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Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
824 backblasts mention “maximus”
JUN 16, 2025
Backblast! Clovis with a side of Kudzu
WARMUP: brief: SSH, IW, HW, dynamic stretching THE THANG: the Clovis 15 burpee pull-ups 1 mile run 10 rounds Maximus got 5 rounds before time. The rest got less. The kudzu behind the school is threatening to take over…
THE HIVE · JUN 13, 2025
Backblast! Don't need a lot of ground to cover
Form matters and our space is limited. Let's get to work. WARMUP: A short jog with some butt-kickers & side shuffles. THE THANG: Grab the (2) 60lb sand bags and introduce them to our kettle bells. One PAX would farmer…
JUN 12, 2025
Backblast! What’s the Cadence
WARMUP: LOL. Just counted # of packets THE THANG: Jog to town of Fort Mill wall 15 Derkins in cadence, jog to WEP stage 20 LBCs in cadence, Jog a loop round WEP back to stage 25 Merkens in cadence, jog to Massy Hill 15…
COLOSSEUM · JUN 10, 2025
Backblast! Are you not entertained?
WARMUP: right to business, broke out into two teams THE THANG: 4 levels of action: Round 1) work you way through exercises by flipping over papers, you either advance, go back, or go back to start and have to redo the…
AMERICAN JACKAL · JUN 9, 2025
Backblast! Do The Work - Get Sore
WARMUP: Run almost 2 parking lot laps then circle up at the base of the hill at the entrance of the school property. Typical warm culprits: SSH, Merkins, Squats, Wind Mills THE THANG: 50% effort run to the stop sign at…
JUN 5, 2025
Backblast! Honoring the 4,414
WARMUP: none THE THANG: Tomorrow is the 81st anniversary of D-Day. 81 years ago isn't that long ago. Tens of thousands of troops from 15 Allied nations had the unified goal to stop a madman from taking over the world…
KITCHEN SINK · JUN 4, 2025
Backblast! Sink Flag Handoff
WARMUP: Is for sissies. THE THANG: A .75 lap around the campus with full gear (weight vest and sandbag on your back, kettlebell in one hand and cinderblock in the other) each time you had to set down the block and hell…
BLOCK PARTY · JUN 3, 2025
Backblast! Party on Massey Hill
WARMUP: 40 SSH 10 windmills 20 Merkins Mosey up Massey Hill THE THANG: DORA style, 4 rounds: One partner runs down and up Massey hill, other partner accumulates reps. Round 1: 100 merkins 150 CDD 200 shoulder taps Round…
JUN 2, 2025
Backblast! D-Day - The Greatest Generation
D-Day (June 6, 1944) D-Day: D-Day was the Allied plan to launch a massive invasion of Nazi-occupied France, opening a second front in Europe to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union in the east and hasten the defeat of…
TRAINING GROUND · JUN 1, 2025
Backblast! Light stroll
WARMUP: no THE THANG: we walked a bit MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
THE FORT · MAY 31, 2025
Backblast! Two Qs Walk Into The Fort... One Brough
Conditions: Humid, heavy, and perfect for the grind Warm-Up (Cornerstone on Q): - 10 Windmills - 10 Cherry Pickers The Thigh Fryer (3 Sets): - 20 Squats - 20 Merkins EMOM Hill Burn (4 Rounds – 12 Minutes Total): Every 2…
SLOW BURN · MAY 23, 2025
Backblast! SlowBlast
WARMUP: We did. THE THANG: Warm up 4 corners in back lot - 3 rounds – 25 reps of each - Merkins - Squats - Diamonds - Big Boys Dora - 50 burpees - 150 dips - 250 CDD MARY: No chicks. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter…
MAY 22, 2025
Backblast! Meander around town
WARMUP: The pledge THE THANG: Launch point was parking lot across from old Hardee’s Exercises 10 merkins 20 squats 20 LBCs Loop Run up main Left at Post office Left on Elliot Left back to launch point. Repeat exercises…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 19, 2025
Backblast! The Greyhounds could not be slowed with
23 at ao-sweep-the-leg this morning. The plan, 1/2 mile loops with 4 pain stations. Pain Station 1 - 5 burpee bomb jacks, each lap first 15 pax added 2 reps (leaders did 15 reps on their final lap) Pain Station 2 - 5…
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:
VARSITY · MAY 16, 2025
Backblast! Almost too much
WARMUP: SSH out of sync optional, Cherry pickers, moroccan night clubs, slow merkins, Imperial walkers THE THANG: 1 man tosses the 60# 30 yards, NURs back. Meanwhile, groups of 4 rotate between pull-ups, merkins, and…
BLOCK PARTY · MAY 13, 2025
Backblast! Block Party Beatdown
WARMUP: SSH, windmill, cherry pickers, navy seal burpees (10 count movement) THE THANG: Mosey to Walter Elisha Run to each park bunch and do 5 Navy Seal Burpees. Wait for the 6 to finish then run to next bench together…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 12, 2025
Backblast! Soggy Bottoms and Sucky Hills
WARMUP: disclaimer, Mission and 5 core values (in order) 30 SSH THE THANG: Mosey to top of hill at Dave Gibson, Issue plan for workout- not well received Hill repeats .25 down and .25 back- exercises at top of hill…
THE HIVE · MAY 9, 2025
Backblast! Bear Crawl Kettlebell Dora
Friday, May 9th, 2025. The Hive. Fort Mill High School. 5:15am-6am Musical Soundtrack: See Amazon Playlist: “February 2025 edited for The Hive” Warmup - Bear Crawl - Goblet Squats - Heels to Heaven with Kettlebell …
MAY 8, 2025
Backblast! Guess who’s back…back again
WARMUP: pledge to the flag and disclaimer THE THANG: on the corner of downtown, instructions were given for the .5 mile loop. - merkins with a shoulder tap at the top (15) in corner one where we were at - At the 4…
KITCHEN SINK · MAY 7, 2025
Backblast! The CLAP - Inspired by Metro
For the month of May, Farmer's Only has deemed the Kitchen Sink as a next-level kick in the junk. I had the honor of warming everyone up to the idea of what will occur this month. We do a lot of pushing exercises…
MAY 5, 2025
Backblast! The Webby
The Webby WARMUP: Windmills, MNC, IW THE THANG: 2013 M buy in/Cash out 3 rounds of the following: 26 Burpees 26 BBS 26 Squats 26 Merkins 26 Lunges (each leg to many complaints) After rounds 1&2 run length of field…
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
ALCATRAZ · MAY 3, 2025
Backblast! Hills and Thrills
WARMUP: Jog a lap with some butt kickers. SSH, MC, merkins, Willie mays Hayes, Moroccan night clubs. THE THANG: mosey to the pull-up bars. 3 pull-ups each. Everyone else doing squats while waiting. 2 rounds of 10…