backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
572 backblasts mention “Mark Nestel”
THE FORGE · WED MAY 27
Your Family Doesn't Need You To Die For Them, They Need You To Live
WARMUP: Mosey to Ace Hardware parking lot with carioca, high knees, butt kicks, etc along the way. Circle up for Seal Jacks, IWs, HWs, Plank Jacks, plus some stretching. Mosey along Lake Vista Blvd to office park next…
SLOW BURN · SAT MAY 23
What Rain!!
WARMUP: Merks, SSH, Nightclubs, Stretch, Mosey, PlankJax, Imperial Walker, OH Claps THE THANG: 4 Corners w accumulator adding an exercise. 1st Corner 10 Merks, 2nd Corner 10 Merks,10 Squats, 3rd corner 10 Merks, 10…
ALCATRAZ · SAT MAY 23
Trestle Camp
Tressel: 1. Disclaimer/mosey around Windward Dr, back to parking lot. 2. COP- mix upper and lower body. 3. Down the hill at Mariana Dr. for quadzilla. 4. Mosey to pull up station for 7’s (pull ups/ burpees). Band Camp…
THE BALLROOM · TUE MAY 19
Barry said no moderate
WARMUP: light jog to bball court, SSH, cherry pickers, windmills, low slow squat, tempo merkins THE THANG: old school Dora: 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBCs. Wrapped up the Dora and jogged over to the track. At the…
THE BALLROOM · TUE MAY 19
Post CSAUP FOMO
15 showed up for ao-the-ballroom for a not moderate (thanks to Barry Manilow for the motivation) as there were a handful of csaup-may-2026 participants this morning. - Honky Tonk is living in the current shadow of his…
KITCHEN SINK · WED MAY 13
Bag of Bad Decisions
Disclaimer Provided & 5 Core Principles shared thanks to BONES for keeping us honest : - FREE OF CHARGE - OPEN TO ALL MEN - HELD OUTDOORS RAIN OR SHINE - PEER LED ROTATION - END IN CIRCLE OF TRUST WARMUP: In cadence and…
THE FORGE · FRI MAY 8
2026.19 The Forge
Mosey to the church parking lot for Dora with 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBCs. Bear crawl length of lot with 3 merkins at every other parking line. Mosey around to the large wall of the grocery for Wall sits and…
CURRAHEE · TUE MAY 5
Cinco de Mayo
WARMUP: lap around parking lot THE THANG: partner work Partner 1 runs to other end of field and picks up partner 2 where they will be doing an exercise that slowly gets you across the field. Continue switching between…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON MAY 4
There and back x6
WARMUP: mosey to bottom of Brayden THE THANG: 20 merkins, 20 big boys then run up Brayden to the stoplight and do 20 squats and 20 calf raises then run down Brayden. Repeat 5 times to get 100 reps of each. Run back to…
THE FORGE · FRI MAY 1
Sandbag Sack Race – Now With Bonus Card Gambling!
It was supposed to be a straightforward sandbag game. It turned into a full-on comedy roast with heavy objects and bad ideas involving bear crawls. The sandbag passing was clunky as advertised, but the teamwork…
SOUL TO SOLE · THU APR 30
The Manion WOD
WARMUP: 29 squats THE THANG: Manion WOD: 29 squats with ruck and sandbag, 400 meter run/ruck/shuffle X 7 rounds (modify as needed) MARY: 5 minutes of AB lab, 10 minute broga ANNOUNCEMENTS: “greater than” event, bethel…
KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 29
💰 Sandbag Extravaganza 💰
WARMUP: SSH, Moroccan night clubs, arm circles, low slow squat, downward dog, hip openers THE THANG: we had 40’s, 60’s and on 80#… shoulder the sandbags and go for a walk around the soccer field, stop halfway, circle up…
CURRAHEE · TUE APR 28
A Good Rucking
WARMUP: There was none THE THANG: - Merkins - 12 - Swings - 22 - Get Ups - 5 (side) - Man Makers - 12 - Overhead Presses -12 - Squats - 22 - Thrusters - 12 - Curls - 22 - Back Rows - 12 - Split Squats - 22 (Total) MARY…
6@6 · SAT APR 25
Rucking to find the million dollar bridge
WARMUP: put rucks on, grab one sandbag to share while exploring a route to the spring trails trying to find the million dollar bridge THE THANG: leave NAFO parking lot, go up the the traffic light and cross the street…
THE FORGE · FRI APR 24
All The Corners
WARMUP: Mosey, SSH, Plank, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Best Damn Stretch, and maybe 1-2 others I am forgetting THE THANG: First 4 corners - Corners were the corners of the HT parking lot - 20 Squats - 15 Big…
SOUL TO SOLE · THU APR 23
Heavy Ruck-a-bout
WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: 3 Miles with rucks and sandbags around Kingsley and across 160 MARY: N/A ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter! COT: It is what it is…
KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 22
Last min v2
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: deck of cards, see picture. Gear was on, ruck, sandbag. Jokers meant carry all the gear for ~100 yards. MARY: stretches ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
CURRAHEE · TUE APR 21
Last min before month end v1
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: sandbag Indian walk where we had 8 sandbags and we did a full walk around the school. The goal was to learn how to handoff bags while walking ranging from 40, 60, and 80 lb bags. Round 2 was 4…
KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 15
Sandbag & Rucksack workout
WARMUP: - 20 Side Straddle Hops - Down dog (stretch out the calves) to up dog - 20 Big Arms Circles 10 forward and 10 back THE THANG: Move with rucksacks and sandbags to the crosswalk by the baseball field. Traverse…
6@6 · SAT APR 11
No route suggested.
I didn’t even bother suggesting a route. Half the guys were going on trails to ruck train, the other half already knew where they wanted to go. And Vuvu and Stagecoach plotted their own deal together. Hey, I’m not…
KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 8
Everything and All of Them Smokin Workout
Warm-Up: SSH x 25 Imperial Walkers x 15 (IC) Moroccan Night Clubs x 20 (IC) Windmills x 10 (IC) Strawberry Pickers x 10 (IC) Cheese Shredder Block 1: Load & Move: AMRAP (5 minutes) x 2 Rounds: Sandbag Clean to Shoulder…
CURRAHEE · TUE APR 7
Ruck Shuffle
WARMUP: From COT start with a brisk ruck towards back of the school. About a minute in halted the PAX and suggested they do the following warm-up exercises OYO: 10 Squats w/ ruck on, 10 lunges ( 5 ea leg ) w/ ruck on…
6@6 · SAT APR 4
Running & Rucking
WARMUP: Ruckers did warmups THE THANG: Ran, Marathon training and rucked trails at Anne Springs MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SLOW BURN · FRI APR 3
Not so moderate. But fun!
WARMUP: - Moroccan Nightclub - Cherry pickers - Imperial Walker - Windmill THE THANG: 1. Bucket of fun -> group does the exercise. One person runs with the sandbag 1. Exercises 1. Squats 2. Leg Raises 3. Merkins 4…