backblasts
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149 backblasts mention “Spike”
DAWN PATROL · THU MAY 21
Blast the burpees
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Squats, hillbilly walker,Peter Parker, Up Dog, Down Dog, Walk the Dogs THE THANG: Run to pond side (lpl fin) towards speed limit(25) symbol Do 10 reps of first exercise, run down hill (Lpl…
DAWN PATROL · TUE MAY 19
5 - 25 - 250
Slow mosey around the perimeter of the parking lot, then circle up near COT for the following WARMUP: - 20 SSH - 10 Windmills - 20 MNC - 15 Strawberry Pickers - 20 OH clamps Then mosey over to the start of the WEP loop…
DAWN PATROL · THU MAY 14
Suns Out, Guns Out
WARMUP: Mosey around Kinsgley - SSH, low slow squat, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, moroccan nightclub, etc. THE THANG: After we mosey'd around for a little and completed warmup exercises, we found some rocks to…
DAWN PATROL · TUE MAY 12
Popular bear crawl
WARMUP: each pax ran a couple of circles around the group THE THANG: we toured the park with various annoying exercises, including sprints, jogging. Indian runs. Butt hole Indian bear crawls, uphill lunges, run around…
6@6 · SAT MAY 9
Running For Bread
WARMUP: Pre Stretch THE THANG: 2 Routes for Roads and Trails MARY: She was missed ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter COT: Top Secret
DAWN PATROL · TUE MAY 5
Blocks, Coffee, and Sandwiches
WARMUP: Windmill Moroccan Side Lunge Mtn Climber Downdog Updog THE THANG: 4 rounds of 4 exercises repeated at 4 corners. Reps increase at each corner: 5/10/15/20 Round 1 Merkins Jump Squats Crunches Side Straddle Hops…
DAWN PATROL · THU APR 30
WEP tour with bear crawls and burpees
WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, nightclubs, mountain climber THE THANG: Set of 10 exercises at each of 11 wooden benches around WEP Dora on the side hill leading up from the parking lot. One PAX runs up the hill to beginnning of…
DAWN PATROL · THU APR 30
Buckets and stairs
WARMUP: Lots of clapping THE THANG: Buckets made an appearance and were placed in three locations around Kingsley including up a staircase which was very well received. Each bucket contains tickets of exercise…
6@6 · SAT APR 25
Boston Marathon finisher on Q
4 early 2 for coffee and stories 4 trails 5 roads WARMUP: petting Wegmans Boston Marathon medal THE THANG: see above MARY: too many to name ANNOUNCEMENTS: Wegmans ran the Boston Marathon COT: more petting
DAWN PATROL · THU APR 23
Ran around....did some stuff
Substi-Q'ing for Super-G who was not feeling well. We found some good ways to do hard stuff with our muscles. It came from one of my old weinke's balled up in a corner of the trunk of my car.
DAWN PATROL · TUE APR 21
In Which We Ask the Musical Question, 'Can You Last Two Minutes?'
WARMUP: Included THE THANG: The board lists a primary exercise and alternates. Focus on the primary and pivot to the alternates if needed for the duration of the corresponding song. Each song approximately 2 minutes in…
THE FORT · SAT APR 18
Corporate (not) approved)
All enjoyed immensely my Q, especially the Corporate Headquarters representative, the Darkest of all Helmets. Also, my oldest son was there, so I was under a tremendous amount of pressure to perform. WARMUP: Yes - we…
DAWN PATROL · THU APR 16
Kingsley loop bigger than what I expected
WARMUP: normal stuff plus dynamic movements THE THANG: stair climbs plus wall sits. Move around the large loop stopping at corners for 15 merkins, 15 squats, 15 cdd, 1 alternating lunges, 20 lbcs. 5 stops. Sometimes…
DAWN PATROL · TUE APR 14
Dawn Patrol retirement check in
WARMUP: dynamic and the regulars THE THANG: movement throughout the AO that hit most body parts MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: prayers and praises all around but jobs, family, marriages were emphasized
DAWN PATROL · TUE APR 7
Moderate until it isn’t
WARMUP: 80 SSH in cadence for Flounders bday Squats Broga THE THANG: Mosey to the Springs building near front by the garden area 10 dips 10 derkins 10 crazy leg twist 10 dips 10 derkins 10 Bulgarian split squats each…
DAWN PATROL · THU APR 2
Islands of Adventure!
WARMUP: Start at flag and mosey around a bit heading towards parking lot behind Panera Windmills Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers 5 Worst Merkins Ever OYO THE THANG: Island Adventure #1 (~15 parking spaces): Half Wilt…
DAWN PATROL · TUE MAR 31
A stroll around the park
WARMUP: Mosey to playground, stopping along the way for Side Straddle Hops, Imperial walkers, Hillbilly walkers, an 6 count burpees. THE THANG: Dora at playground. One pax runs around the playground, stopping for…
6@6 · SAT MAR 28
River District
WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: Munn to Harris under I77 to Sam Smith across Sutton down to New Grey Rock and back. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
DAWN PATROL · TUE MAR 24
March Madness
WARMUP: SSH, windmill, imperial walker, hillbilly walker, plank... Mosey around the park changing exercises at each bench - karaoke * 2, shuffle * 2, high knees, butt kicks. Stop for merkins, low slow squats, planks…
DAWN PATROL · TUE MAR 17
Backblast! Sweet Baby Jesus
The cold front came through and it was winter temps again. But the love for U-Haul brought out the men today. WARMUP: SSH, IW, HBW, squat, windmill THE THANG: Run to Church of Nazarene on Harris Street. Partner up for…
DAWN PATROL · THU MAR 12
Backblast! Can't Run, Can't Hide
WARMUP: Figure eight mosey around the Epic Chophouse strip with some exercises in motion followed by a mosey around the Pacos strip with some exercises as well. Stangers were hanging somehwere other than firepit today…
DAWN PATROL · TUE MAR 10
Around Fort Mill
WARMUP: yessir THE THANG: I copied Double D’s trick of using playing cards but none under 8 reps, around WEP beatdown and some Fort Mill History etc.. We ran the WEP with short pain stations Merkins, Lunges, Hammers…
DAWN PATROL · THU MAR 5
Backblast! Title loading…
WARMUP: produce pickers, windmills, imp walkers, plank/down and up dog stretching, Peter Parker’s, all in cadence THE THANG: we moseyed to the back parking lot and started at the first island of the top row. We…
DAWN PATROL · TUE MAR 3
Backblast! The hills were alive at Dawn Patrol
WARMUP: short mosey SSH and a burpee X 3 THE THANG: 4 corners at the park next to the town offices. Hand Release Merkins were a crowd favorite. Some curb work at the lot near 160. Diamond Derkin Burpees were attempted…