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Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
341 backblasts mention “Farmers Only”
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…
6@6 · NOV 30, 2024
Backblast! Freezing roads and trails
WARMUP: Run Roads or trails THE THANG: 5 PAX took the suggested 6mi road route and 3 PAX took a 9mi trail route. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE ARMORY · NOV 25, 2024
Backblast! Prep for turkey leg lifts
WARMUP: little of this little of that THE THANG: 4 rounds-goblet squats, right arm press, left arm press, right side row, left side row- mosey- 4 rounds swings, clean and press, high pull, deadlift- mosey- 3 reds. Step…
THE HIVE · NOV 22, 2024
Backblast! Ladders, lunges and bear crawls, oh my
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Push/Kb swing ladder 2, 4, 6,…to 20 of each. 10 man makers. To the hill for a Dora with one lunging while farmer carrying both the other with body weight lunge. Switch as needed with 5 goblet…
KITCHEN SINK · NOV 20, 2024
Backblast! Failure is fine
WARMUP: Gathered with our sandbags and left those for a quick mosey after a quick disclaimer. Came back for SSH, windmills, low slow squats, merkins, cherry pickers. THE THANG: Came back to our sandbags and took our…
COLOSSEUM · NOV 19, 2024
Backblast! To the Light Pole, To The Wall
WARMUP: Short mosey, found Bonsai, did some warm uppy things THE THANG: Mosey to the half wall. Mosey to the wall: - 8 burpees at the parking spaces - Over the wall - 1 Donkey Kick - Over the wall - Continue the series…
KITCHEN SINK · NOV 6, 2024
Backblast! Suicides with Hill repeats and Sandbags
WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, Mt Climbers THE THANG: walk to the top of the hill at Hubert Graham way/Good Hill Rd (Walmart Hill). Wait a few seconds while farmer only picked the FNG that arrived late. 10 poles down the hill…
COLOSSEUM · NOV 5, 2024
Backblast! Halls of Pain
It was a rainy Tuesday morn and The Pax were fired up to get out of the elements, so we headed over to The Hall of Pain. Quick warmup with some Australians and a few other warming techniques and we were off. Thang: 200…
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…
THE RANCH · OCT 31, 2024
Backblast! By way of instruction... The Ranch. Hal
WARMUP: How do you know you're just getting started? Well, Band Camp tells you that you are taking too long with the disclaimer and such. But there was an FNG and I wanted to be a good example. I have no idea what…
OCT 21, 2024
Backblast! Payne Train
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Google “Payne Train” lots of pull ups, pushups, squats and running MARY: yes, abs for five minutes ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yes
OCT 17, 2024
Backblast! Is that the politically correct term?
WARMUP: ~ 1 mile mosey. Making a right on to White St and right on Clebourne, making another right on Monroe White St. stopping at parking lots along the way to do merkins and squats or burpees in sets of 5. THE THANG…
KITCHEN SINK · OCT 16, 2024
Backblast! Show up for the man next to you
WARMUP: Take all weight 1/4 mile to COP Low slow squats with weight x 10 Hold people’s chair and do Moroccan night clubs x 10 Rucks off and 25 seal jacks I/C 10 Windmills I/C Rucks on Imperial walkers x 10 I/C Hillbilly…
KITCHEN SINK · OCT 9, 2024
Backblast! 4 Corners at the Sink
Fall weather is upon us with morning temps around 57 degrees and ready to work. YHC was excited for my VQ at the Kitchen Sink thanks to Farmers Only. I have a tendency to get stuck in a rut attending the same workouts…
THE ARMORY · SEP 30, 2024
Backblast! One arm at a time
WARMUP: mosey, 5 reps each arm of swings, row, clean, press and snatch THE THANG: Dora Each partner does all of the reps each round if the bell is set down the punishment is one burpee first round, two second round and…
6@6 · SEP 21, 2024
Backblast! Do you remember? the 21st day, Septembe
WARMUP: redbull THE THANG: running MARY: had a little lamb ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
THE COACH'S BOX · SEP 19, 2024
Backblast! Cadence Calling Burpee Fest
WARMUP: All in cadence - 10 Moroccan nightclubs - 12 cherry pickers - 10 windmills - 20 hillbilly walkers Mosey around football field - Karaoke, mosey, karaoke - 10 incline merkins on curb in cadence - Mosey around bus…
SEP 16, 2024
Backblast! 75mins, a little complexity, a lot of e
The image of the board will be used as the workout details but in case others want to use this, here are a few notes to consider: - Split the group if needed. - Predetermine a good distance for the Mode of…
SEP 12, 2024
Backblast! Bermuda Triangle
WARMUP: None THE THANG: Bermuda Triangle which consist of running a lap around somewhat triangle shaped loop. Pit stops along the way 15 merkins 20 LBCs 20 squats 5 pull ups at print shop Then reverse the course…
KITCHEN SINK · SEP 11, 2024
Backblast! 2024.37 Kitchen Sink
WARMUP: Move wights into place... THE THANG: 9/11 Memorial workout simulating 110 + roof (111) stair climb with sandbags and a parking lot with 37 spaces (37*3==11). Split PAX into two teams for North and South Tower…
BLOCK PARTY · SEP 10, 2024
Backblast! Flying Squirrels led to Walnut Attack
Disclaimer disclaimed Mosey to the stage at WEP Warm Up: 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 LSS IC 10 Hill Billy Walkers IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 MNCs IC Yoga? The Thang – Pearls on a String around WEP. At each swing, do…
THE RANCH · SEP 5, 2024
Backblast! Not Much Running Wild At The Ranch
WARMUP: Run over to the middle school, around the loop to the flag. Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Squats, Dead Lifts, Plank, Downward Dog, Up Dog, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Peter Parkers, Merkins THE THANG: With just…
KITCHEN SINK · SEP 4, 2024
Backblast! Pull thru day
Started with some basic warm-ups then grabbed bags and headed over to baseball field. 2 cone workout. Cone 1 exercises: 10 over the shoulders, 20 pull thru, 10 clean and squats, 20 LBCs w/bag overhead, 10 walk over…
BLOCK PARTY · SEP 3, 2024
Backblast! The Grand Old Duke of York
I usually only write anything here to make Band Camp happy, since he's the only one that reads these, but I am trying to turn over a new leaf, because I do believe in the value of a BB, which is why I write my idiot…