backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
134 backblasts mention “Halfback”
COLOSSEUM · TUE MAR 3
Backblast! What kind of Burpees?
WARMUP: Windmills Cherry pickers Moroccan nightclubs Hillbilly walkers Mosey to parking lot in front of school for The Hightower 9 burpees 9 burpees with plank jack 9 burpees with triple hand release merkin 9 burpees…
RING OF FIRE · WED FEB 25
Backblast! Football Field Follies
WARMUP: Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers and some stretching downward dog and hinetmooners THE THANG: We were on the football field every numbered yard line you had an exercise, you ran to the yard line…
COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 24
Backblast! Colosseum 2/24/2026
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: - Mossey around the MS…
COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 10
Backblast! Your MILGA is showing
What a wonderful day in the MILGAhood. This being my first visit and q to Colosseum, I aimed to disappoint. The workout was this - poles on the back of the school. increase rep count by 1 at each pole then return to…
COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 3
Backblast! Beat the deck
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, windmill THE THANG: Start with 9 cards face up, each card is associated with a workout and each suite is associated with a MOT. We went around picking higher or lower of…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 27
Backblast! 14 degrees
WARMUP: dynamic forearm planking exercises - plank jacks, peter parker, parker peter, shoulder taps, merkins - all with upward dog <> downward dog (variable down dogs) in between; capped off with SSH THE THANG: circuit…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 20
Backblast! Carry the Load
WARMUP: SSH, Moses, Imperial W, Hillbilly W, Arm circles, Cherry pickers, windmill THE THANG: Dora in pairs, runner and 200 squats, 150 merkins, 100 BBS, 100 squat jumps, 100 wide Perkins, 150 LBCs followed back at COT…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 13
Backblast! Gear WO @ The Colosseum
Read some backblasts and decided to bring some toys to the Colosseum for all the PAX to enjoy as a means to change it up a bit. WARMUP: Moseyed to the loop at the front of the school where gear stations were set-up…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 6
Backblast! “Do not skip” leg day
WARMUP: SSH, Low slow squat, mtn climbers, peter Parkers, parker peters, toy soldier, 5 burpees. Run to benches by the basketball courts. 20 step ups. Run across the courts with high knees, butt kickers, toy soldiers…
COLOSSEUM · DEC 30, 2025
Backblast! Lots of Things
WARMUP: Mosey to Elementary Parking lot: 11 IW, 11 HW, 11 WM, 11 CP, Plank: 11 MC, 11 PP, 11 PP THE THANG: Approximately 20 parking spot Cocaine Bear Crawl, Mosey to curb 20 monkey humpers, to benches: 11s (step ups and…
COLOSSEUM · DEC 23, 2025
Backblast! Not another 12 days workout
All veterans today so quick disclaimer and then yog down to far end of entry drive. Basic series of warm up exercises. Yog back to loop in front of school. On one side of flag pole do 15 bomb jacks. Run loop to other…
COLOSSEUM · DEC 9, 2025
Backblast! Light poles are bright
WARMUP: Mossey,,exercises THE THANG: Ran lightvpoles- Ladder workout 10, 20,30,40,50and 60 reps at light poles ran first light poles (exercised)and returned back to 1st and then second , returned up to 6 light poles…
CURRAHEE · DEC 2, 2025
Backblast! Wet Tour of Tega Cay
WARMUP: none THE THANG: Brisk walk and some shuffling down Gold Hill, past ao-golden-corral, down 160 to Walmart where we met fishstix and Halfback (GB) for some squats and up Hubert Graham to the awning at the school…
COLOSSEUM · DEC 2, 2025
Backblast! Blue Light Special
Rainy and cold morning. Chatted with Crystal Lake yesterday about meeting at Walmart. Glad I was not part of his fast paced Q. Started our journey to Walmart, stopping at a few light posted for exercises. As we crossed…
COLOSSEUM · NOV 25, 2025
Backblast! Clock Work and Ladders
WARMUP: 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Cherry Picker IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5 Burpees OYO Mosey the course THE THANG: Clock Work - Merkins 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Drew chalk hands on a clock…
COLOSSEUM · NOV 24, 2025
Backblast! They’re Entertained….And sweaty!
WARMUP: Is 36+ years at a job meaningless or meaningful?? How you approach it makes the difference but finishing strong is the key to legacy :muscle: THE THANG: Dynamic warm up 5 burpees Toy soldiers Shuffle Butt…
COLOSSEUM · NOV 11, 2025
Backblast! Laps of Pain
It was a brisk morning in The Fort. The temps were cold but the mumble chatter was fire.:fire: Quick mosey and a warmup. Thang: Laps of pain..Escalating latter with a lap around the track after each set. 30 Squats 25…
COLOSSEUM · NOV 4, 2025
Backblast! 11s and Pyramids
Light yog with normal stretchy warm-ups. 11s using 2 light poles for run length. Bomb jacks on one end and flying squirrels on the other. Leg pyramid: 10 froggers, 20 squats, 30 mtn climbers, 40 lunges (single count)…
SOUL TO SOLE · OCT 23, 2025
Backblast! Cannoli walk
WARMUP: slight slowsy over to our first stop for some imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, and low slow squats THE THANG: got in about 3 miles with a couple of stops. Every ten mins we stopped and did an assortment of…
COLOSSEUM · OCT 21, 2025
Backblast! Running with some exercises
Pre-Run: 1.3 miles with Halfback WARMUP: Imperials, Hillbillies x10 each in cadence Ran to the basketball court 10 dips & 10 step ups each leg Short Jack Web of Jump over the wall and back (that’s 1 rep) followed by 4…
OCT 17, 2025
Backblast! Beat the deck round 4
WARMUP: started with a light mosey to center of the lot. Hit some SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Windmills. THE THANG: we had 9 cards face up and the deck face down. Each number was associated with a workout. When you got one…
COLOSSEUM · OCT 14, 2025
Backblast! A slice of pie
WARMUP: windmills, Moroccan night clubs, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, side straddle hops, yoga flow THE THANG: mosey to basketball courts for partner Dora: Mosey to far end of courts (~50yds) and back while…
OCT 7, 2025
Backblast! 13 YR Anniversary Convergence
WARMUP: THE THANG: Here is my weinke - Assassin We had about 12 runners and 6 ruckers tackle the tundra of the paved loop around the schools. Starting at the front door we headed around the back, past the shop, past the…
COLOSSEUM · OCT 7, 2025
Backblast! Stand-Up Colosseum Beat Down
WARMUP: - SSH – 20 IC - Imperial Walkers – 15 IC - Moroccan Nightclubs – 20 IC - Windmills – 15 IC THE THANG: Part A – 4 Corners Grinder (16 min) - Corner 1: 20 Merkins - Corner 2: 20 Squats - Corner 3: 20 Carolina Dry…