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134 backblasts mention “Halfback”

ALCATRAZ · JUL 26, 2025 Backblast! Beat the deck #2 Q: Halfback · 8 PAX WARMUP: side straddle hop, imperial walker, cherry picker, windmill THE THANG: Beat the deck: 9 cards face up and the pax go around guessing higher and lower on any of the cards. You get it right and you do the workout… KITCHEN SINK · JUL 22, 2025 Backblast! Rucks, and Bells, and Sand Oh my Q: Halfback · 3 PAX WARMUP: Side Straddle Hop, windmill, imperial walkers THE THANG: took a trip to the far parking lot with our gear. 4 corners with a stop off in the middle. - calf raises and squats with Ruck on - KB swings and tricep… COLOSSEUM · JUL 22, 2025 Backblast! Why are we doing this? Q: Crystal Lake · 10 PAX WARMUP: - 10 Moroccan nightclubs - 12 cherry pickers - 10 windmills - 10 low slow squats Mosey, karaoke, stop at curb and do 10 incline merkins on curb in cadence Mosey, karaoke, 10 calf raises on curb in cadence THE… TRAINING GROUND · JUL 20, 2025 Backblast! Sunday funday Q: Halfback · 8 PAX Warmup: squats while we were waiting for the avengers to assemble. Thang: rucked to the colosseum stopping every 10 mins for 10 merkins; 10 squats, and 10 calf raises… once at the track we did tow laps holding our ruck… JUL 18, 2025 Backblast! Miyagi's VQ Q: miyagi · 19 PAX WARMUP: Mosey SSH The Windmill Squats Shoulder Taps THE THANG: 3 Total Rounds of Suicide - 1 Carolina Dry Docks - 20 Air Squats - 20 Mountain Climbers - 20 Merkins - 20 Four Corners 3 Rounds Of Each Merkins and LBC… SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 17, 2025 Backblast! I got an idea Q: Halfback · 4 PAX WARMUP: right to work THE THANG: logged about 3 miles, stopped every 10 minutes to brain storm a workout, however ended up with merkins and squats each time. MARY: was able to get a round of mary in when we got back… 6@6 · JUL 14, 2025 Backblast! 6@6 07-12-2025 Q: Fogerty · 16 PAX WARMUP: none THE THANG: Run trails or Run Road MARY: Nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yep COT: Amazingly proficient SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 10, 2025 Backblast! Walk around Kingsley Q: 63 Bravo · 6 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: THE THANG: Ruck for 3.25 miles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: CLYDESDALES · JUL 9, 2025 Backblast! Omaha - Kingsley Loop Q: JWOW · 14 PAX Original NASCAR loop was Omaha’ed due to construction :construction: . When in doubt just run to Kingsley. Miles were had, smiles were enforced. JWow COLOSSEUM · JUL 8, 2025 Backblast! Welcome back to the 90s Q: Shady · 19 PAX WARMUP: SSH while we gathered everyone to get the party started. Then took off for a short mosey over to the flags. Windmills, cherry pickers, low slow squats, merkins. Then ran to the back of the school. THE THANG: we… TRAINING GROUND · JUL 6, 2025 Backblast! Guardrails - Building the walls togethe Q: Brawny - The Fort · 9 PAX WARMUP: - Plank to DD, Sunrise stretch calf’s - 20 Side Straddle Hops THE THANG: - Move to Dave Gibson Blvd, Convo then shuffle/run to circle - Build the foundation - alternating lunge lateral twist Indian run style, 6… JUN 27, 2025 Backblast! Circuit Q: Rebound · 15 PAX WARMUP: cherry pickers, windmills, Moroccan night clubs THE THANG: 5 pain stations 1. Sandbag - 20 dead lift, squat, shoulder toss 2. Kettlebell - 20 curls, swings, overhead press 3. 25 merkins, dry docks, shoulder taps… BUSHWOOD · JUN 25, 2025 Backblast! Smoke Out the Gophers… Q: Pollo Hermano · 5 PAX WARMUP: WARM-UP (10 minutes) Activation Circuit (4 minutes - 40 seconds each) 1. Low Slow Squats (focus on depth and control) a. 1-2-3-1, 1-2-3-2 – 10X 1. Push-up to Downward Dog (shoulder activation) 2. Pickle Pointers… CURRAHEE · JUN 24, 2025 Backblast! Salty chicken - IYKYK Q: Bonsai · 9 PAX WARMUP: SSH, windmill, Broga, low slow squats, moroccan nightclub, arm circles All were done to a count of 15 just to let Falcon Crest know he has the ability to move the start time back to 5:15 if he chooses. THE… TRAINING GROUND · JUN 22, 2025 Backblast! Walking..talking… and doing some merkin Q: Slapshot · 7 PAX Walked up Massey, down Harris, around WEP back to Harris then back to Vets Park. Cadence was 2 minutes of movement 1 minute of work. Started 5 reps each stop then ramped up to 10. Got 3+ miles in and about 150 merkins… 6@6 · JUN 21, 2025 Backblast! When we are dancing tip to tip ! Q: Sofrito · 14 PAX WARMUP: None. We stretched THE THANG: Two Routes Provided = Trails and Road Ruckers Rucked. Sydney Swam MARY: She was missed ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Convergence 4th of July, Fort Mill Care center lawn, Newsletter, Trout… JUN 20, 2025 Backblast! Trials and Tribulations Q: Poppins · 7 PAX WARMUP: couple thangs, stretching etc THE THANG: PT test! 2 mi. Timed run 2 min merkins 2 min big boy sit ups MARY: nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots of opportunities to serve this summer in the fort, couple CSAUPS, 4th of July… SOUL TO SOLE · JUN 19, 2025 Backblast! Waldo where are you? Q: Sofrito · 9 PAX WARMUP: None ! Got out of the car running to catch up. THE THANG: Ruck to ao-the-coachs-box, show some grit and hall ass back to COT! MARY: She was creepy, saw some dying Cicada movements ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Barry, 4th… KITCHEN SINK · JUN 18, 2025 Backblast! Halfway there…… 10 Seconds…. Q: Slapshot · 19 PAX Beautiful day in the Gloom. Always look forward to Q. Great turnout at the sink for my madness with a timer. Warmup: SSH x 15 Seal Jack x 15 Plank Jack x15 Mountain Climber x 15 Pick up something heavy get to the field… KITCHEN SINK · JUN 18, 2025 Backblast! Bombs over Bagdad Q: Poppins · 10 PAX WARMUP: SSH/windmills/pickers/squats/arm circles/phelps THE THANG: Partner Format – Rotate each round: Partner A runs a loop (~0.25–0.5 mile) Partner B does sandbag work to failure Switch Finish with a team challenge… COLOSSEUM · JUN 10, 2025 Backblast! Are you not entertained? Q: Halfback · 7 PAX WARMUP: right to business, broke out into two teams THE THANG: 4 levels of action: Round 1) work you way through exercises by flipping over papers, you either advance, go back, or go back to start and have to redo the… SOUL TO SOLE · JUN 5, 2025 Backblast! Harold and Kumar go to coaches box Q: Halfback · 7 PAX WARMUP: helping one another pull our rain coats over our rucksacks. THE THANG: Headed out towards the coaches box, logged around 3 miles total. - Went one way to find a locked gate. - Second shot was through the… RING OF FIRE · JUN 4, 2025 Backblast! Q school June 2025 Q: Bonsai · 9 PAX WARMUP: SSH, windmill, low slow squat, butt kickers, side shuffle, high knees THE THANG: Bear crawl to 10 Lunge walk to 20 Rinse and repeat until other end zone Move to stairs Run two laps then 10 merkins, 10 squats, 10… SLOW BURN · MAY 30, 2025 Backblast! Slow Cookin' Q: Senator Tressel · 10 PAX WARMUP: Disclaimer and mosey around the Lowes campus. Circle up in about the middle of the parking lot for COP THE THANG: COP (all in cadence) SSH x 20, windmill x 10, squat x 20, merkin x 7/hold/drop to elbows/regular…