backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
709 backblasts mention “Barry Manilow”
THE BALLROOM · MAR 11, 2025
Backblast! They’re Playing Baaaasketball…..”
WARMUP: Stretch Lab: Abe Vigoda, Cherry Pickers, Downward Dog, Honeymooner, Left over right, Right over left, Pidgeon Stretch, Trunk Twisters THE THANG: Mosey to gym entrance, CDD, Peter Parker’s. People’s Chair up…
FLIGHT PLAN · MAR 3, 2025
Backblast! Ground Work at Flight Plan
WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SOUL TO SOLE · FEB 27, 2025
Backblast! Back last! Rucking VQ with GAME!
WARMUP: SSH and the Kasbah #2s THE THANG: 12 was the rep count for all work to honor LEOs including my nephew. Ruck over to railing facing the lake and some hopping merkins until we got to the stairs. Up the stairs and…
FLIGHT PLAN · FEB 24, 2025
Backblast! Ruck>run
WARMUP: THE THANG: Run route = y trail then up 6th crossing to Sutton, left on Sutton, right on mills, left on gardenia, right on morris hunt, right on dowling, then up the hill in Berkshire, then back to start via…
6@6 · FEB 22, 2025
Backblast! While you were away …
Prolly get this in before EOM so corporate calls it legit. WARMUP: it was 24 out, so no, never THE THANG: 1 on the road, 3 on trails MARY: she was at D2D with the studs ANNOUNCEMENTS: no COT: pre
THE BALLROOM · FEB 18, 2025
Backblast! Track and Stack at the Ballroom
YHC was humbled to be asked to Q at the Ballroom. Heading into D2D, there is a feeling across the Fort of preparation for the big event. However, YHC wanted to challenge the Pax to make a downpainment on the day with a…
THE FORT · FEB 15, 2025
Backblast! Stop and go light or Traffic signal?
Fact: the weinke went through the washing machine as soon as I got home, it did not make it to the dryer Fact: Band Camp thought darkhelmet was going to be at The Fort. He was disappointed that DH did not show, he was…
SLOW BURN · FEB 14, 2025
Backblast! Love Boat Cruise
WARMUP: SSH Abe Vigoda Imperial Walker Hillbilly Walker Michael Phelps Merkins Broga THE THANG: Indian Run with 3 Big Boys as the fallback Love Boat Cruise (2 loops) (40 reps per man of either exercise) Carolina: CDD 2…
FEB 10, 2025
Backblast! Slowzy to Brayden
Run to Brayden do a couple of loops and come back. :joy:
6@6 · FEB 8, 2025
Backblast! Enter a workout title ... " .... "
WARMUP: no THE THANG: running MARY: there is no one here by that name ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
SLOW BURN · FEB 7, 2025
Backblast! 1% better at Slow Burn
YHC was honored to be given the Q stick at Slow Burn and challenged the Pax to get 1% better this AM. You see, status quo is comfortable and safe because it is known. Showing up to an AO offers disruption because you do…
FEB 6, 2025
Backblast! I think you’ll be okay, they’re covered
The THANG: Holy schnikes, we had 18 PAX for a Tommy Boy quote run. We ran Massey, to Harris, to Audrey, to Main in a loop with Derkins, Dips, Clave Raises, CDDs, V-Ups, and Big Boys. We had runners and ruckers. COT: On…
THE BALLROOM · FEB 4, 2025
Backblast! Dancing the Tariffs Away
WARMUP: Imperial Walkers Low slow squats Hillbilly Walkers LBC Plank with some stretching Mosey to front of school 12 Dips 5 step ups each leg 3 rounds Mosey to back of school Wall sit while 1 PAX goes up and down…
CLYDESDALES · JAN 29, 2025
Backblast! The Pirate and The Twister were at Clyd
WARMUP: yes, in fact it has warmed up, most accepted 40 as the temp, some argued feels like 36 THE THANG: loop through Kingsley, down 21, to the front of the hospital, across the street from launch, then back. most did…
THE BALLROOM · JAN 28, 2025
Backblast! Music, Merkins, and Moroccan Night Club
Six Booters and four Ruckers converged on Ball Room this morning for a music-themed workout. Conditions were cold and wet (33 and foggy). Here’s what we did. Warm Up - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Windmills (IC) Mosey…
6@6 · JAN 25, 2025
Backblast! Enter a workout title .... Blue53
WARMUP: no, it was cold THE THANG: mostly running MARY: Pusher .... coffee .... Freed To Lead ANNOUNCEMENTS: follow with D2DB COT: pre
THE BALLROOM · JAN 21, 2025
Backblast! Weighed Down
WARMUP: yea, this is important. did SSH for a while because Esso was late. He apparently "went to block party" and then remembered we were going to ballroom today. THE THANG: ran around exploring Found a 15 space…
6@6 · JAN 18, 2025
Backblast! 10@6@6
WARMUP: not possible THE THANG: running MARY: no one here by that name ANNOUNCEMENTS: it was cold COT: pre
SLOW BURN · JAN 17, 2025
Backblast! Galaxies and Manhole Covers
WARMUP: Standard stuff. SSH, IW, Hillbilly Walkers, Merkins, butt-kickers, high-knees THE THANG: Ran to side of Lowes, Partnered up (size not matter) and worked through 8 sets of 80-counts, split between partners. Every…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 15, 2025
Backblast! King of the Ring I
14 Kings at Ring of Fire this morning. - Battle Bot was the King of the Ring today. You may now bow to his magnificence. - Band Camp came in a not so close 2nd, but he did manage to outsprint me at the end and cause me…
THE BALLROOM · JAN 14, 2025
Backblast! Peace out
Short warmup with laps around the parking lot. Did exercises in between. Barry and 8 covered a lot of ground on mumble chatter topics. Covered a couple of miles and smiles.
JAN 9, 2025
Backblast! Choose Hard
WARMUP: Run to bandshell at WEP THE THANG: We did laps around WEP with an accumulator thrown in for fun. When returning to the bandshell after each lap pax did the following starting with the first exercise and then…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 8, 2025
Backblast! Q-School Jan 2025
WARMUP: Yes, and kept us close cause FTC showed up at 5:22am. This happens when there's more ice on vehicles. If you're gonna run off, do it knowing that a guy could show up late and you'd be leaving him. THE THANG…
DAWN PATROL · JAN 2, 2025
Backblast! 4 corners of Pain
She was a balmy 31 degrees. I was the only one wearing shorts. Go figure. Great to see so many faces at DP! WARMUP: run to sunbelt parking lot. Standard array of SSH, IW, squat, cherry pickers, arm circles, merkins…