backblasts
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COLOSSEUM · MAY 3, 2016
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APR 28, 2016
River Rat's Return to ManU
Another beautiful day in paradise with 22 of Rock Hill's finest...and 1 additional #HIM from Fort Mill. 23 for a ManU beatdown is pretty solid. Disclaimer was disclaimed, FNG was welcomed, and mumblechatter started…
RING OF FIRE · APR 13, 2016
VQ @ The Coop
18 PAX showed up for my debut at The Coop: Nations Ford Disclaimer: Not a pro, in fact this is my VQ! Mosey to basketball court Circle Up: Side Straddle Hops x25, Windmills x10, Merkins x10, Low Slow Squats x10 Mosey to…
COLOSSEUM · APR 5, 2016
How about a little Yoga beforehand?
For the first time in a few weeks YHC wasn't scheduled to be I RGH and post at The Forge and when Maximus asked for volunteers, I was honored to step up and get back to Qing. I know the reputation at this AO is to…
MAR 17, 2016
Luck O' the Irish
7 Pax shook off the temptation to fartsack in sympathy with the P200 smartsackers and gathered at LILO for a taste of St Paddy’s Day pain. The Thang Warm up run path to far side of WEP COP – Mtn climber, IWs, SSHs…
THE RANCH · MAR 10, 2016
The Ranch - Someone say Cake??
Ahhhh......The Ranch!! Home away from Home for YHC. I started The Ranch back in 2013/14 and it is still one of the top AOs in all the area. However what makes a great AO is the PAX that attends there and The Ranch…
MAR 5, 2016
11 for Pain at Reservation
Had a great time in the land of the clay. 11 men posted, 6 of which were hungry enough for extra credit OCR work Welcomed the faithful- disclaimed and off we went Pearls on a String: Seal jack, SSH, Merkins, Squats 7s…
SLOW BURN · MAR 4, 2016
How to ride Amtrak to Raleigh and Back
A little over a year ago, YHC took a job that required me to travel to/from Charlotte and Raleigh a couple days a week. Being in the Transportation Planning Consulting world and working with NCDOT Rail Division, there…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 24, 2016
Simple Men- Keeping it Simple
Chances of rain at the Coop: 40%. Actual rain at the Coop: 0%. Be that as it may, 7 men with a desire to be better, or at least keep me company in the "rain", were ready for a challenge at 5:15am. No FNG's so onto the…
FEB 10, 2016
147....and counting!
Man I did not want to get out of bed this AM, but I was going to be QIC and I certainly don't want to let my brothers in the gloom down, so I peeled back those warm covers, geared up and drove out to the Pantheon. Clear…
BLOCK PARTY · FEB 9, 2016
#SB50 @Broncos Victory Parade = #F3BlockParty
Conditions were cold and dry and 32 degrees Disclaimer Sermon #1 (below) Warmup while DD got his shoes tied = SSH, SQTS, Seal Jacks, & IW x 10 all in cadence And we were off and running Quality #mumblechatter And a good…
FEB 6, 2016
What True Love Looks Like
With the excitement at an all time high for the Panther's heading into the Super Bowl Sunday, I thought I would have a Panther themed workout designed for the Yard. A teaser was sent out on twitter the night before…
THE RANCH · JAN 21, 2016
Everything is better with Ranch... A WAY Back Blast...
The Prodigal Backblaster returns... So, after all the crap I talked about writing Back Blasts, I (naturally) am nearly a week late with this one... Showed up to The Ranch and I had heard rumors of FNGs joining us, but…
JAN 16, 2016
We passed on playing in the mud... at WEP.
0640. Dark. Cold. Solo in the parking lot... 0650. Dark. Cold. High Life shows up to stand with me in the cold. And the dark. 0655. Finally, some more PAX show to play in the cold. And the dark. 0700. Time to disclaim…
DEC 26, 2015
<strong>Boxing Day</strong> is a holiday tradition
THE ARMORY · NOV 2, 2015
A Morning Swim at The Armory
5 men made it to The Armory on the wet November morning (There might be a song in that). All kidding aside, is was great to see headlights join Dark Helmet and I in the parking lot, my expectations were not high…
RING OF FIRE · SEP 30, 2015
New Cover Artist for Johnny Cash
This morning at The Coop, YHC led an "upgraded" rerun of the workout from The Yard this past weekend. The Ring of Fire exercises seemed like so much fun, why not do it again, but without the "moderate" intensity? The 9…
THE RANCH · SEP 10, 2015
3rd Option as Q.....
YHC was not on the original schedule to Q the Ranch today. Originally it was Senator Tressel, who had to reschedule due to the BRR. Then it was Longshanks, who was out on IR. So the opportunity was mine and as always…
THE BALLROOM · AUG 25, 2015
11 Strong at The Ballroom
11 Men arrived at the Ballroom with instructions to wear their comfortable shoes. After a short disclaimer and the PAX learned what today would entail. The first part of the workout was a run and gun with a tour of the…
AUG 19, 2015
Evil8 at Notre Dame Field(pre2014)
12 #HIM took on the Challenge of the Pantheon. Thank you Zima for the opportunity. I wanted to do something a little different but keep the workout challenging and use Notre Dame's football field. There is a soccer…
JUL 13, 2015
Quagmire opened with Fountain Potluck
The dry runs each week had a different mix of participating pax. So in keeping with the theme for the official launch thought a little fountain potluck was in order. Mosey to jewelry store to warm up with some music to…
THE RANCH · JUL 9, 2015
4 Corner Burpee Laps at the Ranch
12 of The Fort's finest men avoided the fartsack this morning and descended upon The Ranch for Four corners of Burpees and the People's Donkey Balls. The Shovel Flag was planted and the disclaimer was mentioned. Off we…
BLOCK PARTY · MAY 5, 2015
Core words of wisdom from Waylon
21 pax posted to Block Party for a core blast plus a dose of leadership lessons from one of the original sages of Outlaw Country, the one and only Waylon Jennings. The Thang Warm up run 3/4 around WEP COP -- Parker…
SLOW BURN · APR 24, 2015
Keep Your Testimony Handy
20 men posted this morning for a light workout in preparation for a great weekend. The Thang: Mosey to parking area between bouncy houses and Lowes and circle up for Side Straddle Hop x 20, Merkins x 10, Imperial…