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LAZARUS · OCT 30, 2025 Backblast! GTL at the ramp Q: Pauly D · 18 PAX · +3 FNG WARMUP: 25 SSH, 10 Cherry Pickers THE THANG: Mosey to the Parking Garage high knees, butt kickers, toy soldiers, karaoke Arrive at garage Hold plank and do low slow merkins until the 6 came in. Level 1: • 10 Low Slow… OCT 30, 2025 Backblast! Identify vs Armor Q: Sofrito · 4 PAX YHC shared from the heart — not advice, just something real. Sometimes courage gives another man permission to set his armor down. The focus was on identity — how childhood experiences shape us, and how facing them… THE HIVE · OCT 24, 2025 Backblast! Goat Rodeo Q: Farmers Only · 12 PAX WARMUP: Flutters and SSH THE THANG: 4 rounds of: 10 goblet squat 10 rdl each leg One arm oh carry lunge walk around 100’ Mary 3 rounds of: Bear crawl with bell 10 snatch each arm 10 thruster each arm Mary 5, 10, 15 reps… BLOCK PARTY · OCT 21, 2025 Backblast! What’s your WHY? Q: Warning Track · 12 PAX WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Mosey to Print Shop Partner Dora 25 - Pull Ups 50 - Dips 75 - Squats 100 - LBCs *Partner run around the building Mosey to lot at top of lot at Watson and Monroe White 5 burpees Mosey to COG lot… SLOW BURN · OCT 17, 2025 Backblast! so much chatter at slowburn Q: Cadre Olaf · 21 PAX WARMUP: windmill mosey, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, low slow squats THE THANG: Dora with merkins, squats, crunches. Other guy runs loop. Lunge walk then bearcrawl, across the parking lot. Goldilocks squats… AMERICAN JACKAL · OCT 13, 2025 Backblast! Three lessons of leadership Q: Cyclops · 8 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to the lower lot by baseball field. Exercises in cadence were Windmills x 10 5 burpees OYO Imperial walkers x 10 4 burpees OYO Hillbilly walkers x 10 3 burpees OYO Low slow squats x 10 Hold peoples chair… 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. BUSHWOOD · OCT 1, 2025 Backblast! Week 1 F2F October - Atlas & Sasquatch Q: Sasquatch · 15 PAX WARMUP: 5 min dynamic plank warm up with upward and downward dogs; then dynamic moving warm up with butt kick, high knees, toy soldiers, lunges, skips, side shuffles, cariocas, heel walk, toe walk, bunny hips, mosey THE… VARSITY · SEP 26, 2025 Backblast! No rain, just The Thunder Q: Esso · 8 PAX Chest/shoulders workout: - Merkins - Seal jacks - HR merks - Moroccan night clubs - Derkins - Overhead claps - Incline merkins - Donkey kicks Back: 5 sets of 5 pull-ups Cardio - 20 LBCs IC / hill run - 15 Bomb jacks /… KITCHEN SINK · SEP 24, 2025 Backblast! Improve VO2 max per Dr. Attia’s 4 by 4 Q: Brawny - The Fort · 10 PAX WARMUP: - Down Dog with Calf stretch’s - Laying Pigeon L/R - Stabilizers L/R THE THANG: Go all out on workout sets and push yourself into Zone 5 - 4 minutes of Clusters x 4 minutes sandbag loaded walk. - 4 minutes of… SNAKE PIT · SEP 23, 2025 Backblast! Bad ideas proliferated Q: Band Camp · 6 PAX WARMUP: yes THE THANG: stupid: Barbarian Clean and Press 5 reps for 8 rounds Farmers Carry between rounds 50 Swings 40 Goblet Squats 30 Merkins 20 Jumps Squats 10 Man makers 2 Single Arm Swings 2 Snatch with a press 2… CLYDESDALES · SEP 10, 2025 Backblast! Post BRR Q: Band Camp · 16 PAX THE THANG: run through Kingsley until you give up or have to get back to COT at 0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS: Invergence on Saturday COT: Lots of respectables, Wisdom abounds, take advantage BLOCK PARTY · SEP 9, 2025 Backblast! Weinke Routine at Block Party Q: Esso · 7 PAX WARMUP: mosey, Shuffle, butt kickers, high knees THE THANG: exercises in cadence Routine 1 - merkins - Seal jacks - Derkins - Moroccan night clubs - Hand release merks - Overhead claps - Incline merks - Donkey kicks… SLOW BURN · SEP 5, 2025 Backblast! 20 by 10’s at Slow Burn Q: Esso · 9 PAX Mosey warmup Exercises in cadence (20) followed by mode of transport, then 10 more IC, run back to starting point - merkins/lunge walk - Squats/bear crawl - Big boys/toy soldiers - Handrelease merkins/lunge walk … THE YARD · AUG 30, 2025 Backblast! Partners, Light poles and Blimps Q: Cyclops · 11 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to the side of the school for exercises in cadence: Windmills Cherry pickers Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers Seal jacks Side straddle hops THE THANG: part 1 - partner up and either people’s chair or… SNAKE PIT · AUG 26, 2025 Backblast! 10 for 9 rounds and three stoic lessons Q: Cyclops · 11 PAX WARMUP: quick jog to the fire hydrant and back to the bells for warm up - all exercises I/C Windmills Cherry Pickers Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers Moroccan night clubs Low slow squats Hold people’s chair w/ MNC’s… BLOCK PARTY · AUG 26, 2025 Backblast! Switcheroo at Block Party Q: Half Shell · 8 PAX WARMUP: Quick lap of the parking lot then windmills, squats, light stretching THE THANG: As the newly appointed (and very temporary Site Q) we did a mozy out of the parking lot and hung multiple rights to get to the… BUSHWOOD · AUG 23, 2025 Backblast! Board of Pain / Partner work Q: Esso · 12 PAX Partner Work - wheelbarrows - Partner push - Partner carry Dora/Run a lap - merkins - Incline merkins - Dips - Step ups THE HIVE · AUG 22, 2025 Backblast! Swole city, bro! Fist pumpin’ through t Q: Pauly D · 15 PAX WARMUP: • 20 SSH IC • 10 Windmill Cherry Pickers IC • World’s Greatest Stretch (both sides) THE THANG: AMRAP Circuit – 40s on / 20s off (4 rounds) 1. KB Swings 2. KB Goblet March 3. Suitcase Deadlifts 4. Cross Body… CLYDESDALES · AUG 20, 2025 Backblast! Runners Don't Smoke Q: Cohiba · 18 PAX WARMUP: No warmup just start running THE THANG: Option 1: Deadly 3 mile run; Option 2: A safer 4.5 mile run MARY: She doesn't visit running AOs ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: Prayers and Praises CURRAHEE · AUG 19, 2025 Backblast! GTE-esque Beatdown Q: Esso · 12 PAX We got about 3 miles of shuffling/running… Buy in - run almost a mile, 60 merks, 60 big boys (partner holding feet), all timed. With your partner, Shuffle run around the school and then a long pain station of ruck… BLOCK PARTY · AUG 19, 2025 Backblast! Three lessons and……burpees Q: Cyclops · 10 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to Kimbrell’s parking lot. The following exercises in candence with burpees in between. Windmills Cherry Pickers Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Seal Jacks Side Straddle Hops THE THANG: Mosey to the… AMERICAN JACKAL · AUG 18, 2025 Backblast! Light poles with motion sensors…AJ fanc Q: Kermit · 10 PAX WARMUP: Disclaimer Mosey around entrance, circle up for 15 SSH IC 10 LSS IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 10 MNCs IC Yoga THE THANG: Moseyed down to the yellow striped triangle, at the entrance to school and…