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Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
47 backblasts mention “Dear Abby”
BLOCK PARTY · TUE JUL 21
A slice of pie
WARMUP: SSH, arm circles, windmills, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, Moroccan nightclubs, mosey THE THANG: Thang 1: 7’s Merkins at the bottom of the hill into parking lot - NUR to top - jump squats at the top - run…
COCKPIT · MON JUL 20
Push Through Complacency
WARMUP: SSH, down dog, honeymooner, cherry pickers, side lunges and some 5 second Merkins. THE THANG: 20,15,10,5 cinder block reps with a run after each set. Two movements to super set each other. Bench Press, Dips…
LAZARUS · THU JUL 16
Lazarus Beatdown
WARMUP: - 7-to-1 Motivators IC - Imperial Squat Walkers: 10 reps IC - Merkins: 10 reps IC THE THANG: - (run to front of theater) - Four Corners - Round 1: Bear crawl between corners. At each corner: 10 Merkins (40…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE JUL 14
The blockiest of Parties
WARMUP: stretches before and some at top of Massey THE THANG: 11’s on Massey burpees and jump squats. Run to smooth Baptist church parking lot. 4 corners. Reps of 25 merkens, big boys, dips , and squats. Run mode of…
COCKPIT · MON JUL 13
The Norway Row and Stuff
There was a storm brewing over at Cockpit and you could cut the anticipation with a knife as The Pax eagerly awaited The Polish Mating Dance! We headed down over to the locked up pull-up bars for apparently no pull-ups…
LAZARUS · THU JUL 9
Silk Curtain
WARMUP: yea, that’s important THE THANG: run all the way around Red Ventures (aka the silk curtain loop) Stops for merkins, squats, & fire hydrants at the fire hydrants. Picked up the heavy chairs on the way out and the…
RING OF FIRE · WED JUL 8
VQ with the Deck of Pain
This was Eggo's VQ and he gave the disclaimer that he was not a professional but looking forward to it. WARMUP: Windmills, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs, Strawberry Pickers THE THANG: DECK OF PAIN Diamonds…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE JUL 7
EMOM and Partner Ladder
WARMUP: 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Cherry Picker IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC THE THANG: EMOM 25 MIN 1: 10 Burpees MIN 2: 15 Squats MIN 3: 10 Merkins MIN 4: 20 Reverse Lunges MIN 5: 20 BBS Hyrox…
COCKPIT · WED JUL 1
Abs4America
WARMUP: 10 SSH / Pogo Hops THE THANG: Mosey to track at FCMS .5 Mile warmup 3 minute high plank 200 toe taps 100 big boys 1 minute side plank pulse each side 1 minute flutter Missed back MARY: No time ANNOUNCEMENTS…
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 29
Murph Monday continued
WARMUP: No THE THANG: Murph 1 mile, 100 pull ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: 4th of July, marriages, family, travel
LAZARUS · THU JUN 25
World Cup Fever
WARMUP: THE THANG: Penalty Kicks & 1966 Dora MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
LAZARUS · THU JUN 18
My AO (and region) VQ
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Willie Mays Hayes, Good mornings THE THANG: Thang 1) Ran to the theater and rotated Hand Release Merkins, Dirkins, and Irkins in sets of 5, 10, and 15. Thang 2) moseyed…
RING OF FIRE · WED JUN 17
Zombified Q @ ROF
Coming back from a road trip late at night I managed approx 3 1/2 hours of sleep and found myself contemplating a 'no show' for my Q at ROF @ 4:30 in da morning. I recently had the honor of participating in our Greater…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE JUN 16
First Rope
WARMUP: side straddle hops, cherry pickers, side lunges, temp merkins, runners stretch THE THANG: Mosey 3x10 - dips, Bulgarian squats, derkins, heels to heaven, and high plank Mosey Dora - 50 muscle ups, 100 jump…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE JUN 2
Never trust a trombone guy. Clarinet guys are impeccable
WARMUP: SSH Imp Walker Hillbilly Walker Squat Mosey THE THANG: Bear crawl Indian run Dora 50 squats 100 lunges 150 LBC bag is carried by 1 runner Run to swings Burpees and pass bag for manmaker Squats and pass bag Big…
COCKPIT · MON JUN 1
Cornered by 7’s
WARMUP: got us motivated with the Motivator, windmills, imperial Walkers and some stretchy things. THE THANG: We moseyed over to another lot and got to it Each round was the same exercise in each corner as listed below…
LAZARUS · THU MAY 28
Deck of (moderate) pain
WARMUP: Mosey .5 miles around the cinema to the main entrance. 10 SSH / Forward Fold / Runners Lunge / Worlds Greatest Stretch / Hold down plank for a Band Camp 10 (30) seconds. THE THANG: Deck of pain, quantity matches…
DAWN PATROL · NOV 13, 2025
Backblast! HIM Camp Review
WARMUP: Mosey to pond for 10 each of Moroccan Night Clubs, Seal Jacks, Bomb Jacks Plankorama: Scorpion Dry Docks (5 each leg) into 10 each of Shoulder Taps, Plank Jacks, Mountain Climbers THE THANG: Mosey to Lot behind…
DAWN PATROL · NOV 11, 2025
Backblast! Frozen tundra mumblechatter
WARMUP: An adventurous warmup of circle runs and SSH IW Tunnel touches Merkins Mtn Climbers Overhead claps One man ran two circles around us wilst we completed the various exercises. THE THANG: We moseyed to the center…
AMERICAN JACKAL · NOV 10, 2025
Backblast! The Impossible Mile
WARMUP: barely THE THANG: impossible mile 400m Bear Crawls 400m Lunge Walks 400m Burpee Broad Jumps (no one got past this) 400m sprint MARY: nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: Operation Love, Christmas Party, Bethel COT: Yes So this…
LAZARUS · JUN 19, 2025
Backblast! Goose got loose
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry pickers, moroccan night clubs, low slow squat, THE THANG:Circuit 1: Bear Crawl Burner (10 minutes) Perform 3 rounds, or AMRAP in 10 min: • Bear Crawl Forward 20 yards, then reverse crawl back • 15…
KITCHEN SINK · JUN 18, 2025
Backblast! Bombs over Bagdad
WARMUP: SSH/windmills/pickers/squats/arm circles/phelps THE THANG: Partner Format – Rotate each round: Partner A runs a loop (~0.25–0.5 mile) Partner B does sandbag work to failure Switch Finish with a team challenge…
DAWN PATROL · JUN 17, 2025
Backblast! Huey, Dewy and Sweaty
WARMUP: Cyclops kindly warmed up the Pax as YHC was coming in hot after doubling down THE THANG: Moseyed to the field next to the park, laid out the Starfish workout, the 5 arms were counts of 15 each and they were…