backblasts
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117 backblasts mention “Punch List”
BLOCK PARTY · NOV 3, 2020
Shield Lock 2020.1
Bobber and YHC were tossing around an idea of doing a Shield Lock focused month at his AO over the Summer - and we were finally able to land on the month of November. Today was part one of YHC's shield lock taking over…
THE RANCH · OCT 8, 2020
Stay Hard
I’ve been reading a handful of books these days, and one phrase that has stuck within my mind (as well as my SL) is #StayHard. It has pushed me through the mindset of “I can’t do this” or “I shouldn’t do this.” How many…
SEP 28, 2020
Army Captain John D. Hortman
Can't remember the last time YHC Q'ed HB. Happy to be back to what was the normal Monday AO for about a year. Refugee pulled up looking patriotic as ever and YHC was pleased. 0500 hit and we got to work. Short Mosey…
THE ARMORY · SEP 14, 2020
ISI DORA at The Armory
It has been 1 year and 5 days since YHC last Q'ed at The Armory. Quite a few fond memories of the AO... including almost splashing merlot under the leadership of Assassin. Always a privilege to be asked to lead such a…
BUSHWOOD · AUG 26, 2020
A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath
With the new boot camp option East of the Peach Stand, YHC quickly volunteered to Q. Very exciting to see the new AO up and running under the leadership of L Train. After asking to Q, he mentioned that he wants a…
SNAKE PIT · AUG 5, 2020
ISI DORA
I pulled up to Snake Pit at about 0455 to see a man running his way down the entrance hill. Much to my surprise it was our newest PAX, Refugee. Just a HIM doing HIM things... running 2.3 miles one way to an AO for his…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 27, 2020
Hill Suicides at STL
Late night, 1-3 AM 2.0 cuddles. Lack of sleep. Sure to be a strong showing at STL. Roll up to find Gears with that smile he always has on when he knows he is about to put in work. Solid crew to start, into 0514 the cars…
JUL 9, 2020
DIY DORA + Hill Repeats
This was YHC’s second Q at MP - and what a joy it was. I scanned through all *cough* ten *cough* of the back blasts to ensure the weinke was worth the price of admission. As the HIM rolled in, the clock struck 0513 and…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 8, 2020
Punch List hand off to Maximus at The Coop
2 guys showed at The Coop for a little pre-Ruck and life chat then the phone rang. With his Concentrica in order, Punch List had to head home. Thankfully, I attended most of elementary school so I knew how to read and…
JUN 12, 2020
Webbs on Webbs on Webbs
It felt so good to see my brothers on the west side. It has literally been too long. YHC was all smiles as the cars rolled up this morning. Lately YHC has been reading a book titled The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, so…
THE ARMORY · MAY 11, 2020
Armory 5.11.2020
YHC was excited to lead on a cool, crisp morning. Was given the pass by the M to post after an 0200 feeding, so needless to say sleep was not an abundant resource leading up to this. Many familiar faces were seen prior…
FEB 20, 2020
Four #HIM at Laces In
Four men showed for a fun morning before the winter storm hit. We looked around and collectively said: “Is this it??” Once we realized everybody else was hiding from the snow, the clock struck 0515. I disclaimed the…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 19, 2020
20% More
Today was a day a long time coming, but more in the NMM. 10 Men showed for a soggy beat down at the Coop. Here's what we did: The Thang: Mosey, with some shuffle, to the practice field. COP - SSH - Mountain Climbers …
DEC 30, 2019
Petty Officer Taylor J Gallant
On this breezy and 66 degree December morn, eight badgers answered the call to post for the last Monday of the decade. We honored Petty Officer Taylor J Gallant by putting our all into a one hour suck fest. The Work…
RING OF FIRE · DEC 4, 2019
Twitter Burpee Challenge
There is something about twitter and Slack (your welcome Crab Cakes) where you get to poke the bear and start a rash of replies about which AO is better, which one will have more PAX post, and who's WO will SUCK more…
NOV 7, 2019
Bataan Death March at Minnow Pond
12 Pax. 45 degrees. 1 EC’er (Longshanks). Shanks is the only one who shows up 15 minutes early to a workout and runs hill repeats on Massey St. I’ll have to try that amount of crazy soon. Goodness! The PAX arrived and…
THE RANCH · OCT 24, 2019
Taint Kicks and Vulnerability
'Twas a beautiful morn to get our sweat on in the gloom. A crisp 42 degrees with no moisture in site, and the clearest sky I've seen for a few weeks now. I pulled up to see that Smokey and Sugar Bug were keeping…
OCT 14, 2019
15 Runners at Honey Badger
Warmup: 28 SSH - I usually begin every workout this way; looking at each pax as we count off a couple rounds. The Thang: A mosey to the track for some hard work. 800m Indian Run 100yd Indian Bear Crawl 600m Indian Run…
RING OF FIRE · OCT 2, 2019
QvQ 19.1 - Jiffy vs. Sasquatch
21 PAX showed up to the first round of QvQ 2019. This first round is the classic match up from last year, which was decided by ONE point! That’s right, the reigning champ versus his challenger. Jiffy versus Sasquatch…
SEP 24, 2019
The Prodigal GRT
It was nice returning to Fire Ant after a loooong hiatus. By long I mean I haven’t been there since the week prior to the DSM. Thankfully, the commute to Huntersville is to blame - not the lack of desire to be at Fire…
VARSITY · SEP 13, 2019
A Slow and Steady Howler on Friday the 13th.
Can you believe after all of my time at NaFo, I’ve never been on Q at Varsity? What?! Thankfully, Harry Carry noticed a gap in my portfolio and decided that needed to be filled. This week has been rough... and when I…
THE ARMORY · SEP 9, 2019
Never Forget
9/11 Tribute WOD - Focus on the Passenger Imagine you’ve woken up on a seemingly normal day, getting ready for a work trip, and then heading to the airport. The traffic isn’t as heavy as you would think, in fact you…
RING OF FIRE · SEP 4, 2019
Bleachers of Pain
Going to start off saying this is Punch List's fault. I talked to him earlier and asked him 2 muscle groups he wanted to hit during todays workout. His choices were quads and back. We had 2 FNG's at The Coop ready to…
SNAKE PIT · AUG 28, 2019
Iron Paradise
Since becoming the Site Q at The Coop YHC has been missing The Tomahawk. Luckily, 3D was gracious enough to swap AO’s for a day. Needless to say I was pretty excited. 10 PAX showed up 10 minutes early so we had some…