backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
175 backblasts mention “Wooden Leg”
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 19, 2025
Backblast! Taking the Fishbowl Backwards
WARMUP: THE THANG: Academy St. to Monroe White St. stop at the intersection and the man with the bag walked backwards up to the top of the big hill to the abandoned parking lot entrance, then back down forward and go up…
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 12, 2025
Backblast! Training Ground Carry
WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: 6 PAX shared (3) 60lb sand bags while the 7th man nursed an injury while wearing a weight vest, of course. Make our way over to the WEP parking lot and down the trail weaving our way to the…
KITCHEN SINK · JAN 12, 2025
Backblast! Toss and Carry
WARMUP: 10 merkins. Lap around the lot to go through the workout. THE THANG: A big lap around the soccer field with four stations. Each station had 30 reps of an exercise and then one partner would toss the bag while…
THE ARMORY · JAN 6, 2025
Backblast! No rain, no pain
WARMUP: Some of the usual windmill, IWs, etc THE THANG: The rain was light but steady throughout and it didn't scare off any of the pax. 36 degrees and wet -- I'm grateful anyone showed up but I was especially grateful…
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 5, 2025
Backblast! Moon walk up Harris Street
11 men attended the weighted stroll this morning. We made our way around town finding a hill at the bottom of Harris. Backwards walk up the hill, trek around WEP and one last look at the downtown XMAS lights
THE HIVE · DEC 13, 2024
Backblast! Coming in Hot at 30 degrees ?
WARMUP: Happy Hour started the warm up because YHC was coming in Hot from North Fort Mill and got stopped by the border patrol at Captain Steve’s. Seems anyone coming for outside the bubble of Baxter or Eastside is…
KITCHEN SINK · DEC 11, 2024
Backblast! Pillars of Pain
Lots of rain this week, but it didn’t prevent the three men from tackling a sandbag workout. We set our bags down for warm-ups (SSHs, IWs, WMs). Big lap around the field and back to the front of the school. Sandbag…
KITCHEN SINK · DEC 4, 2024
Backblast! Blasting backs for peggers
WARMUP: A brisk jog that left the Q too winded for the rest of the stretches and exercises to be called correctly. The pax held strong and performed them correctly anyways. THE THANG: Four corners of pain consisting of…
COLOSSEUM · DEC 3, 2024
Backblast! RunNur!!
WARMUP: Normal warmup THE THANG: RunNur (1 Run + 1 Nur per round): Core Run lap: 15 Flutter Kicks Nur lap: 15 Freddie Mercurys Upper Body Run lap: 15 Merkins (regular pushups) Nur lap: 10 Diamond Merkins Legs Run lap…
KITCHEN SINK · DEC 2, 2024
Backblast! Ranger Merkens
WARMUP: YOG with stretches mainly to the groin region THE THANG: 4 corner Loops round the parking lot with curls, squats, curls, and dead lifts. Dora - Ranger Merkens 75, Overhead Press 75, farmer carry to other side of…
THE HIVE · NOV 22, 2024
Backblast! Ladders, lunges and bear crawls, oh my
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Push/Kb swing ladder 2, 4, 6,…to 20 of each. 10 man makers. To the hill for a Dora with one lunging while farmer carrying both the other with body weight lunge. Switch as needed with 5 goblet…
COLOSSEUM · NOV 19, 2024
Backblast! To the Light Pole, To The Wall
WARMUP: Short mosey, found Bonsai, did some warm uppy things THE THANG: Mosey to the half wall. Mosey to the wall: - 8 burpees at the parking spaces - Over the wall - 1 Donkey Kick - Over the wall - Continue the series…
THE ARMORY · NOV 18, 2024
Backblast! On the fly
WARMUP: Imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, mountain climbers, shoulder taps THE THANG: 11’s to start: Manmakers and tricep extensions. Method of transportation changed each round between toy soldiers, over head carry…
THE HIVE · NOV 15, 2024
Backblast! 4 corners beatdown!
WARMUP: SSH, imperial walker, super fast windmills, THE THANG: 4 corners with over head carry in between. 60/40/20. KBS/Rows(RH)/Rows(LH), gobblet squats MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: dad2dam, Xmas party, etc COT: prayers or…
KITCHEN SINK · NOV 13, 2024
Backblast! Boys to Men
Light attendance at The Sink. I had to modify the workout since I planned a partner workout. Workout started at the front of the school. Four corners around the carpool loop. First stop, Man makers, rows, overhead…
THE HIVE · NOV 8, 2024
Backblast! Snatch jokes for days
Lots of jokes. small ball jokes. snatch jokes. runner jokes. WARMUP: carry the bells to the top of the steep hill near entrance. SSH, Windmills, Produce Pickers all in cadence THE THANG: 3 sets of a 9 round tabata (40…
TRAINING GROUND · NOV 3, 2024
Backblast! Training Ground - Heavy Style
So, it started as an idea for a nice, or heavy, Sunday ruck before Church. Well, it's now turned into a morning staple for some. I'll tell you this, I always walk away grateful. Grateful that Crystal Lake was willing to…
THE HIVE · NOV 1, 2024
Backblast! Richard Simmons
WARMUP: imperial walker, LBC, squat, travolta, hillbilly walker, plank stuff, stationary toy soldier, dying cockroach, SSH THE THANG: 12 stations: curls, goblet squats, BB sits w/ bell up, swing, clean and press L/R…
THE RANCH · OCT 31, 2024
Backblast! By way of instruction... The Ranch. Hal
WARMUP: How do you know you're just getting started? Well, Band Camp tells you that you are taking too long with the disclaimer and such. But there was an FNG and I wanted to be a good example. I have no idea what…
COLOSSEUM · OCT 22, 2024
Backblast! The Golden Boy
The Colosseum 10-22-24 (The Golden Boy) FNG’s (?) Disclaimer Warmup: Parking Lot Mosey 1. 20 SSH IC 2. 10 Windmill IC 3. 15 Imperial Walkers IC 4. 15 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5. 15 Moroccan Night Clubs 6. Plank stretches…
OCT 21, 2024
Backblast! Payne Train
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Google “Payne Train” lots of pull ups, pushups, squats and running MARY: yes, abs for five minutes ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yes
KITCHEN SINK · OCT 16, 2024
Backblast! Show up for the man next to you
WARMUP: Take all weight 1/4 mile to COP Low slow squats with weight x 10 Hold people’s chair and do Moroccan night clubs x 10 Rucks off and 25 seal jacks I/C 10 Windmills I/C Rucks on Imperial walkers x 10 I/C Hillbilly…
KITCHEN SINK · OCT 9, 2024
Backblast! 4 Corners at the Sink
Fall weather is upon us with morning temps around 57 degrees and ready to work. YHC was excited for my VQ at the Kitchen Sink thanks to Farmers Only. I have a tendency to get stuck in a rut attending the same workouts…
THE ARMORY · OCT 7, 2024
Backblast! IPX … sort of
Warmup: 2 rounds of a Tabata 20 seconds work 10 seconds rest 1.SSH 2. Windmill 3. Merkins 4. Squats 5. Plank jacks 6. LBCS Next chunk of time A modified meatloaf massacre from a past IPX workout 20 reps of thrusters 20…