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AUG 22, 2024
Backblast! Bermuda rectangle
WARMUP: THE THANG: route - Massey st to Harris to ardrey to 160 - one mile on the dot. Pain stations - parking lot on top of Massey hill, Nazarene church parking lot, entrance to WEP 10 jump squats and 20 merkins at…
KITCHEN SINK · AUG 21, 2024
Backblast! Drive By Complaints
COP Mosey with dynamic warmup 5 min SANDOOM AMRAP 12 Minutes 10x SB OH Strict Press SB Good Morning/Dead Lifts SB Back squat SB Clean At end of timer, grab SB and move to field for second set of work. Moving Sandbag…
CLYDESDALES · AUG 14, 2024
Backblast! Can BAMA Stop the Run?
WARMUP: Disclaimer Provided, Pax Count, and Routes Shared THE THANG: Some did trails, some did their own thing, most went on the "Alabama Run". MARY: She was missed ! ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tortoise & The Hare, Read Your…
SLOW BURN · AUG 9, 2024
Backblast! Going for the Gold!!!!
8/9/24 Slow Burn Q Warm-Up Start with the Mission statement, 5 Core Principles, the injury disclaimer. Today’s beatdown theme will be Summer Olympics trivia. Various Quad/Leg/Glute stretches 15 SSH IC, 15 Tappy Taps, 10…
KITCHEN SINK · AUG 7, 2024
Backblast! Awkward Weight At The SInk
WARMUP: Jog around the parking lot followed by a few exercises. THE THANG: 1min of each of the following: Ground to overhead Over the shoulder toss SLOW asymmetrical farmers carry. With sand bag in one hand, we'll walk…
AUG 6, 2024
Backblast! Full buffet at the Corral
WARMUP: Dynamic warm up of 10 count exercises while moving through parking lot Wrapped up with some wall work Dips, Step ups and Derkins THE THANG: Tega Cay Zipper 9 lanes through parking lot, perform the following at…
AUG 6, 2024
Backblast! Anyway but the stinky dumpsters
WARMUP: We did dynamic warm up Some moseys some wall work and then back to main parking lot THE THANG: 9 lanes 10 Merkins, 20 Squats, 30 LBCs at top of each lane run to next one MARY: Plank on curb PAX bear crawl to…
SLOW BURN · AUG 2, 2024
Backblast! Acceleration by Association
WARMUP: Yes, these are important THE THANG: Stolen from Old Bay: https://f3thefort.com/2024/02/02/countdown-from-50-bear-crawls/ Although I think Big Boys are dumb, so we did flutters instead Start on west side behind…
CLYDESDALES · JUL 31, 2024
Backblast! Clydesdales went everwhere
Nice crowd today due to the anticipation of what the Q had to say. Set the route, and about 5 out of the 20 something took it. Others went wherever they wanted. Two things mentioned in COT: First- AirPods…Grab the case…
THE ARMORY · JUL 29, 2024
Backblast! Pyramid scheme
Normal warmups: SSHs, Walker's, windmills, mountain climbers, Peter Parkers, & Parker Peters. Series of pyramids with movement following. Pyramid was 10 merkins w/bell pull thru, 20 goblet squats, 30 American hammers…
KITCHEN SINK · JUL 24, 2024
Backblast! Kitchen Sink Beatdown-last week
WARMUP: Stretching and slow warmup THE THANG: It was a simple Dora venue with 1 pax running the loop with sandbag while your partner did the exercise. Sprocket, Esso, Band Camp, fishstix, Farmers Only, and Bonsai…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 23, 2024
Backblast! Cindy at the Ballroom
WARMUP: Mosey to track SSH, windmill, inch worm merkins, squats, stretching THE THANG: Mosey to back side of track where the Cindy’s live Rd 1 Curls Bent over rows Partner 1 run / 2 farmer carries Flip flop Rd 2 OH…
CLYDESDALES · JUL 10, 2024
Backblast! Hills on repeat
WARMUP: none THE THANG: run down munn, left on Harris, cross 21 and down to bottom of hill. Run back up to the light, repeat. Or run wherever you feel like MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yup
THE ARMORY · JUL 8, 2024
Backblast! 2024.28 Armory
Standard warmup... One of my favorite KB formats is the 3x3x3: 3 rounds of 3 sets of 3 exercises. But to mix it up, 2 sets from the current followed by 1 set of the previous, so A-A, then B-B-A, then C-C-B... I think…
JUL 2, 2024
Backblast! Subbing to the oldies
WARMUP: no messing around and got right to business knowing mumblechatter would be strong. Mosey around parking lot and stopped for cherry pickers, windmills, low slow squat, merkins, imperial walkers. THE THANG: went…
THE ARMORY · JUL 1, 2024
Backblast! Wheres my partner
WARMUP: Mossie- 1/2 mile, the circuit run THE THANG: Get a partner- one runs the others works MARY: time for three- See attached ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SLOW BURN · JUN 28, 2024
Backblast! The Greatest Workout of All Time? Yes.
WARMUP: Probably. No one remembers. THE THANG: A few rounds of 11s, 7s, and other nonsense. The REAL nonsense, though, came in the form of setting things right in the naming department. Sadly, in only 45 minutes, I…
THE BALLROOM · JUN 25, 2024
Backblast! 1st dance at the ballroom
Started with broga did a little mosey. Dips and derkins at tables. Did some more running to loosen up. At basketball court Warmup SSH, overhead claps, Moroccan knight clubs then some running again on the court. Slow…
JUN 24, 2024
Backblast! 300% humidity and 80 degrees
WARMUP: SSH Cherry pickers Windmill Low slow squat Maraca nightclub Arm circles THE THANG: Mosey to the track where shield and his 2.0 were already putting in the work. Great job! Run a mile 100 merkins 110 yd bear…
THE HIVE · JUN 21, 2024
Backblast! A million reps
WARMUP: side straddle hops, tappy taps, imperial walker THE THANG: partner workout: Alternate MOT between Mozy, Farmers Carry, and Overhead Carry while partner does reps. 50 - 1.5 squats 50 - pull through 100 - deadlift…
CLYDESDALES · JUN 19, 2024
Backblast! Clydesdales Sutton Rd Loop
THE THANG: 4.5 mi loop…North on 160, left on Sutton, left into the Sutton Place neighborhood at the New Grey Rock Rd light, right turns at each cross street (3 total) got us to Sam Smith Rd, left on Sam Smith, left on…
DAWN PATROL · JUN 18, 2024
Backblast! Dawn Patrol
Running / Ruck AO Down to Jackson Left on Harris Left on trailhead Up parking lot out of WEP Left Ardrey Cross 160 to Skipper Right on Grier to Hardee’s Right on Main Loop gives you 2.5. Runners extended on their own…
THE ARMORY · JUN 17, 2024
Backblast! Up And Dow
WARMUP: Lap with stretches THE THANG: Pyramid with 10,20,30,40 reps and lap in between going up and back down. MARY: Yup ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter COT: Had to be there
THE YARD · JUN 15, 2024
Backblast! T Y H E R A D
5 were at The Yard for a tour of the back entrance light posts as we had pain in chalk at each pole. Each pole at a letter of THE YARD, but not in order, so that led to some light yogging to find the next letter in the…