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338 backblasts mention “Sasquatch”
BLOCK PARTY · TUE FEB 3
Backblast! Accumulator
WARMUP: SSH and Windmills while Beaker geared-up and joined us. Ran to the new parking lot at the top of main for more warm-up: Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers SealJacks Plank Punches Travoltas THE THANG: Ran to…
RING OF FIRE · WED JAN 28
Backblast! Track, Block, Bars, Hill
WARMUP: 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Cherry Picker IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5 Burpees OYO THE THANG: 1. Track Work: 800m Nur Charge to Run Stop every 200m 15 merkins, 20 squats 2. Coupon Suck: 4…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 27
Backblast! 14 degrees
WARMUP: dynamic forearm planking exercises - plank jacks, peter parker, parker peter, shoulder taps, merkins - all with upward dog <> downward dog (variable down dogs) in between; capped off with SSH THE THANG: circuit…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON JAN 19
Backblast! IJ's Hood Merkin Pyramid
WARMUP: dynamic warm-up on iceless Earthfare sidewalk- high knees, butt kicks, toy soldiers, walking lunges, walking side lunges, side shuffles, high skips THE THANG: Run to Brayden (some stops* included) and to secret…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE JAN 13
Backblast! Backblast!
WARMUP: Side straddle hops, merkins, imperial walkers, windmills THE THANG: Mosey to church hill, partner up, one partner runs to top of hill and does 10 merkins, runs back down hill while partner does plank shoulder…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON JAN 12
Backblast! Partner bearcrawls at STL
Disclaimer was disclaimers-hate me now... Love me later WARMUP: windmills, downward dog, upward dog, runners stretch right, runners stretch left, shoulder taps, THE THANG: partner up. One partner starts bearcrawling…
6@6 · SAT JAN 10
Backblast! I can see for miles and miles
WARMUP: 2 miles for some, some miles for 2 THE THANG: 6+ miles for some 14+ for some MARY: could not keep up ANNOUNCEMENTS: sign up for Break the Dam COT: Olaf wrapped it up for us Followed by drinks at Replay, and…
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…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON JAN 5
Backblast! Prison Squats
WARMUP: Run to hill @Gold Hill Elementary and did 15 SSH THE THANG: 10 prisoner squats 10 big boys 10 merkins at every light pole up hit every light pole down w each 3 set exercise. MARY: running back to COT…
DEC 24, 2025
Backblast! Eve of the Lord's birth - convergence
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…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 22, 2025
Backblast! Marathon Pace
WARMUP: SSH IC x 10 Squats x 10 Merkins IC x 10 Moseyed across Dave Gibson to the Ben Casey cul-de-sac and repeat above Moseyed to down through the parking lot to Patricia Ln and Dave Gibson and repeat. Reverse route…
SLOW BURN · DEC 19, 2025
Backblast! An Even Thousand Reps
WARMUP: SSH, IW, Cherry Pickers THE THANG: 100 Merkins 200 LBC 300 Squats 400 Calf Raises Method: 20 reps at a time until total reps are complete. Eg 20 reps each of merkins, LBCs, Squats, and calf raises until 100…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 15, 2025
Backblast! Afton loops
WARMUP: pre-run Ben Casey thru parking lot down to Patricia lane and back to launch + 20 SSH THE THANG: Dave Gibson > Emory > Braden Pkwy > Afton Way with stops along Emory for houses with Christmas lights (total: 1…
DEC 11, 2025
Backblast! Parading around Minnow Pond
Temperature was 40 degrees however it was a bit windy. The Pledge of Alliance was recited, the Pax were counted and instructions were given. WARMUP: N/A for Minnow Pond THE THANG: Following the FM Christmas Parade…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 1, 2025
Backblast! What it is to be a Good Man
WARMUP: In Cadence: Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Hillbilly Walkers & Windmills. Counted off. THE THANG: Took off for a basic run and boot. 3.02 miles with stops along the way. Pain Station stops included: merkins…
COLOSSEUM · NOV 25, 2025
Backblast! Clock Work and Ladders
WARMUP: 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Cherry Picker IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5 Burpees OYO Mosey the course THE THANG: Clock Work - Merkins 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Drew chalk hands on a clock…
SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 24, 2025
Backblast! Charge!
WARMUP: Jog with some karaokes, toy soldiers, and power skips. THE THANG: Took the long way down the hill (Ben Casey to Patricia Lane) At stop sign, 10 pulse squat to squat jumps (1 pulse squat and 1 squat jump is 1…
NOV 20, 2025
Backblast! Minnow Pond / Harris Street x2
Harris Street x2 120 merkins 120 LBC’s 4 miles
SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 10, 2025
Backblast! When you show up to Band Camp without y
WARMUP: *Spectre reading message from Bandcamp* - "Welp, Bandcamp overslept." YHC leads SSH, short run to 160 and then Peter Parker and mountain climbers... THE THANG: the route is called "The Reverse Italian Job…
SLOW BURN · NOV 7, 2025
Backblast! Slow-Square Agility-Burn
WARMUP: Indian-run (w/ basketballs dribbling) to main theatre of AM-combat... then... https://youtu.be/M50lKtaE8rs?si=1HLgpBylUCLEhh89 remix by Me first & Gimme Gimmes (2:11) 1. Base = Hillbillies 2. Chorus = Windmills…
NOV 6, 2025
Backblast! Run, Do The Thing, Repeat
After a prompting from Farmers Only (On Q elsewhere today), I decided to recycle a workout from last year. WARMUP: No THE THANG: Run to a stop, do exercises, run to the next, etc... The first 3 stops had 3 exercises at…
SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 3, 2025
Backblast! Indian OR Shuttle Run
WARMUP: 20 SSH IC Karaoke 10 Cherry Picker IC Indian/Shuttle Run to School THE THANG: 5 Lt. Dan Magic Legs 10 Hand Release Merkins Run to other end of parking lot 15 X's and O's 20 SSH Run to other end of parking lot…
6@6 · NOV 1, 2025
Backblast! Over and Under I77
WARMUP: Chatting THE THANG: 6 mile loop within the Forbidden area utilizing the I77 overpass and Sam Smith to Harris to Munn. MARY: Nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Bourbon and Christmas party! COT: Prayers and Praises…
SWEEP THE LEG · OCT 27, 2025
Backblast! Trick or Treat at Sweep the Leg
We Monster Mashed 3 miles with 10 studs doing our best to hit the cul de sacs for all treats and no tricks. Here’s what we did: Warmup - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) The Thang Mosey…