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RING OF FIRE · WED MAR 4
Backblast! Deck O'Pain
WARMUP: Slow Windmills, Imperial Walkers,Hillbilly Walkers, Stretching THE THANG: We had a DeckO'Pain HEARTS - MERKINS DIAMONDS-SSH SPADE-CDD CLUBS-BIG BOYS JOKER-BURPEES After the Deck we traveled over to the pullup…
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…
SEABISCUIT · TUE MAR 3
Backblast! Tour de Eastside
WARMUP: Explain the route. If you’re not showing up the Seabiscuit warmed up, stretched and ready to go you’re in trouble. THE THANG: Run 5.5 miles or less if needed Cross Dobys through dominion bridge to white rd, run…
CURRAHEE · TUE MAR 3
Backblast! Playing with wood in the morning
WARMUP: some Broga with a rucksack THE THANG: mosey over to back of school to dust off my girls. Take them for a dance around the school where we focused on instructional commands of team lifting and proper form during…
COLOSSEUM · TUE MAR 3
Backblast! What kind of Burpees?
WARMUP: Windmills Cherry pickers Moroccan nightclubs Hillbilly walkers Mosey to parking lot in front of school for The Hightower 9 burpees 9 burpees with plank jack 9 burpees with triple hand release merkin 9 burpees…
SNAKE PIT · TUE MAR 3
Backblast! KB board of Pain
WARMUP: merkins, shoulder taps, OH claps, MNC THE THANG: 10 man makes 25 swings 25 KB OH press 25 chess presses 25 curls 25 tricep extension After each exercise walk around the parking lot with the bell. Stop at each…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE MAR 3
Backblast! “Laterally” speaking
WARMUP: - Side-straddle hop, - Strawberry pickers, - Plank to down dog calf stretches, from plank Left arm to the sky with some hip dips, Right arm to the sky with some hip dips THE THANG: - Mosey to Massey St. …
COCKPIT · MON MAR 2
Backblast! Blown away at Cock Pit
WARMUP: SSH, WM, Down/up dog THE THANG: mosey to student parking, 5 rounds of 4 corners, 10 merkins, 15 dips, 20 heels to heaven 25 calf raises. Mosey to grass behind the wall and flip the tires we found to the wall…
FLIGHT PLAN · MON MAR 2
Backblast! Homestead Route
WARMUP: Not at this AO. But YHC did jump a lot from 5:10-5:14 (Q-drenaline) THE THANG: Run to WillowBrook and back via Orchard Park Elementary. Proof: https://www.strava.com/activities/17574144266 MARY: Might have…
THE ARMORY · MON MAR 2
Backblast! 4 corners increasing reps + MOT
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry pickers, Windmills, yog THE THANG: 4 corners with increasing reps MARY: N/A ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter/Uhaul Ruck COT: Finished up with The Lords Prayer
TRAINING GROUND · SUN MAR 1
Backblast! Ruck n Roll
Beautiful morning! WARMUP: none THE THANG: 3.7 miles ruck at a nice brisk ranger pace. Down to GHMS, around it, then up the back side onto Dam rd. Then around the back side of the Walmart, then behind the retirement…
6@6 · SAT FEB 28
Backblast! The hills were alive
WARMUP: THE THANG: the route that was called took us down munn to harris(r), to Sutton view neighborhood. Go all the way through the neighborhood, cross Sutton and head down Sutton view rd into mason’s bend. At the end…
THE YARD · SAT FEB 28
Backblast! 4 Corners & More
WARMUP: Motivator Imperial Walkers Stretchy Things THE THANG: Thang 1 - Four Corners Escalator Corner 1: 10 Merkins Run to corner 2 Corner 2: 10 Merkins, 20 Squats Run to corner 3 Corner 3: 10 merkins, 20 Squats, 30 Big…
THE FORGE · FRI FEB 27
Backblast! Neese's was almost the death of us
WARMUP: Yes, IW; HW; some yoga. Introduced the reverse burpee (you go down on your 6, lay on your back, and then return to standing for a jump). Stagecoach busted his wrist and YHC was tired of seeing him modify. THE…
SLOW BURN · FRI FEB 27
Backblast! Dealer's Choice
Nice and gloomy, misty, cool morning. Just being out in this means you made the choice to NOT let the Jester win. WARMUP: Slow mosey to the contractors pickup area at Lowe's, circle up for the following, my standard…
THE HIVE · FRI FEB 27
Backblast! Ladder Workout
WARMUP: Merkins, Windmills, Moroccan Night Club, Cherry Picks THE THANG: 10 Reps each Ladder Workout K-BELL Swings, Goblet Squats, Over head press, Calf Raises, Curls, Lungs (L+R), Plank Pull Though (L+R), Sumo Squat…
SOUL TO SOLE · FRI FEB 27
Backblast! Happy Hour
WARMUP: THE THANG: 2.7 miles w squats and calf raises MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
DAWN PATROL · THU FEB 26
Backblast! Super G likes burpees I guess
WARMUP: SSH, merkins, windmills, low slow squat THE THANG: ran around Kingsley all all different spots, every time we stopped to do the exercises below, Super G asked us all to do a burpee…who knew. - 20 merkins, 20…
LAZARUS · THU FEB 26
Backblast! Top, bottom, out at LAZ
Warmup: the usual suspects Mosey to theater Thang#1: muzac 1. https://youtu.be/FNxGcVVkheA?si=66YM98r8lt2Q4uUY-69 by cody parks & dirty south (~4 min): prisoner Squats-AMRAP during instrumental, lunges during lyrics,……
THE COACH'S BOX · THU FEB 26
Backblast! Playing with Bricks at the Box
WARMUP: PAX grabbed bricks from the back of my vehicle and then moseyed around the corner of the school to find cover. THE THANG: Had 3 JWebbs planned, only completed 2 1st JW - 1:4 ratio finishing at 10:40…
BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 26
Backblast! Humpers, pumpers and burps
WARMUP: mosey to church parking lot for merkins THE THANG: partner up, each partner had a quarter mile out run with 10 monkey humpers and 10 gas pumpers and then back to the lot. Each team had a cumulative twenty…
SOUL TO SOLE · THU FEB 26
Backblast! Miles and smiles with HH
WARMUP: THE THANG: 2.5 miles of Kingsley to 21 and around to sunbelt, behind Panera and back. Three pain stations tops with squats, Lunges, and calf raises with the ruck. In addition to our rucks we Passed a 40 pound…
WED FEB 25
Backblast! Trails were conquered
WARMUP: maybe THE THANG: run trails MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: sorta COT: yes
COCKPIT · WED FEB 25
Backblast! Red Herring Barcetta
WARMUP: Yes. Even did some merkins with our feet elevated as part of it. Guys were not happy. THE THANG: Ran over to the old America Jackal grounds. Did some string of pearls around the school including: Bulgarian Split…