backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
283 backblasts mention “Crystal Lake”
BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 12
Backblast! How far can you Nur?
WARMUP: do we warm up at Block Party on Thursday’s? THE THANG: Head to WEP, stop for merkins, around the park, stop for low slow squats, stop for American hammers in parking lot, through the woods to Harris street, stop…
TRAINING GROUND · SUN FEB 8
Backblast! Bearded miles
WARMUP: THE THANG: walk to Palmetto apartments and back. One loop around Earthfare MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · SUN JAN 18
Backblast! 4 miles before 7am
WARMUP: nope THE THANG: ruck shuffle a 4 mile route MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: when busy the first thing we tend to sacrifice is our spiritual growth and personal mental well being. Be aware of this and…
BLOCK PARTY · THU JAN 15
Backblast! Zipper
WARMUP: The pledge of allegiance THE THANG: Run to old Hardee’s parking lot Provide directions to Pax to run right side zipper. At each end 10 merkins and 10 squats Run back to COT 3 miles 100 merkins 100 squats Most…
TRAINING GROUND · SUN JAN 11
Backblast! Training Ground - We Rucked
WARMUP: Negative. THE THANG: We ruck over to, and around, Brayden. This included and backwards ruck up the part of the hill. We then rucked over to the Colosseum and guess what we did on the way out. Oh you know…
BLOCK PARTY · THU JAN 8
Backblast! Minnow Party
Lots of people showed up, unfortunately they got me on Q. Original plan was to run with merkins to Riverview elementary school, but with so many pax I decided to stay local. Plan was to run around town with Jack Webb…
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…
TRAINING GROUND · SUN JAN 4
Backblast! Miles and Smiles
WARMUP: stretch legs THE THANG: miles and smiles 3.5 miles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: break the dam COT: praises and prayers
CURRAHEE · DEC 23, 2025
Backblast! Get the ruck outta here
SubstiQ for my boy Poppins as he recovers from a Hammy issue. Get better bro! WARMUP: circle up for IC SSH, produce pickers, IW, broga stuffs, and Mtn climbers THE THANG: Assortment of circuits 4rounds- 4 min ruck…
TRAINING GROUND · DEC 21, 2025
Backblast! Titles are required.
WARMUP: There was none. THE THANG: We logged some miles with some smiles and saw the Xmas lights 'tis the season! MARY: Hard Pass ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter. COT: The Thang was a long COT.
DEC 19, 2025
Backblast! Leg-Heavy, Imagine That
WARMUP: Run the entirety of the larger Teeter/Stockade lot then NUR up and back the main straightaway. THE THANG: Run to the circle at Stockbridge at the entrance to the apartments. 25 Squats & 25 Peter Parkers I/C Run…
DEC 18, 2025
Backblast! Respectables take over the Pond
WARMUP: pledge of allegiance THE THANG: 1 mile lap Four corners with 5 burpees 10 merkins and 15 leg raises at each corner MARY: Dis you know?? ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas is 5 days away COT: Pray for the children
TRAINING GROUND · DEC 14, 2025
Backblast! Tropical Ruck
WARMUP: SSH, Good Mornings, Merkins, Arm circles, squats THE THANG: ruck with one pain station, ruck curls, ruck OHP, ruck swings, ruck flutter w press ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2DB, Christmas Eve convergence
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…
TRAINING GROUND · DEC 7, 2025
Backblast! Bearded Wonder
WARMUP: THE THANG: Down to Colosseum, up to Walmart, back to Earth Fare MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
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…
TRAINING GROUND · NOV 30, 2025
Backblast! Mumblechatter Filled Miles
WARMUP: None THE THANG: We rucked from the training ground along 160 to stonecrest, then to huber graham way to tega cay elementary and back MARY: Not today, Satan ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletters COT: Kept it…
BLOCK PARTY · NOV 25, 2025
Backblast! Apparently “another” Pendulum
WARMUP: Some THE THANG: Pendulum on Monroe White St. 5 Bombjacks in the middle: 25 Merkins at the top of the hill. 25 Seal Jacks at the top of the other. Decrease by 5 each round then back up. MARY: some ANNOUNCEMENTS…
TRAINING GROUND · NOV 23, 2025
Backblast! Miles of OPRAHS Favorite Things
WARMUP: I mean, we just started walking and stuff THE THANG: Ruck miles (a simple out-and-back on 160 with OPRAHS stops along the way: OP = Overhead Press x 10 OYO R = Rows (alt upright/bent over) x 10 OYO AH = American…
ALCATRAZ · NOV 22, 2025
Backblast! Back to Skool
WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmills Cherry pickers Hillbilly walkers Mosey around park, stopping for merkins, calf raises, then down the big hill in back for some low slow squats and Mime Tyson’s, then back up the…
NOV 21, 2025
Backblast! End of the Road
WARMUP: Yea, this is important. SSH IW HW Plank sequence Included some dynamic stretching THE THANG: String of Pearls 5 burpees 10 merkins 15 squats 20 lunges 25 ....... something added an exercises each stop. (e.g…
TRAINING GROUND · NOV 16, 2025
Backblast! Keeping up with Boogie
WARMUP: THE THANG: 160 to Stonecrest Blvd, down to Dam road, and back to COT the way we came MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
BLOCK PARTY · NOV 11, 2025
Backblast! Veterans Day at Vets Park
Run to Parking Lot behind Amor 11 SSH 11 Windmills 11 IW 11 HW 11 Mnt Climbers Quick discussion on my Why? As in why I’m still in F3 Short answer is to run faster…(metaphorically as well as literally) I want to be good…