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Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
592 backblasts mention “darkhelmet”
LAZARUS · MAY 20, 2024
Backblast! Death by overtime
VQ?: Yes WARMUP: A quick mosey followed by side straddle hops, windmills, Moroccan night clubs and imperial walkers. THE THANG: Core Crusher Circuits, each circuit done 3 times First circuit: Merkins 12 Reps, LBC’s 25…
VARSITY · MAY 17, 2024
Backblast! Closing out the week in good form
WARMUP: windmills to start and various exercises in cadence while a few pax rolled in hot. THE THANG: mosey to the sugar creek elementary school back lot for rounds of 5’s 17’s and 23’s Set 1 - 5 rounds - 5 burpees, 17…
RING OF FIRE · MAY 15, 2024
Backblast! The Work
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, MNC THE THANG: Mile on the track 10 Burpees 10 Squats 10 Merkins 10 Big Boys Every 1/4 of a lap one of these exercises was done x4 = 1 Mile Then we went to the cinder block area and did 24 BLOCK…
ALCATRAZ · MAY 11, 2024
Backblast! BAOPS Ladder Fun
When a shieldlock brother sends the late night text that he needs a sub, you gotta answer the call. WARMUP: lap on the paved trail and circled up for IC warm-a-rama Goofballs (except for the liver eaters who are too…
THE COACH'S BOX · MAY 9, 2024
Backblast! Meeting Q1.12
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: string of pearls 5 merkins 5 lunges each leg 5 side lunges each side Some other work throw in 7 total decided to meet with a Q who was willing to take responsibility for the outcome including…
KITCHEN SINK · MAY 8, 2024
Backblast! Embrace what's coming
WARMUP: Mosey around the small loop with butt kickers & toy soldiers mixed in. To that, add a few warm-up exercises. THE THANG: Everyone gets the opportunity to complete the 60x60. This is where you start with a sand…
BLOCK PARTY · MAY 7, 2024
Backblast! Slippery when wet
WARMUP: Run up to drug store, cross over and head back to parking lot in front of Springs. SSH Windmill Inch worm merkin Low slow squat Squat pulses THE THANG: Move up to the sidewalk to the garden with wall 3 rounds 5…
MAY 6, 2024
Backblast! The Artie and the Collin
WARMUP: SSH, MORROCAN NIGHTCLUBS, WINDMILLS AND IMPERIAL WALKERS THE THANG: ARTIE 5 ROUNDS 10 PULLUPS 15 MERKINS 20 SQUATS 10 PULLUPS 10 THRUSTERS W/CINDY RUN DOWN THE HILL COLLIN 6 ROUNDS CINDY CARRY 200M 24 OVERHEAD…
BUSHWOOD · MAY 1, 2024
Backblast! Dump Truck Mayhem
Bringing the Kitchen Sink theme Eastward to The Premier CRHS AO, Bushwood. Coupons were everywhere—and I do mean everywhere! The frequent 5:45am dump truck visit was right on time at the middle school bball courts…
APR 25, 2024
Backblast! Big Bermuda Triangle
WARMUP: None - This is Minnow Pond THE THANG: Big Bermuda Triangle - Run to Fort Mill Pharm, do 15 Dry Docks, run to Town Hall, 15 Merkins, run to lot on top of hill, 15 squats. Rinse and repeat. MARY: Some stuff was…
BLOCK PARTY · APR 23, 2024
Backblast! Cinder Blocks bonanza
WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: cinderblocks carry up Massey hill MARY: done ANNOUNCEMENTS: trash clean up Saturday, May 11 Jaeger, COT: accountability for HIMS when working out and finishing workouts. Family, kids and enjoy life
SWEEP THE LEG · APR 22, 2024
Backblast! The Hammer route w/traffic pain.
WARMUP: run around the parking lot stopping at 5 stations to do exercises and show the PAX the exercises and stations to follow for the rest of the work out. THE THANG: Five stations, 10 repeats per stations, with 5…
KITCHEN SINK · APR 17, 2024
Backblast! Sink roulette deck of cards
17 eager and excited pax showed up. Some brought sand bags, some brought just their willing attitude which was quickly put on point upon the pile of sandbags awaiting them. After a quick run around the parking lot, a…
BLOCK PARTY · APR 16, 2024
Backblast! Unexpected
WARMUP: yep THE THANG: Dora hill runs with upper body at the top and lower body at the bottom. Run to print shop. Obstacle course on the bars. Lots of dips, pull ups and pushups. MARY: 50 flutters with slow merkins…
THE ARMORY · APR 15, 2024
Backblast! Armory 15APR2024 - Mog Mile
WARMUP: Not really. We lived. THE THANG: Mogadishu Mile - 4 Rounds for Time - 19 Kettlebell Ground-to-Overheads (53/35 lb) - 19 Kettlebell Front Squats (53/35 lb) - 19 Kettlebell Push-Ups (each hand) - 400-meter…
KITCHEN SINK · APR 12, 2024
Backblast! Sloppy Sink
VQ?: No 8 men got better and wetter at the Kitchen Sink Wednesday morning. Here’s what we did. - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) - 10 Windmills (IC) Sandbag march around school - 10 Sandbag Bench (IC)…
THE COACH'S BOX · APR 11, 2024
Backblast! Coach's Box - Whetstone
WARMUP: Sure. THE THANG: I deviated from my weinke as written, so I don't have an accurate accounting of the activity... MARY: No chicks ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: The 5th Core Principle
COLOSSEUM · APR 9, 2024
Backblast! Colosseum
WARMUP: Always THE THANG: Mosey to bottom of hill at gate - On the way, 10 merkins, 10 squats, 20 2-count flutters at each light pole 5 cones up the hill - Up two, back one - 10 burpees at the front cone, 10 big boys at…
SWEEP THE LEG · APR 8, 2024
Backblast! Play time is over
VQ?: No WARMUP: it’s sweep the leg. We did a burpee ladder instead on way to school drive. Starting with 1 worked our way up to 5 then back down performing the burpees at each light pole on way down Dave gibson, we also…
ALCATRAZ · APR 6, 2024
Backblast! The dog ate my homework.
WARMUP: mosey 1/2 mile to golf course parking lot. 15 ssh, 15 mtn. Climbers, 15 lbc. THE THANG: 10 burpees, 20 alternating jump squats, 30 cdd, 40 squat jumps, 50 merkins run lap in between exercises 50 squats, 40…
VARSITY · APR 5, 2024
Backblast! There’s that smell again…
Started with a mosey run. Then a warmup circle: Warm up with: SSHs, windmills, imperial walkers, Moroccan n/c, Low slow squats, big arm circles, peterparkers, plank stretches. Count of 15 reps I/C. Run The Thangs Thang…
LAZARUS · APR 4, 2024
Backblast! Burbee Broad Jumps & More
Warm-o-rama: SSH, Grandpa Jacks, Windmils and another exercise I can’t remember. We moseyed over to the parking lot and got to work. 1st Thang Burpee Broad Jumps for about 100 yards Lunge Walks back down to starting…
APR 1, 2024
Backblast! Lucky Board Seven
WARMUP: Disclaimer Followed by some movements: Moroccan Night Clubs x 10 Cherry Pickers x 10 WindMills x 12 Imperial Walkers x 10 Hillbilly Walkers x 10 THE THANG: Mosey to Pull Up Bars to grab some Cindy's and meet…
THE FORT · MAR 30, 2024
Backblast! AO The Fort Shovel Flag Handoff
WARMUP: Motivators, Windmills, Cherry Pickers THE THANG: 1. 1 round at the stage: Partner 1 bear crawl to playground and mosey back while partner 2 cycles through 10x burpees & 10x donkey kicks. Switch. 2. Crawl bear up…