backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
824 backblasts mention “maximus”
THE HIVE · NOV 8, 2024
Backblast! Snatch jokes for days
Lots of jokes. small ball jokes. snatch jokes. runner jokes. WARMUP: carry the bells to the top of the steep hill near entrance. SSH, Windmills, Produce Pickers all in cadence THE THANG: 3 sets of a 9 round tabata (40…
THE COACH'S BOX · NOV 7, 2024
Backblast! Never Too Early For Christmas
WARMUP: So I’ve lost 47# so far and we did 47 low slow squats. THE THANG: Haven’t Q’d 12 Days of Christmas in a while so I pulled out the old Q along with some rocking tunes. 12 days of Christmas is just like the song…
NOV 7, 2024
Backblast! Pike Campus Pain Loop
WARMUP: Mosey the DTFM warmup loop Stopped at the Pharmacy 10 SSH 10 Windmill 10 LSS Mosey to pain stations THE THANG: Station 1: Lower Small Pike Parking Lot 5 Lt. Dan Magic Legs Station 2: Upper Big Pike Parking Lot…
KITCHEN SINK · NOV 6, 2024
Backblast! Suicides with Hill repeats and Sandbags
WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, Mt Climbers THE THANG: walk to the top of the hill at Hubert Graham way/Good Hill Rd (Walmart Hill). Wait a few seconds while farmer only picked the FNG that arrived late. 10 poles down the hill…
SEABISCUIT · NOV 5, 2024
Backblast! Sea Biscuit...False Endex
WARMUP: Nope...got to run. THE THANG: L/T and onto N. Doby's. L/T White Grove then R/T White Bridge. L/T Nims Lake and run to the gravel then turn around and take the same path back to COT. However, this was a false…
AMERICAN JACKAL · NOV 4, 2024
Backblast! Cherry poppin Q with some corners & suc
WARMUP: side straddle hops, merkins, cherry pickers, moroccan night clubs THE THANG: mosey to lower field for some 4 corners. each corner 10 bomb jacks, 20 merkins, 30 CDDs, 40 squats, 50 flutters with MOT between…
TRAINING GROUND · NOV 3, 2024
Backblast! Training Ground - Heavy Style
So, it started as an idea for a nice, or heavy, Sunday ruck before Church. Well, it's now turned into a morning staple for some. I'll tell you this, I always walk away grateful. Grateful that Crystal Lake was willing to…
6@6 · NOV 2, 2024
Backblast! 6 @ 6
YHC rolled in at 0559 after cruising the route and looking for potholes. Few went that way …. Trail running, street running and walking occurred.
THE RANCH · OCT 31, 2024
Backblast! By way of instruction... The Ranch. Hal
WARMUP: How do you know you're just getting started? Well, Band Camp tells you that you are taking too long with the disclaimer and such. But there was an FNG and I wanted to be a good example. I have no idea what…
THE YARD · OCT 26, 2024
Backblast! Throwdown at The Yard
Statement of the F3 Mission, F3 Core Principles, F3 Credo WARMUP: 2 laps around the parking lot with a few exercises to follow. THE THANG: We ran the rows of the parking lot, increasing by 5 reps at each column…
THE HIVE · OCT 25, 2024
Backblast! Accumulating ladder
WARMUP: mountains climbers, Moroccan nightclubs, mozy to the base of the hill and back THE THANG: Accumulating ladder with 15 exercises. Complete one rep of the first exercise, then two of the second plus one of the…
LAZARUS · OCT 24, 2024
Backblast! Consistency and Contentment at Lazarus
WARMUP: Run to the movie theater parking lot With lots of mumblechatter in the background... SSH x 30 Windmills x 10 IW x 15 Merkins x 10 Mtn Climbers x 20 Low slow x 15 Dirty McDeuce WAM x 12 Lunges x 12 Big Boy x 12…
SEABISCUIT · OCT 22, 2024
Backblast! Incongruent
WARMUP: not much THE THANG: ran Dudley down to Thomas Knapp anytime you cut across Felts, you ran full out, the rest of the time around 75% MARY: naw, but we did a little yoga ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: was held
OCT 21, 2024
Backblast! Payne Train
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Google “Payne Train” lots of pull ups, pushups, squats and running MARY: yes, abs for five minutes ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yes
THE FORT · OCT 19, 2024
Backblast! Old school at the Fort
The Fort is where it all started…need I say more. For many of the Pax of the Fort, this was their first post and it set the tone their journey since that time. While the Fort has multiplied many times over since it…
OCT 10, 2024
Backblast! Funhouse sendoff at the Pond
WARMUP: ran to Hardee’s, did SSH, planked, ran more. Ran down to city hall building. THE THANG: 2 exercises at the city hall building, ran down to 4 way stop for 1 burpee (added 1 burpee each time we passed it, then up…
CLYDESDALES · OCT 9, 2024
Backblast! Walmart Run
THE THANG: Trail Route Ruckers Road Route was a round-trip run to Walmart not for a honey do list which was around 4.5+ miles, shorter route was a little past the post office ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Volunteers…
TRAINING GROUND · OCT 6, 2024
Backblast! Churches chained together
WARMUP: grab a heavy chain & Ruck During marching portions, swap every ~5 min on who (partner) was Ruck+2-chainz vs. just Ruck THE THANG: March to St. Paul Episcopal In parking lot: all with ruck & Chain Chainkins…
BUSHWOOD · OCT 2, 2024
Backblast! All in all it’s another brick in the wa
Ran around the high school Climbed walls Learned leadership TBD by Q
BLOCK PARTY · OCT 1, 2024
Backblast! The Kickoff of the Funhouse Farewell To
WARMUP: I am certain we warmed up. THE THANG: It occurred to me as I sat to write this, that I have no idea (since it was a MONTH ago) what all we did that morning. I usually have a plan written out ahead that I either…
SWEEP THE LEG · SEP 30, 2024
Backblast! King of the Hill
WARMUP: Mosey across street to Brayden. Windmills waiting on six THE THANG: Run down to bottom of Brayden hill. Run up to first street (20 merkins) run back down. Flutters. Run up to second street (15 squats) run back…
TRAINING GROUND · SEP 29, 2024
Backblast! No Rules Just Right
Each person loaded up with a ruck and a sandbag. Short walk, uploaded weight. Partnered up, took turns carrying two rucks, two sandbags while other partner ran. Rugby sprints - exercises then run fast Short mosey to…
THE FORT · SEP 28, 2024
Backblast! Fort 12 Year Anniversary
THE THANG: Liberty led boot camp, 3D led Kettlebell and Time Machine led run MARY: Dark Helmet rambled about cadence and people not keeping up with the rhythm of his glorious mane ANNOUNCEMENTS: NASA presented the…
SEP 26, 2024
Backblast! Massey Street Massacre
It was a gloomy and rainy day without the presence of lighting. So we decided to follow core principle #3. Disclaimer was disclaimed at 0512. Pledge of Allegiance at 0513. And we were off. COP Briskly paced .5 mile lap…