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Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
824 backblasts mention “maximus”
AMERICAN JACKAL · JAN 6, 2025
Backblast! Bounty Hunter return to the gloom
Bounty Hunter (Slackless) had far too few coupons and led us through a "pass the weights around" board of pain. When we had enough, we moseied around the Site choosing our own exercises in cadence. My man Bounty was a…
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 5, 2025
Backblast! Moon walk up Harris Street
11 men attended the weighted stroll this morning. We made our way around town finding a hill at the bottom of Harris. Backwards walk up the hill, trek around WEP and one last look at the downtown XMAS lights
JAN 2, 2025
Backblast! Crazy 21s
WARMUP: it’s minnow pond. So, no THE THANG: Fast pace 3.75ish miles stopping to do Super 21s. That’s 1 merkin, 1 squat, 2 merkins, 2 squats, etc. up to 21 merkins, 21 squats. 231 total reps: n(n-1)/2 is the formula if…
SEABISCUIT · DEC 31, 2024
Backblast! Vuvu Legions
Ran the Legion Rd loop. ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2DB10K COT: Health and continuing momentum for 2025
DEC 30, 2024
Backblast! Black Diamonds in Cadence (Honey Badger
25 Burpee in cadence + NUR hill 15 Merkins IC + NUR 25 squats IC + NUR 25 Bomb Jack Single ct IC + NUR 20 CDD’s IC + NUR 15 Monkey Humpers IC + NUR 5 pull ups/25 SSHs 10 pull ups/50 SSH 15/75 10/50 5/25 Mary
DEC 24, 2024
Backblast! Christmas Eve Convergence at The Yard
WARMUP: (cake boss): 5 Burpees, SSH, 4 B., Imp.Walk, 3B., HillWalk, 2B, something else, 1B... Count off 1 & 2; Group 1 w/ Farmers Only, Group 2 w/ Suplex Switch Q's at 1/2 mark THE THANG: Group 1 (Farmers only): Group 2…
AMERICAN JACKAL · DEC 23, 2024
Backblast! No excuses!!!
WARMUP: mosey around the carpool loop + brief COP with usual appetizers THE THANG: mosey down to parking lot near baseball field for some side lunges, sideways bear crawls, bear crawls, crawl bears, sprints, Mary…
SNAKE PIT · DEC 17, 2024
Backblast! Kettle Bell Rounds
Mission/5 CORE Principles/Credo WARMUP: Jog then a few exercises then grab your bell THE THANG: Move to our starting position. Each PAX would perform the exercise with their kettle bell then when it was their turn, they…
DEC 16, 2024
Backblast! SGT Zachary D. Tellier
WARMUP: Mission, 5 CORE Principles, Credo Mosey with a few things mixed in then typical warm-up exercises. THE THANG: ZACHARY TELLIER Army Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier Died September 29, 2007 Serving During Operation…
ALCATRAZ · DEC 14, 2024
Backblast! Bing was in town. It was a real good ti
Bing probably has a much more interesting version of all this, but suffice it to say, it was a good time. I went first half and Bing ended the hour. It's not going to be a great backblast, but it will capture the fact…
DEC 13, 2024
Backblast! The Triangle
WARMUP: Parking lot mosey with 20 SSH IC, 15 Moroccan NC IC, 15 IW IC, 15 HW IC THE THANG: Started at Dollar Tree with 30 Merkins, Mosey to Pet Groomer with 30 Squats, Mosey to Dogtopia with 30 LBC’s. Rinse & Repeat for…
DEC 13, 2024
Backblast! The Triangle
WARMUP: Parking lot mosey with 20 SSH IC, 15 Moroccan NC IC, 15 IW IC, 15 HW IC THE THANG: Started at Dollar Tree with 30 Merkins, Mosey to Pet Groomer with 30 Squats, Mosey to Dogtopia with 30 LBC’s. Rinse & Repeat for…
THE ARMORY · DEC 9, 2024
Backblast! 12 Days of KB Christmas
WARMUP: Quick mosey, SSH, low slow squats, windmill THE THANG: 12 days of Christmas 1. Man maker 2. Clean and press 3. Single leg dead lift 4. Curls 5. Bulgarian split squats 6. Chest press 7. Skull crushers 8. Squats…
SLOW BURN · DEC 6, 2024
Backblast! Cuddle Party?
WARMUP: Mosey SSH Cherry picker HB Walker Imperial Walker THE THANG: 1. Partner up - run laps in opposite direction of partner, every time you meet , 10 merkins, 10 diamonds, 10 big boys. Complete 3 full laps. 2. Indian…
DEC 5, 2024
Backblast! Massey Street x 6
WARMUP: SSH’s waiting for a few late comers THE THANG: Run Massey street, 35 Merkins, run back, 25 bomb jacks / repeat, Wide arms, Bobby Hurleys / repeat, hand release, jumping lunges
AMERICAN JACKAL · DEC 2, 2024
Backblast! Pain Board for the Win
WARMUP: SSH, Wind Mills, Cherry Pickers, Diamond Merkins THE THANG: Pain Board! MARY: Big boy sit-ups ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Christmas Eve PAX, check newsletter COT: prayers and praises
TRAINING GROUND · DEC 1, 2024
Backblast! A Hilly Situation
WARMUP: None THE THANG: walk around WEP to Harris St, take a right down the hill, at the bottom the man with the bag starts walking backwards up the hill. Switched halfway, then back around WEP, around the loop back…
THE HIVE · NOV 22, 2024
Backblast! Ladders, lunges and bear crawls, oh my
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Push/Kb swing ladder 2, 4, 6,…to 20 of each. 10 man makers. To the hill for a Dora with one lunging while farmer carrying both the other with body weight lunge. Switch as needed with 5 goblet…
KITCHEN SINK · NOV 20, 2024
Backblast! Failure is fine
WARMUP: Gathered with our sandbags and left those for a quick mosey after a quick disclaimer. Came back for SSH, windmills, low slow squats, merkins, cherry pickers. THE THANG: Came back to our sandbags and took our…
SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 20, 2024
Backblast! Hills
Warmup - none Mosey to Gold Hill Middle Hill. Goal was Ladder on 10 light poles at never ending hill in back of school. Every light pole 5 burpees, 10 squats, 10 big boys. After run back 3.5-4 miles late we just made…
COLOSSEUM · NOV 19, 2024
Backblast! To the Light Pole, To The Wall
WARMUP: Short mosey, found Bonsai, did some warm uppy things THE THANG: Mosey to the half wall. Mosey to the wall: - 8 burpees at the parking spaces - Over the wall - 1 Donkey Kick - Over the wall - Continue the series…
SLOW BURN · NOV 15, 2024
Backblast! What do we need hands for
WARMUP: Spider-Man ran away…right away. And I don’t think I had said anything yet. Guess he just felt like runnn-ning. Quick disclaimer as in 3 seconds fast. We call that efficient when you don’t have any rookies. Ran…
NOV 11, 2024
Backblast! 21 Gun Salute
WARMUP: yea, that's important. Especially at 0500 THE THANG: 21 Gun Salute: - 400 meter run - 21 merkins - 21 bomb jacks - 21 swings with cindy - 15 burpees - 9 pull-ups - repeat for 21 minutes 11th hour of the 11th day…
6@6 · NOV 9, 2024
Backblast! #Powered By BBQ & Bourbon
WARMUP: premature Name O Rama THE THANG: Pick your distance MARY: F3 is for Men Only ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: 12 Runners, 1 Rucker (YHC). Hey Kids: Stay In School and, next year, don’t volunteer to Q the…