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572 backblasts mention “Mark Nestel”
JUL 30, 2024
Backblast! Filthy Fifty on Old Farm Rd.
WARMUP: 15 SSH IC 10 Merkins IC Plank Warmup Honeymooner to Downward Dog Plank Jack's, Shoulder Taps 5 Burpees OYO Mosey to Old Farm Rd. THE THANG: Modified Filthy Fifty 6 Cone Stations along the road. Ladder Style …
THE ARMORY · JUL 29, 2024
Backblast! Pyramid scheme
Normal warmups: SSHs, Walker's, windmills, mountain climbers, Peter Parkers, & Parker Peters. Series of pyramids with movement following. Pyramid was 10 merkins w/bell pull thru, 20 goblet squats, 30 American hammers…
THE YARD · JUL 27, 2024
Backblast! BLIMPS, Rocks and Sprints
WARMUP: SSH IW Peter Parkers Parker Peters others I can't remember THE THANG Pt 1: 3-Corner BLIMPS Accumulator Round 1- 1 burpee at each corner Round 2 - 1 burpee, 2 Lunges at each corner Round 3 - 1 burpee, 2 Lunges, 3…
SLOW BURN · JUL 26, 2024
Backblast! Broga + stations
WARMUP: Broga x20 mins THE THANG: 10 stations, 30" each, jog ~20 yards to curb and back and proceed to next station #1 foam roll calves #2 cross-over dribble with basketball #3 jump rope #4 cross-over dribble with…
THE ARMORY · JUL 22, 2024
Backblast! Cruise Around The Islands
WARMUP: 15 SSH IC 10 Windmill IC Plank Warmup Honeymooner to Downward Dog 5 Merkin 5 Parker Peter 5 Shoulder Taps 5 Burpees OYO Mosey to the Islands THE THANG: x2 See image Station 1: Overhead March (15 reps each side)…
ALCATRAZ · JUL 20, 2024
Backblast! Dont Try This Alone
Decent weather brought out 6 Pax for an 0630 start. 2 more came in at 0632 after picking deer carcus out of Senator Tressel’s grill…but that’s another story. WARMUP: Mosey around the park towards our destination, with…
JUL 19, 2024
Backblast! Sidewalk Shuffle
After a quick disclaimer and discussion on the overnight tech outage, we got started. Warm-up exercises: SSHs, IWs, WMs, CPs Lap around the parking lot Sideway Shuffle: One pax completed a shuffle while others performed…
THE RANCH · JUL 18, 2024
Backblast! Deep Burn
Thang: Down to the playground track for an Indian Run. We did 5 laps with burpees. Next, Jack Webb with merkins and big boys. Five more laps of Indian Run with burpees. Another Jack Webb of squats and monkey humpers…
CLYDESDALES · JUL 17, 2024
Backblast! Coffee anyone?
WARMUP: THE THANG: Kingsley Spring Blvd to Wamsutta Mills Dr, into and around the Sunbelt Rental parking lot, back out to Textile Way, up the hill, through the parking lot on the back side of Starbucks and Panera…
ALCATRAZ · JUL 13, 2024
Backblast! Keep it simple, keep it stupid
WARMUP: Mosey about 3 feet to the left into the parking lot for SSH, Imperial Walker, Low Slow Squat, Moroccan Night Club, Little Baby Arm Circles THE THANG: Run out of the parking lot and clockwise around the path to…
CLYDESDALES · JUL 10, 2024
Backblast! Hills on repeat
WARMUP: none THE THANG: run down munn, left on Harris, cross 21 and down to bottom of hill. Run back up to the light, repeat. Or run wherever you feel like MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yup
ALCATRAZ · JUL 6, 2024
Backblast! Running Backwards Uphill
WARMUP: SSH, merkins, BROGA x12 minutes THE THANG: partner up for 5 stations x 2 rounds 1. Partner merkins 2. Partner leg throws 3. Alternating burpees with partner 4. Alternating 20# ball slams with partner 5. Combined…
CLYDESDALES · JUL 3, 2024
Backblast! lack of respect(ables)
Pre-run with Rolloff WARMUP: nope THE THANG: majority went to trails, some went through downtown to complete part of the zipper, some rucked. All made it back for CoT MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yup
CLYDESDALES · JUN 26, 2024
Backblast! The Puertorican Nightmare
VQ?: Yes WARMUP: Pre Run/Walk for some, then disclaimer given with shared route and counted 15 HIMs THE THANG: The Route roughly +3.5 miles: Founders to Munn Rd, Left on Munn, Left on Harris St, gingerly cross over Hwy…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 24, 2024
Backblast! Sweatin’ It To The Oldies
11 PAX sweated out the weekend toxins and accelerated in the humidity this fine beautiful morning. We did 3.9 miles total with 25 squats at First Horizon, 25 plank jacks at Model A. Always look after the six and come…
THE RANCH · JUN 20, 2024
Backblast! 14 hours and 32 minutes of daylight
WARMUP: Mozy followed by windmills, flutters, Moroccan nightclubs, shoulder taps THE THANG: Mozy to back of the school for brief discussion that it is the Summer solstice. In Charlotte there are 14 hours and 32 minutes…
JUN 19, 2024
Backblast! Epic Dumpster Stench
Dora, Burpees, Dumpster Stench, good times for all.
JUN 18, 2024
Backblast! 6-18
We celebrated June 18th by doing 6 rounds of a 6 cone lap with 18 reps of various exercises at each cone. The 1st and 2nd F was :fire: and the young buck McGuire learned from all of the elder wisdom in the group. Back…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 17, 2024
Backblast! Mostly run then work
WARMUP: None THE THANG: Mostly Running MARY: take turns doing 10 minutes of exercises ANNOUNCEMENTS: read the newsletter COT:
ALCATRAZ · JUN 15, 2024
Backblast! That fish bit my nipple!
WARMUP: SSH THE THANG: RUN TO SUWARROW CT AND DO MERKINS. AMRAP full of dumb things for remainder of workout. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SLOW BURN · JUN 14, 2024
Backblast! Moderately Done @ Slowly Burnin
WARMUP: Um - YES. SSH, Merk, Nightclubs, Squats, LBC, Mtn Climber. THE THANG: Mosey, 7s (Merks, Bomb Jax), DORA ( Derkins, Dips, Squats), Ladder work w DK, DiaMerks, squats, BobHurl, BBs. MARY: Yes - 4 mins with Pax…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 10, 2024
Backblast! Run, Plank, Exercise, Repeat: The 'Are
YHC arrived 10 minutes early. As usual, Badlands was out for a Pre-Run. Warm-Up - 5 SSH (IC) The Thing - Mosey 0.40 miles to the first Baxter entrance. - Plank for the 6. - 10 Low Slow Squats (feet together). - 10…
ALCATRAZ · JUN 8, 2024
Backblast! A REAL BEAR ? of a workout
A FIELD TRIP TO THE TEGA CAY ZOO: We saw a real black bear, 7 dear, a dead possum and an inch warm WARMUP: mosey the warm up exercises THE THANG: hill Dora, then back to runde park for a four corners of pain. A variety…
SLOW BURN · JUN 7, 2024
Backblast! What a turnout
Word for the day was “consistency”. Anyone can do it in bursts or for a short while but a consistent performance will take you further. When you are tired or disinterested, that consistency will help you to focus…