backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
874 backblasts mention “Band Camp”
THE HIVE · SEP 9, 2022
Tax Man Cometh
WARMUP: SHH, IW, squats, run a lap in silence to remember Liza Fletcher. Lady from Memphis that was kidnapped, assaulted, and murdered while out on her morning run. She was a friend of my sisters and this hit home for…
SEP 7, 2022
PAINtheon Games - The Fort is 10
WARMUP: 0500 Warmup with SSH, Merkins, Mtn Climbers, Peter Parkers and SSH (Cadence? Sometimes?) THE THANG: Really just a large amount of stupid. AMRAP 2 Minutes of Merkins, Big Boy Situps and Burpees each. 100 Yard…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 9, 2022
Weasel Shaker Fails
YHC (Band Camp) failed to persuade Esso to submit his own backblast. Sad day....sad sad day (took me 7 minutes to submit two backblasts and review the name-o-rama videos from the workouts....3.5 minutes per backblast)
THE ARMORY · AUG 8, 2022
Ancient History
Who knows? This is Band Camp submitting a backblast for Esso (because 4 minutes was too much time for the man to spend....?)
THE HIVE · AUG 5, 2022
12=45
WARMUP: Tesh called 10 SSH Band Camp: IW HW Slight mosey Merkins Moroccan Night Clubs (Then I realized Tesh had handed the Q over completely) THE THANG: 4 min w/o setting the bell down 30 sec 1 hand swing R 30 sec 1…
AUG 4, 2022
Merkin Filled Zipper
This is Band Camp reporting for the work-swamped Fire Marshall Bill and the 16 other PAX at minnow pond on 8/4. Looks like y'all ran a zipper and did merkins? This report has not been verified, but I think the tags are…
AUG 3, 2022
Site Q Hideout
WARMUP: Mosey around big loop in front of school and broke it up in 3 stops. 1 - 10 Merkins / 2 - 10 Merkins, 10 Squats / 3 - 10 Merkins, 10 Squats, 10 LBCs. Second lap: 4 - 10 Merkins, 10 Squats, 10 LBCs, 10 Lunges / 5…
ALCATRAZ · JUN 25, 2022
What the Beep test?
Warm up: SSH 1 burpee IW 2 burpees HW 3 burpees Shoulder Taps 4 burpees Then we ran almost every hill I YHC could find within the time frame. Even sprinted a few… We stopped for burpees or bomb jacks occasionally. Got…
THE ARMORY · JUN 13, 2022
15 pounder
WARMUP: Did some stretching and had a nice Indian run THE THANG: Did some time at the small wall/firepit with various sets of muscle exciters. Got in lots of kettlebell swings, lawnmower pulls and laps in between. KB…
ALCATRAZ · JUN 11, 2022
The Ghost of Band Camp Haunts Alcatraz
WARMUP: Mosey to the roundabout for some COP fun -- mtn climbers, Parker Peter, SSH, IW, HW, Carioca, burpees THE THANG: Mosey to one of those Hawaiian names side streets Plank series on a side street Mosey to cul de…
THE FORT · APR 24, 2022
Not AKA
Warm up: SSH, Merkin, Windmill Airwolf Tabata w/ hand-selected playlist 45 seconds Merkins 15 second rest 45 second shoulder tap 15 second rest 1 min plank 45 seconds seal jacks 15 second rest 45 second knee hop 15…
VARSITY · APR 22, 2022
Torsion
WARMUP: yoga by Band Camp El Spaniard: SSH Windmill THE THANG: Cinderblocks retrieved 5 pull-ups Move to lower lot 5 curls 5 merkins Lap 5 curls 5 merkins 5 squats Lap 5 curls 5 merkins 5 squats 5 lbc Lap To the pull-up…
APR 15, 2022
All Good at The Swamp
WARMUP: Mosey to Fuji SSH, Imperial Walker, Hillbilly, Mtn Climbers Mosey to Near Death Island One pax runs around the island while other pax exercise -- Squats, Merkins, Parker Peters, Moroccan Night Clubs, Arm circles…
SNAKE PIT · MAR 23, 2022
Snake Pit - 3.23
8 PAX split off with Bushwood. I'm 100% certain Tesh's backblast will be more interesting to read than mine. (I'll tag him on Twitter and Slack to confirm this fact.) That left 8 PAX with kettlebells for the Snake Pit…
THE ARMORY · MAR 14, 2022
Sun’s Out Guns Out at The Armory
Kept the guns locked away in the armory all winter? Time to bust them out with some upper body work. We are skipping leg day today and getting all the gainz upstairs. Today’s workout kicks off a Spring of Sun’s out guns…
MAR 4, 2022
X marks the spot
10 PAX First round: start In the center with SLD, loaded carry to corner 1, 10ish reps of each exercise, loaded carry to center for SLD, loaded carry to corner 2, etc. we hit 6 corners before finishing with the flow at…
THE ARMORY · FEB 28, 2022
Slinging Cannonballs in the Armory
PAX were advised that this would not be an “ease into the week” workout. After warmup, we did a quick skill demonstration on Kettlebell swings and cleans. Reviews were mixed. We then took a walk all the way around the…
FEB 24, 2022
Laces Smorgasbord
Laces had 10 PAX with a Smorgasbord on the menu Warmup Big 4 corners SSH Carioca IW Butt Kickers HW Shuffle Mountain Climbers High Knees SSH Toy Soldiers IW Moseying with some of the following at stops BTTW Aussie…
FEB 23, 2022
Q vs Q 2022 Edition - JOC
The Joint Operations Command (JOC) is proud to announce the 2022 edition of Q vs Q. In March of 2021 we had a blast doing Q vs Q. The camaraderie and competition was strong. There were solid showings of PAX from both…
SWEEP THE LEG · FEB 21, 2022
STL - Just Keep Going
9 PAX at Sweep the Leg 3.75 mile route through Baxter, some got a little extra at the end. Every stop we did the following exercises for the 6 to arrive. When the 6 was in, YHC called either one more exercise or we went…
SWEEP THE LEG · FEB 14, 2022
Valentine's Day Massacre - STL Edition
Vuvuzela reached out about Q'ing a few weeks back. Luckily a top three finish for YHC happened circa Summer 2020 so eligibility had not yet expired. It was a seemingly warm 27 degrees as the PAX rolled out of the…
JAN 14, 2022
The Swamp: reps, laps, and a forgotten message
7 PAX - 1 FNG Full disclaimer was read (at least the high points) Little Mosey Some dynamic warmups Some in-cadence warmups -IW -HW Little Mosey Some more dynamic warmups Thang w/ Laps around Target 25 burpees - in…
JAN 6, 2022
Footloose: Band Camp Edition
Leading moderate workouts create a lot of planning challenges for me. I try to be mindful of the PAX present and push without overdoing. After all, guys are posting to a "moderate" AO. When the Q-drenaline starts…
DEC 30, 2021
Loops in the Dark
A thunderstorm with high winds rolled through The Fort around 0200hrs and woke YHC. As I sat in the parking lot at 0509hrs, I began to wonder if it had done the same to other PAX, and that I may be running alone this…