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Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
824 backblasts mention “maximus”
THE HIVE · MAY 2, 2025
Backblast! Do Overs
WARMUP: SSH Windmill Merkins Peter Parker’s THE THANG: Do Overs I created the MXC - Most Extreme Elimination Challenge. Form teams of 3. Split work among the team. Complete Groups I and II separately. In between sets in…
MAY 1, 2025
Backblast! Just a big suicide
WARMUP: mosey up to the base of spring street, near where the old Hardee’s was THE THANG: run up and down spring street, suicide fashion. Run out to the first cross street, and do 15 merkins, then return to start for 5…
THE ARMORY · APR 28, 2025
Backblast! KB Mondays
WARMUP: ssh, merkins and morrocan night clubs THE THANG: Four rounds of mechanical drop sets. Do amrap of a movement and move right into the next. Round one - single arm press( each arm), upright row, y press and dry…
TRAINING GROUND · APR 27, 2025
Backblast! Sht, I am going to be late for my Q
Still trying to catch up on my sleep, I was late for my Q on Sunday. The group had already launched, so I had two choices when I arrived: go left or right. I went right which turned out to be wrong. Shuffled down to WEP…
VARSITY · APR 25, 2025
Backblast! Bar-ab-tastic!
AKA at Varsity!! Disclaimer and began with a run towards front of NaFo. Warmup: SSH, Windmills, Imp Walkers, Moroccan N/C, Low Slow Squats, big arm circles, Peter Parkers, plank stretches Run towards back end of Nafo…
BLOCK PARTY · APR 22, 2025
Backblast! Murph prep
WARMUP: ssh and merkins THE THANG: 9 different exercises at amor artis pull up bars. Pull up. Merkin. Inverted row. Derkin. Leg raises. Diamond merkin. Chin up. Bar dips. And burpee pull up. Number of reps was decided…
AMERICAN JACKAL · APR 21, 2025
Backblast! Birthday Beatdown
WARMUP: SSH Merkins Windmill Mosey to the bottom of the hill THE THANG: PAX divided into two groups at bottom of hill One PAX from each group run to top of hill and back - pick up a partner and carry them to top of…
THE FORT · APR 19, 2025
Backblast! Fort Mill Tour
WARMUP: Mosey around WEP, Exercises THE THANG: 1st. a ladder around Police station lot, Partner work around fort Mill Pharmacy. 2.5 miles and a ton of exercise by all- we did them all MARY: Finished with partner work…
THE ARMORY · APR 14, 2025
Backblast! Get The Work Done - KB Style
WARMUP: Run the loop then more of the typical hits: Windmill, SSH, Merkins, Low Slow Squats. THE THANG: Hoist your bell overhead and move to the far parking lot. For this round, the exercises would be performed with the…
VARSITY · APR 11, 2025
Backblast! Almost an "SWF"
It's "Varsity" so I took the approach that we'd essentially cut right to the chase. Out of my own need, we needed a little bit of a warmup. So... WARMUP: Run a bit then circle up: The typical hits: Windmills, SSH…
THE RANCH · APR 10, 2025
Backblast! Lots of Chatter at The Ranch
10 at ao-the-ranch Lap around the front of the school for warm-ups. Lots of chatter so we had some burpees thrown in for good measure. Next, we traveled to the other school entrance Dora - partner 1 performed exercises…
KITCHEN SINK · APR 9, 2025
Backblast! 4 corners of pain in the sink
WARMUP: A little plank calf stretch, Moroccan Nightclubs, Windmills, Strawberry Pickers THE THANG: Mosey with sandbags to start, overhead sandbag carry’s to the pillars, 1 min wall sit with sandbags then drop bag and 1…
VARSITY · MAR 28, 2025
Backblast! It was worth the drive
WARMUP: Olaf and YHC arrived to a lot of stretching and to Rumbling dressed in his 20 degree attire. It was almost 50 degrees outside but I guess he has the southern blood. Warmup consisted of: 1/4 mile jog or so, SSH…
MAR 27, 2025
Backblast! Here's your statblast...
It was too long ago. I am a loser for not posting it sooner. I have no idea. I only take some amount of solace in the fact that the FNG went rucking so he won't know what he missed...
KITCHEN SINK · MAR 26, 2025
Backblast! Rinse and repeat
WARMUP: Yep THE THANG: 10 deadlift mosey to next station 10 deadlift, 10 row, mosey back to first station 10 deadlift mosey to next station 10 deadlift, 10 row mosey to next station 10 deadlift, 10 row, 10 cleans mosey…
THE ARMORY · MAR 24, 2025
Backblast! Post Golf Trip Memories
After reviewing previous backblasts, YHC noticed that the last time I submitted a backblast for the Armory was in October 2019 immediately following a golf trip where I likely ate and drank too much. It so happens that…
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 23, 2025
Backblast! Tour De Fort
WARMUP: No warmups on Sunday THE THANG: We rucked around The Fort and then rucked some more. There may have been a sandbag involved. MARY: No Mary on Sunday ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: Prayers for loss jobs…
THE FORT · MAR 22, 2025
Backblast! All of the burpees
WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmill Cherry picker Low slow squat Hillbilly walker Burpee mile(ish) - 12 burpees, run .3 miles, 12 burpees, run .3 miles, 12 burpees, run .3 miles, 12 burpees, run .3 miles for a total of…
MAR 20, 2025
Backblast! It Pays to be a 1
It was a relatively warm morning at Minnow pond where 17 strong PAX met to get some miles..but only limited smiles. Ran straight to WEP in front of the stage. The workout: Start with 10 Burpees Run to the first swing…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAR 17, 2025
Backblast! Sweepblast
Q AT SWEEP THE LEG 031725 Run to top of Dam Rd - 17 merkins - 17 jump squats - 17 big boys Run to Stonecrest - 17 merkins - 17 jump squats - 17 big boys Run to roundabout - 17 merkins - 17 jump squats - 17 big boys Up…
THE HIVE · MAR 14, 2025
Backblast! 2025 - SLT Disruption
WARMUP: full crew in cadence 65ish SSH for the 65 dudes that were in the circle Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Peter Parker Split to boot camp and kettlebells THE THANG: Bootcamp: - Buy-in: 20 bomb jacks, 20 donkey…
MAR 13, 2025
Backblast! The Sheldon Cooper
WARMUP: Run up main street, stop to do 1 burpee, around clebourne stop to do 1 squat, over to entrance of WEP and do 1 merkin, stop at amphitheater and do 1 Big Boy THE THANG: The Sheldon Cooper 10 burpees 10 squats 10…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAR 11, 2025
Backblast! Run, Exercise, Run, Do The Work
Mission - Know It...for the love. WARMUP: Not Really THE THANG: Run around the building, 3 core exercises Run to Front St, 3 upper body exercises Cross 160 & run to Brayden, 3 lower body exercises Run to the bottom of…
THE HIVE · MAR 7, 2025
Backblast! The Swarm
WARMUP: 12 Moroccan Night Clubs, 12 Windmills, 12 Cherry Pickers THE THANG: 4 Dora’s each w/300 reps of various thing’s including some hill runs, bear crawls and swamp rifle carry’s for partners. MARY: N/A…