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ALCATRAZ · AUG 16, 2025 Backblast! Sweaty Morning Q: Esso · 12 PAX 11’s on the hill Dips and merkins Pull-ups and in and outs. SEABISCUIT · AUG 12, 2025 Backblast! Billy Madison Loop Q: Italian Job · 6 PAX 6 of us dodged puddles and covered over 4 miles this morning. Here was what YHC dubbed the “Billy Madison” route: - Circle Doby’s Bridge Elementary, up Neff Court - Take the rocky path up and over Doby’s Bridge to and… FLIGHT PLAN · AUG 11, 2025 Backblast! A large ruck club Q: Esso · 18 PAX Walmart round suggested but many Rucker looping aromas Baxter as well. SEABISCUIT · AUG 5, 2025 Backblast! Swim @ The Biscuit Q: Grout · 3 PAX WARMUP: NONE THE THANG: This Morning’s Run Recap ?‍♂️? Original plan was to hit Fairway Dr and pass Esso’s place, but with all the rain overnight, I called an audible to stay off the slick roads and low visibility… TRAINING GROUND · JUL 27, 2025 Backblast! Miles and smiles Q: Greg Shoney · 8 PAX 8 men showed up to ao-training-ground this AM for 3.6 miles of ruck and some lessons on where to buy grass fed beef and creatine. Great fun and sweat was shared by these awesome PAX, NASA Cohiba Maximus Grout miyagi… JUL 21, 2025 Backblast! Badger Attack Q: Esso · 6 PAX The Bert CURRAHEE · JUL 15, 2025 Backblast! Swampy Circuit Q: Italian Job · 8 PAX Like the “Jelly of the Month Club,” the humidity just keeps giving. That didn’t stop 8 of us from putting in the work. Here’s what we did. No warmup, just mosey to the crosswalk in the drop-off line under ruck - 30 yard… JUL 12, 2025 Backblast! Burpee Ball at Alcatraz Q: Half Shell · 5 PAX WARMUP: lap around Runde Park then exercises in the parking lot including Imperial Walkers, Mountain climbers, CDDs THE THANG: Mozy to the little league ball field right foul pole for 7s. Merkins at the RF foul pole and… THE COACH'S BOX · JUL 10, 2025 Backblast! Rosie’s lifts and lessons Q: Rosie · 4 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, cherry pickers, moroccan night clubs, merkins THE THANG: 2 rounds - 10 burpees, 10 Grinders, 3 rounds of 10 squat thrusts with cindy, 15 BBs, 20 Merkins 3… BLOCK PARTY · JUN 24, 2025 Backblast! Pitter Patter Lets Get At Er Q: Pauly D · 8 PAX WARMUP: 30 SSH / 15 Cherry Pickers / 10 Moroccan Night Clubs / 1 minute plank THE THANG: board of Payne with downtown half mile loops. Run Loop 1, 25BBS/25 flutter kicks (4ct)/25 LBC’s Run Loop 2, 20 merkins/20 Carolina… THE HIVE · JUN 20, 2025 Backblast! Last minute DORAs Q: Esso · 8 PAX WARMUP: SSHs THE THANG: Dora #1 - Farmers Carry - 50 burpees - Squats w calf raises 100 - Mike Tyson’s 150 - Mountain climbers 200 Dora #2 - Man makers 50 - Goblet squats with calf raises 100 - Halos 100 - Plank pass… FLIGHT PLAN · JUN 16, 2025 Backblast! Standard Route Q: HarryCarry · 17 PAX Flight Plan: Standard Route: Market down to Sutton, Sutton up to 160, 160 back to Market. One loop is about 1.5mi. Some did trails and some rucked. COT BLOCK PARTY · JUN 10, 2025 Backblast! Hot dogs and toenails sport junction fi Q: Slash · 11 PAX WARMUP: tickle THE THANG: 5 burpees, 10, merkins, 15 squats, 20 SSH, 25 LBC’s in each corner of parking lot at top of Massey with running in between. A few warmup stuff and hill running thrown in as well. MARY: she’s… SNAKE PIT · JUN 3, 2025 Backblast! Enjoy the truck btches Q: Birdcage · 8 PAX Emptied the truck of all landscaping blocks and carried all plus KBs on a supposed trip around the school but we turned back cause Birdcage way underestimated how long it would take. THE ARMORY · JUN 2, 2025 Backblast! 2025.23 Armory Q: Tesh · 9 PAX Obligatory warmup Partner up for Dora: 100x Rows 200x OH Press 300x Swings Keep partners for 5 rounds of P1: Farmer carry both bells 60yds P2: Plank Obligatory mary THE HIVE · MAY 30, 2025 Backblast! The Time is Always Now Q: Band Camp · 22 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: methodical SSH 1 burpee Windmill 2 burps IW 3 burps HW 4 burps J-Lo 5 burps Farmers carry https://medium.com/@danjohn84123/humane-burpee-342d0054a13f Finished with swing sequence to hit 100 total 5 swings 5… SOUL TO SOLE · MAY 29, 2025 Backblast! Never skip leg day Q: TINSEL TheFort · 13 PAX WARMUP: 0.8 miles lap around LPL building THE THANG: At the amphitheater, elevens using the concrete steps: 1 step up each leg, 10 calf raises; 2 SU, 9 CR… progressive to 10 SU, 1 CR. Ruck to the building behind Epic… KITCHEN SINK · MAY 28, 2025 Backblast! Choosing the Hard Thing Q: Italian Job · 10 PAX · +1 FNG Nine men (including one FNG - welcome SIB) started their day with the hard thing at the Kitchen Sink. We had a quick disclaimer then jumped right in – no warm-up. Here’s what we did. Grab your Ruck and Block … THE HIVE · MAY 23, 2025 Backblast! The Hive Shovel Flag Hand-Off Q: Deep Dish · 32 PAX WARMUP: Happy Hour warmed us up for the impending bear down THE THANG: Round 1: 10-min AMRAP 10 x KBS 10 x KB squats 10 x KB deadlifts 10 x KB clean and jerk Round 2: 25-min of suffering PAX circle up at bottom of the… SNAKE PIT · MAY 20, 2025 Backblast! Secret Service Social Security Q: Suplex · 8 PAX WARMUP: ImpWalkers, ChPickers, SSH, Windmills, Bro(Y)oga THE THANG: 1. Modified Secret Service Snatch Test. 1. Bell weight/ Required Reps / Time limit 1. 50 / 200 / 10:00 2. 45/ 222 / 11:06 3. 40 / 250 / 12:30 4. 35 /… MAY 15, 2025 Backblast! 2025 PGA Championship - Quail Hollow Q: Spider · 36 PAX WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance THE THANG: Inspired by the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this will be a loop with 18 stops. The distance between the stops are based on the length of the holes (slightly modified… KITCHEN SINK · MAY 14, 2025 Backblast! Do You Suffer in Silence? Q: Crystal Lake · 13 PAX WARMUP: - Moroccan Night clubs - Low slow squats - Imperial blocker Gear up and head to amphitheater. Partner workout. All gear needs to get to the top of the amphitheater. Only one partner can carry at a time… BLOCK PARTY · MAY 13, 2025 Backblast! Block Party Beatdown Q: Deep Dish · 18 PAX WARMUP: SSH, windmill, cherry pickers, navy seal burpees (10 count movement) THE THANG: Mosey to Walter Elisha Run to each park bunch and do 5 Navy Seal Burpees. Wait for the 6 to finish then run to next bench together… LAZARUS · MAY 8, 2025 Backblast! Back to School Q: Goose · 4 PAX We warmed up with the Motivator and then did some stretchy things. We moseyed around TJ the front of the theater where we went to school. Billy Madison inspired workout — 1 exercise 12 reps, for each grade. As we…