backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
95 backblasts mention “Divac”
CURRAHEE · OCT 11, 2022
It’s About Time!
Slackblast: It’s About Time! DATE: 2022-10-11 AO: ao-currahee Q: Punch List PAX: Kaiser Divac Maximus FNGs: 0 COUNT: 4 YHC tried to Q in September and missed the opportunity due to concentrica demands. Last week, DR…
CURRAHEE · OCT 4, 2022
Last Minute Suck Fest
Slackblast: Last Minute Suck Fest DATE: 2022-10-04 AO: ao-currahee Q: Divac PAX: Mainframe Sprocket Tinsel Spider-Man Grinder FNGs: 0 COUNT: 6 WARMUP: Stretchy things THE THANG: YHC checked WP the preceding afternoon to…
CURRAHEE · SEP 13, 2022
Band Camp took the hill
Slackblast: Band Camp took the hill DATE: 2022-09-13 AO: ao-currahee Q: Mainframe PAX: Band Camp Bonsai Shady Cyclops Divac Tinsel Sprocket fishstix FNGs: 0 COUNT: 9 Very delayed in writing this but since Band Camp…
ALCATRAZ · JUL 16, 2022
Escalator Goes Up, De-escalator Goes Down
WARMUP: Divac Moseyed around the park & stopped by pull-up bars for IC windmills and 5 Merkins OYO. Moseyed further down the path and did IC cherry-pickers and 5 Merkins OYO. Finished Mosey to basketball court. THE…
SOUL TO SOLE · JUN 30, 2022
Empty Deck
WARMUP: trotted around the parking lot to wait on a late site Q. Got a good 5 minute trot in and picked up Cornerstone and Divac. Passed by this strange looking group in the parking lot that were doing dumb things with…
ALCATRAZ · JUN 25, 2022
What the Beep test?
Warm up: SSH 1 burpee IW 2 burpees HW 3 burpees Shoulder Taps 4 burpees Then we ran almost every hill I YHC could find within the time frame. Even sprinted a few… We stopped for burpees or bomb jacks occasionally. Got…
CURRAHEE · JUN 22, 2022
Run, ruck or crawl…we’re taking the hill
WARMUP: - Quick warmup lap around the parking lot (slick). YHC received immediate feedback about running at a ruck WO. Complaints noted. - COP: - LSS (IC) - Overhead clap (IC) - SSH (IC) - Peter Parker (IC) Runners…
APR 2, 2022
A Millllkshake for breakfast.
7 pax and 1 pet on board for a morning of Milllkshake. The warmup: We followed the Fort Q, Straight Up, as he led us through some warmups and stretches. We launched uphill toward Mccammon Street. We saw a pax coming in…
CURRAHEE · FEB 8, 2022
The Bunky
In the gloom this morning, YHC Q'ed the "Bunky" WOD. In honor of my recently passed paternal grandfather, William "Bunky" Williams, IV. He led a good life with three children, five grandchildren, and six great…
CURRAHEE · FEB 1, 2022
Shoulders and Sandbags at Currahee
It's February 1st, it's cold(ish), GTE season is about to kick off and we're at Currahee. I asked the PAX to bring a few sandbags so we had kettle bells and bags ranging from 20lbs - 80lbs which was perfect to welcome…
CURRAHEE · NOV 16, 2021
Currahee Shoulder Smoke
Three rolled in to the parking lot ready and were ready by 0458 for the 0500 start. At 0459:52 we saw a grey Subaru coming in on two wheels. MainFrame emerged, took the disclaimer as it was yelled to him from across the…
THE ARMORY · SEP 27, 2021
CHAD Training @ The Armory
The weather was delicious in The Gloom today. A cool temp with <50% humidity is hard to come by in September... so YHC was more than blessed to be leading a group of men this morning. 0515. Let's get to work. COP 22…
APR 21, 2021
3/4 mile tractor tire flip with rucks on
Ruck Q #2 on heavy training week for Dirty Myrtle. The plan was simple, try to get one mile of tire flipping and sand bag toss rotating between PAX... there was 3 of us so it made things much more interesting. While PAX…
CURRAHEE · APR 20, 2021
One mile "Casualty" carrying
Last week of heavy training before Dirty Myrtle and I have 3 Q's lined up back to back starting with this one. 7 Pax showed up for some Tinsel Utensils WOD; two multi-position ladders were used as stretchers with two…
CURRAHEE · APR 13, 2021
Sandbags and a few tests at Currahee
Currahee (April 13, 2021) The term Currahee, as suggested by Site Q, Divac, references a Cherokee word meaning “Stand alone together.” This is the motto of the 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division made…
APR 9, 2021
Chupacabra 4.9.2021
Catch up BB 4/5. YHC was all alone until 0514 when Divac rolled up with this Brother-in-law, Blockhead. I was ready to mail it in until then... fortunately they kept me accountable. We worked through a painfully time…
JAN 26, 2021
Meat and Potatoes
YHC had the privilege to have the last Q of Fire Ant before the AO moves and is rebranded as “Currahee.” Plenty of good memories at FA, but Currahee will not disappoint with the new 0500 start time. Wegmans and YHC took…
JAN 5, 2021
Pyramid attempt at Fire Ant
On Christmas Eve, Divac introduced us to the way he was going to run The Fire Ant AO now that he is in charge. And guess what, it's not for the faint of heart. That said, I had to live up to the billing. In recent…
DEC 29, 2020
Log PT
Disclaimer was spoken and we opened up the truck to grab some logs. These logs are pretty sizable, and range from 100-200 pounds. Two PAX per log. Move the logs to the grass lot/field behind the church. Set logs down on…
NOV 25, 2020
Just keep climbing...
Sometimes it's hard to find a Q in the winter months at Pantheon. Doubly so the day before Thanksgiving. So what do you do? You have fun! The Gloom YHC rolled up to an empty parking lot with a few minutes to go. The…
NOV 4, 2020
Pantheon Pyramid
Prior to posting, YHC was requested to wear the shortest of shorts by our 1st F Q - Gears. YHC was happy to comply. A chilly 38 degrees made for a nice leggy start to the morning… in the height of the current political…
THE ARMORY · OCT 28, 2019
Kettlebells of Catan
YHC is quite thankful for the opportunity to Q the Armory. I'd been avoiding bells for a while to try to up my running game and down my BMI game, and throwing a bell in the back of the car gave me that warm, familiar…
VARSITY · APR 26, 2019
Birthday Build A Burpee
At 1910 (7:10pm) on 26 April 1982 YHC entered the world. Its been 37 years since then, I've learned a lot, most of it the hard way. I hoped to share a little of the knowledge I've accumulated from my short time here on…