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117 backblasts mention “April”
THE YARD · APR 5, 2025
Backblast! Circle of intensity
WARMUP: Windmill Morrocan nightclub Imperial walker THE THANG: Circle of intensity 45 sec exercise 20 second rest Squat jack Side straddle hop Windmill Plank jack Seal jack You pick Merkin Mountain climber Shoulder taps…
LAZARUS · APR 3, 2025
Backblast! Believe it or Not….He’s Alive and well!
WARMUP: transitional COP (Circle of Pain) Mosey about 150 yards and circle up 10 or so exercise moves 10-15 reps each In cadence THE THANG: Mosey to back of theatre and gather at bottom of lot Jacobs ladder or 7’s with…
RING OF FIRE · APR 2, 2025
Backblast! Q school at ROF
Five students attended Q school, and 3 runners posted at NAFO this morning. This is what they did: WARMUP: Disclaimer and slow Mosey around NAFO parking lot. Circle up for COP THE THANG: COP: SSH x 30, windmill x 10…
THE BALLROOM · APR 1, 2025
Backblast! Not Many Fooled on April 1st.
Run to opposite side parking lot of school for Dynamic Warmup: - SSH x15 - IW (high) x15 => High Knee - Seal Jacks x15 - Windmills x10 => Butt Kickers - Merkins x10 - Dry Docks x10=> Shuffle L/R - Low Slow Squat x20 The…
APR 1, 2025
Backblast! April fools
WARMUP: mosey.. The Windmill, Moroccan Night Club, Imperial Walker, Merkins, downward dog, the honeymooner THE THANG: brick wall, 1x20 step ups each leg, 20 erkins, 20 dips. 5 sets of 3 x10 Merkins, LBC, box cutters run…
THE ARMORY · MAR 31, 2025
Backblast! Russian Hammers not welcome at Armory
WARMUP: 25 SSH IC 10 LSS IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 10 Cherry Pickers IC 10 MNCs IC Yoga THE THANG: 4 Rounds of Supersets ROUND 1: 3 sets Alternate Clean & Squat - 10 reps Overhead Press - 8 each…
THE YARD · MAR 29, 2025
Backblast! Moderate My A$$ Kickin April
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Windmill, Moroccan NC, and Strawberry Pickers. THE THANG: Phase 1: Cheese shredder 2 Rounds Phase 2: 4 Corners of Doom: 1st Corner: Peter Parkers and Lunges 2nd Corner: Shoulder Taps and…
THE ARMORY · MAR 24, 2025
Backblast! Post Golf Trip Memories
After reviewing previous backblasts, YHC noticed that the last time I submitted a backblast for the Armory was in October 2019 immediately following a golf trip where I likely ate and drank too much. It so happens that…
CURRAHEE · MAR 18, 2025
Backblast! Ass Kicking April Kickstart
WARMUP: 20 Squats buy-in THE THANG: Ruck to Walmart parking lot with pain stations along the way: - Incline merkins - Squats - T planks - Merkins - Dips MARY: Yes
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAR 10, 2025
Backblast! Big bucket of suck-it
WARMUP: SSH Moroccan night club Windmill Murkin THE THANG: Mosey to the football field PAX draw a card from the bucket which specifies the exercise and # of reps and mode of transport. PAX do exercise every 5 yards to…
DEC 23, 2024
Backblast! The Maupin
WARMUP: 10 SSH. Mosey, 10 SSH, Mosey THE THANG: The Maupin 800 Meter Run 49 Merkins 49 Big Boys 49 Squats (6 rounds) MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: Thankful for Shield & Rumbling Bald for serving our community! This…
DEC 16, 2024
Backblast! SGT Zachary D. Tellier
WARMUP: Mission, 5 CORE Principles, Credo Mosey with a few things mixed in then typical warm-up exercises. THE THANG: ZACHARY TELLIER Army Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier Died September 29, 2007 Serving During Operation…
OCT 28, 2024
Backblast! The Donny & Birt
This was my make-up Q for having missed 2 weeks prior for being DR. WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, Moroccan Nightclubs THE THANG: The Donny: U.S. Army Specialist Donald L. Nichols, 21, of Shell Rock, Iowa, assigned to the 1st…
AUG 19, 2024
Backblast! Tellier & Griff- We Get To
YHC substituted Q'd and put this together so that we could honor a few of our fallen, remember that we get to and have a little IronPax prep. WARMUP: 10 SSH, 5 Windmills, 10 Moroccan NC's THE THANG: First was for…
JUN 17, 2024
Backblast! WOD: Zachary Tellier
WARMUP: 25 EA – SSH 10 EA – Cherry Pickers 10 EA – Imperial Walkers 10 EA – Hillbilly Walkers Mosey around NAFO to front of school THE THANG: WOD: Zachary Tellier 10 Burpees Run to and around the traffic circle 10…
APR 16, 2024
Backblast! communication is key
WARMUP: Intro, mosey, warmup on the hill next to the church then mosey to church. THE THANG: Thang 1: Deliberately gave confusing ab instructions with a run but ended with 300 reps for Leg lifts, American Hammers and…
BLOCK PARTY · MAR 5, 2024
Running with Cake
Slackblast: Running with Cake DATE: 2024-03-05 AO: ao-block-party Q: CakeBoss PAX: Grout Vuvuzela Poppins OldBay Cohiba Rainmaker Tiller Bass-o-Matic Short Sale Anchorman Barry Manilow HarryCarry brianjohanson Peach…
KITCHEN SINK · JAN 17, 2024
Travis Manion WOD - If Not Me, Then Who
Slackblast: Travis Manion WOD - If Not Me, Then Who DATE: 2024-01-17 AO: ao-kitchen-sink Q: Maximus PAX: fishstix Warning Track Peta Olaf Retiree FNGs: 0 COUNT: 6 WARMUP: Negative. THE THANG: 1st Lieutenant TRAVIS L…
THE YARD · APR 22, 2023
Two for Four Corners
Slackblast: Two for Four Corners DATE: 2023-04-22 AO: ao-the-yard Q: Bitcoin PAX: Sprocket FNGs: 0 COUNT: 2 Hats off to Sprocket for taking the red pill daily during April. WARMUP: Run to WarmORama Side Straddle Hop…
APR 3, 2023
Captain Frank Warren
Slackblast: Captain Frank Warren DATE: 2023-04-03 AO: ao-honey-badger Q: HarryCarry PAX: Clickbait FITS SouptoNuts Shield Saw Dust FNGs: 0 COUNT: 6 WARMUP: 7 Minutes of Burpees THE THANG: WOD Captain Frank Warren, 25…
MAR 27, 2023
MANION WOD - VA (IF NOT ME, THEN WHO?)
Slackblast: MANION WOD - VA (IF NOT ME, THEN WHO?) DATE: 2023-03-27 AO: ao-virile-agitur Q: Maximus PAX: Olaf Dojo Sprocket Half Shell FNGs: 0 COUNT: 5 WARMUP: SSH & Windmills THE THANG: The Manion WOD honoring 1st…
THE ARMORY · MAR 27, 2023
Kettle bell swings, Manmakers, oh my!
Slackblast: Kettle bell swings, Manmakers, oh my! DATE: 2023-03-27 AO: ao-the-armory Q: BONES PAX: Battle Bot Tesh Cohiba F3DaVinci Sugarbug JWOW FNGs: 0 COUNT: 7 WARMUP: YHC came in hot so disclaimer was on the fly…
KITCHEN SINK · MAR 15, 2023
AMRAP 4 Autism - No Partners
Slackblast: AMRAP 4 Autism - No Partners DATE: 2023-03-15 AO: ao-kitchen-sink Q: Divac PAX: Maximus Sprocket Mainframe Peta FNGs: 0 COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Lap with exercises THE THANG: AMRAP 4 Autism - no partners. Show to…
CURRAHEE · MAR 14, 2023
Slackblast:
Slackblast: 46th Birthday celebration with plenty of sandbags DATE: 2023-03-14 AO: ao-currahee Q: Tinsel PAX: Sprocket Divac Olaf Spider-Man Maximus Rolloff Mainframe Kaiser decibelf3 FNGs: 0 COUNT: 10 WARMUP: 300 yd…