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69 backblasts mention “Damien Croft”

AMERICAN JACKAL · OCT 6, 2025 Backblast! Jacked up at Jackal Q: Shady · 9 PAX WARMUP: 8 (Drop hunted for us later) gathered to enjoy the cooler temps. Quick mosey to the bottom of the hill for: SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, low slow squats, merkins, a few lower back stretches. THE THANG: At the… LAZARUS · OCT 2, 2025 Backblast! Island Hopping at Lazarus Q: Esso · 6 PAX WARMUP: Yep, we had a little warm up so as not to blow a hammie. THE THANG: Chest exercises, lunge walks bear crawls, burpees, shoulders, legs and core. SEABISCUIT · SEP 16, 2025 Backblast! Tour de Waterside Q: Beaker · 11 PAX WARMUP: Mumble Chatter THE THANG: Ran through Dominion Ridge to Whites Rd into Waterside. Visited the clubhouse and 2 roundabouts and then head back. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf tournament, anniversary convergence, 4.01K… AMERICAN JACKAL · SEP 1, 2025 Backblast! Labor Day Beatdown Q: Rosie · 6 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Windmill, Low slow squat, cherry pickers, Broga, Mosey THE THANG: Sideline to sideline sprints x7 Merkins, wide arm merkins, diamond merkins, ranger merkins, hand release merkins, tempo merkins And now for… SEABISCUIT · AUG 26, 2025 Backblast! Sofrito is made with cilantro Q: Greg Shoney · 11 PAX We had 10 @ the fastest AO in the East - ao-seabiscuit Some ran, some rucked, all enjoyed the perfect gloom weather and got stronger on the Holbrook route. Thanks for the opportunity to run your great site, Time Machine… AMERICAN JACKAL · JUL 14, 2025 Backblast! 9 #ao-american-jackal for a circuit of Q: Greg Shoney · 9 PAX WARMUP: SSH, windmill, hillbilly, imperials, plank jacks, broga THE THANG: DORA - 100 merks, 200 big boy, 300 squats CIRCUIT - 4 rounds of 15 jump squats, 20 calf raises, 25 step back squat, 30 sec wall squat MARY: yes… SEABISCUIT · JUL 1, 2025 Backblast! Run..Sprint..Recover…Repeat Q: Slapshot · 8 PAX Run around the loop of the business park. 10k pace along the sidewalk.. then sprints between the stop signs. Recover briefly then repeat the loop. Thanks to Time Machine for the opportunity! AMERICAN JACKAL · JUN 30, 2025 Backblast! It’s a New Day….Woooo! Q: Cake Boss · 12 PAX WARMUP: Warm up with Mosey stopping at light poles for some exercises Partner I wall sit Partner II run around building THE THANG: Mosey to football field From goal line Bear crawl 10 yards LCBs at 10,20,30,40,50 Mosey… AMERICAN JACKAL · JUN 16, 2025 Backblast! Spring Closeout Q: Pauly D · 12 PAX GTL Gym, Tan, Laundry. Gym-check Tan-suns out guns out Laundry-please do this, we smelled great this am. WARMUP: 25 SSH IC / 15 Imperial Walkers IC / 9 Moroccan night clubs IC / 5 Arm circles each way / worlds greatest… AMERICAN JACKAL · JUN 9, 2025 Backblast! Do The Work - Get Sore Q: maximus · 8 PAX WARMUP: Run almost 2 parking lot laps then circle up at the base of the hill at the entrance of the school property. Typical warm culprits: SSH, Merkins, Squats, Wind Mills THE THANG: 50% effort run to the stop sign at… AMERICAN JACKAL · APR 14, 2025 Backblast! Circuit of pain & impossible mile Q: Float Bridge · 15 PAX · +2 FNG WARMUP: - Moroccan night club - Imperial walker - Cherry picker THE THANG: Circuit of pain round 1 - 60s exercise with 20s rest - 12 stations - Dips - Merkin - Plank Jack - Mountain Climbers - Jump rope - Goblet Squats… SEABISCUIT · APR 8, 2025 Backblast! A Run Down Memory Lane 8 PAX WARMUP: Some stretching and excellent mumblechatter in the parking lot. THE THANG: Back when Seabiscuit first started up, the area was by no means as developed as it is now. I decided to resurrect an old Seabiscuit OG… AMERICAN JACKAL · APR 7, 2025 Backblast! A little B-ball practice at the America Q: Brawny - The Fort · 16 PAX · +2 FNG WARMUP: 10 Moroccan Nightclubs, 10 Windmills, 10 Strawberry Pickers THE THANG: Line touches on the b-ball courts while partner practices grabbing rebounds (I.e. jumps) switch positions when partner returns from line… AMERICAN JACKAL · MAR 31, 2025 Backblast! Worst 100 Yards Ever Q: Poppins · 15 PAX WARMUP: SSH/IW/HW/CP THE THANG: Mosey to football field “Worst 100 yards ever” Cocaine bear crawl 100 - merkins 1-4, back down 400 Lunge walk 100 - squat jumps 1-4, back down 400 Side shuffle (side bear crawl) 100 … LAZARUS · MAR 27, 2025 Backblast! Board of Pain Q: Goose · 3 PAX WARMUP: SSH Windmill Imperial Walkers Stretchy Things We moseyed down to the parking lot next to the float spa. THE THANG: Thang 1 - 600 Rep Circuit - 20 Mtn. Climbers - 10 Merkins - 20 Shoulder taps (total) - 10… AMERICAN JACKAL · MAR 24, 2025 Backblast! Painful 8 Q: Time Machine · 12 PAX WARMUP: Stretching, windmills, IW, HW THE THANG: Mosey to HS, in the parking lot, established the figure 8 we would run around islands. Started the Painful 8 Ladder: 8 Burpees 16 Merkins 24 LBC’s 32 LSS 40 Grave Diggers… LAZARUS · FEB 27, 2025 Backblast! Pendulum of pain Q: Poppins · 6 PAX WARMUP: grandpa jacks, hillbilly walkers, dynamic plank stretching, gravediggas THE THANG: ran towards RedVentures, stopped at Handels to do a quick set of Dark Helmets favorite lifting heavy chairs over head a few… LAZARUS · FEB 20, 2025 Backblast! Eastside Mafia Snot Woggler Q: Greg Shoney · 7 PAX WARMUP: in cadence - SSH, windmill, Hillbilly Walkers, imperials, merkins THE THANG: mosey to the Farm house hill, partner Dora x 4: 100 SSH 200 marks 300 squats 400 lbc Mosey back corner of red stone parking lot 4… AMERICAN JACKAL · FEB 17, 2025 Backblast! Bucket of pain, Trivia and Wheelbarrow Q: Float Bridge · 11 PAX WARMUP: Overhead clap, Moroccan night club, side saddle hope and squats THE THANG: Bucket of pain / trivia with wheelbarrow push - pick an exercise card / trivia question, announce the exercise for the group, nur to the… LAZARUS · FEB 6, 2025 Backblast! Pregame Q: Damien Croft · 9 PAX We prepared ourselves for the Super Bowl. Starting with some cardio and full body workout. No overtime and we got our first win for the day. AMERICAN JACKAL · FEB 3, 2025 Backblast! Hand off hut hut Q: Esso · 22 PAX Handoff to Rosie! SEABISCUIT · JAN 28, 2025 Backblast! Forest Hills Q: LTrain · 8 PAX Run to the Forest and have fun on their hills AMERICAN JACKAL · JAN 20, 2025 Backblast! Cold day at American Jackal Q: Float Bridge · 14 PAX WARMUP: 25 Side Straddle Hops 20 windmills THE THANG: 8 exercise from the bucket + 50 lb sandbag carry x 2 40 Burpees 60 Merkins 80 squats 100 LBCs 120 Side Straddle Hop MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: BUSHWOOD · JAN 15, 2025 Backblast! Carry the keg Q: 3D · 7 PAX WARMUP: did some stuff THE THANG: the keg is not allowed to touch the ground for the next 45 minutes. Guys shared the burden as we traveled around campus. Found two hills and did bear crawls and lunges up and down the…