backblasts
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589 backblasts mention “Pusher”
SEP 21, 2015
We Don't Chase the Wind
11 men got stronger this morning taking in 2.6 miles and 120 Merkins. The Thang 0.6 mile Mosey around downtown followed by 25 SSHs and 15 Windmills. Mosey again At the parking deck, we did a series of Merkins and Ab…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 11, 2015
For the Stars and Stripes
9 Men showed for my first Q at The Colosseum. We had 1 FNG (welcome Melo), so the disclaimer was thoroughly disclaimed and then we took off. The Thang Mosey to back lot behind school with some Karaoke on the way to a…
COLOSSEUM · JUN 16, 2015
Calamity at The Coliseum
No fluff. No beauty contest. Just grit and determination. I looked up previous backblasts to see what had been done and more to the point- what hadn't. I decided no need to re-invent the exercise wheel; rather just a…
SLOW BURN · MAY 22, 2015
Gliding Into the Weekend
23 men converged on the Chik-fi-la on a cool SC morning for a smooth start to the Memorial Day Weekend. Here is what they did: The Thang:: Easy jog to the Lowes contractor canopy for COP: SSH x 25, windmill x 15, merkin…
SLOW BURN · MAY 1, 2015
Chasing Perfection... at #SlowBurn
Why do we do this to ourselves? Why did 30 (no, not a typo) men show up this morning to a cool, dark parking lot at an unheavenly hour? Because someone gave us the gift, and now we are hooked... So here's The Thang…
FEB 10, 2015
The 4 Corners of Persevering through F.A.T.P.A.N.T.S.
15 pax gathered at Golden Corral for lessons in perseverance (White Lightning & Free Bird somehow unlatched the barn door & took off on a soggy 5 miler for some P200 training). The first lesson coming from the late…
FEB 3, 2015
The Other Side of the Corral
20 men posted on a perfect SC winter morning for another course at the Golden Corral. Here is what they did: The Thang: Mosey across Gold Hill Road to the exclusive Crossroads Shopping Center for COP: SSH x 40, Squat x…
NOV 8, 2014
The Emerald Mile - Meeting your brother where it began...#ISI
12 Pax met at WEP on a frosty cool morning at The Fort. Over a year ago Chicken Wing and I recieved the EH from Pusher and Red Eye at a youth soccer game in Tega Cay. After some mumble chatter through text messaging we…
BLOCK PARTY · OCT 21, 2014
Sideways lessons for going forward
16 Pax posted to Block Party on a perfect, crisp fall morning. The theme for the workout was SIDEWAYS. Other than the opening warm-up run, other movements on feet between spots were to be done sideways (or backwards)…
JUL 31, 2014
Running down a dream
16 pax posted to Laces Out with speed on their mind -- a 10k time trial to test themselves in the gloom. It was a BRR-inspired training run that drew more than merely BRR pax. The absence of Red Banjo opened a door that…
BLOCK PARTY · MAY 6, 2014
Diamonds are the pax best friend
Block Party's AO remains hostage to aliens who landed at WEP last Wed and continue to lay claim to our territory. Thus, 13 Pax gathered round the virtual shovel flag for an off campus recon mission through the woods to…
ALCATRAZ · JAN 18, 2014
Goodbye COMFORT Zone= Hello Filthy Fifty
24 PAX posted at a cold and windy WEP Fort looking for a motivating start to their weekend, what they found was an Audit / CSPAN challenge to push beyond their normal comfort zone. The Thang: Audit welcomed the group to…
ALCATRAZ · JAN 11, 2014
Cold, wet, and great
14 faithful faced the rain and soggy conditions to get their weekly beatdown at Alcatraz. The Thang: Senator T at Q 3/4 run around park and through the ball fields to find some ground above water. COP SSH x 40, Merkin x…