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VARSITY · DEC 19, 2025 Backblast! Varsity has graduated to retirement Q: Shady · 7 PAX WARMUP: started out with a quick mosey, went into SSH then merkins, then more running and SSH and more merkins. Ran some more, then cherry pickers, and more merkins…also did some stretches. Ran over to pull up bars. THE… VARSITY · DEC 12, 2025 Backblast! Merkins on Merkins Q: The Pirate · 5 PAX WARMUP: mosey around the parking lot with karaoke, high knees, toy soldiers, butt kicks. Circle up for SSH, cherry pickers, windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, plank, etc. THE THANG: Mosey to practice… VARSITY · DEC 5, 2025 Backblast! It’s raining Cindys Q: Soup To Nuts · 13 PAX WARMUP: 67 SSH’s and then I Fd up cadence on the rest. THE THANG: Tabata with cinder blocks 55 seconds AMRAP -man makers -OP -Curls -merkins - 25 -Goblet squats -Chest Press -Bulgarians -merkins - 25 -Swings -Lunges… VARSITY · NOV 21, 2025 Backblast! 2025.47 Varsity Q: Tesh · 7 PAX 3 Doras: Dora 1: 100 Merkins / 200 Squats / 300 LBCs Dora 2: 100 Wide Arms / 200 Apollo Ohnos / 300 Low Dollys Dora 3: 100 Diamonds / 200 Plyo Split Squats / 300 Flutters Run was around the bus loop Sprocket ran-rucked… VARSITY · NOV 14, 2025 Backblast! Rounds of upper body for spaghetti arms Q: Vuvuzela · 8 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Wind Mills, MNC, overhear claps THE THANG: run a 1/4 mile loop around the parking lot stopping at 4 corners for 10 merkins at each merking. Then, everytime we finish a lap, we have a board of pain with… VARSITY · NOV 7, 2025 Backblast! Moons be gone Q: Time Machine · 2 PAX WARMUP: Some stretching because, well I’m old now and need it THE THANG: over to the benches, 10 dips, urkins and dirkins. To the band lot, 5 merkins (carried each time) at the goal line, MOT called to each successive… VARSITY · OCT 24, 2025 Backblast! Varsity Q: Rolloff · 7 PAX WARMUP: little mosey, SSH, imperial walkers, cherry pickers, Moroccan nightclubs. THE THANG: grab a Cindy and down to the parking lot for a star or four corner. Round one One manmaker in center after every each exercise… VARSITY · OCT 17, 2025 Backblast! My Mother-In -Law Got has Attitude (MIL Q: Float Bridge · 7 PAX WARMUP: 1. Moroccan Night Club X 10 2. Windmill X 10 3. Imperial Walker x 10 THE THANG: - Partner workout - 40 Burpees - 60 Merkins - 80 Squats - 100 LBCs - 120 Side Straddle Hop - 4 corners - Round 1 x 5 reps at each… VARSITY · OCT 10, 2025 Backblast! Varsity stuff Q: Brawny - The Fort · 5 PAX WARMUP: - 10 Moroccan Nightclubs - 10 Grass pickers - 10 Down dog to up dog (do what feels right) THE THANG: - 50 pickle pushers OYO - Run 1 mile - Up hill to wall, out and around the outside loop, around the back of… VARSITY · OCT 3, 2025 Backblast! Have you ever seen a live alligator in Q: Barry Manilow · 6 PAX WARMUP: yes, it was spectacular THE THANG: 4 corners, same exercise all 4 corners round 1, round 2 add an exercise, up to 4 rounds, 4 exercises at each corner. Merkins, BBs, Squats, Burpees(ish). Then over to… VARSITY · SEP 26, 2025 Backblast! No rain, just The Thunder Q: Esso · 8 PAX Chest/shoulders workout: - Merkins - Seal jacks - HR merks - Moroccan night clubs - Derkins - Overhead claps - Incline merkins - Donkey kicks Back: 5 sets of 5 pull-ups Cardio - 20 LBCs IC / hill run - 15 Bomb jacks /… VARSITY · SEP 12, 2025 Backblast! Friday date with Cindy Q: Keith Crockett · 4 PAX WARMUP: SSH Imperial Walker Hillbilly Walker Cherry Picker Windmill Peter Parker Parker Peter THE THANG: Mosey to Cafeteria in the back of NAFO 10x Step ups Derkins Incline Merkins with Claps Dips Bulgarian Split Squats… VARSITY · SEP 5, 2025 Backblast! Fish Tales with Birdcage Q: Italian Job · 9 PAX We had 9 at varsity (2 for IronPAX, 1 proctor, and 6 for a Cindy beatdown. Here’s what we did: Warmup - 10 Low Slow Swuats - 10 Mountain Climbers - 10 Windmills Mosey to get a cinderblock - 10 Manmakers - 15 Curls - 20… VARSITY · AUG 29, 2025 Backblast! Calm in the Crazy Q: Crystal Lake · 8 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmills Cherry pickers Hillbilly walkers Mosey to pull up bars, 20 inclined merkins on curb Every man grab a block and overhead mosey down to back parking lot for 4 corners Every time you… VARSITY · AUG 22, 2025 Backblast! Chance of Rain Q: Sprocket · 8 PAX WARMUP: IW, HW, Merkins, MC, MNC, THE THANG: Thing #1 400M Run 21 Burpees 21 Heels to Heaven 21 Squats 400M Run 15 Burpees 15 Heels to Heaven 15 Squats 400M Run 9 Burpees 9 Heels to Heaven 9 Squats Thing #2 15 Burpees… VARSITY · AUG 15, 2025 Backblast! Marine 16 Q: Spectre · 5 PAX WARMUP: 400m Mosey, SSH, Burpees, IW, HW, Windmill THE THANG: 16 Reps Of The Following with 20m dash in between each exercise: Burpees Merkins Squats Mt. Climbers SSH Jump Lunges High Knees Jack Jumps 2 Rounds of 3… VARSITY · AUG 8, 2025 Backblast! Bald WOD Q: Rumbling Bald · 3 PAX WARMUP: SSH -20, Windmill -7, MNC - 10, Broga THE THANG: Round 1 40 Merkins 40 LBC’s 40 Squats - Run lap 40 Dips 40 Big Boy Sit-ups 40 Monkey Humpers - Run lap 40 SSH 40 Lunges - 20 E/L 40 Incline Merkins - Run lap… VARSITY · AUG 1, 2025 Backblast! Sharpen Your Axe Q: Italian Job · 6 PAX 6 got marginally better but significantly sweatier at Varsity. Here’s what we did: Warm Up: - 15 SSHs (IC) - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) - 10 Mountain Climbers (IC) - 10 Windmills (IC) Mosey to… VARSITY · JUL 25, 2025 Backblast! Varsity Summer Break Q: Cohiba · 3 PAX 3 miles of rucking with fellowship around the schools ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: Prayers and Praises VARSITY · JUL 18, 2025 Backblast! 4 Muscle groups Q: Bass · 2 PAX Great mumble chatter with Nate this morning. We did all 4 muscle groups for 15 minutes each. I am tired. Shoulders Moroccan Night Clubs Overhead Claps Arm Circles forward backward Shoulder Taps John Travolta’s Peter… VARSITY · JUN 27, 2025 Backblast! Mumble Chatter Q: The Pirate · 2 PAX WARMUP: mosey around for a little and then SSH, windmill, imperial walker, hillbilly walker, cherry pickers, Moroccan nightclub, merkins, mountain climbers, honeymooner, and downward dog… stretching them calfs. THE… VARSITY · JUN 13, 2025 Backblast! I told you there was an awning Q: Splinter · 2 PAX It was a dark and stormy morning and all the pax of the Fort made their decisions, the red pill or the blue pill. Most fartsacked. YHC was prepared for the elements and taylored a workout accordingly. We first went and… VARSITY · JUN 6, 2025 Backblast! Primal Screaming Q: Band Camp · 6 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: SSH, iw, hw, Peter Parker, collect cinder blocks, pull-ups and toes to bar slowly THE THANG: 25 yrd square 4 corners, 25 reps each - Merkins - Big boy sit-ups - Bomb jacks - Goblet squats with Cindy Did 3 rounds… VARSITY · MAY 23, 2025 Backblast! Splash Mountain Q: Time Machine · 5 PAX WARMUP: MNC, IW, Windmills, HW (Poor cadence on YHC part, was distracted by Slash’s flirting) THE THANG: Moseyed to benches, 2 rounds or 10 Dips/urkins/derkins. Moseyed to cafeteria picnic tables, 2 rounds of 20 Step…