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THE YARD · SAT MAR 21 Go Chuck Yourself Q: darkhelmet · 15 PAX WARMUP: We did some THE THANG: Chuck Norris jokes and exercises, mainly MARY: No chicks ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: The 5th Core Principle THE YARD · SAT MAR 14 Backblast! Knock out for fun Q: Float Bridge · 14 PAX WARMUP: - Moroccan nightclub - Imperial walker - Cherri pickers - Windmill THE THANG: - street light ladder x stations - Reps 5, 10, 15, 10 - Station 1 - side straddle hop - Squats - Lunges - station 2 - merkins - Plank… BLOCK PARTY · THU MAR 12 Backblast! 2026.11 Minnow Pond Q: Tesh · 24 PAX Run up Massey hill, 20 bobjacks in Sisk parking lot, run to gas station for 10 merkins, run to Millstone park for 30 flutters, run to the millstone for 10 1leg air humpers (trying to put a foot on the wall). Repeat as… RING OF FIRE · WED MAR 11 Backblast! 2026.11 Ring of Fire Q: Tesh · 13 PAX Starting from the endzone of the field: 10 burpees, 20 Merkins, 20 squats 40 yard dash on one foot (alternating feet every 5 yards) then finish run to other endzone. After down and back, 20 big boys which completes a… SEABISCUIT · TUE MAR 10 Backblast! Waterside Run for Uhaul Q: Pocahontas · 17 PAX WARMUP: Light Jog THE THANG: Lots of hills and trails throughout waterside with a pitstop for Uhaul MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jager, newsletter COT: RING OF FIRE · FRI MAR 6 Backblast! Loredo Q: Mainframe · 6 PAX Mosey to car loop in front of school. Warm up by taking a lap (1/4 mile) and doing 20 SSHs. Repeat. Main thing is Loredo WOD. 6 rounds of: 24 squats, 24 merkins, 24 lunges, run a lap. Finished all 6 rounds with a little… RING OF FIRE · WED MAR 4 Backblast! Deck O'Pain Q: Shield · 9 PAX WARMUP: Slow Windmills, Imperial Walkers,Hillbilly Walkers, Stretching THE THANG: We had a DeckO'Pain HEARTS - MERKINS DIAMONDS-SSH SPADE-CDD CLUBS-BIG BOYS JOKER-BURPEES After the Deck we traveled over to the pullup… THE YARD · SAT FEB 28 Backblast! 4 Corners & More Q: Goose · 12 PAX WARMUP: Motivator Imperial Walkers Stretchy Things THE THANG: Thang 1 - Four Corners Escalator Corner 1: 10 Merkins Run to corner 2 Corner 2: 10 Merkins, 20 Squats Run to corner 3 Corner 3: 10 merkins, 20 Squats, 30 Big… RING OF FIRE · WED FEB 25 Backblast! Football Field Follies Q: Shield · 8 PAX WARMUP: Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers and some stretching downward dog and hinetmooners THE THANG: We were on the football field every numbered yard line you had an exercise, you ran to the yard line… THE FORT · SAT FEB 21 Backblast! Wet and Sweaty Q: Deep Dish · 8 PAX WARMUP: ssh, low slow squat merkins. We played duck, duck, burpee. Pax circle up and hold a square. Person who is “it” bear crawls around circle and stops at a pax - both do 5 burpees. First done gets spot in circle… RING OF FIRE · WED FEB 18 Backblast! Q-Fusion Q: Fishstix · 12 PAX A litte Q-fusion this morning at ao-ring-of-fire. I noticed several Pax running around the AO before kick-off time. Most getting some extra miles before the Dam to Dam relay. I noticed Olaf running and I thought I had… THE YARD · SAT FEB 14 Backblast! V Day - showed lotta love to all the ma Q: Greg Shoney · 9 PAX WARMUP: yep, lots THE THANG: four circuits, chest, legs, abs l, cardio, merkins- reg, wide arm and diamond, jump squats, squats, wall squats and 11’s MARY: no time ANNOUNCEMENTS: FNG drive COT: THE YARD · SAT JAN 17 Backblast! Noterate Q: Band Camp · 18 PAX WARMUP: yea. but with accumulating burpees interspersed THE THANG: Mosey a tad: to some good island based parking lots 6-7 with curb alberts and mike tysons mode of transit: bear crawl/crawl bear 6-7 with squats and… BLOCK PARTY · THU JAN 15 Backblast! Zipper Q: Bonsai · 26 PAX 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… RING OF FIRE · WED JAN 14 Backblast! King of The Ring Round 1 Q: Cohiba · 8 PAX Warm-Up: SSH – 25 IC Imperial Walkers – 15 IC Merkins – 10 IC Low Slow Squats – 15 IC Moroccan NC – 15 IC Windmills - 10 IC Strawberry Pickers - 10 IC The Thang: Perform a Ladder: (Start with 5 reps; Add +5 each round… THE YARD · SAT JAN 10 Backblast! Don’t Stop Q: Drop Thrill · 13 PAX WARMUP: We warmed up. THE THANG: Headed to the light poles al did something similar to a suicide. Repeat each exercise at each light pole going and coming back. 20 squats 20 SSH 20 raise the roof 20 lunges 20 merkins 20… THE COACH'S BOX · THU JAN 8 Backblast! The width Q: Band Camp · 7 PAX WARMUP: :white_check_mark: THE THANG: move around and do a lot. MARY: not much. Made it back for 10 burpees at the close ANNOUNCEMENTS: :white_check_mark: COT: discussion on candor DEC 24, 2025 Backblast! Eve of the Lord's birth - convergence Q: darkhelmet · 85 PAX WARMUP: The usual THE THANG: DH-type-stuff MARY: worked into Thang ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter & upcoming changes COT: Lauren Hope Styles (sp?) - 21 RIP, Prayers for Geronimo & family. Reading from Ezekiel centered around… RING OF FIRE · DEC 17, 2025 Backblast! 8 Days Till Christmas Q: Bam Bam · 8 PAX WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Windmills, Moroccan Night Club. THE THANG: 5 Burpees, Over Head Press (20), 5 Burpees, Curls (25), LBC'S (30) Hello Dolly's (20), Goblet Squats (20), Incline Merkins (20), KB Swings (25)… THE RANCH · DEC 11, 2025 Backblast! Transparent Thought Life Q: Ruby Slippers · 9 PAX WARMUP: 50xSSHIC followed by a short mosey to our first pain station. THE THANG: At the end of the warm-up mosey we found ourselves at the entrance to the loop at the front of the school. Played Catch Me If You Can with… VARSITY · DEC 5, 2025 Backblast! It’s raining Cindys Q: Soup To Nuts · 13 PAX WARMUP: 67 SSH’s and then I Fd up cadence on the rest. THE THANG: Tabata with cinder blocks 55 seconds AMRAP -man makers -OP -Curls -merkins - 25 -Goblet squats -Chest Press -Bulgarians -merkins - 25 -Swings -Lunges… RING OF FIRE · DEC 3, 2025 Backblast! Ice Ice Baby - Board pushing Q: Sunkist · 9 PAX WARMUP: Short: SSH, windmill, down dog, Honeymooner, Down Dog, sprinter stretch Partner up with similar size guys. Each pair gets a brick and 2x4 board. Mosey to stadium THE THANG: All line up at the track by the… RING OF FIRE · NOV 26, 2025 Backblast! Farmers bring in the Thanksgiving holid Q: Jesse Monza · 9 PAX WARMUP: motivators from 5 THE THANG: 2 minute farmer carry followed by 1 minute workouts. We mixed in multiple rounds of running to the pull up bars and laps around the track to honor Splinter who is DR. MARY: mixed in… RING OF FIRE · NOV 19, 2025 Backblast! New Beginnings Q: teddyf3 · 8 PAX WARMUP: Short mosey around the parking lot and then stopped for warm up: 15 SSH, 15 IW, 5 burpees, 15 Windmill, 5 burpees, 10 Potato PickerS THE THANG: Started with 4 corners: 15 Merkins, 15 jump squats, 15 LBC, 15…