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COCKPIT · MON FEB 9 Backblast! My wife saw my weinke and the thang. Qu Q: Stagecoach · 7 PAX WARMUP: mosey to band lot 20 SSH 10 imperial walkers 10 hill Billy walkers 10 cherry pickers 10 merkins Calf stretch Down/up dog THE THANG: Indian run to baseball/softball fields. 1 burpee at back before running up… SWEEP THE LEG · MON FEB 9 Backblast! Game On! Q: Italian Job · 4 PAX Four men didn’t let a late night football game keep them from getting up and getting after it. Here’s what we did. Warm-up - 29 SSH (IC) in honor of the Seahawks - 13 Imperial Walkers (IC) for the Patriots - 60 Second… RING OF FIRE · MON FEB 9 Backblast! Respect The Fallen Heros Q: JWOW · 6 PAX It was the day after The Super Bowl and the Monday morning quarterback syndrome was real, but we were there to pay homage to a fallen hero. His name is Army Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier and he was a great man. The Thang: 5… THE FORT · SAT FEB 7 Backblast! Discovering the Meaning of 6-7 Q: Mark Nestel · 9 PAX The temps were chilly so Change Order kept his shirt and pants on. A quick warmup and we were off. Thang: Two laps around the park while stopping at each swing fo a plethora of exercises. Back to COT for some Broga and… DAWN PATROL · THU FEB 5 Backblast! Up…. And down Q: Cherry Pie · 8 PAX WARMUP: ssh, iw, hillbilly walker, Moroccan night clubs, windmills, THE THANG: Mosey around/ behind broadcloth to covered breezeway. 1. DORA -partner runs upstairs - across - downstairs and back Exercises: 100 merkin… BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 5 Backblast! You can daraleek my hand release merkin Q: Shady · 21 PAX WARMUP: we did the pledge and they got a disclaimer…it’s Minnow Pond (RIP) THE THANG: Old school go time. Exercises at each of the stops was 5 hand release with a shoulder tap in between. Then 5 jump squats. The route… THE FORGE · WED FEB 4 Backblast! The Ice Has Melted Q: Soup To Nuts · 14 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to tire place near Ace Hardware. 49 SSH and the other usual ones THE THANG: Mosey back to site. DORA/AMRAP -Merkins/Lap round HT parking lot as MOT -Big Boys/Lap -Squats/Lap -CDD/Lap -Flutters/Lap -Lunges… COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 3 Backblast! Beat the deck Q: Halfback · 6 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, windmill THE THANG: Start with 9 cards face up, each card is associated with a workout and each suite is associated with a MOT. We went around picking higher or lower of… BLOCK PARTY · TUE FEB 3 Backblast! Accumulator Q: Old Bay · 11 PAX WARMUP: SSH and Windmills while Beaker geared-up and joined us. Ran to the new parking lot at the top of main for more warm-up: Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers SealJacks Plank Punches Travoltas THE THANG: Ran to… MON FEB 2 Backblast! 899 Reps with Virtual Deck of Cards Q: Splinter · 4 PAX Since snowmageddon partly melted yesterday and refreezed on the roads overnight, I offered up a virtual beatdown again. Last time was the spinning wheel, so I figured the next iteration should be a deck of cards. For… SLOW BURN · FRI JAN 30 Backblast! A Celebration Trip to the Islands Q: Double D · 13 PAX WARMUP: Tried and true -- SSH, Windmill, Mtn climber, down dog, up dog, etc. mosey to Lowes THE THANG: Pax mustered near island at far entrance of Lowes. Completed a routine of doing some form of upper body exercise x15… THE HIVE · FRI JAN 30 Backblast! Latter Workout Q: Bam Bam · 8 PAX WARMUP: Side straddle hops, cherry pickers, windmill, hamsting stretch THE THANG: 10X Each Exercise: K-Bell swings, goblet squats American K-Bell Swings, Calf Raises, Curls, Lungs L+R, Plank pull throughs, Sumo squat… DAWN PATROL · THU JAN 29 Backblast! Preparing for 5k/10k Q: The Pirate · 7 PAX WARMUP: Mosey our way towards the sunbelt parking lot and on the way - SSH, cherry pickers, stretching, Moroccan nightclub, etc. THE THANG: Using the islands in the parking lot as transition points, we completed the… LAZARUS · THU JAN 29 Backblast! Autopilot Q: Time Machine · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: YHC (Poppins) wanted to play capture the flag and was set to do it but a nagging injury forced me to the sidelines and so as an audible a running route was suggested: 3.7 miles were gained with… THE COACH'S BOX · THU JAN 29 Backblast! Patience is a Virtue Q: Cohiba · 4 PAX Warm-Up: SSH – 20 IC Imperial Walkers – 15 IC Windmills – 10 IC Moroccan NC – 10 IC Mosey lap around AO Main Thang: Round 1: Cinder Strength Perform 3 rounds: (10, 15, 20 reps) Cinder Block Squat Press (Thruster) Cinder… THU JAN 29 Backblast! Walmart Trip Q: Birdcage · 0 PAX - run to hardees for a less than warm up . wait for birdcage to arrive - run to walmart . wait for birdcage to arrive - partner work at walmart, 1 person plank and the other lap the parking lot - run to hardees. wait… BLOCK PARTY · THU JAN 29 Backblast! Walmart Trip Q: Birdcage · 22 PAX - run to hardees for a less than warm up . wait for birdcage to arrive - run to walmart . wait for birdcage to arrive - partner work at walmart, 1 person plank and the other lap the parking lot - run to hardees. wait… RING OF FIRE · WED JAN 28 Backblast! Track, Block, Bars, Hill Q: Spectre · 8 PAX WARMUP: 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Cherry Picker IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5 Burpees OYO THE THANG: 1. Track Work: 800m Nur Charge to Run Stop every 200m 15 merkins, 20 squats 2. Coupon Suck: 4… DAWN PATROL · TUE JAN 27 Backblast! Cold buckets Q: Assassin · 5 PAX WARMUP: We did a few things THE THANG: One bucket at the bottom of the hill, one at the top. The PAX enjoyed selecting pre printed slips of various exercises to execute and perform to perfection. The slips did not… SLOW BURN · FRI JAN 23 Backblast! Liberty liberty parking lot tour Q: Liberty Bibberty · 7 PAX WARMUP: Windmill SSH IMPERIAL WALKERS Hillbilly walkers Merkins Broga THE THANG: Lunge walk Indian run Dora 50 dips 100 merkins 150 squats 200 LBC Light measured duck walk with dips Toy soldier merkin MARY: Upper body… DAWN PATROL · THU JAN 22 Backblast! Coming in HOT Q: Poppins · 7 PAX WARMUP: yes THE THANG: SECTION 1: AMPHITHEATER ESCALATION (15 min) Partners start at bottom level. One partner works, one rests/counts. Round 1 - Level 1: ∙ Partner A: 20 dips ∙ Partner B: 20 Squats ∙ Both: BEAR CRAWL… BLOCK PARTY · THU JAN 22 Backblast! 3 Mile Tour Q: Italian Job · 19 PAX We had 19 for a 3-mile tour at Block Party. Here’s what we did: Run to Fort Mill Church of God .3 miles - 10 Burpees - 20 Merkins - 30 Squats - 40 LBCs - 50 Calf Raises Run to Unity Presbyterian .4 miles - 10 Burpees … CLYDESDALES · WED JAN 21 Backblast! Trip to the ER Q: Time Machine · 10 PAX WARMUP: Done in the car THE THANG: Munn to 21, loop the hospital, back up 21, loop Sunbelt, then up the hill, over the woods avoiding the big bad wolf and back to COT, 4-5 miles depending upon your loops in the woods… THE ARMORY · MON JAN 19 Backblast! Trail Runner With Runners Arms Invades Q: Stang · 5 PAX WARMUP: 8 Little Arm Circles, 8 Overhead Claps, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Hill Billy Walkers THE THANG: 30 minute AMRAP was drawn out on a F3 special board, cardboard to be exact. Exercises where as follows: - Kettlebell…