARY…
TRAINING GROUND · FEB 16, 2025
Backblast! in the nick of time
Opted against sandbags this morning - everyone nursing injuries/recovering from illness. Super windy but stayed dry. 3.5 mile zipper route. Great conversation. Rain poured on the drive home. Some mornings you get lucky.
TRAINING GROUND · FEB 9, 2025
Backblast! Heavy things carried for no reason
WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: Guys paired up. One would carry and the other was off for 6 minutes at a time. They started with a coupon and once they had both carried it once, they swapped coupons with another group. Coupons…
TRAINING GROUND · FEB 2, 2025
Backblast! Prarie Doggin at Training Ground
WARMUP: None THE THANG: Three mile loop: 160 to Spratt, right at the gas station, right onto Harris St, down the hill to Harris St Park, right onto the trail that gets to WEP through the woods, to the WEP amphitheater…
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 26, 2025
Backblast! Church Stairs, Harris Street path to WE
Tour downtown churches to find their stairs and the Harris Street’s dark path to WEP. A couple of pain stations sprinkled in.
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 19, 2025
Backblast! Taking the Fishbowl Backwards
WARMUP: THE THANG: Academy St. to Monroe White St. stop at the intersection and the man with the bag walked backwards up to the top of the big hill to the abandoned parking lot entrance, then back down forward and go up…