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344 backblasts mention “Poppins”

AMERICAN JACKAL · NOV 10, 2025 Backblast! The Impossible Mile Q: Poppins · 12 PAX · +1 FNG 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 · NOV 6, 2025 Backblast! Small white sacks Q: Deep Dish · 13 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: SSH, low slow squat, navy seal burpees THE THANG: Mosey to front of movie theatre 7’s - navy seal burpees and box jumps. Run across parking lot in between Run to the hill by the Biergarten. Partner carry up… NOV 4, 2025 Backblast! Cards & Corners: The Golden Buffet Q: Pollo Hermano · 6 PAX This morning we split into two teams and raced from opposite corners, meeting in the middle after each card to pass a stone down the line - a reminder that even in competition, we’re still connected. The stone didn’t… 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… SNAKE PIT · OCT 28, 2025 Backblast! 4 horsemen of the apocalypse Q: Poppins · 4 PAX WARMUP: 50 SSH 5 burpees THE THANG: “First phase- in rain” Descending rounds of merkins with KB work each round Starting with 20 merkins, reducing 2 every round KB Swing 10 KB Goblet Squat 12 KB Clean & Press (8 each… LAZARUS · OCT 23, 2025 Backblast! Whoops! Gotta shake myself! Q: Poppins · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: ran to the parking deck. ROUND 1: THE ASCENT OF FIRE (BEAR CRAWL EDITION) • Bear crawl up 2 flights • 10 merkins at each landing • Descend stairs all the way to bottom ROUND 2: THE GRINDER REPEATS •… 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… OCT 18, 2025 Backblast! Bears and burns Q: Poppins · 14 PAX WARMUP: usual suspects- ended with SSH not started lol THE THANG: ? The Thang – 12 Laps Total • 4 corners per lap • Complete the same exercise at all 4 corners each lap (so 4 sets per round) MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FIRST… THE ARMORY · OCT 13, 2025 Backblast! The Obtuse Contortionist Q: BearGryllz · 8 PAX WARMUP: Various back stretches including tick tock torso twist, walkout merkins, Moroccan nightclub, monkey humper, inchworm squats all in cadence. THE THANG: we completed 5 of 6 planned flights of exercises. Each… SNAKE PIT · OCT 7, 2025 Backblast! Ode to Nairobi Q: Poppins · 5 PAX WARMUP: usuals THE THANG: started off by discussing the brief history of our connection with F3 Nairobi and Safari (Phelix), shared the mission of bringing clean water to Homabay Africa, Safaris home and how it was… THE ARMORY · OCT 6, 2025 Backblast! EMOM Q: Grout · 13 PAX WARMUP: 20 SSH, 15 Imperial Walkers, 10 Hillbilly Walkers, 10 Cherry Pickers THE THANG: Three 5-minute EMOMs. At conclusion of each 5-minute round, run a lap around parking lot. Round 1 (5mins): 5 Squats w/bell 10… SWEEP THE LEG · SEP 22, 2025 Backblast! STL meets Jack Webb Q: Fishstix · 17 PAX No warm-ups, no disclaimer (oops) Ran down to school parking lot Simple routine, at first light pole, kick off Jack Webb (1 merkin, 4 OH claps), run to the far end parking lot, 1 burpee. Add to the count +1 merkin, +4… THE ARMORY · SEP 15, 2025 Backblast! Doras in the corners Q: Cyclops · 12 PAX WARMUP: All Exercises called in cadence - windmills, imperial and hillbilly walkers, seal jacks, planks, down and up dogs and merkins and shoulder taps sprinkled in THE THANG: Dora’s in the corners. Each of four corners… THE RANCH · SEP 11, 2025 Backblast! "9/11 Tribute WOD" - Modified version o Q: Brawny - The Fort · 7 PAX WARMUP: - 9 Side Straddle Hops - 11 Windmills - Plank to Down Dog, Calf stretch’s to Up Dog THE THANG: - 2,001 meter (1.243 miles) run to symbolize the year; - 175 squat thrusters, representing United Airlines flight… ALCATRAZ · SEP 6, 2025 Backblast! Up yours! Q: Poppins · 8 PAX WARMUP: Yes. Usual suspects and some dynamic stretching followed by some plank work (side note: Fishstix is a badass and did a pre-workout with sandbags) THE THANG: Starfish Routine or as Change Order called it, “Spread… DAWN PATROL · SEP 4, 2025 Backblast! Scorpions Block Party Q: Minuteman · 7 PAX WARMUP: Mosey behind Panera, along the way doing Karaoke / Butt Kickers / High Knees / Toy Soldiers Circle up for SSH / Imperial Walkers / Cherry Pickers / Windmills THE THANG: Mosey beside LPL pond for a Webb homage to… DAWN PATROL · SEP 2, 2025 Backblast! NOT better on paper Q: Poppins · 4 PAX WARMUP: Warm up consisting of the usual suspects, stretching, merkins, planking and shoulder taps THE THANG: Mosey around lot to front of stage Dips on edge of stage Wall sits, one pax lunge walks to edge and jogs back… THE ARMORY · SEP 1, 2025 Backblast! Badland's 2025 KB Quota - met Q: Badlands · 6 PAX Warm-Up: Side Straddle Hops (IC x 20) Arm Circles Forward/Backward (IC x 10 each) Windmills (IC x 10) Imperial Walkers (IC x 10) Main Event: 4 rounds, farmers carry between rounds for active recovery Circuit (8 moves… VARSITY · AUG 29, 2025 Backblast! Calm in the Crazy Q: Crystal Lake · 8 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmills Cherry pickers Hillbilly walkers Mosey to pull up bars, 20 inclined merkins on curb Every man grab a block and overhead mosey down to back parking lot for 4 corners Every time you… AUG 28, 2025 Backblast! substi-Q at the pond Q: Badlands · 27 PAX My boy Poppins blew out his hammy doing something in the shower... sounds wild... so I figured PAX could chase me around for 45 minutes instead. Pledge at 5:14 brief disclaimer and LFG Out and back route up main street… DAWN PATROL · AUG 26, 2025 Backblast! 5 course meal with coupon for extra val Q: Minuteman · 11 PAX WARMUP: Dora on parking lot hill - Hors d’ouvres Run up hill and back while partner does: 1. Side Straddle Hops 2. Hillbilly Walkers 3. Moroccan Night Clubs 4. Windmills THE THANG: Mosey to hill in far corner of park… THE ARMORY · AUG 25, 2025 Backblast! Slow and Intentional Q: backdraft · 12 PAX WARMUP: stretch, mobility THE THANG: 3 sets 20 reps- goblet squats,deadlift, reverse lunge, overhead press, skull crushers, merkins, upright rows, lawnmowers, alternating curls. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: golf tournament… AUG 19, 2025 Backblast! Stand Up’s VQ Q: Stand Up · 16 PAX WARMUP: side straddle hops, arm circles, windmills, imperial walkers, cherry pickers THE THANG: Station 1: 100m-ish partner run – 100 monkey humpers, 200 Carolina dry docks, 300 American Hammers Mosey Station 2: 10… FLIGHT PLAN · AUG 18, 2025 Backblast! Mondays for the boys Q: Poppins · 20 PAX WARMUP: nah THE THANG: harvest pointe and back MARY: one burpee ANNOUNCEMENTS: golf tournament, care center, invergence COT: prayers for DDs M and marriages