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COCKPIT · WED MAR 18 Backblast! Winter Closeout Sale Q: Pauly D · 8 PAX WARMUP: Cherry Pickers / Hillbilly walkers / imperial walkers / 40 ssh THE THANG: mosey to the hill at the top of Nims Village. Stopping along the way for pain stations. Mosey back with pain stations. Bear crawl/crab… KITCHEN SINK · WED MAR 18 Backblast! Loaded sink Q: Pocahontas · 8 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Cherry pickers, hamstring stretch, runner stretch, merkins THE THANG: Ruck march with some merkins and squats, partner work with sandbags: thrusters, bent over rows, tosses. Some… CLYDESDALES · WED MAR 18 Backblast! Beast Mode Q: Stagecoach · 15 PAX WARMUP: disclaimer THE THANG: run to masons bend MARY: run further ANNOUNCEMENTS: Italian night at Bethels, Frozen chickens, tortoise and hare, over night ruck COT: prayers and praises RING OF FIRE · WED MAR 18 Backblast! Bam Bam Board of Pain Q: Bam Bam · 7 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan Night Club, Windmills, Side Straddle Hops THE THANG: Over Head Press, KB Swings w/Block ,Merkins, Big Boy Situps w/Press, Curls,Squats w/Blocks. MARY: LBC'S, Hello Dolly's and other core exercises to… DAWN PATROL · TUE MAR 17 Backblast! Sweet Baby Jesus Q: Jekyll · 8 PAX 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… CURRAHEE · TUE MAR 17 Backblast! First Gigs Q: Band Camp · 6 PAX WARMUP: 15 swings 5 merkins 5 front rack squats X2 15 swings 5 merkins 5 thrusters X2 THE THANG: Ruck .75 miles Ruck shuffle .25 miles 10 ruck merkins Front carry for a bit 10 lunge walks each leg X2 MARY: 5 manmakers &… THE BALLROOM · TUE MAR 17 Backblast! Ballroom Tour Q: Barry Manilow · 3 PAX Warm up Wall work Some running, others LBCs Fun with picnic tables Down the hill to other school Loops and merkins Accumulator up the lights, finishing with 25 flying squirrels To wall (or the window) Mary That’s that… COCKPIT · MON MAR 16 Backblast! 3 Leg Stool Q: Time Machine · 3 PAX WARMUP: I led us off in warmup of WM, CP, IW, HW, Up/Down dog, worlds greatest stretch and some merkins THE THANG: mosey to bus loop for a set of 7’s, Squats at bottom of hill, dips at the top bear crawl/crawl bear… FLIGHT PLAN · MON MAR 16 Backblast! Brayden, but no loops Q: Peach Stand · 12 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: suggested route was heading out Richard’s crossing to 160, right at the first entry to Brayden. Go all the way down the hill and turn left. That road loops through a section of neighborhood and heads… THE ARMORY · MON MAR 16 Backblast! The Stronghold Q: Pocahontas · 8 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Arm Circles, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, runners stretch, warm up mosey around parking lot THE THANG: Thrust/Swing/Merkin descending ladder, 3 station circuit with KB Chest Presses, Curls, Swings. 11s with… SWEEP THE LEG · MON MAR 16 Backblast! Sweep the 7s Q: Halfback · 11 PAX WARMUP: Side straddle hops, imperial walkers THE THANG: 7s between merkins and burpees. About .42 mile in between. MARY: running inspired stretching ANNOUNCEMENTS: Several events coming up including a trip to the DMV… RING OF FIRE · MON MAR 16 Backblast! St.Patricks Day WOD in Honor of Joe McG Q: Shield · 5 PAX Today we Honored my friend amd Mentor Officer Joe Mcgarry. Joe was a US Marine who served in Vietnam and 33 years in the NYC Transit Police and NYPD after the hostile takeover. Joe was a great cop and would drop… TRAINING GROUND · SUN MAR 15 Backblast! 4 miles Q: Deep Dish · 7 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: got 4 miles in. Last mile was “anything but straps” - carry ruck any way you want except on your back. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: 6@6 · SAT MAR 14 Backblast! 6ish @ 6ish Q: Skipper · 10 PAX Simple route down 160 to QT and back, with multiple options to lengthen or shorten the route as needed. THE YARD · SAT MAR 14 Backblast! Knock out for fun Q: Float Bridge · 14 PAX WARMUP: - Moroccan nightclub - Imperial walker - Cherri pickers - Windmill THE THANG: - street light ladder x stations - Reps 5, 10, 15, 10 - Station 1 - side straddle hop - Squats - Lunges - station 2 - merkins - Plank… ALCATRAZ · SAT MAR 14 Backblast! Pre Jaeger WO Q: Soup To Nuts · 8 PAX WARMUP: Jog loop round Runde reconvene at bball court for the usual. THE THANG: de escalator work out with 25 merkens 25 squats, 25 bboys, 25 dips, 25 Hurleys loop the drop to 10 and 5. Coupon circuits with curls… THE FORT · SAT MAR 14 Backblast! Death by burpees & bears Q: Pocahontas · 17 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, mountain climbers, cherry pickers THE THANG: Four corners with bear crawls, 21s of LBCs & burpees MARY: Yes ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes COT: Prayers and praises THE FORGE · FRI MAR 13 Backblast! Touring Q: Brawny - The Fort · 12 PAX WARMUP: - 10 Side Straddle Hops - 10 Windmills - Down dog (stretch out the calves) to up dog THE THANG: - Jog to HT wall by O’Reilly - Balls to the Wall 10 moves L, 10 moves R - Jog to back parking lot - Bear crawl from… SLOW BURN · FRI MAR 13 Backblast! 3-13 Q: Mainframe · 17 PAX Good group for a chilly morning. Decided to be super creative and use date as workout plan. Yog over to side of lowes for 3 exercises, 13 reps of each: HR merkins, big boys, and squats. Repat this at 2 more stops until… THE HIVE · FRI MAR 13 Backblast! Upper Body Bell Blitz Q: Pocahontas · 10 PAX WARMUP: SSH, MNC, Merkins, Mtn Climbers THE THANG: 12 min AMRAP: 10 thrusters, 10 bent over rows, 10 pushups, 20 russian twists. Farmer carry around parking lot. 10 min EMOM: kb chest press, kb high pulls, kb curls, Kb… DAWN PATROL · THU MAR 12 Backblast! Can't Run, Can't Hide Q: Double D · 8 PAX 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… LAZARUS · THU MAR 12 Backblast! New Territory Q: darkhelmet · 10 PAX We warmed up then headed to new territory across from Redstone. Announcements we made and we ended with COT. THE COACH'S BOX · THU MAR 12 Backblast! Warm Morning in March Q: Hominy · 4 PAX Thursday 3/12/26 Coach’s Box. 0500-0530 Workout Soundtrack: Amazon Music Playlist: ”F3 Warm Morning in March” Warmup: Merkins. Big Boys. Cherry Pickers. Planks. Bear Crawls. Mosey to Suplex’s F3 sign by Suplex’s old… BLOCK PARTY · THU MAR 12 Backblast! 2026.11 Minnow Pond Q: Tesh · 24 PAX Run up Massey hill, 20 bobjacks in Sisk parking lot, run to gas station for 10 merkins, run to Millstone park for 30 flutters, run to the millstone for 10 1leg air humpers (trying to put a foot on the wall). Repeat as…