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6,130 backblasts mention “Thang”
BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 5
Backblast! You can daraleek my hand release merkin
WARMUP: we did the pledge and they got a disclaimer…it’s Minnow Pond (RIP) THE THANG: Old school go time. Exercises at each of the stops was 5 hand release with a shoulder tap in between. Then 5 jump squats. The route…
COCKPIT · WED FEB 4
Backblast! Jack Webbs & More
Disclaimer was made and we did little warmup then we got after it as we took a tour around the school making multiple stops along the way. Thang 1 - Merkin Jax 1:4 Ratio 1 Merkin - 4 Plank Jacks 2 Merkins - 8 Plank…
THE FORGE · WED FEB 4
Backblast! The Ice Has Melted
WARMUP: Mosey to tire place near Ace Hardware. 49 SSH and the other usual ones THE THANG: Mosey back to site. DORA/AMRAP -Merkins/Lap round HT parking lot as MOT -Big Boys/Lap -Squats/Lap -CDD/Lap -Flutters/Lap -Lunges…
CLYDESDALES · WED FEB 4
Backblast! Kingsley laps
WARMUP: THE THANG: running in circles around Kingsley MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
RING OF FIRE · WED FEB 4
Backblast! Block/Bar/Hill Blender at Ring of Fire
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial walkers, cherry pickers, merkins THE THANG: 2 rounds of block work: 15 thrusters, 15 curls, 15 decline merkins, 15 overhead extenstions. Followed by 10 min partner circuit: Partner A did 10 pull…
DAWN PATROL · TUE FEB 3
Backblast! Fibonacci Escalator
WARMUP: Mosey around the flag, stopping for windmills, cherry pickers, walkers, and some stretching THE THANG: Rounds are cumulative Celebrate the end of each round with a mosey up the hill for burpees numbering the…
SEABISCUIT · TUE FEB 3
Backblast! Golf course road run
WARMUP: THE THANG: to the golf course and back MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 3
Backblast! Beat the deck
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, windmill THE THANG: Start with 9 cards face up, each card is associated with a workout and each suite is associated with a MOT. We went around picking higher or lower of…
SNAKE PIT · TUE FEB 3
Backblast! BYOB - except the Q
WARMUP: Cherry pickers / windmills / arm circles / Moroccan night club THE THANG: mosey, shuffle, shuffle, mosey, plank, honeymooners, find your bell and prep for the circuit. 6 rounds Devil halos x6 Alternate single…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE FEB 3
Backblast! Accumulator
WARMUP: SSH and Windmills while Beaker geared-up and joined us. Ran to the new parking lot at the top of main for more warm-up: Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers SealJacks Plank Punches Travoltas THE THANG: Ran to…
MON FEB 2
Backblast! 899 Reps with Virtual Deck of Cards
Since snowmageddon partly melted yesterday and refreezed on the roads overnight, I offered up a virtual beatdown again. Last time was the spinning wheel, so I figured the next iteration should be a deck of cards. For…
COCKPIT · MON FEB 2
Backblast! Not OTB
We took turns call exercises on several stops around the Hugh school. WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
6@6 · SAT JAN 31
Backblast! Running in the snow
WARMUP: THE THANG: choose your own route and distance. Everyone needs put the miles in from 4+ to 15+ miles!!! MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
ALCATRAZ · SAT JAN 31
Backblast! Alcatraz is a Winter Wonderland
WARMUP: Mosey,SSH,WM,IW,HW,Ground Work THE THANG: Lots of Step-Ups,Pull-ups, Dora,Wall Work MARY: rotating fashion ANNOUNCEMENTS: no race today, bethel Thursday COT: Mark’s Performance This Weekend
THE FORGE · FRI JAN 30
Backblast! Pre-Snowmageddon
WARMUP: We did The Fort Standard mosey, SSH, both the walkers, windmills, cherry pickers, Toy Soldiers, Down Dog, Honeymooner, and Plank to toe touches. THE THANG: Declinator Starting at 10, working down to 1, Squats…
SLOW BURN · FRI JAN 30
Backblast! A Celebration Trip to the Islands
WARMUP: Tried and true -- SSH, Windmill, Mtn climber, down dog, up dog, etc. mosey to Lowes THE THANG: Pax mustered near island at far entrance of Lowes. Completed a routine of doing some form of upper body exercise x15…
THE HIVE · FRI JAN 30
Backblast! Latter Workout
WARMUP: Side straddle hops, cherry pickers, windmill, hamsting stretch THE THANG: 10X Each Exercise: K-Bell swings, goblet squats American K-Bell Swings, Calf Raises, Curls, Lungs L+R, Plank pull throughs, Sumo squat…
DAWN PATROL · THU JAN 29
Backblast! Preparing for 5k/10k
WARMUP: Mosey our way towards the sunbelt parking lot and on the way - SSH, cherry pickers, stretching, Moroccan nightclub, etc. THE THANG: Using the islands in the parking lot as transition points, we completed the…
LAZARUS · THU JAN 29
Backblast! Autopilot
WARMUP: THE THANG: YHC (Poppins) wanted to play capture the flag and was set to do it but a nagging injury forced me to the sidelines and so as an audible a running route was suggested: 3.7 miles were gained with…
THE COACH'S BOX · THU JAN 29
Backblast! Patience is a Virtue
Warm-Up: SSH – 20 IC Imperial Walkers – 15 IC Windmills – 10 IC Moroccan NC – 10 IC Mosey lap around AO Main Thang: Round 1: Cinder Strength Perform 3 rounds: (10, 15, 20 reps) Cinder Block Squat Press (Thruster) Cinder…
SOUL TO SOLE · THU JAN 29
Backblast! Frigid Rucking
THE THANG: Rucked 3.5 min around the Kingsleys ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam COT:
COCKPIT · WED JAN 28
Backblast! Workouts Band Camp Would Call
WARMUP: Mosey to the band parking lot SSH, imperial walkers, Jimmy Dugan, merkins, calf stretch and runners pose THE THANG: run to lot by the baseball field and get a partner. Partner 1 runs across the lot and back…
THE FORGE · WED JAN 28
Backblast! Cold as Ice!
WARMUP: mosey behind HT SSH Low slow squat Hillbilly walker Toy soldiers Butt kickers High knees Shuffle right Shuffle left Karaoke left/right Mosey to entrance of apartment complex Merkins with toe touches Broga THE…
KITCHEN SINK · WED JAN 28
Backblast! Sandbag fun
WARMUP: Jog a lap then normal mix of SSHs, Walker's, windmills, and merkins. THE THANG: Grab bags and move to front of school. 10 clean & presses, 15 bent over rows, 20 step over merkins. Overhead carry to end of…