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AUG 19, 2024 Backblast! #eastwardexpansion - OTB with PLC Q: Esso · 15 PAX - Partner Bear crawls and running. - nuR uphill - bball court legs: squat variety and lunge walk - Life’s a bench: chest and upper body burner - Jailbreak - Mary Parking Lot Coffee (PLC) post-COT LAZARUS · AUG 15, 2024 Backblast! What is the mission of F3 Q: darkhelmet · 17 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: yes, mission of F3 THE THANG: parking deck misery MARY: N ANNOUNCEMENTS: Y COT: Y 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… BLOCK PARTY · AUG 13, 2024 Backblast! Club 813 Q: HarryCarry · 26 PAX What a way to start my 50th birthday. Short mosey run Warmup: SSH (12xI/C); windmills; Imperial Walkers; Low Slow Sqts; big arm circles; peter parkers; parker petes; plank stretches --mosey Run to awesome parking lot… AUG 12, 2024 Backblast! The Bradley Q: Slapshot · 16 PAX 0500 Honey Badger A great group of HIMS descended on NAFO to start their week like a Hero. Warmup 20 SSH IC 10 Windmill IC 20 Mnc Climbers IC Stretch Run to the Pull Up Bars “ The Bradley” 100 meter sprint 10 Burpees OR… THE FORT · AUG 10, 2024 Backblast! Rabbit and Turtle Training Q: Fishstix · 8 PAX 8 men showed up at the park. Promise made, no roaming is the wet field. Warm-ups: SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, Plank, PP, Merkins,PP, more merkins. Next, stroll around the park. Partner 1 farmer carried sandbags… AUG 8, 2024 Backblast! Are we really doing this today? Q: Fishstix · 6 PAX Rainy morning began with a text from the Funhouse, "Are we really doing this today?" Yep, always outside. Six men showed up, not afraid of the pouring rain. Not speed records were broken, safety was top priority. First… KITCHEN SINK · AUG 7, 2024 Backblast! Awkward Weight At The SInk Q: maximus · 14 PAX WARMUP: Jog around the parking lot followed by a few exercises. THE THANG: 1min of each of the following: Ground to overhead Over the shoulder toss SLOW asymmetrical farmers carry. With sand bag in one hand, we'll walk… COLOSSEUM · AUG 6, 2024 Backblast! Curtsey lunge buffet Q: Airborne · 10 PAX Warmup: Mosey, windmills, merkins, Moroccan nightclubs, Carolina dry docks, curtsy lunges The thang: go to light poles. Start with 10 curtsy lunges, next light pole is 20 merkins, next light pole is 30 squats, next… AUG 5, 2024 Backblast! Cindy, she’s my friend Q: Esso · 14 PAX WARMUP: Hold plank while we remember SSgt TJ Dudley THE THANG: Murph-ish style Dora, Cindy played a 3rd wheel the whole workout - 100 pulls up, high knees with Cindy overhead - 200 merks, farmers carry up the hill and… THE YARD · AUG 3, 2024 Backblast! The Yard - 3 Aug 2024 Q: darkhelmet · 15 PAX WARMUP: We did. THE THANG: There was a lot of back and forth down the field and back with 6-inch holds and exercises and such. Threw in some burpees, and partner carries, and bear crawls. It's all Julie Andrews and my… 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… AUG 1, 2024 Backblast! Pole Postion Q: Sprocket · 8 PAX WARMUP: IW at Pike, LSS at gas station, MC at church THE THANG: From the corner of Harris Street & Ardrey to White Street (aka RT 160) & Ardrey, we ran to each telephone pole and did an exercise. Northbound there are 12… BLOCK PARTY · JUL 30, 2024 Backblast! Went Looking For The Stamp...Found It Q: maximus · 16 PAX WARMUP: Run to the pharmacy, wait, run to the old Hardees, wait. THE THANG: Captain Thor (1 BBSU : 4 American Hammers-rt side counting = 10:40) and yes, we found the Stamp. Run to the Town Hall Bldg for a plank series… SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 29, 2024 Backblast! Feather Duster your lower extremities f Q: darkhelmet · 10 PAX WARMUP: This is Sweep, we don't really do that here. THE THANG: We ran around a Brayden loop and a Baxter loop and did a lot of burpees and stuff. MARY: No chicks ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: The 5th Core… THE COACH'S BOX · JUL 25, 2024 Backblast! Simple but effective Q: Farmers Only · 8 PAX WARMUP: Mosey a lap around band practice lot. Inch worm with merkin one side. Mosey one side. Lunge one side. Ten merkins in cadence. THE THANG: mosey to hill by the football stadium. Ten merkins. 7s up the hill to… JUL 23, 2024 Backblast! This one is for Halfway... Q: darkhelmet · 18 PAX WARMUP: We lifted rocks and stuff THE THANG: We ran to Sonic the long way and did a Dee WOD MARY: No chicks ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: The 5th Core Principle My name is Band Camp and I read backblasts for… JUL 22, 2024 Backblast! APFT - Jul 22 2024 Q: darkhelmet · 11 PAX WARMUP: Not really THE THANG: APFT and one round of a "Dee" WOD MARY: No chicks. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: The 5th Core Principle JUL 18, 2024 Backblast! BLIMPS Loops Q: Old Bay · 13 PAX WARMUP: None THE THANG: Pax to run loops around Veteran's Park (N. White to FMRX, around Clebourne to Main, Down Main back to Veteran's Park). 4 stops along the way. First stop is 2 reps. Second is 4, then 6, then 8… BLOCK PARTY · JUL 16, 2024 Backblast! "Street" not "Cindy" Blocks Q: Spectre · 16 PAX WARMUP: 20 SSH 15 Cherry Picker 10 Merkin 5 Burpees Mosey to the "Blocks" THE THANG: (See photo) Pain stations at the corners. Loop back and stack exercises. B.L.I.M.P.S. 5 Burpees - West Leroy 10 Lunge each leg - West… JUL 15, 2024 Backblast! LOREDO Q: maximus · 15 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to the bottom of the hill past the ROTC building for some plank-position exercises. Mosey to the pull-up bars. 6 Pull-Ups & 6 Burpees Repeat for 3 total rounds THE THANG: Make our way to the track. We are… THE COACH'S BOX · JUL 11, 2024 Backblast! '88 Q - 071124 The Coach’s Box - Honori Q: ‘88- West Sector Q · 18 PAX Welcome and 5 core Disclaimer FMHS Student Logan Gurley died July 8th just 3 days ago. He played basketball here at Fort Mill High School. Two numbers we will key in to tribute him are 16, his age. And 21 the jersey… BUSHWOOD · JUL 10, 2024 Backblast! Iron Pax-esque Q: Beaker · 14 PAX · +2 FNG WARMUP: SSH x 10, IW x 10, Merkins (IC) x 10, Downward Dog, Peter Parker x 10, Upward Dog. THE THANG: Stations were set up in a T shape where “Home Base” is at the intersection of the 3 points. Round 1 15 burpees at… JUL 4, 2024 Backblast! 27th Badger of 2024 Q: Band Camp · 16 PAX 16 at ao-honey-badger for the Clovis. 150 burpee pull-up 10 mile run Partition as desired. We did 15 burpee-pull-ups and run 1 mile. Rinse and repeat One of the simplest and hardest workouts. Nobody finished even half…