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Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
824 backblasts mention “maximus”
COLOSSEUM · AUG 6, 2024
Backblast! Curtsey lunge buffet
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
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
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
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…
BLOCK PARTY · JUL 30, 2024
Backblast! Went Looking For The Stamp...Found It
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
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…
6@6 · JUL 20, 2024
Backblast! River District meets 6@6
WARMUP: Some of us. THE THANG: Run - 6miles ish - Munn Rd to Harris to Sam Smith to Dam Rd down Harvest Point then back. Out 3 miles back 3 miles. MARY: Nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes - CSAUPs COMING_ Adopt - a - Highway…
BLOCK PARTY · JUL 16, 2024
Backblast! "Street" not "Cindy" Blocks
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
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 YARD · JUL 13, 2024
Backblast! It's a moderate without Bs
VQ?: No Started at exactly 6:30 AM with a professional disclaimer stating that YHC is not a professional. We moseyed around the lot and warmed up with, Side Straddle Hop Produce Pickers Windmills Moroccan Nightclubs…
THE ARMORY · JUL 8, 2024
Backblast! 2024.28 Armory
Standard warmup... One of my favorite KB formats is the 3x3x3: 3 rounds of 3 sets of 3 exercises. But to mix it up, 2 sets from the current followed by 1 set of the previous, so A-A, then B-B-A, then C-C-B... I think…
6@6 · JUL 6, 2024
Backblast! The Sweaty ? Prep
Disclaimer Shared WARMUP: None THE THANG: Trails or Roads Route Shared MARY: she was missed ANNOUNCEMENTS: the sweaty Barry coming up. Read your newsletter COT: Don’t forget about one another, always have another’s SIX!…
JUL 4, 2024
Backblast! 27th Badger of 2024
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…
JUL 2, 2024
Backblast! Subbing to the oldies
WARMUP: no messing around and got right to business knowing mumblechatter would be strong. Mosey around parking lot and stopped for cherry pickers, windmills, low slow squat, merkins, imperial walkers. THE THANG: went…
THE FORT · JUN 29, 2024
Backblast! Blame JWOW
Honestly I was expecting low attendance so I was pleasantly surprised when I start seeing several cars rolling into WEP. JWOW sent me note mid week asking if I'd be willing to bring the junkyards on Saturday so I had to…
SLOW BURN · JUN 28, 2024
Backblast! The Greatest Workout of All Time? Yes.
WARMUP: Probably. No one remembers. THE THANG: A few rounds of 11s, 7s, and other nonsense. The REAL nonsense, though, came in the form of setting things right in the naming department. Sadly, in only 45 minutes, I…
THE COACH'S BOX · JUN 20, 2024
Backblast! Circuit of Circuits
VQ?: Yes WARMUP: windmills, SSH, Moroccan night club, butt kickers, hi knees, disco club (side ways run) THE THANG: 3 circuits. Each repeats 3 times, adding 5 to each rep every repeat 1st circuit 10 mericans, 10 big…
KITCHEN SINK · JUN 19, 2024
Backblast! Juneteenth: there is 125lb bag somewher
WARMUP: Yea, these are important THE THANG: Tour the campus with stops along the way: Deadlift to Clean & Squat Plank Pull Through Over the Shouler Bulgarian Split Squat Loaded Carry with NOT 125lb bags Thrusters First…
BLOCK PARTY · JUN 18, 2024
Backblast! 3 Lessons of Marcus Aurelius
WARMUP: off to Kimbrell’s after being disclaimed. PAX did LSS, Windmills (approved by Trucker), imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers and 50 side straddle hops - with a declining number of burpees (not approved by…
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:
THE FORT · JUN 15, 2024
Backblast! Hard chargers of The Fort
WARMUP: In the Field 25 SSH 10 HB Walkers 10 Merkins 10 Mt Climbers Downward Dog Honey Mooner 10 Peter Parker 10 Plank Jacks Run a lap – CSAUP leaves THE THANG: Big Bang – Circle up on cone in field. Q calls out an…
JUN 13, 2024
Backblast! Disappointment and Failure
WARMUP: We did after a little jaunt to WEP - THE THANG: Run to WEP at corner of Ardrey, warmup in parking lot - Run to Sidney Johnson - 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count) - Run to Jackson – at each…
THE ARMORY · JUN 10, 2024
Backblast! Tap The Taint
WARMUP: SSH until the stragglers joined us = 30 in cadence. High Plank Downward dog Upward dog Merkins x 5 Repeat THE THANG: KB Swings x 30 Snatch x 30 (15 each side) Side bends x 15 each side (cadence count) Lap around…
THE FORT · JUN 9, 2024
Backblast! An un”fort”unate series of events
Warmup SSH Windmills Imp walkers Hillbilly walkers Michael Phelps Plank- yoga stretches Merkins Carolina dry docks Sandbag carry to big hill, down trail. Hill is off on left side. Mode of transport was lunges and bear…