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527 backblasts mention “Senator Tressel”

RING OF FIRE · AUG 28, 2024 Backblast! IronPAX week -1??? Q: 3D · 12 PAX WARMUP: lots of stuff to get everyone loose THE THANG: Cindies at the bottom of the hill by elementary school. Called 11s on the hill with Manmakers at the bottom and Leg lifts over your head at the top while holding… THE ARMORY · AUG 26, 2024 Backblast! Lots of Swings and Man Makers with a fe Q: Sugarbug · 11 PAX WARMUP: Some SSHs, Windmills, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Moroccan nightclubs and then a short mosey with the bells to the front loop THE THANG: Escalating cumulative ladder with a lap between… THE RANCH · AUG 22, 2024 Backblast! The Ranch/ Tour of the Campus, small Me Q: Tiller · 11 PAX WARMUP: Merkins, Side straddle Hop, low slow squat THE THANG: Ran all of Spring Field campus with multiple pain stations and lots of steps ( Dips, 3 burpees, Bear crawl, with 3 Merkins stopping at each cone, and… AUG 20, 2024 Backblast! Space X and Dumpsters (same?) Q: Barry Manilow · 13 PAX mosey, warm-up, imperial walker, hillbilly walker, OH claps, windmill, Freddie, dying cockroach, stationary lunge, travolta, mt climber. Not in that order, 12-20 reps mosey around back to some fresh air, four corners, 2… ALCATRAZ · AUG 17, 2024 Backblast! Annual lake day at Alcatraz Q: Mark Nestel · 4 PAX WARMUP: The Regular THE THANG: running along Marquesas Ave with pain station at each road with some swimming in lake Wylie MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: AUG 16, 2024 Backblast! Shoulders of Pain Q: Joe Lyons · 12 PAX WARMUP: Mosey- Circled up. SSH, windmill, moracin nightclub, Cherry pickers, Mosey some more. THE THANG: ( Mosey 1/2 mile out )Max reps for (2 minutes x2) Merkins, CDD, dips, Heels to heaven. Finished up with 50 yard… RING OF FIRE · AUG 14, 2024 Backblast! Band Practice at The Ring of Fire Q: Spider · 14 PAX Warm-up: SSH x30 - Merkin x10 - Windmills x10 - Run to the pull-up bars – 10 strict pullups with no step and not kipping. When you get to failure your partner can grab your feet and help you - Grab a coupon and head to… ALCATRAZ · AUG 10, 2024 Backblast! Deck of Cards With Too Many Jokers Q: Splinter · 7 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Moroccan Night Clubs, 5 burpees THE THANG: Deck of Cards Hearts=Merkins Diamonds= Diamond Merkins Spades=Squats Clubs=Big Boys Jokers=25 burpees After each PAX pulled a card, we ran 2 laps around… THE RANCH · AUG 8, 2024 Backblast! 5 men, no Ark… Q: Sugarbug · 5 PAX It wasn’t so much the heat, as the humidity that was out in force… due to that we drove over to the front of the middle school instead of the typical mosey. WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly… AUG 6, 2024 Backblast! Full buffet at the Corral Q: Cake Boss · 14 PAX 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 Q: Cake Boss · 14 PAX 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… ALCATRAZ · AUG 3, 2024 Backblast! Ladder of Pain to escape Alcatraz? Q: Bitcoin · 4 PAX After a thorough professional disclaimer of an unprofessional Q, YHC unleashed the "Ladder of Pain" Warmup: Quick mosey around the baseball field then back to the parking lot. The Thang: Parking lot was where we stayed… SLOW BURN · AUG 2, 2024 Backblast! Acceleration by Association Q: Band Camp · 17 PAX 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… JUL 30, 2024 Backblast! Filthy Fifty on Old Farm Rd. Q: Spectre · 12 PAX WARMUP: 15 SSH IC 10 Merkins IC Plank Warmup Honeymooner to Downward Dog Plank Jack's, Shoulder Taps 5 Burpees OYO Mosey to Old Farm Rd. THE THANG: Modified Filthy Fifty 6 Cone Stations along the road. Ladder Style … THE RANCH · JUL 25, 2024 Backblast! 7/25 at The Ranch Q: Skipper · 8 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to the back lot…SSH, LSS, cherry picker, merkin, Peter Parker, Parker Peter THE THANG: Mosey to parking lot near the track for a DORA…100 burpees, 200 squats and 300 LBC. MOT for burpees and LBC was bear… JUL 22, 2024 Backblast! Sweating to the (90’s) oldies Q: Sugarbug · 9 PAX WARMUP: Some Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Windmills & Cherry Pickers… all in cadence… we then moseyed over to the church lot THE THANG: HIIT 50 seconds on 10 off for 4 exercises then had 2… ALCATRAZ · JUL 20, 2024 Backblast! Dont Try This Alone Q: Divac · 8 PAX Decent weather brought out 6 Pax for an 0630 start. 2 more came in at 0632 after picking deer carcus out of Senator Tressel’s grill…but that’s another story. WARMUP: Mosey around the park towards our destination, with… THE YARD · JUL 13, 2024 Backblast! It's a moderate without Bs Q: Bitcoin · 21 PAX VQ?: No Started at exactly 6:30 AM with a professional disclaimer stating that YHC is not a professional. We moseyed around the lot and warmed up with, Side Straddle Hop Produce Pickers Windmills Moroccan Nightclubs… RING OF FIRE · JUL 10, 2024 Backblast! Killer B’s plus Q: Slow Jams · 12 PAX WARMUP: IC exercises and stretches THE THANG: Killer B’s on the football field — End zone: 5 burpees --> Bear Crawl 10 yards to 10 yard line 10 Yard Line: 5 Burpees / 10 Bomb jacks —> Broad jump 10 yards to 20 yard line… JUL 9, 2024 Backblast! STAY HYDRATED Q: The Pirate · 9 PAX WARMUP: SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, moroccan nightclub, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, mosey THE THANG: Wall sits with bear crawls a few times throughout, triangle stations (3 stations) doing pushups (10, 20… JUL 2, 2024 Backblast! Subbing to the oldies Q: Shady · 15 PAX 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… ALCATRAZ · JUN 29, 2024 Backblast! The Pirate and the Senator Q: Senator Tressel · 2 PAX The Pirate and the Senator met at Runde and here is what they did. THE THANG: No disclaimer today. We did a lap around Runde and came back to the parking lot for COP COP (all in cadence) SSHx 25, windmill x 10, Merkin x… JUN 25, 2024 Backblast! Dora and Corners Q: Smuggler · 8 PAX WARMUP: Short but not quick mosey, SSH, Merkins, Mtn Climbers, and Windmills. THE THANG: Mosey to the wall and have a seat. Chairs not provided. Take turns 10 yd bear crawl, 2 burpees or 5 mtn climbers, bear crawl back… RING OF FIRE · JUN 19, 2024 Backblast! Bringing Fire at ROF Q: Pusher · 14 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to the ROTC building for Warmaroma SSH x 30 MNC x 15 Mtn Climbers x 20 Peter Parker x 15 Windmills x 10 Smurfjacks x 10 Head over and grab a Cindy then mosey to football stadium THE THANG: 5 Manmakers 10…