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VARSITY · NOV 8, 2024 Backblast! Bars Blocks Benches Burpees Q: HarryCarry · 5 PAX Run Warmup SSH (15x I/C) Windmills (10x I/C) Imperial Walkers (15x I/C) Low slow squats (10x I/C) Big Arm Circles (7 forward, 7 backwards) Peter Parkers (10x I/C) Plank Stretches (Downward dog, upward dog) Run Thang1… VARSITY · NOV 6, 2024 Backblast! Vests off Q: Band Camp · 7 PAX WARMUP: yea a bit THE THANG: Run around Did a sequence to get Esso to lose the vest: 12 Mike Tyson Bear crawl 12 Curb Albert Crawl bear 10 Mike Tyson Bear Crawl 10 Curb Albert Crawl bear YHC was willing to go down to… BUSHWOOD · NOV 6, 2024 Backblast! Lifting @ the Country Club 5 PAX WARMUP: SSHinCadencex30, IWsinCadencex15, SSHinCadencex20, HWsinCadencex15, SSHinCadencex10, MCsinCadencex15, MerkinsinCadencex10 THE THANG: Set-up our lifting toys on the sidewalk at the front of the stadium. PAX… NOV 4, 2024 Backblast! Don’t be a weak sauce Q: Kaiser · 9 PAX WARMUP: Some Broga, SSH, windmills, quad stretches, push ups, shoulders THE THANG: The Helton - 800 meters, 30 squat thrusters with block, 30 burpees x 3 rounds - plus elevens of Merkins and curls MARY: in between… THE YARD · NOV 2, 2024 Backblast! Tabata and Poison Q: Slapshot · 9 PAX Beautiful morning at the Yard! Warmup was basic format 15 ssh 5 windmills 15 IW 15 HW 15 Mnt climbers 15 Plank Jacks Some stretches First routine Pick your poison First to 100 reps beeper goes off every 2 minutes. When… RING OF FIRE · OCT 30, 2024 Backblast! The Big 4-2 Birthday Beatdown Q: Splinter · 16 PAX · +1 FNG After it was announced that there was an FNG, I felt like I had to be a little more through on our disclaimers, especially with the Nations Leader there. So, disclaimers and 5 core principals were given to help the FNG… THE YARD · OCT 26, 2024 Backblast! Throwdown at The Yard Q: maximus · 15 PAX Statement of the F3 Mission, F3 Core Principles, F3 Credo WARMUP: 2 laps around the parking lot with a few exercises to follow. THE THANG: We ran the rows of the parking lot, increasing by 5 reps at each column… VARSITY · OCT 25, 2024 Backblast! Core workout snuck up on us 4 PAX WARMUP: Moseyed around the COT parking lot and made our way to the pullup bars. Completed: WMinCadencex7, LSSinCadencex10, IWinCadencex10, MNCinCadencex10, BigArmCirclesinCadencex14, SSHinCadencex20. Time to get to… RING OF FIRE · OCT 23, 2024 Backblast! Upside down Pyramid Q: Spectre · 12 PAX WARMUP: 15 SSH IC Mosey to drop off circle 10 Windmills IC 10 LSS IC Plank Warmup Stretch Mosey to pickup a Cindy THE THANG: Upside down Pyramid Do set of exercises and run down the hill. Complete exercise and run… THE YARD · OCT 19, 2024 Backblast! Cleaning The Yard Q: Rumbling Bald · 2 PAX The Yard 10-19-24 (Cleaning The Yard) FNG’s (?) Disclaimer Warmup: Parking Lot Mosey 1. 20 SSH IC 2. 10 Windmill IC 3. 10 Imperial Walkers IC 4. 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5. Plank stretches, Honeymooner & Downward Dog… VARSITY · OCT 18, 2024 Backblast! Heavy Ball Play Q: HarryCarry · 5 PAX Mosey run Warm up SWIMLAPPs: all in cadence: SSH 15x, windmills 10x, Imperial Walkers 10x, Moroccan n/c 10x, low slow squats 10x, big arm circles 10x, peterparkers 10x, plank stretches (honeymooner/down dogs). Run… RING OF FIRE · OCT 16, 2024 Backblast! The Grizzly Q: Rumbling Bald · 8 PAX WARMUP: Parking Lot Mosey - Warmup at Stop sign 1. 20 SSH IC 2. 10 Windmill IC Parking Lot Mosey - Warmup at COT 3. 10 Imperial Walkers IC 4. 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5. Plank stretches, Honeymooner & Downward Dog (Heel… THE YARD · OCT 5, 2024 Backblast! Culture Club Wins! Q: Drop Thrill · 8 PAX Played a classic game of Uno and F3 Culture Club was the winner! No burpee penalties were issued! Great job. Blue - Merkins / Curls Green - LBC Yellow - Squats / Goblet Squats Red - lunges / Chest press Skip - Run +2 … THE FORT · SEP 28, 2024 Backblast! Fort 12 Year Anniversary Q: Liberty Bibberty · 70 PAX THE THANG: Liberty led boot camp, 3D led Kettlebell and Time Machine led run MARY: Dark Helmet rambled about cadence and people not keeping up with the rhythm of his glorious mane ANNOUNCEMENTS: NASA presented the… VARSITY · SEP 27, 2024 Backblast! Thirty Twenty Ten Q: HarryCarry · 6 PAX Total of six pax for an awesome morning of wind and rain. I had to lash the flag to a light pole as anything else would have resulted in “flag down!” Count was three for bootcamp and three for IPC make-up. Bootcampers… SEP 26, 2024 Backblast! Dynamic suo Q: backdraft · 9 PAX WARMUP: usuals THE THANG: dick Webb (pull ups- merkins) wall sits with burpee broadjumps, other leg exercises with walking lunges and sprints MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: convergence/acceleration project/trash pick up COT… SEP 25, 2024 Backblast! Week 3 Iron Pax Q: Slapshot · 12 PAX Week 3 Iron Pax SEABISCUIT · SEP 24, 2024 Backblast! Why Break Tradition? 8 PAX WARMUP: None needed THE THANG: Why break tradition. I've visited this AO a handful of times and on all but 1 occasion we ran Holbrook. Well, guess what we did this morning, run Holbrook. I would like to say thanks to my… SEP 23, 2024 Backblast! BERT Q: backdraft · 7 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: 50 burpees 400 meter run, 100 merkins 400 meter run, 150 walking lunges 400 meter run, 200 squats 400 meter run, 150 walking lunges 400 meter run, 100 merkins 400 meter run, 50 burpess MARY… SEP 16, 2024 Backblast! 75mins, a little complexity, a lot of e Q: maximus · 21 PAX 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… THE FORT · SEP 14, 2024 Backblast! Dick Webb, AB Board of Pain, and Liftin 5 PAX Pulled into WEP and parked at the little lot at the top of the hill. Had to unload some heavy things before heading down the hill to plant the flag at the COT area. WARMUP: Stayed in the COT area for warmups. SSHx25IC… SEP 13, 2024 Backblast! Iron Pax 2024 Week 1 - Friday Q: Spectre · 10 PAX WARMUP: Run to dropoff area: 15 SSH IC 10 Windmills 15 Low Slow Squat IC 15 Cherry Pickers IC Mosey into parking lot: 15 Imperial Walker IC 15 Hillbilly Walker IC Mosey back to start: 3 Burpees OYO THE THANG: Iron Pax… SEP 9, 2024 Backblast! Iron Pax 2024 Week 0 - Wednesday Q: Spectre · 15 PAX WARMUP: Jog around the 400m loop Warmup exercises THE THANG: Kalsu The Thang Kalsu – 100 thrusters Start the 1-minute EMOM timer Perform 5 burpees As soon as you finish the burpees, start doing thrusters When the timer… VARSITY · SEP 6, 2024 Backblast! Full Throttle, Wide Open Q: Barkley · 7 PAX WARMUP: SSH, low slow squats, flutters, Cherry pickers THE THANG: 3 stations, 25 reps at each one, 1st round: Chest press with Cindy, Merkins at the bottom of the hill, Big boys corner of the bottom lot. Bear Crawl last…