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Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
709 backblasts mention “Barry Manilow”
AUG 21, 2025
Backblast! Minnow Pond - 8/21/25
17 at Minnow Pond for 3.5ish miles and a bounty of plank jacks, HR merkins, jump squats, and flutters. Route: Confederate, Country Club Dr, Academy, Monroe White, repeat 2x. My message: Who is watching you? Is it…
THE BALLROOM · AUG 19, 2025
Backblast! Brought to you by the number 14
Shared a quick message that we are not at the center of our universe. I’ve had lots of changes come my way in 2025 (some expected & some unexpected) and my decision making was made easier when I realize that I needed to…
FLIGHT PLAN · AUG 18, 2025
Backblast! Mondays for the boys
WARMUP: nah THE THANG: harvest pointe and back MARY: one burpee ANNOUNCEMENTS: golf tournament, care center, invergence COT: prayers for DDs M and marriages
6@6 · AUG 16, 2025
Backblast! Same Bat Time, same Bat Channel
One 6-mile road route was offered. Up to each man to find his own way. WARMUP: nope THE THANG: Run, Ruck, Jog or stroll. MARY: no time ANNOUNCEMENTS: Start running COT:
SLOW BURN · AUG 15, 2025
Backblast! Sweatiest Broga
WARMUP: low slow squat x10, plank, upward dog, downward dog, shoulder taps, upward dog, downward dog, peter parkers, upward dog, downward dog, SSH x10 THE THANG: 6 cones set up in a circle - pax and a partner head to a…
THE BALLROOM · AUG 12, 2025
Backblast! Grab hold of an Expensed Footlong and l
'Twas a damp, but not raining, morning and a group of elder statesman of The Fort came together to discuss rising prices and the good old days. A trip past a few light poles with merkins and squats got the blood…
FLIGHT PLAN · AUG 11, 2025
Backblast! A large ruck club
Walmart round suggested but many Rucker looping aromas Baxter as well.
6@6 · AUG 9, 2025
Backblast! Springfield Parkway
WARMUP: THE THANG: RT160 down to the QT on Springfield Parkway and back MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
AUG 8, 2025
Backblast! Reminiscing the BLIMPs
The Pax were enthusiastic about a mid-summer retreat from the hot weather this AM. YHC had researched previous backblasts in an effort to find a BLIMP style workout and found one from 2017 led by Old Bay. I remember…
THE BALLROOM · AUG 5, 2025
Backblast! Have you ever seen the rain ? ?
WARMUP: Classic COP with 5-8 exercises with a mosey THE THANG: Tabada with 25 sec move 12 sec rest 4 rounds of 2 sets 1 merkin 2 big boys 3 SSH 4 flutters 5 burpees 6 leg lifts 7 sumo squats 8 American hammers 9 monkey…
FLIGHT PLAN · AUG 4, 2025
Backblast! Recovery is Required
loops of the Baxter green. Slack giving me fits so that's all you get. You shoulda been there. WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
6@6 · AUG 2, 2025
Backblast! some ran, some rucked, some coffee only
WARMUP: grunting, groaning and stretching (respectables mostly) THE THANG: old man rucking, speed rucking, trail running, road running MARY: I asked who had signed up on Gloom Schedule the day before, then proceeded to…
JUL 31, 2025
Backblast! Multiples of 5
WARMUP: Mosey to Print Shop THE THANG: 5 pull-ups at the Print Shop. Run to parking lot at the corner of Williamson St and Watson St. for 10 merkins Down Williamson St hill to Fort Mill COG for 15 LBCs Up Academy St for…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 30, 2025
Backblast! Rings and Fires - 30JUN2025
WARMUP: Like we needed that. It was like 1000 degrees with 900% humidity. Warm? Yeah... we were covered. THE THANG: Grab a block. Head to the track. 5 manmakers (blockees) 10 goblet squats 15 curls 20 flutter w/press…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! Good Times
WARMUP: IW, HW, LSS, SSH, Merkins, MNC THE THANG: 5 rounds of 3 broad jumps and 4 lunge walks Miserable Mile - run 1/4 lap 10 flying squirels, run a 1/4 lap, 10 squats, run 1/4 lap 10 merkins, run 1/4 lap 10 LBC ( 4…
6@6 · JUL 26, 2025
Backblast! 6 @ 6
WARMUP: no THE THANG: the usual MARY: who’s mom? ANNOUNCEMENTS: sure COT: yes
THE HIVE · JUL 25, 2025
Backblast! Deadly Dozen
WARMUP: SSH, IW, Merkins, Deep Leg Stretches then Mt Climbers THE THANG: 400ish M run after each exercise. Counts were 20, carry’s were to the Handicap lot. 1. Farmer Carry 2. Sing Leg Deadlift 3. Lunge 4. Snatch 5. Man…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 23, 2025
Backblast! ROF 7-23
WARMUP: yes, 7 minutes THE THANG: A cinder block board of pain OH claps/Imp walkers squats shoulder taps curls clean and press (maybe not, could have been a dead lift) LBCs merkins swings man makers OH press high reps…
JUL 22, 2025
Backblast! The NOT SO Sweaty Barry
If I missed your name, feel free to edit it in.... The weather did not agree with us, but I hope everyone had a nice evening at The Barry (aka The Sweaty Barry). I'm really not sure how a person could not have a good…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 22, 2025
Backblast! Ballroom Tues 7-22
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: escalating 4 corners, wall stuff, Jack Webb, suicides, all kinds of good stuff MARY: yes, 2 exercises, my timing was impeccable ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes, The Barry being the highlight of the…
FLIGHT PLAN · JUL 21, 2025
Backblast! Sweaty Richard
WARMUP: Some did THE THANG: Ran across Sutton to Richard's, around the loop by Tesh, back out to Sutton, hooked a roger followed by another roger onto Derick's (horrible spelling) for a quick out and back, hooked a…
6@6 · JUL 19, 2025
Backblast! 6@6 Sat 7-19
WARMUP: no THE THANG: running MARY: water ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
SLOW BURN · JUL 18, 2025
Backblast! This is the workout that happened at sl
WARMUP: ssh, hb walkers, imp walkers, Abe vigotas, plank time, Peter Parkers THE THANG: the road along the storefronts has 4 crosswalks starting at one end, we ran suicides, with the crosswalks serving as successive end…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 9, 2025
Backblast! King of the Ring - Round 2 - The Rocket
Ring of Fire – King of the Ring Challenge Round 2 – Previous Kings are Q Oh the humidity was cranked up!! Soupy swampy hot. ZERO breeze. Excellent mumblechatter in COT while we all stretched out. Senator Tressel came in…