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291 backblasts mention “Barkley”
LAZARUS · MAY 8, 2025
Backblast! Back to School
We warmed up with the Motivator and then did some stretchy things. We moseyed around TJ the front of the theater where we went to school. Billy Madison inspired workout — 1 exercise 12 reps, for each grade. As we…
COLOSSEUM · MAY 6, 2025
Backblast! Fire At The Colosseum
WARMUP: Mosey to small parking lot at entrance, then SSH, Windmill, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan NC, and Strawberry Pickers and Mosey back to blue benches THE THANG: At blue benches, we did 3 Rounds of Merkins, Incline…
THE ARMORY · MAY 5, 2025
Backblast! Macarena Merkinfest
WARMUP: Warmup skills were a little rusty, but we managed: SSH x15 Imperial Walker x10 Windmill… in a tornado x10 Hillbilly walkers x10 Broken Seal Jacks x15 THE THANG: Mosey to back parking lot. All of us big-backs got…
THE YARD · MAY 3, 2025
Backblast! Moderate burn
WARMUP: SSH, low slow squats, MNC and in honor of the strawberry festival, strawberry pickers. THE THANG: Mosey to the basket ball court/track, one lap warm up. Ladder workout, 10 exercises(Merkins, mountain climbers…
SLOW BURN · MAY 2, 2025
Backblast! Triangle of pain- Not a Diamond
WARMUP: Mosey and stop three times -exercises THE THANG:" Triangle of pain" 1. ABs, 2. Shoulders and 3. shoulders (7 exercises at each stop x 20 reps each time around. Most made two full trips all 7 exercises x 20 MARY…
MAY 1, 2025
Backblast! Just a big suicide
WARMUP: mosey up to the base of spring street, near where the old Hardee’s was THE THANG: run up and down spring street, suicide fashion. Run out to the first cross street, and do 15 merkins, then return to start for 5…
COLOSSEUM · APR 29, 2025
Backblast! Ab destroyer
WARMUP: SSH, low slow squats, MNC THE THANG: Grab a rock, 5 man maker buy in 5 light poles, LBC’s, X & O’s, V Up’s, HTH, Big Boys round of 20, 15, 10 & 5 MARY: She was in the car with Joe Lyons (F3 Long Duck)…
THE ARMORY · APR 28, 2025
Backblast! KB Mondays
WARMUP: ssh, merkins and morrocan night clubs THE THANG: Four rounds of mechanical drop sets. Do amrap of a movement and move right into the next. Round one - single arm press( each arm), upright row, y press and dry…
THE HIVE · APR 25, 2025
Backblast! Grok lays it out
Warm-Up (5 minutes) • Kettlebell Halo: 10 reps per side (circle kettlebell around head, keeping core engaged). • Goblet Squat Hold: 30 seconds (hold kettlebell by horns at chest, squat low, keep back straight). •…
COLOSSEUM · APR 22, 2025
Backblast! What’s a Walkin’ Merkin!?
WARMUP: Side-straddle hop, Strawberry pickers, Plank to down dog calf stretches, from plank Left arm to the sky with some hip dips, Right arm to the sky with some hip dips THE THANG: - Run 1/2 Mile - around the MS…
THE FORT · APR 19, 2025
Backblast! Fort Mill Tour
WARMUP: Mosey around WEP, Exercises THE THANG: 1st. a ladder around Police station lot, Partner work around fort Mill Pharmacy. 2.5 miles and a ton of exercise by all- we did them all MARY: Finished with partner work…
APR 18, 2025
Backblast! Ass kickings only
WARMUP: Windmills, SSH, Low Slow Squats THE THANG: 4-corners 5–10-15-20-25 Merkins, Squats, LBC’s, HTH 5-10-15 Wide arm merkins, lunges, V-ups, Big boys Mosey from COT to behind Oriley’s and participate in 11’s on the…
COLOSSEUM · APR 15, 2025
Backblast! Long duck walked into a bar and it hurt
WARMUP: Windmill SSH Merkins Moroccan nightclub High knees But kickers Side shuffle THE THANG: Mosey over to the playground 3 rounds of 7 reps Swinging merkin Squats Pull ups Run lap around the track Bear crawl length…
APR 10, 2025
Backblast! Graveyard shift
WARMUP: Pledge if you pledge. Ruckers did their thing THE THANG: Head to Hardees, which is fenced off, so we kept running to Elliot and up to the cemetery. Right on Unity to start our loop. 20 squats at the West…
COLOSSEUM · APR 8, 2025
Backblast! Pyramid of Pain
Quick disclaimer And warmup 5 windmills, 10 IW/10MNC Mosey to behind school on bball courts where the pyramid of pain was set up 5 stations, 4 corners and 1 in middle Partner up ( work is completed together) Each of the…
KITCHEN SINK · APR 2, 2025
Backblast! A TO B
WARMUP: - 15 SSH - 15 CASBAH #2s - 15 IW - 15HW THE THANG: We grabbed our trusty sandbags and shuffled to the first light pole “A” by COT. Destination “A TO B” even though Halfback, Wooden Leg and @3-Way were missing……
COLOSSEUM · APR 1, 2025
Backblast! I can’t feel my legs
WARMUP: - 10 Moroccan nightclubs - 10 cherry pickers - 10 windmills - 10 Imperial walkers - 10 Hillbilly walkers Mosey, stop at benches and do irkins, mosey, stop by basketball court, low slow squats, mosey to wall…
THE HIVE · MAR 28, 2025
Backblast! 1 Minute Closer to Death
WARMUP: windmill x10, cherry picker x 10 THE THANG: This may or may not be accurate. Overhead carry KB 1st Station 10 burpees 25 90/45 25 chest to back pullover 25 Curls 25 lunge with pass through Overhead Carry 2nd…
COLOSSEUM · MAR 25, 2025
Backblast! Badly Broken Chicken Dance
WARMUP: 12 SSH 12 CASBAH #2s 12 Walking Jacks THE THANG: Mosey to the rocks- Grab your rock and OJ to the light pole and back 1 Burpee Grab your rock and OJ to the light pole and back 2 Burpees Grab your rock and OJ to…
COLOSSEUM · MAR 18, 2025
Backblast! Go as fast as you want
WARMUP: Long Mosey, then the usual: 20 SSH IC 10 LSS IC 10 Cherry Pickers IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 10 MNCs IC Yoga THE THANG: To the Light Pole$! PAX were encouraged to go as hard/fast as they…
THE HIVE · MAR 14, 2025
Backblast! 2025 - SLT Disruption
WARMUP: full crew in cadence 65ish SSH for the 65 dudes that were in the circle Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Peter Parker Split to boot camp and kettlebells THE THANG: Bootcamp: - Buy-in: 20 bomb jacks, 20 donkey…
KITCHEN SINK · MAR 12, 2025
Backblast! Strength in Motion, Buckets of Pain and
Pre-Workout Prep Pulled into the gloom at 4:45 AM—silent, still, and completely void of movement. With no one in sight, I set up three lanes with four stations each: • Cone 1: 5-gallon buckets filled with bricks for…
COLOSSEUM · MAR 11, 2025
Backblast! No show, No problem
WARMUP: Pusher took the lead, exercise was called, 5 burpees, exercise was called, 4 burpees, exercise called, 3 burpees, exercise called, 2 burpees, exercise called, 1 burpees THE THANG: cardboard roulette from the…
COLOSSEUM · MAR 4, 2025
Backblast! Gloom 3: Return of Fusion
WARMUP: We did THE THANG: We ran to the back of the school and got rocks and carried them around, and then we jumped over walls and stuff. MARY: No chicks. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter. COT: The 5th Core…