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709 backblasts mention “Barry Manilow”
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…
TRAINING GROUND · APR 13, 2025
Backblast! Zipper games (not what you think)
WARMUP: Load up with weight vest, 3 40lb sandbags and one 60lb THE THANG: The Whiteville park zipper game. Split into two groups starting at Spring and Leroy. Group one with sandbags went left for a .3 mile loop to hill…
6@6 · APR 12, 2025
Backblast! AKA hills and running
WARMUP: nah THE THANG: trail runners hit the trail. Path for runner was down Munn, into the school, ran all the way out the back by the pull up bars. Then down Harris and up Jackson. Then either to Massey or through WEP…
SLOW BURN · APR 11, 2025
Backblast! SlowBurn with a Kick in the A….
WARMUP: Dynamic warm up around Lowe’s stopping along way to circle up and exercise Crowd pleaser was the duck walks in honor of Retiree THE THANG: The accumulator 10 exercises starting with one rep Moving to next…
RING OF FIRE · APR 9, 2025
Backblast! AKA - Board of Pain 2025
The [vintage] Challenge: - Burpees – 100 (Ruby Slippers 0, Slash 7) - Calf Raises – 150 (50 regular, 50 toes pointed in, 50 toes pointed out) - Ski Abs – 100 (Barry Manilow started) - Merkins – 100 - Deep Squats – 100…
COLOSSEUM · APR 8, 2025
Backblast! Pyramid of Pain
Quick disclaimer And warmup 5 windmills, 10 IW/10MNC Mosey to behind school on bball courts where the pyramid of pain was set up 5 stations, 4 corners and 1 in middle Partner up ( work is completed together) Each of the…
THE FORT · APR 5, 2025
Backblast! AKA - the tour continues
WARMUP: Mosey to the swing & do an exercise In c cadence all the way around the park - 9 stations, 9 exercises - .6 miles. Warmup complete THE THANG: At the hill behind the restroom building - 10 squats at the bottom…
APR 3, 2025
Backblast! Complex Math
16 at Minnow Pond for a test of speed and math skilz. Simple loop around town, four stops Stop 1 - COT - Merkins Stop 2 - Pharmacy - LBCs Stop 3 - Parking lot - SSHs Stop 4 - Gazebo - Squats Back to COT for lap 2 Rep…
BLOCK PARTY · APR 1, 2025
Backblast! AKA ‘25 at Block Party
WARMUP: Mosey to vet clinic parking lot. SSH, LSS, MNC, Merkin, Down Dog, Up Dog THE THANG: Mosey to large parking lot at the corner of Confederate and Monroe White for a DORA. - 100 Mike Tyson (MOT - Run to far side of…
FLIGHT PLAN · MAR 31, 2025
Backblast! Run to the River 4 miles
WARMUP: nope THE THANG: Ran to the river through Baxter MARY: a few afterwards did some additional work ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: prayers for Families and our thoughts
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 30, 2025
Backblast! Ruck with stairs involved
WARMUP: Got right to it THE THANG: Rick walk W/ flights of stairs MARY: got back on time ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter COT: prayers and praises from all
6@6 · MAR 29, 2025
Backblast! 6@6 Downtown Loop
THE THANG: Downtown FM loop: Munn -> L Harris -> Spratt -> Watson -> L Monroe White -> L Tom Hall -> L Clebourne -> McClammom -> R Harris -> R Munn and back to COT
MAR 28, 2025
Backblast! And then there were hills
WARMUP: Intro and mosey to the church parking lot. Complete 15 reps of MNC, Micheal Phelps and arm circles. Then mosey to the day car parking lot for some None Discrpt Produce pickers, Hill Billy Walkers, Imperial…
THE RANCH · MAR 27, 2025
Backblast! Counting Down from 100
WARMUP: Quick COP warm-up with Imperial Walkers, Seal Jacks, and Hill Billy Walkers. THE THANG: Mosey down to oval loop in front of Springfield Middle. Near school entrance we started with a 100 reps of an exercise. We…
MAR 25, 2025
Backblast! Tour de odor AKA style
WARMUP: SSH Windmills Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers Plank Stretches Merkins THE THANG: After warmups we moseyed to back of HT, Performed wall sit burpee waterfall with everyone doing 1 burpee, then 2 Mosey around…
FLIGHT PLAN · MAR 24, 2025
Backblast! Out and Back to Gold Hill Middle
Out and back to GHMS, via Richard's Crossing, and ducking into the Earthfare parking lot (to avoid 160 as much as possible).
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…
6@6 · MAR 22, 2025
Backblast! Well crap just run
Ran down Munn to Harris up ardrey to 160 down Jackson up Harris cut through school lot. Dropped off Twisty and did a new Kingsley loop cause Rockthrill encouraged us. :joy:
CURRAHEE · MAR 18, 2025
Backblast! Ass Kicking April Kickstart
WARMUP: 20 Squats buy-in THE THANG: Ruck to Walmart parking lot with pain stations along the way: - Incline merkins - Squats - T planks - Merkins - Dips MARY: Yes
FLIGHT PLAN · MAR 17, 2025
Backblast! Snails & Trails
THE THANG: Road runners headed to Brayden, a few of us hit BAX Trails ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fast Five COT: Prayers!
6@6 · MAR 15, 2025
Backblast! Not a one trick pony …
WARMUP: mostly chit chat with the new top brass THE THANG: 2 for trails, 5 ruckers MARY: breakfast samiches for the kid ANNOUNCEMENTS: double down at the Jaeger, noon at Model-A for the charity presentation COT: OYO
MAR 14, 2025
Backblast! Gotta have Stones
11 @ Stockade, warm-up lap around the parking lot. Circle up for warm-up exercises. Partnered up for some sidewalk shuffle, bear crawls, and lunges. Dora with a boulder (Curls, Bent-over rows, overhead press) +…
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…
RING OF FIRE · MAR 12, 2025
Backblast! The Impossible Mile
20 men rolled out of bed and got better this morning. There were ruckers, runners, and bootcampers. Conditions were pleasant (44 and clear). Here’s what we did: The Thang “The Impossible Mile Challenge” - 1 Lap Burpee…