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DAWN PATROL · JUL 8, 2025
Backblast! Swamp Patrol
WARMUP: a bit in front of the amp, along with some back and forth in the small lot to the side of WEP THE THANG: Drill bits 5-10-15, up to 35. Add an exercise at every swing. Top lot for Mike Tyson and merkins. Across…
FLIGHT PLAN · JUL 7, 2025
Backblast! Moist Monday Flight
WARMUP: Fist pump the PAX THE THANG: Run down market to Gardenia Run Gardenia and back Add miles by running Sutton to 160 and back to Starbucks Ruckers : ruck MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Sweati Barry 7/22 7pm COT: Pray for…
6@6 · JUL 5, 2025
Backblast! Embrace the ISH
WARMUP: not really THE THANG: mostly running MARY: there is no one hear by that name ANNOUNCEMENTS: SLT is having a wet t-shirt contest COT: yes Looks like we made it ….
SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 3, 2025
Backblast! Swole Chicken with a Side of Mary
Swole Chicken with a Side of Mary WARMUP: Ruck to lot behind Starbucks - SSH - CASBAH #2’s - CHERRY PICKERS THE THANG: - Ruck to the stairs up and down to the hotel for Irkins. - Ruck back to the amphitheater. More…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 2, 2025
Backblast! Grad Q School
WARMUP: 5 Burpees, 20 SSH, 8 WM some stretching, covered our mission THE THANG: Mosey to benches, 10 of each Urkins, Dips, Dirkins x2 covered 5 core principles Found some wall and had a seat, started going through Pax…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 1, 2025
Backblast! Salsa & Merengue Dance Moves
Warmup: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, Moroccan Night Clubs, and Strawberry Pickers then Mosey around the perimeter The Thang: 1. Ballroom Blitz (AMRAP) Set up 4 corners: Corner 1 – 10 Merkins Corner 2 – 20 Squats…
RING OF FIRE · JUN 18, 2025
Backblast! Ring of Fire around the rosie
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial walkers in sync, cherry pickers, windmill, moroccan nightclubs THE THANG: 10 Hill sprints with exercises in between. We covered pull-ups, planks, Cindy presses, swings, merkins, man makers and more…
FLIGHT PLAN · JUN 16, 2025
Backblast! Standard Route
Flight Plan: Standard Route: Market down to Sutton, Sutton up to 160, 160 back to Market. One loop is about 1.5mi. Some did trails and some rucked. COT
6@6 · JUN 14, 2025
Backblast! I’m plumb tuckered out
WARMUP: stretching OYO THE THANG: running MARY: more running ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
THE FORT · JUN 14, 2025
Backblast! Little Moist Fathers Day tribute
WARMUP: Couple of exercises in the COP to loosen up the PAX Then dynamic around the WEP path with stops along the way for some more exercise moves Back to main lot where DD took over THE THANG: Lunge walk up hill with…
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…
RING OF FIRE · JUN 11, 2025
Backblast! The Lane
Warm up: SWIMLAPPs SSH, windmills, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan N/Cs, low slow squats, arm circles, Peter Parkers, plank stretches. Thang: The Lane. Do as many rounds as possible. Pax get two cinder blocks and just need…
CURRAHEE · JUN 10, 2025
Backblast! Modify as needed
WARMUP: one lap, 1/3 mild THE THANG: Board of Pain, ruck version MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
6@6 · JUN 7, 2025
Backblast! Embrace the -ish
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: ruckers and runners MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: pre Panera coffee followed
SLOW BURN · JUN 6, 2025
Backblast! Mumble chattah at the Burn
WARMUP: SSH, Squats, Imperial, Cherry Pickers, Nightclubs, Mosey with Tot soldiers and Lunge Walk THE THANG: 11s w Merks and BigBoys, Squats and LBCs. 4 corners with 2 exercises at each corner ( Starfish style) w 5x…
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…
RING OF FIRE · JUN 4, 2025
Backblast! Q school June 2025
WARMUP: SSH, windmill, low slow squat, butt kickers, side shuffle, high knees THE THANG: Bear crawl to 10 Lunge walk to 20 Rinse and repeat until other end zone Move to stairs Run two laps then 10 merkins, 10 squats, 10…
THE BALLROOM · JUN 3, 2025
Backblast! Metallica leading us through Abs
WARMUP: Some SSH, windmill, Moroccan nightclubs, imperial walker, hillbilly walker, cherry picker THE THANG: Accumulating ladder with 20 reps of ab exercises, 10 reps of others. Lap in between. (ie. 20 LBC, lap, 20 LBC…
FLIGHT PLAN · JUN 2, 2025
Backblast! Braden Sucks
WARMUP: none THE THANG: route from starbucks/market/nations common/front/160 to Braden. Some did hills and back. Anywhere from 3-5 miles enjoyed by all MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: torture and haire COT: prayers for all…
6@6 · MAY 31, 2025
Backblast! Running with scissors
WARMUP: listening to Twister talk THE THANG: running and listening to Twister talk MARY: was listening to Twister talk ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes, official (corporate was present) COT: yes, pre and post Welcome FNG, Shaqaroni…
DAWN PATROL · MAY 29, 2025
Backblast! My Pet Rock
WARMUP: Mosey to main road beside the pond, then SSH, Seal Jacks, Windmills THE THANG: Mosey to rip rap pile. PAX picked a rock, then we did 15 in cadence of each: - Derkins (feet on rock) - LBCs (holding rock) …
RING OF FIRE · MAY 28, 2025
Backblast! Beat the deck #1
WARMUP: Quick warmup as we had a lot to cover. Cherry pickers and side straddle hops THE THANG: We had 9 cards face up and needed to guess higher or lower of any pile. Each card had a workout associated with it. You get…
THE BALLROOM · MAY 27, 2025
Backblast! Staying Dry
Listen: while I had an idea of what I wanted to do yesterday, I made this up as we went along. The rain cause me to modify. Needed to stay dry (well—WANTED to stay dry). I had a 2hr drive right after the workout to head…
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…