backblasts
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358 backblasts mention “Badlands”
OCT 13, 2022
Pendulum
Slackblast: Pendulum DATE: 2022-10-13 AO: ao-minnow-pond Q: Jekyll PAX: Repeat Maximus Tesla81 Vuvuzela Stang Grinder Badlands fishstix, McGuyver FNGs: 0 COUNT: 10 WARMUP: Ran downtown loop, planked at Drug Store and…
OCT 11, 2022
Shih Tzu à la Carte
Slackblast: Shih Tzu à la Carte DATE: 2022-10-11 AO: ao-golden-corral Q: Badlands PAX: darkhelmet Gears Mark Nestel Italian Job Slow Jams Bonsai trucker Spider-Man FNGs: 0 COUNT: 9 I surveyed the surroundings and the…
SNAKE PIT · OCT 5, 2022
Bludgeoned by yacht rock
Slackblast: Bludgeoned by yacht rock DATE: 2022-10-05 AO: ao-snake-pit Q: Anchorman Slow Jams PAX: Repeat Olaf UHaul Cohiba Happy Hour Badlands NakedAndAfraid Beaker Lookout Sasquatch 3D training_wheels Poppins Boogie…
THE BALLROOM · OCT 4, 2022
Deathly DORA
Slackblast: Deathly DORA DATE: 2022-10-04 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Badlands PAX: Battle Bot Triple Lindy OldBay Twister FNGs: 0 COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Mosey towards basketball court parking lot - circle up for IC warmup- SSH…
SWEEP THE LEG · OCT 3, 2022
Hills pay the bills
Slackblast: Hills pay the bills DATE: 2022-10-03 AO: ao-sweep-the-leg Q: Poppins PAX: Paddle Skipper Grout Grinder Badlands Kermit Yard Sale FNGs: 0 COUNT: 8 WARMUP: nah THE THANG: Mosey towards Gold Hill, since it was…
SWEEP THE LEG · SEP 12, 2022
9/11 Remembrance Run
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Cherry Pickers, and Stretches THE THANG: L-Shaped Path Run for over 3 miles with (2) Pain Stations that consisted of (9) Merkins and (11) Squats MARY: LBCs, American Hammers, Hello…
ALCATRAZ · SEP 3, 2022
Uphill NURing and lots of webs
We had 11 Bootcampers and 2 runners, quick disclaimer before getting into the warm up. Mosey to fire station 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 15 LSS IC 15 MNC IC Mosey to pull-up bars and plank. Waterfall of 5 pull-ups, and…
AUG 25, 2022
Seamstress Last Stitch in the Fort
WARMUP: not really the thing to do at Minnow Pond. Come at 0510 if you want a warmup THE THANG: run, hard. first stop - 1 merkin, 1 squat 2 merkins, 2 squats Keep adding each time we stop often we kept adding reps till…
THE FORT · AUG 13, 2022
Club 813
An awesome group of 30+ men came out to “Club 813”…celebrating the birthdays of Harry Carry, Fogerty, and Grassy Knoll! HarryCarry started with a short mosey run. Warmup: SSH (20x I/C) Windmills (8x I/C) Imperial…
JUL 28, 2022
Rocking and Rolling in the Gloom
WARMUP: Double D at the helm: COP -- SSH, Seal Jack, Mtn climbers, merkins, Peter Parkers, Windmill (all IC x10) Burpees x10 OYO Mosey to rock pile on driveway up from stadium. Grab a rock without worrying about running…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 20, 2022
Running with Burpees
WARMUP: PAX were disclaimed. That is all. THE THANG: 3.5 Mile route with 10 burpees every 1/4 mile. X marked the burpee spots. Speedy PAX got 4 miles and change. Us mere mortals did not. MARY: 4 minutes of stretching…
MAY 19, 2022
Bootcamp Q-School
PAX ran around for some pearls on a string. At each stop, YHC worked to espouse some of my ideas on Qing. At the last stop prior to COT, other PAX took opportunity to count in cadence Topics I tried to cover: Counting…
MAR 25, 2022
Smoking sandbags at Chupacabra
We did a modified Manion type of workout: 15 squats with ruck and sandbag on 15 ruck curls run one lap (1/4 mile) partner up and toss sandbag for 100 yards 15 ruck curls ruck one lap partner up and toss sandbag for 100…
SWEEP THE LEG · FEB 28, 2022
D2D FoMo- Hill Repeats
9 was the number that descended on the Earth Fare parking lot for a cool Monday beatdown. Quick disclaimer that I was not a professional and we took off towards South State Bank and ultimately towards the challenge that…
COLOSSEUM · FEB 22, 2022
"Twos"day Torture
9 PAX gathered on a beautiful February morning - a preview of spring that is right around the corner. Disclaimer and we started to mosey down road towards the entrance when Olaf came trotting out of the woods making it…
CURRAHEE · FEB 1, 2022
Shoulders and Sandbags at Currahee
It's February 1st, it's cold(ish), GTE season is about to kick off and we're at Currahee. I asked the PAX to bring a few sandbags so we had kettle bells and bags ranging from 20lbs - 80lbs which was perfect to welcome…
JAN 27, 2022
(Un)Bear-AB-le Ladder
Kermit originally was the substitute-Q for this week but was battling a sore knee the last couple days, so I accepted the opportunity to take the Q on short notice the day before. My plan was to come do a site visit…
JAN 14, 2022
The Swamp: reps, laps, and a forgotten message
7 PAX - 1 FNG Full disclaimer was read (at least the high points) Little Mosey Some dynamic warmups Some in-cadence warmups -IW -HW Little Mosey Some more dynamic warmups Thang w/ Laps around Target 25 burpees - in…
BUSHWOOD · JAN 12, 2022
Bushwood Leg Hangover
So…. The science says Badlands Q doesn't bring the best weather. Dry but cold morning – didn’t catch exact temp but mid 20s at best. The cold appears to have kept the turnout fairly low across The Fort this morning, but…
JAN 6, 2022
FORE!
Balmy 32 degrees, clear skies. Great to start the year off with a proper #runningwithpushups beatdown. Was a little nervous on the who would show as the emoji bucket for my preblast was near empty. I need my dopamine…
SWEEP THE LEG · JAN 3, 2022
Badlands Wet and Wild VQ
After my first post in late October 2021, I managed a solid 2 months of free-loading. Then, this morning came time for my VQ... Text Exchange (as sideways rain whipped through the EarthFare parking lot, getting worse by…
BLOCK PARTY · DEC 28, 2021
B.L.O.C.K P.A.R.T.Y
7 men shunned the fartsack and tackled Block Party this glorious December morning. Disclaimer was disclaimed, a brief warmup was performed (SSHs, Low Slow Squats, and Imperial Walkers) then we were off. Here’s what we…