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84 backblasts
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 12, 2025
Backblast! Training Ground Carry
WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: 6 PAX shared (3) 60lb sand bags while the 7th man nursed an injury while wearing a weight vest, of course. Make our way over to the WEP parking lot and down the trail weaving our way to the…
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 5, 2025
Backblast! Moon walk up Harris Street
11 men attended the weighted stroll this morning. We made our way around town finding a hill at the bottom of Harris. Backwards walk up the hill, trek around WEP and one last look at the downtown XMAS lights
TRAINING GROUND · DEC 29, 2024
Backblast! Climbing stairs and walking backwards
WARMUP: THE THANG: brisk walk around Main Street with brief trip up and down stairs. Wandered towards the golf course, then back for some backwards hills at the 4 corners. Almost 3 miles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · DEC 22, 2024
Backblast! Zipper Route with some Backwards Hills
WARMUP: THE THANG: Head past the Print Shop to take the big hill backwards with the bags, then headed back past the Print Shop to head up Main Street and start the zipper route MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Eve…
TRAINING GROUND · DEC 1, 2024
Backblast! A Hilly Situation
WARMUP: None THE THANG: walk around WEP to Harris St, take a right down the hill, at the bottom the man with the bag starts walking backwards up the hill. Switched halfway, then back around WEP, around the loop back…
TRAINING GROUND · NOV 3, 2024
Backblast! Training Ground - Heavy Style
So, it started as an idea for a nice, or heavy, Sunday ruck before Church. Well, it's now turned into a morning staple for some. I'll tell you this, I always walk away grateful. Grateful that Crystal Lake was willing to…
TRAINING GROUND · OCT 6, 2024
Backblast! Churches chained together
WARMUP: grab a heavy chain & Ruck During marching portions, swap every ~5 min on who (partner) was Ruck+2-chainz vs. just Ruck THE THANG: March to St. Paul Episcopal In parking lot: all with ruck & Chain Chainkins…
TRAINING GROUND · SEP 29, 2024
Backblast! No Rules Just Right
Each person loaded up with a ruck and a sandbag. Short walk, uploaded weight. Partnered up, took turns carrying two rucks, two sandbags while other partner ran. Rugby sprints - exercises then run fast Short mosey to…
TRAINING GROUND · SEP 16, 2024
Backblast! Training Ground
WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: 4 men, 4 rucks, (2) 60lb sandbags. Head to Baxter for the Berkshire Heights loop rotating on/off the bags every ~6mins. Then, head to the hill entering into the Colosseum for yes, a reverse hill…
TRAINING GROUND · SEP 8, 2024
Backblast! Berkshire - Heavy S#%
WARMUP: THE THANG: Baxter loop down Berkshire to QT. Shared a #30 and a #40 MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · SEP 1, 2024
Backblast! Gardenia…
WARMUP: THE THANG: carry heavy things through Baxter and up gardenia hill, head back. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · AUG 25, 2024
Backblast! Back to school
WARMUP: THE THANG: 3.4 miles down to Gold Hill Elementary and up the back hill towards Walmart. Turn around and take a more scenic route back. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party, golf tournament COT: prayers for my M…