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MAY 8, 2025
Backblast! Guess who’s back…back again
WARMUP: pledge to the flag and disclaimer THE THANG: on the corner of downtown, instructions were given for the .5 mile loop. - merkins with a shoulder tap at the top (15) in corner one where we were at - At the 4…
THE HIVE · MAY 2, 2025
Backblast! Do Overs
WARMUP: SSH Windmill Merkins Peter Parker’s THE THANG: Do Overs I created the MXC - Most Extreme Elimination Challenge. Form teams of 3. Split work among the team. Complete Groups I and II separately. In between sets in…
SNAKE PIT · APR 29, 2025
Backblast! 2025.18
Warmup Partner up for 100s 100 burpees split between two partners while one farmer carries both bells 30 yds and back 100 total Snatch/squats + Clean/thrusters split between you and a partner (swapping bells) 100 total…
BLOCK PARTY · APR 22, 2025
Backblast! Murph prep
WARMUP: ssh and merkins THE THANG: 9 different exercises at amor artis pull up bars. Pull up. Merkin. Inverted row. Derkin. Leg raises. Diamond merkin. Chin up. Bar dips. And burpee pull up. Number of reps was decided…
APR 3, 2025
Backblast! Complex Math
16 at Minnow Pond for a test of speed and math skilz. Simple loop around town, four stops Stop 1 - COT - Merkins Stop 2 - Pharmacy - LBCs Stop 3 - Parking lot - SSHs Stop 4 - Gazebo - Squats Back to COT for lap 2 Rep…
VARSITY · MAR 28, 2025
Backblast! It was worth the drive
WARMUP: Olaf and YHC arrived to a lot of stretching and to Rumbling dressed in his 20 degree attire. It was almost 50 degrees outside but I guess he has the southern blood. Warmup consisted of: 1/4 mile jog or so, SSH…
THE COACH'S BOX · MAR 27, 2025
Backblast! 30 minutes is enough
WARMUP: 10 ssh, 5 merkin x 3 THE THANG: burpee broad jump and nur suicides to the 30. Plank hold. 30 flutters. Mosey to benches for 10 burpee jump overs. To the pull up bars for four rounds of 5 pull ups and plank hold…
FLIGHT PLAN · MAR 24, 2025
Backblast! Out and Back to Gold Hill Middle
Out and back to GHMS, via Richard's Crossing, and ducking into the Earthfare parking lot (to avoid 160 as much as possible).
CURRAHEE · MAR 18, 2025
Backblast! Ass Kicking April Kickstart
WARMUP: 20 Squats buy-in THE THANG: Ruck to Walmart parking lot with pain stations along the way: - Incline merkins - Squats - T planks - Merkins - Dips MARY: Yes
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAR 17, 2025
Backblast! One Shining Moment
American Jackal 3/17/2025 One Shining Moment Warmup: SSH Imperial Walkers Peter Parker Plank, L arm high, R arm high Hillbilly Walkers Windmill Cherry Pickers The Thang: PAX got ready for March Madness during the Hoops…
6@6 · MAR 15, 2025
Backblast! Not a one trick pony …
WARMUP: mostly chit chat with the new top brass THE THANG: 2 for trails, 5 ruckers MARY: breakfast samiches for the kid ANNOUNCEMENTS: double down at the Jaeger, noon at Model-A for the charity presentation COT: OYO
THE HIVE · MAR 14, 2025
Backblast! 2025 - SLT Disruption
WARMUP: full crew in cadence 65ish SSH for the 65 dudes that were in the circle Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Peter Parker Split to boot camp and kettlebells THE THANG: Bootcamp: - Buy-in: 20 bomb jacks, 20 donkey…
RING OF FIRE · MAR 12, 2025
Backblast! The Impossible Mile
20 men rolled out of bed and got better this morning. There were ruckers, runners, and bootcampers. Conditions were pleasant (44 and clear). Here’s what we did: The Thang “The Impossible Mile Challenge” - 1 Lap Burpee…
THE HIVE · MAR 7, 2025
Backblast! The Swarm
WARMUP: 12 Moroccan Night Clubs, 12 Windmills, 12 Cherry Pickers THE THANG: 4 Dora’s each w/300 reps of various thing’s including some hill runs, bear crawls and swamp rifle carry’s for partners. MARY: N/A…
SNAKE PIT · FEB 25, 2025
Backblast! Kettlebell
WARMUP: run of parking lot, SSH, Moroccan NC, baby arm circles, windmills, cherry pickers THE THANG: partner beat down MARY: 40 KBS OYO ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: prayers and praises from all
FLIGHT PLAN · FEB 24, 2025
Backblast! Ruck>run
WARMUP: THE THANG: Run route = y trail then up 6th crossing to Sutton, left on Sutton, right on mills, left on gardenia, right on morris hunt, right on dowling, then up the hill in Berkshire, then back to start via…
SOUL TO SOLE · FEB 20, 2025
Backblast! Rucking with Pain Stations
3 1/2 Kingsley loops Pain stations at the turns of the loop, shuffles at the top and bottom lengths, discussion around jester.
COLOSSEUM · FEB 18, 2025
Backblast! Look at that Hill
Ran around lots of string of pearls. Tried to climb every hill possible in a reverse bear crawl Worked a good deal on side lunges, and moving around with ease, finished with a Jack Webb that the brothers tried to skip…
AMERICAN JACKAL · FEB 17, 2025
Backblast! Bucket of pain, Trivia and Wheelbarrow
WARMUP: Overhead clap, Moroccan night club, side saddle hope and squats THE THANG: Bucket of pain / trivia with wheelbarrow push - pick an exercise card / trivia question, announce the exercise for the group, nur to the…
BLOCK PARTY · FEB 11, 2025
Backblast! Tour de Fort Mill
The mummblechatter was brilliant, sometimes vulgar when Slash got close enough to be heard.
ALCATRAZ · FEB 8, 2025
Backblast! Full body circuit
Arms Chest core Legs
SOUL TO SOLE · FEB 6, 2025
Backblast! Rucking with…….thoughts, a Socratic and
WARMUP: Nope - off at 0500 THE THANG: Ruck and insert exercises at different points along the 3 mile route. Merkins with ruck on Calf raises Peter Parker’s Parker Peter’s Incline merkins with Ruck on Squats Lunge walks…
KITCHEN SINK · FEB 5, 2025
Backblast! Simple, but not easy
14 at the Sink this morning survived a surprisingly difficult beatdown. Conditions were not terrible for February (40s with a breeze). Here’s what we did. Warm Up - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Merkins (IC) - 10…
AMERICAN JACKAL · FEB 3, 2025
Backblast! Hand off hut hut
Handoff to Rosie!