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344 backblasts mention “Poppins”
AUG 15, 2025
Backblast! Steel City WK#1 EMOM
WARMUP: We started with a mosey around the parking lot and circled up for: • Side Straddle Hops – 20 IC • Hillbilly Walkers – 10 IC • Imperial Walkers – 10 IC • Cherry Pickers – 10 IC THE THANG: Each round was (EMOM)…
SNAKE PIT · AUG 12, 2025
Backblast! No breeze in the Pit
Arrived at the Snake Pit at 0505hrs to a steady down pour of rain. Noticed that a couple of vehicles were unoccupied, but a couple of vehicles still had PAX sitting inside, most likely contemplating how they got in this…
LAZARUS · AUG 7, 2025
Backblast! NO miles/NO smiles
Disclaimer and since we had a FNG went over the 5 core principles. Always free Open to all men Outdoors rain or shine Peer led in rotating fashion Ends in COT Also discussed modifications and since I am nursing a…
THE HIVE · AUG 1, 2025
Backblast! Sunny Delight
WARMUP: SSH, Windmill, Downward Dog, Honeymooner, Runner Stretch KB Deadlifts and Swings Suitcase carry 1 lap around the parking lot THE THANG: 10 minute circuit: 1. Upright row x 10 2. Clean + press x10 (5 e/a) 3…
DAWN PATROL · JUL 31, 2025
Backblast! Failure is the Mission
Slack issues prevented full description. You shoulda been there. WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE RANCH · JUL 31, 2025
Backblast! A Whole New World
Some of this may have been modified. Maybe. Thrillville is the latest amusement park from the mind of Drop Thrill. Will you survive the day? Parking Lot - Time to pay up! Round 1 = 2 Burpees Round 2 = 4 Burpees Round 3…
BLOCK PARTY · JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! The Grinder, Beast, & Gauntlet
Warm-O-Rama SSH Windmills Arm circles Moseyed to the pharmacy parking lot where the party began. Each Circuit was done for 5 minutes for as many rounds as possible, with a 1 minute rest in between. After the 3rd circuit…
THE ARMORY · JUL 28, 2025
Backblast! KB Suicides
WARMUP: - Moroccan nightclub - windmill - Imperial walkers Mosey w/out bell - 20 merkins on curb in cadence, mosey - 20 low slow squats, mosey to COT THE THANG: - Lunge in front of church - Count off by 3, set up for…
THE RANCH · JUL 24, 2025
Backblast! Failure is where the story begins
WARMUP: the usual suspects THE THANG: Jack Webb’s at the benches with step ups and Bulgarian split squats (4rounds) and then at the playground with merkins and pull-ups (7 rounds) So as Rainmaker asked during the…
JUL 22, 2025
Backblast! The NOT SO Sweaty Barry
If I missed your name, feel free to edit it in.... The weather did not agree with us, but I hope everyone had a nice evening at The Barry (aka The Sweaty Barry). I'm really not sure how a person could not have a good…
THE ARMORY · JUL 14, 2025
Backblast! Some % better is better than 0%
WARMUP: Slow mosey Windmills Fruit pickers Slow squats Merkins THE THANG: Mosey to wall Dips Step ups Mosey to lower lot: 1. Kettlebell swings 2. Goblet Squats 3. Kettlebell overhead Push Press (Alternate arms each…
DAWN PATROL · JUL 10, 2025
Backblast! Burpees for 1
WARMUP: Windmill Cherry Picker Imp Walker Hillbilly Walker Merkin Peter Parker Broga THE THANG: Mosey to hotel parking lot Bear crawl parade/Indian Run Mosey to stage Run with exercises Durkin Squat Burpees Incline…
COLOSSEUM · JUL 8, 2025
Backblast! Welcome back to the 90s
WARMUP: SSH while we gathered everyone to get the party started. Then took off for a short mosey over to the flags. Windmills, cherry pickers, low slow squats, merkins. Then ran to the back of the school. THE THANG: we…
JUL 7, 2025
Backblast! 20yr Anniversary of the Murph
WARMUP: barely THE THANG: THE MURPH. MARY: nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sweaty Barry, Stuff the Bus, newslettery stuff COT: indeed
SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 3, 2025
Backblast! Swole Chicken with a Side of Mary
Swole Chicken with a Side of Mary WARMUP: Ruck to lot behind Starbucks - SSH - CASBAH #2’s - CHERRY PICKERS THE THANG: - Ruck to the stairs up and down to the hotel for Irkins. - Ruck back to the amphitheater. More…
SNAKE PIT · JUN 24, 2025
Backblast! ShovelFlag handoff at the Pit
Board of pain 20 reps each exercise. Run the aisle between exercises. KB swings Shoulder press Skull crushers Curls Squats Big boy sit-ups
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 23, 2025
Backblast! 2025.26 Sweep the Leg
4 corners down Emory Lane: 1: 10 Line dancing Merkins (at top of merkin tap hand to opposite foot) 2: 10 Apolo Ohno's each side 3: 10 burpees then sprint up the Brayden Pkwy hill 4: Plyo split squat
JUN 20, 2025
Backblast! Trials and Tribulations
WARMUP: couple thangs, stretching etc THE THANG: PT test! 2 mi. Timed run 2 min merkins 2 min big boy sit ups MARY: nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots of opportunities to serve this summer in the fort, couple CSAUPS, 4th of July…
KITCHEN SINK · JUN 18, 2025
Backblast! Bombs over Bagdad
WARMUP: SSH/windmills/pickers/squats/arm circles/phelps THE THANG: Partner Format – Rotate each round: Partner A runs a loop (~0.25–0.5 mile) Partner B does sandbag work to failure Switch Finish with a team challenge…
AMERICAN JACKAL · JUN 16, 2025
Backblast! Spring Closeout
GTL Gym, Tan, Laundry. Gym-check Tan-suns out guns out Laundry-please do this, we smelled great this am. WARMUP: 25 SSH IC / 15 Imperial Walkers IC / 9 Moroccan night clubs IC / 5 Arm circles each way / worlds greatest…
6@6 · JUN 14, 2025
Backblast! I’m plumb tuckered out
WARMUP: stretching OYO THE THANG: running MARY: more running ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
DAWN PATROL · JUN 12, 2025
Backblast! Crawl-Climb-Conquer
WARMUP: 100 SSH THE THANG: 5 cones spaced ~15 yards apart Bear crawl from cone to cone Perform cumulative exercises at each cone: Cone 1: squats – 10 Cone 2: humpers – 20 IC Cone 3: CDD – 15 Cone 4: LBCS – 15 IC Cone 5…
SOUL TO SOLE · JUN 12, 2025
Backblast! 1 mile and no smiles
WARMUP: WINDMILLS/IW/HW/PICKERS/PLANK STRETCHING THE THANG: The Thang – Stairway Grinder: 6 Rounds – Ruck on for this half Ruck to top of Amphitheater and then back down At the bottom of each round, perform cumulative…
THE ARMORY · JUN 9, 2025
Backblast! Always a crowd pleaser…
WARMUP: Mosey’d around the parking lots and picked up Sugar Bug so he got a chance to run. Back at COT we did: windmills, cherry pickers, low slow squats, merkins, Peter Parker’s, Parker Peter’s. THE THANG: Everyone’s…