backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
622 backblasts mention “Mainframe”
CURRAHEE · NOV 16, 2021
Currahee Shoulder Smoke
Three rolled in to the parking lot ready and were ready by 0458 for the 0500 start. At 0459:52 we saw a grey Subaru coming in on two wheels. MainFrame emerged, took the disclaimer as it was yelled to him from across the…
APR 23, 2021
Mini-training day
(For the record since it's been a while since I've posted a backblast, I actually wrote this the morning after the workout and sadly it took me another fully week and then a couple days to copy and paste it...at least…
MAR 10, 2020
Fire Ant - A First for Cake
5 showed including YHC for Fore Ant Ruck workout. Ballroom had solid 41 or something of a mini convergence but we still got the work in and took our DRP 💥Quick Mosey around the property with a few warm up exercises then…
MAR 3, 2020
Just Enough to Hurt
Planned this Q while sitting at Copper Premium Pub in LW enjoying a nice after dinner Bulleit bourbon. I always wonder when planning a WO , will this be enough? As I scrawled out the idea on a bar napkin I tossed the…
JAN 28, 2020
Sprinting in the Corral
The day started with 4 PAX for extra credit, Dark Helmet, Mainframe, Cake Boss and YHC. We did some hill repeats behind the apartment complex. We headed back to the Harris Teeter parking lot and the crowd was anxious to…
SEP 3, 2019
Fire Ant Q - 9/3/19
Training for a Go Ruck HTL is a little different than training for a long race - everything takes a lot of time when you're not moving at an 8 min mile pace. You get miles in when you can, so at this point in the…
AUG 29, 2019
Minnow Pond Strikes Again
17 Pax descended upon the Minnow Pond this AM. Many were new to the Pond and all were better for having posted. In the 5 weeks since launch, Shady along with the other Qs have set the bar high for MP. The workouts have…
THE RANCH · AUG 1, 2019
Fields of Gory at The Ranch - And The Importance of Sharing Your Burdens
Jiffy gave me a holler this weekend to Q here. I was in the lower spectrum of the Flux lately and Q-ing a mostly black diamond AO was just what I needed to get out of it. Thank you Jiffy for the opportunity!! As I…
MAY 23, 2019
Laces Out - The Bear Prep Edition
4 men joined me today for an awesome 6 mile tour of some hills around Fort Mill. Why not with The Bear around the corner? A disclaimer was given, as well as a safety check. We warmed up around the lot and we were off…
THE RANCH · MAY 16, 2019
Shot Put At The Ranch
I'm a little late posting this but trying to stay off Funhouse's naughty list. Go time arrived, disclaimer was given, and 7 of the finest PAX moseyed off behind the elementary school. Circled up for some quick warm-ups…
COLOSSEUM · MAY 14, 2019
4x4 Fun
I haven't been to Colosseum in a long time. I've been doing the ruck WOs on Tuesdays so it was good to shake up the routine. It was also great to see so many cars rolling in. I haven't seen several guys in a while due…
MAY 13, 2019
Crosswalk fun at Quagmire
6 PAX arrived at Quagmire to work off all the post Mother's Day calories. Disclaimer was given and off we moseyed. Circle up in lot across from sub shop for warm-up. Normal stuff: SSHs, Hillbilly Walkers, Slow Squats…
MAY 4, 2019
Games at The Deep
So this was my 3rd Q of the week and I was seriously running out of ideas. Also I was exhausted and wanted to have a little fun with the Pax, so I channeled my inner Mainframe and planned some games for the Pax. We…
MAR 29, 2019
Ruck Rotations
Ruck a little ways to lot behind burger place. 3 rounds of the following: - 6 Curls - 6 Thrusters - 6 Tricep Extensions - 6 OH Presses - 6 Ruck Swings - 60 second OH Hold Ruck a little ways to in front of Old Navy. 3…
MAR 22, 2019
FTW - Forget The Winkie
I had prepared a coin flip workout 5 weeks ago where we flipped a coin to see if we would use the right hand side or left hand side of the winkie for each exercise. This week was to be the "other" side that didn't get…
THE RANCH · NOV 29, 2018
Chest Day @ The Ranch - 11/29/18
13 #HIM joined YHC at the Ranch for Chest Day. Welcome Greenspan (nomad from Winston Salem). Mosey to the big concrete circle. WARMUP - 30 side straddle hops - 5 burpees OYO - 8 4-count forward arm circles, 8 4-count…
SEP 21, 2018
Not much of a game, but a whole lot of suicides
So for some quick backstory, YHC had the Q at the Deep on 9/29, but was asked by our Nantan to be on of the Q's at the convergence at WEP. I was planning on doing a football themed workout there, but since I was losing…
FEB 13, 2018
GC BC
Another beautiful, slightly cool morning as the PAX assembled at the buffet. 5:15 hit and we broke up into bootcampers and ruckers. Disclaimer was given and off we moseyed to behind Teeter. Circle up for normal warmups…
CLYDESDALES · JAN 31, 2018
Clydesdales - Getting Fastish and kicked out of the parking lot!
We ran.....we ran so far away! Then came back COT 2/24 = Yeti Thanks for Q Mainframe!
JAN 30, 2018
Taking it easy at the Golden Corral
After two Qs last week, YHC’s creativity was all but spent. Nevertheless, when Old Bay asked if I could fill in for Boeheim, I agreed to help. I still have that Twister spinner I made for a previous Q, so I already had…
JAN 9, 2018
GC - RUCK - Teamwork - DFQ - Embrace the Suck
Man I hope you guys read the whole way through this, because I left truly inspired by the PAX that Embraced the Suck with me today. 8 Ruckers joined up on a "warm" morning at GC. It was 31 or something which felt like…
DEC 4, 2017
Pick a card at Quagmire
It was a non-winter Monday morning and a great group of PAX showed up to get the week started. No FNGs but disclaimer was given and off we went. - Mosey to Home Depot lot with high-knees, butt-kickers, & karaoke's along…
ALCATRAZ · NOV 11, 2017
Veterans day at Alcatraz
7 of the finest men in the TC Peninsula got after it on a darn chilly morning. T'was great to see everyone out of the fartsack considering today was the payoff day for those training for Charlotte Marathon and the men…
THE RANCH · OCT 26, 2017
300s at the Ranch
I'm a little late getting this posted so I don't recall all the finer conversation points and stimulating discussion points we went shared. But I'm still within the 7 day back-blast window! Mosey to back of school for…