backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
833 backblasts mention “rad”
APR 11, 2019
The Art of Merkin Cadence...
What is more difficult than doing 20 merkins first thing in the morning? Trying to do 20 merkins first thing in the morning in cadence and remembering to breathe! I was doing well until I hit merkin #11 and it was…
APR 10, 2019
Relays at Abyss
Been trying to come up w/ ideas that force guys to naturally push themselves harder than they would normally. What better way than to do some team relays w/ punishments and a time hack that forces us to push it to be…
THE ARMORY · APR 8, 2019
Go quickly, go alone. Go far, go together.
YHC was called out of the bullpen this weekend and had to bring a W/O that would make all PAX better. A little thinking from prior beat down kettle bell sessions triggered moments of past pain that merited being brought…
APR 2, 2019
Old School Slug Fest at the Corral
Man, I have to give props to our boy Lutefisk for taking over this AO as Site Q and really elevating the attendance and holy cow the consistent FNG's rolling up here. It's so great to see, and likely the only reason I…
BLOCK PARTY · MAR 26, 2019
Shorties - Freedom and Lawnmower Parents
With this weeks QSource focus on Shorties and the recent college scandals, I thought I would look at how parents are preventing their children from growing up. Mosey to parking Lot The usual variety of COP exercises Q…
MAR 22, 2019
Ad-lib at the Chupacabra
My apologies for the tardiness; that happens when priorities are out of whack. I also apologize if I missed a tagging of another PAX member...also a side-effect of not doing things on time. Lutefisk took the bootcampers…
SNAKE PIT · MAR 20, 2019
UNO (a VQ dream)
3D's VQ premiered an UNO workout with 12 guys. (3D finally got access to post this. Sorry for the delay. It was so popular DropThrill has used it since. Some of this is copied from his BackBlast.) Shuffle the deck of…
MAR 13, 2019
Webbs and cinder block at Pantheon
Day 2 of my 3 Q's in a row. A crisp morning with low attendance, only 4 HIM decided to get better, I think I may have scared some PAX with my Q at Golden Corral the day before. We started our warm up with a run around…
MAR 12, 2019
Walk around the Kettlebell Clock...
Two Ferns was kind enough to put me on the Kettlebell Q at Cannonball. I decided P200 will be plenty of running, so why not work the rest of the body? I showed up to set up and it was pitch black in our parking area…
MAR 4, 2019
Constant Movement @ Crow's Nest
A week late... but it's here! (I don't remember everything... this was my first Q without writing stuff down and just going with the flow. The template is accurate... the exercises on the other hand, probably not)…
MAR 1, 2019
Tinsel's Birthday month pain fest starts at the swamp
I had the opportunity to sub for Sasquatch, we had 4 bootcampers, 4 ruckers and 6 runners. I kindly asked the ruckers to join the BC but they declined the invitation to our pain fest. After a quick disclaimer, Mile…
THE RANCH · FEB 21, 2019
Black Diamond #3 at the Ranch - Get Some
Expected rain all morning, but instead we got a comfortable 40 degrees with wetness all around us. Perfect for what we were about to get into. Reminded the Pax that this was a Black Diamond workout and immediately had a…
THE ARMORY · FEB 11, 2019
The Armory - Viking Metal is always better in the rain
YHC arrived and wanted to do some sidewalk chalk writing but the rain threw a wrench in that plan so had to use the phone as my weinke while also playing the traditional Viking Metal for kettle-bell workout. After 1 1/2…
FEB 5, 2019
Fire Ant 2-5-19
15 Pax posted at Fire Ant for unseasonably warm January morning. We had a large crowd this morning - looks like training may be picking up for the May Custom. Also, big welcome to Jiffy and River Rat as first timers to…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 30, 2019
2019 Q1 PFT - The Coop
YHC decided that 2019 needed to have an old tradition re-instituted, the Quarterly Physical Fitness Test. So, Wegmans has given me the last Wednesday of every 3rd month to test and track the progress of the Pax. The…
THE ARMORY · JAN 28, 2019
The Armory: Envelope Notes
A lucky 13 PAX gathered in the not too cold late-January gloom for this rendition of The Armory. Set the disclaimer into motion and the PAX soon followed moseying over to the far side of the church parking lot. Warm Up…
THE RANCH · JAN 17, 2019
Oh that smell!
It was great to see so many PAX pulling into the Ranch on a cold morning. Even Dark Helmet arrived earlier than normal, he beat Bonsai, Fire Marshall Bill and Fratboy! T-Claps to my good ol' pal Champagne for coming…
JAN 15, 2019
Challenges at Golden Corral
Finishing my Golden Corral Q a week late with this backblast. Late sub Q for NASA. Late tweet evening before. But arrived early at GC to set up cones for 2 loops, a smaller inner loop and larger outer loop. Had to…
JAN 3, 2019
Laces In - Going Out
A bit of cool rain couldn't keep the 8 LacesIn pax in the fartsack this morning. Thankfully, it was 52 degrees and not 32 degrees. Fearing the bubble over Fort Mill wouldn't hold up, YHC planned a workout under…
DEC 14, 2018
Fantastic 4 at the Triangle
4 Pax (Two Ferns, Homebrew, Respectable Olaf and Radar) joined YHC for a wet and chilly time at the Bermuda Triangle. At first it was just me and Homebrew so after a quick but thorough disclaimer we began our mosey but…
SLOW BURN · DEC 14, 2018
Intentional COTs
YHC was honored when asked to Q a workout at Slow Burn. This is my first time taking the lead at this long time AO in The Fort Region. Thank you to Smithers and the other 6 PAX for joining YHC on this chilly wet…
DEC 4, 2018
The Ruck Taper That Wasn't...Here at the Fire Ant
Oh, you didn't tote a ruck and join us at the Fire Ant this morning? But, you know how to read. Lucky you; you'll feel as if you joined us in this perfect gloom. Well, aside from smoked shoulders, jail-breaks, curls…
DEC 4, 2018
Arcade of Pain
Five men showed up for a cool morning beatdown at Golden Corral. After a quick disclaimer, we circled up for a few warm-up exercises: SSH x15 Plank Stretch Imperial Walker x15 LBCs x 15 Windmill x15 Next, we moseyed…
DEC 3, 2018
12 Days of Misery (Christmas Workout)
6 posted today at the Crows Nest for a Christmas Themed Workout. The work out started with brief disclaimer then a mosey towards the poorly sensored street lights were we did some Low Slow Squats sprinkled in with some…