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CLYDESDALES · WED JAN 28
Backblast! Forbidden Zone route
WARMUP: describe the route option THE THANG: run to the forbidden zone, option going through the 160 overpass and do a complete loop or just go backwards and comeback at sixth baxter. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
RING OF FIRE · WED JAN 28
Backblast! Track, Block, Bars, Hill
WARMUP: 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Cherry Picker IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5 Burpees OYO THE THANG: 1. Track Work: 800m Nur Charge to Run Stop every 200m 15 merkins, 20 squats 2. Coupon Suck: 4…
DAWN PATROL · TUE JAN 27
Backblast! Cold buckets
WARMUP: We did a few things THE THANG: One bucket at the bottom of the hill, one at the top. The PAX enjoyed selecting pre printed slips of various exercises to execute and perform to perfection. The slips did not…
SEABISCUIT · TUE JAN 27
Backblast! Safe Route in the Cold
WARMUP: - Stayed in the car until 5:15am THE THANG: - Neff Ct to Dudley to Felts to Callahan and return MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: - Prayers for the people out in the cold - Try and make someone smile
CURRAHEE · TUE JAN 27
Backblast! Ice Ice Baby
WARMUP: Very Cold - :cold_face: THE THANG: 3 miles of Rucking over icy and tough terrain. Hills and fellowship were abundant! MARY: Nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes COT: Break the Dam and Readnewsletter
COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 27
Backblast! 14 degrees
WARMUP: dynamic forearm planking exercises - plank jacks, peter parker, parker peter, shoulder taps, merkins - all with upward dog <> downward dog (variable down dogs) in between; capped off with SSH THE THANG: circuit…
SNAKE PIT · TUE JAN 27
Backblast! Freezing cold Peloton
WARMUP: Sat down at ao-snake-pit in my warm car waiting for any Pax to show up (no one did) THE THANG: Rode the Peloton in my office for an hour, got 9 miles in MARY: Big stretches ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE BALLROOM · TUE JAN 27
Backblast! Dancing the Cold Away
WARMUP: Classic CoP with about 5 exercises while Bonsai arrived at joined us THE THANG: Slow mosey with exercises every 50yards to continue to warm up Cross the frozen bridge to football field Four corners around track…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE JAN 27
Backblast! Cold One or 6 on the Weekends
WARMUP: Mosey around Pharmacy and down Tom Hall to St John’s parking lot. Side straddle hop Jimmy Dugan Merkins Calf stretch Runners pose THE THANG: - Triple nickel on Monroe White 5 Bonnie Blair’s @ confederate 5…
MON JAN 26
Backblast! Wheel of Pain Virtual Beatdown
WARMUP: No warm-up, just spun the wheel THE THANG: The wheel has a bunch of exercises on it. I spun the wheel, and we did the exercise. We did 125 burpees and 250 LBC's with a bunch of other merkins, lunges, squats…
THE YARD · SAT JAN 24
Backblast! Basketball Legends
WARMUP: "Tip -Off" - Warm-Up “Tip-Off” - Circle-up, all reps in cadence - Side Stradel Hops-15 - Windmills-10 - Imperial Walkers-10 - Low Slow Squats (hold) 5 - Mountain Climbers 30 - 1 Burpee (Bobby Hurley & Merkins…
THE FORT · SAT JAN 24
Backblast! Ice Apocalypse at The Fort
WARMUP: Yes. SSH, Hillbilly, Imperial walkers, Windmills, Planks, Downward Dog, Updog, PeterParker and ParkerPeter, with a mosey. THE THANG: Wallsits w Merks, Squats and Incline Merks in multiple rounds as each Pax…
THE FORGE · FRI JAN 23
Backblast! Because Miyagi gave me an unfriendly re
WARMUP: We did THE THANG: - Go to the rocks - 1st phase: - EMOM – 10/10/10 (15?) – curls, OHP, Bent over rows - 2nd phase: - 11s – Manmakers (leave the rock), jump squats – the run is to the cigar lounge and back (touch…
SLOW BURN · FRI JAN 23
Backblast! Liberty liberty parking lot tour
WARMUP: Windmill SSH IMPERIAL WALKERS Hillbilly walkers Merkins Broga THE THANG: Lunge walk Indian run Dora 50 dips 100 merkins 150 squats 200 LBC Light measured duck walk with dips Toy soldier merkin MARY: Upper body…
THE HIVE · FRI JAN 23
Backblast! Death by the bell
WARMUP: SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, merkins THE THANG: Hill run, 3 rounds OYO 30 kb swings 20 goblet squats 10 merkins. 3 rounds OYO 25 kb swings 10 thrusters 20 min climbers. 3 rounds OYO 30 kb swings 15 curls 15…
DAWN PATROL · THU JAN 22
Backblast! Coming in HOT
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: SECTION 1: AMPHITHEATER ESCALATION (15 min) Partners start at bottom level. One partner works, one rests/counts. Round 1 - Level 1: ∙ Partner A: 20 dips ∙ Partner B: 20 Squats ∙ Both: BEAR CRAWL…
SOUL TO SOLE · THU JAN 22
Backblast! Sharing Burdens
WARMUP: No warmup THE THANG: Rucking within the Kingsley property while sharing a 40lb dumbbell while you were talking about your burdens. We did (10) reps of low-slow Squats each person while one person was holding the…
COCKPIT · WED JAN 21
Backblast! Firefighter drills
WARMUP: SSH / Burpees / THE THANG: Mosey around the school down the front sidewalk and around to the loading dock. Found a huge tire and did partner roll ups with merkins after each shove up the smaller hill. Mosey over…
KITCHEN SINK · WED JAN 21
Backblast! Good old fashioned ruck and sandbag wor
WARMUP: - Mosey around the entire entrance loop - Merkins x10 - Peter Parker x10 - Parker Peter x10 - Windmill x10 THE THANG: Move to the grass field with just the sand bag. Gather at one end of the field. - Sandbag…
CLYDESDALES · WED JAN 21
Backblast! Trip to the ER
WARMUP: Done in the car THE THANG: Munn to 21, loop the hospital, back up 21, loop Sunbelt, then up the hill, over the woods avoiding the big bad wolf and back to COT, 4-5 miles depending upon your loops in the woods…
DAWN PATROL · TUE JAN 20
Backblast! Clubbing in the Gloom
WARMUP: Mosey with some karaoke over to Town Hall side parking lot where we checked the SSH box and did some stretchy, warm up moves THE THANG: Ran to Millstone Park where we spent most of the affair, including burpees…
SEABISCUIT · TUE JAN 20
Backblast! Don’t get lost
WARMUP: Nope - it’s a running AO THE THANG: Run into Massey for 4-5 miles - Neff Ct to Dudley to Felts to Kingsbottom and back. MARY: Nope - it’s a running AO ANNOUNCEMENTS: always COT: 5th core principle It was great…
CURRAHEE · TUE JAN 20
Backblast! Deck of Death
WARMUP: Ruck for first 12ish minutes SSH Low slow squat Broga Toy soldiers Butt kickers Soccer hips THE THANG: Deck of cards Hearts - OH lunges Diamonds - merkins with ruck on Spades - swings Clubs - bent over rows…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 20
Backblast! Carry the Load
WARMUP: SSH, Moses, Imperial W, Hillbilly W, Arm circles, Cherry pickers, windmill THE THANG: Dora in pairs, runner and 200 squats, 150 merkins, 100 BBS, 100 squat jumps, 100 wide Perkins, 150 LBCs followed back at COT…