backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
622 backblasts mention “Mainframe”
JUL 9, 2024
Backblast! Garbage Water Intervals
WARMUP: SSH, 5 "Alien Landing Rain Dances" [see description in comments of video post in 1-F channel], MNCs, 4 ALRDs, Imp Walkers, 3 ALRDs, Cherry Pickers, 2 ALRDs, Windmills, 1 ALRD THE THANG: 10 rounds on a timer: 3…
6@6 · JUL 6, 2024
Backblast! The Sweaty ? Prep
Disclaimer Shared WARMUP: None THE THANG: Trails or Roads Route Shared MARY: she was missed ANNOUNCEMENTS: the sweaty Barry coming up. Read your newsletter COT: Don’t forget about one another, always have another’s SIX!…
CURRAHEE · JUL 4, 2024
Backblast! Ruck & Sandbag Fun
All veterans so simple disclaimer, light warmup then we performed the following with rucks and sandbags: 10 Merkins, alternating one hand on sandbag Bear crawl dragging sandbag to other side of field 10 Merkins…
CLYDESDALES · JUL 3, 2024
Backblast! lack of respect(ables)
Pre-run with Rolloff WARMUP: nope THE THANG: majority went to trails, some went through downtown to complete part of the zipper, some rucked. All made it back for CoT MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yup
THE FORT · JUN 29, 2024
Backblast! Blame JWOW
Honestly I was expecting low attendance so I was pleasantly surprised when I start seeing several cars rolling into WEP. JWOW sent me note mid week asking if I'd be willing to bring the junkyards on Saturday so I had to…
THE RANCH · JUN 27, 2024
Backblast! Football field ladder workout
WARMUP: Warmup: all in cadence - 10 Moroccan nightclubs - 10 cherry pickers - 10 windmills - 20 imperial walkers Mosey down road, karaoke - stop at curb and do 20 merkins hands on curb in cadence - Mosey - Stop at next…
CLYDESDALES · JUN 26, 2024
Backblast! The Puertorican Nightmare
VQ?: Yes WARMUP: Pre Run/Walk for some, then disclaimer given with shared route and counted 15 HIMs THE THANG: The Route roughly +3.5 miles: Founders to Munn Rd, Left on Munn, Left on Harris St, gingerly cross over Hwy…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 24, 2024
Backblast! Sweatin’ It To The Oldies
11 PAX sweated out the weekend toxins and accelerated in the humidity this fine beautiful morning. We did 3.9 miles total with 25 squats at First Horizon, 25 plank jacks at Model A. Always look after the six and come…
JUN 21, 2024
Backblast! Merkins, Squats and Burpees oh My
WARMUP: Standing Ab Twist (tighten you core) Toy soldier Karaoke to the right Flap Jack to the left Bear crawl to the drain Then LT Dan to the end of the parking lot THE THANG: Mosey over to the parking lot behind…
THE RANCH · JUN 20, 2024
Backblast! 14 hours and 32 minutes of daylight
WARMUP: Mozy followed by windmills, flutters, Moroccan nightclubs, shoulder taps THE THANG: Mozy to back of the school for brief discussion that it is the Summer solstice. In Charlotte there are 14 hours and 32 minutes…
JUN 14, 2024
Backblast! Flag Day 2024
WARMUP: Plank for Flag Day History 50 SSH 13 Moroccan Night Club 13 Windmill Mosey to fountain in apartment complex. THE THANG: Bear Crawl around the fountain. Up and Down the "Bowl" Run up the hill to Fire Station…
THE RANCH · JUN 13, 2024
Backblast! Life moves pretty fast
DISCLAIMER: disclaimed WARMUP: YHC Birthday Warm Up - 6 Windmills IC - 13 Hillbilly Walkers IC - 19 MNCs IC - 82 SSH IC - Yoga THE THANG: Mosey over to the playground for Pyramid of Pain. First round reps of 2-10-10-10…
6@6 · JUN 1, 2024
Backblast! Multiple Routes
Short trails, long trails, roads, ruck....plenty of choices.
MAY 31, 2024
Backblast! Ice Cream Cones
WARMUP/THANGmosey around perimeter of Harris Teeter to show PAX pain stations. Got some warmups in along way. Pain stations as follows. 15of SSH, Derkins, Merkins, Big Boys, Squats, Hammers, Lunges. 3 loops…
THE RANCH · MAY 30, 2024
Backblast! Where are those ABS
WARMUP: Mosey almost a Mile THE THANG: Partner Ab work and run-see board attached for work out exercises MARY: out of time ANNOUNCEMENTS: 3 events this summer - see newsletter COT:
CLYDESDALES · MAY 29, 2024
Backblast! To the Fort and Back
WARMUP: none THE THANG: 3,4,and 5 mile option. 2 miles to Hobos and back, 3 miles to Poppy Seed and back, 5 miles with a loop around Academy. Trail runners and ruckers participated too MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 27, 2024
Backblast! Sweep the Leg Murph(ish)
Expected light crowd given the multiple Murph options available later in the morning so was pleasantly surprised to run into Tesla as Grout snd YHC were returning from the pre-run. Solid number of cars in parking lot so…
MAY 27, 2024
Backblast! The Murph 2024
1 mile run 100 pull-ups 200 Merkins 300 squats 1 mile run It’s more than a workout We get to because they did. God bless you all. Keep pushing and never forget. :facepunch: :facepunch: :facepunch:
6@6 · MAY 25, 2024
Backblast! Trail run
VQ?: No We ran trails at Anne Springs. Some did 5 some did 6 and Cobra Kai may still be running.
THE RANCH · MAY 23, 2024
Backblast! VQ - The Ranch
VQ?: Yes WARMUP: Mosey to turf area behind elementary school for SSH, windmills, moroccan nightclubs, imperial and hillbilly walkers and then mosey back to soccer field. THE THANG: 7 of diamonds - 4 stations, 4 laps…
CURRAHEE · MAY 21, 2024
Backblast! Ruck & Block Grind: The Ultimate Should
Showed up with only Falcon Crest there, and the PAX started to trickle in. Warm-up: A few exercises to get started. The Thing: Grab a cinder block and speed ruck to cones in the car lane. Round 1: - 10 Cinder Block…
ALCATRAZ · MAY 18, 2024
Backblast! Drop the Pull-ups take the Cannoli
WARMUP: Full 15 Min COP THE THANG: 5 rounds of 17 dips 19 CCDs or9/Pullups 71 yardish maybe feet bear crawl Jog neighborhood and 6 rounds of 5 burpees 10merkins 15 squats 15min Broga MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsletter…
VARSITY · MAY 17, 2024
Backblast! Closing out the week in good form
WARMUP: windmills to start and various exercises in cadence while a few pax rolled in hot. THE THANG: mosey to the sugar creek elementary school back lot for rounds of 5’s 17’s and 23’s Set 1 - 5 rounds - 5 burpees, 17…
THE RANCH · MAY 16, 2024
Backblast! Ranch Relays
VQ?: No Let's try this again... slack doesn't like my backblasts and the first one I wrote for this was may more epic-er WARMUP: lap around CoT parking lot and circle up for stuff including SSH until first PAX quit - 51…