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96 backblasts mention “Conundrum”
KITCHEN SINK · JUN 18, 2025
Backblast! Halfway there…… 10 Seconds….
Beautiful day in the Gloom. Always look forward to Q. Great turnout at the sink for my madness with a timer. Warmup: SSH x 15 Seal Jack x 15 Plank Jack x15 Mountain Climber x 15 Pick up something heavy get to the field…
THE ARMORY · JUN 16, 2025
Backblast! 25 burpes?
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry picking, Moroccan club THE THANG: Dora-ish 8 workouts with bell 50 ea.( Squats, swings,tri extensions,Curls) run back and forth other end Burpes, SSH, Big Boys and Merkins) MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS…
COLOSSEUM · JUN 10, 2025
Backblast! Are you not entertained?
WARMUP: right to business, broke out into two teams THE THANG: 4 levels of action: Round 1) work you way through exercises by flipping over papers, you either advance, go back, or go back to start and have to redo the…
SOUL TO SOLE · FEB 20, 2025
Backblast! Rucking with Pain Stations
3 1/2 Kingsley loops Pain stations at the turns of the loop, shuffles at the top and bottom lengths, discussion around jester.
KITCHEN SINK · FEB 5, 2025
Backblast! Simple, but not easy
14 at the Sink this morning survived a surprisingly difficult beatdown. Conditions were not terrible for February (40s with a breeze). Here’s what we did. Warm Up - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Merkins (IC) - 10…
TRAINING GROUND · FEB 2, 2025
Backblast! Prarie Doggin at Training Ground
WARMUP: None THE THANG: Three mile loop: 160 to Spratt, right at the gas station, right onto Harris St, down the hill to Harris St Park, right onto the trail that gets to WEP through the woods, to the WEP amphitheater…
JAN 30, 2025
Backblast! Mostly run and 150 plus Merkins
WARMUP: nope THE THANG: 1.7 mile loop (main street-Tom Hall-Banks-Academy) 3 stops 20 merkins each stop. MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D COT: a lot
COLOSSEUM · JAN 28, 2025
Backblast! Rocks and Lights
WARMUP: SSH,Freddy The Thing: 100 dips- Moved to rock Pile and overhead carried to each light and did 3 manmakers at 1st and added three at each pole- Finished with a dora MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 19, 2025
Backblast! Taking the Fishbowl Backwards
WARMUP: THE THANG: Academy St. to Monroe White St. stop at the intersection and the man with the bag walked backwards up to the top of the big hill to the abandoned parking lot entrance, then back down forward and go up…
KITCHEN SINK · JAN 15, 2025
Backblast! Carry the heavy stuff, makes carrying t
Buy-In: 10 Man-Makers, 20 weighted squats, 30 SSH + Mosey around parking lot Lunge Walk the back of the school, ~200 yds: - 20 merkins in cadence - Lunge walk 20 paces with sandbag racked on back - 10 low slow merkins…
JAN 9, 2025
Backblast! Choose Hard
WARMUP: Run to bandshell at WEP THE THANG: We did laps around WEP with an accumulator thrown in for fun. When returning to the bandshell after each lap pax did the following starting with the first exercise and then…
KITCHEN SINK · OCT 9, 2024
Backblast! 4 Corners at the Sink
Fall weather is upon us with morning temps around 57 degrees and ready to work. YHC was excited for my VQ at the Kitchen Sink thanks to Farmers Only. I have a tendency to get stuck in a rut attending the same workouts…
TRAINING GROUND · AUG 25, 2024
Backblast! Back to school
WARMUP: THE THANG: 3.4 miles down to Gold Hill Elementary and up the back hill towards Walmart. Turn around and take a more scenic route back. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party, golf tournament COT: prayers for my M…
KITCHEN SINK · JUL 10, 2024
Backblast! Sandbag shenanigans
WARMUP: Windmills, strawberry pickers, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, low and slow squats, Moroccan nightclubs, cyclops, plank and some stretching then 5 merkins THE THANG: Bring bags to outdoor amphitheater Three…
KITCHEN SINK · JUL 3, 2024
Backblast! Is your Deck in Order?
WARMUP: Warmup: All in cadence - Moroccan nightclubs - Cherry pickers - Windmill - Imperial walker - Side straddle hop Pick up bag and mosey to outside theatre - Partner exercise: bags do not touch the ground for the…
THE ARMORY · JUN 24, 2024
Backblast! 100’s
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: 100’s .. Jerk Press , Curls , Squats, Tricep Extensions. Bent over rows , little run with 10 burpees In between sets of 50.. MARY: Kinda ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your News Letter COT: We did it .
THE HIVE · JUN 21, 2024
Backblast! A million reps
WARMUP: side straddle hops, tappy taps, imperial walker THE THANG: partner workout: Alternate MOT between Mozy, Farmers Carry, and Overhead Carry while partner does reps. 50 - 1.5 squats 50 - pull through 100 - deadlift…
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…
THE ARMORY · JUN 17, 2024
Backblast! Up And Dow
WARMUP: Lap with stretches THE THANG: Pyramid with 10,20,30,40 reps and lap in between going up and back down. MARY: Yup ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter COT: Had to be there
THE HIVE · JUN 14, 2024
Backblast! B.O.T wants a HIVE Hat
WARMUP: SSH, CP, IW, we ran to the far side of the parking lot with kettlebells and Olaf lead us in some stretches THE THANG: 21-15-9 WOD 21 left arm clean snatches 21 jump over burpees 21 right arm clean snatches…
SOUL TO SOLE · JUN 13, 2024
Backblast! Long Ducks story time
WARMUP: THE THANG: 3.5 miles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: HIM camp, newsletter COT:
COLOSSEUM · JUN 11, 2024
Backblast! Turd Burglar
VQ?: No WARMUP: Windmill, IW, HW, MNC THE THANG: 4 quarter-mile laps around the parking lot for a total of 1 mile. Stopped every quarter of a lap and did 10 reps of one exercise Burpees, Squats, Merkins, Big Boys x 4…
KITCHEN SINK · JUN 5, 2024
Backblast! Flag Handoff at The Sink.....If you kno
Flag handoff from Maximus to Farmer's Only. WARMUP: Warmed up with a lap around small loop and back to circle perform a few exercises to get familiar with the bags. - Merkin (5-5-5 - Regular, Wide, Diamond) - SB Toss…
SLOW BURN · MAY 17, 2024
Backblast! 4 corners, 3 times = 12 corners
Airborne stretch Side straddle hop Low slow squats Slowzie 4 corners-Merkins-CDD-Flutters-LBC’s Mode of transportation: Toy soldiers, 1 burpee in the middle 4 corners-Hand Release-B jacks-heals 2 heaven-hello dollies-1…