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THE YARD · SAT FEB 28 Backblast! 4 Corners & More Q: Goose · 12 PAX 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 Q: Band Camp · 19 PAX 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 10 PAX 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 Q: Bam Bam · 7 PAX 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 Q: Greg Shoney · 4 PAX 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 Q: Shady · 6 PAX 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 Q: Suplex · 4 PAX 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 Q: Ruby Slippers · 7 PAX 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 Q: Farmers Only · 16 PAX 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 Q: Greg Shoney · 4 PAX 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 Q: Decibel · 6 PAX WARMUP: maybe THE THANG: run trails MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: sorta COT: yes COCKPIT · WED FEB 25 Backblast! Red Herring Barcetta Q: Band Camp · 9 PAX 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… THE FORGE · WED FEB 25 Backblast! Hockey Gold 6 PAX WARMUP: Quick run around the parking lot, back to COT area, circle up for the following: – 20 SSH – 10 Windmills – 15 Imperial walkers – 15 Moroccan night clubs – 10 Strawberry pickers Then run to the parking lot at… KITCHEN SINK · WED FEB 25 Backblast! A Heavy set of the runs Q: Badlands · 7 PAX WARMUP: mosey around parking lot and circle up for IC SSH, IW, WM, MNC OH Claps THE THANG: grab bags and head to grass fields Run ~1/4 mile (inside perimeter of fenced field) Bag Work: 10 bearhug squats, 10 bentover… CLYDESDALES · WED FEB 25 Backblast! Old Kingsley Loops Q: Old Bay · 15 PAX We ran. Some rucked. In loops. Around Old Kingsley (business park). ~4.5 miles RING OF FIRE · WED FEB 25 Backblast! Football Field Follies Q: Shield · 8 PAX WARMUP: Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers and some stretching downward dog and hinetmooners THE THANG: We were on the football field every numbered yard line you had an exercise, you ran to the yard line… DAWN PATROL · TUE FEB 24 Backblast! Webb-o-Rama Q: Old Bay · 6 PAX WARMUP: Ran to an empty lot for some of the standards. THE THANG: 4 Cones set up ascending the grass hill at the of the parking lot. Each cone was a workout station where 2 exercises were done in Jack Webb style (1:4… SEABISCUIT · TUE FEB 24 Backblast! Jungle of Massey Q: Float Bridge · 3 PAX WARMUP: - Stayed in the car with the heater on until it was time to start. THE THANG: - Toured the jungle of Massey ->2.58 miles total - Neff to Dudley to Felts and return MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: - Bethel Men's Shelter … CURRAHEE · TUE FEB 24 Backblast! Then there were 2 Q: Decibel · 2 PAX WARMUP: Throw a bag on our shoulders an ruck behind the school. Get to other side: 20 SSH, 15 WM, 15 Cherry Pickers THE THANG: Partner up: 1. Curls with sand bag/Farmers Carry both rucks 2. Squat/Overhead carry 3… COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 24 Backblast! Colosseum 2/24/2026 Q: Brawny - The Fort · 4 PAX 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: - Mossey around the MS… SNAKE PIT · TUE FEB 24 Backblast! 3 for 300 Q: Goose · 4 PAX WARMUP: Grandma Jacks Grandpa Jacks SSH Motivator Moroccan Night Clubs Arm circles OYO forward and back Michael Phelps THANG 1: 40 Thrusters 40 Merkins 40 Power Clean Press - Short recovery lap 30 Thrusters 30 Merkins… THE BALLROOM · TUE FEB 24 Backblast! Time to work the arms! Q: Mark Nestel · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: did some curls, squats and other fun things with weights MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: BLOCK PARTY · TUE FEB 24 Backblast! 14 hogs 6 coyotes go into a bar Q: Cake Boss · 20 PAX WARMUP: 6ish Runners took off in da gloom 14 PAX moseyed to pharmacy lot for some COP Then we hit the town hall path for 3 rounds of 15 Dips and 10Derkins wrapped up with 5 burpees THE THANG: Moseyed to town hall wall… COCKPIT · MON FEB 23 Backblast! Hills are alive Q: Liberty Bibberty · 6 PAX Warmup SSH Moroccan Nightclubs Michael Phelps Low Slow Squat Merkin Broga Bear Crawl and Crawl Bear w partner Duck walk and squat Karaoke and LBC Hill work Merkins /Bear Crawl Squats/Lunge Walk Carolina Dry Dock/Toy…