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364 backblasts mention “Spectre”

BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 12 Backblast! How far can you Nur? Q: Crystal Lake · 19 PAX WARMUP: do we warm up at Block Party on Thursday’s? THE THANG: Head to WEP, stop for merkins, around the park, stop for low slow squats, stop for American hammers in parking lot, through the woods to Harris street, stop… COCKPIT · WED FEB 11 Backblast! I’m Hurting, So You Will Too 7 PAX WARMUP: - SSH, Imperial Walkers, 10 count merkins, jog around parking lot (0.3 mi covered) THE THANG: Stop 1 → Stop 6 (0.2 mi covered) - Stop 1 (Start) - Exercise: Squat Jumps (15) - Movement to Stop 2: Forward Run up… SWEEP THE LEG · MON FEB 9 Backblast! Game On! Q: Italian Job · 4 PAX Four men didn’t let a late night football game keep them from getting up and getting after it. Here’s what we did. Warm-up - 29 SSH (IC) in honor of the Seahawks - 13 Imperial Walkers (IC) for the Patriots - 60 Second… THE FORGE · FRI FEB 6 Backblast! Old fashion Q: Grassy Knoll · 9 PAX WARMUP: Disclaimer and off to mosey to the church parking lot. Did some arm circles, MNC, and Wind Mill. Off to mosey to the back of HarriscTeeter for more warm ups. SSH, mount. climbers, hill Billy walkers, and down/up… BLOCK PARTY · TUE FEB 3 Backblast! Accumulator Q: Old Bay · 11 PAX WARMUP: SSH and Windmills while Beaker geared-up and joined us. Ran to the new parking lot at the top of main for more warm-up: Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers SealJacks Plank Punches Travoltas THE THANG: Ran to… THU JAN 29 Backblast! Walmart Trip Q: Birdcage · 0 PAX - run to hardees for a less than warm up . wait for birdcage to arrive - run to walmart . wait for birdcage to arrive - partner work at walmart, 1 person plank and the other lap the parking lot - run to hardees. wait… BLOCK PARTY · THU JAN 29 Backblast! Walmart Trip Q: Birdcage · 22 PAX - run to hardees for a less than warm up . wait for birdcage to arrive - run to walmart . wait for birdcage to arrive - partner work at walmart, 1 person plank and the other lap the parking lot - run to hardees. wait… RING OF FIRE · WED JAN 28 Backblast! Track, Block, Bars, Hill Q: Spectre · 8 PAX WARMUP: 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Cherry Picker IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5 Burpees OYO THE THANG: 1. Track Work: 800m Nur Charge to Run Stop every 200m 15 merkins, 20 squats 2. Coupon Suck: 4… COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 27 Backblast! 14 degrees Q: Sasquatch · 7 PAX WARMUP: dynamic forearm planking exercises - plank jacks, peter parker, parker peter, shoulder taps, merkins - all with upward dog <> downward dog (variable down dogs) in between; capped off with SSH THE THANG: circuit… THE FORGE · FRI JAN 23 Backblast! Because Miyagi gave me an unfriendly re Q: darkhelmet · 15 PAX WARMUP: We did THE THANG: - Go to the rocks - 1st phase: - EMOM – 10/10/10 (15?) – curls, OHP, Bent over rows - 2nd phase: - 11s – Manmakers (leave the rock), jump squats – the run is to the cigar lounge and back (touch… SWEEP THE LEG · MON JAN 19 Backblast! IJ's Hood Merkin Pyramid Q: Sasquatch · 9 PAX WARMUP: dynamic warm-up on iceless Earthfare sidewalk- high knees, butt kicks, toy soldiers, walking lunges, walking side lunges, side shuffles, high skips THE THANG: Run to Brayden (some stops* included) and to secret… BLOCK PARTY · TUE JAN 13 Backblast! Backblast! Q: Pocahontas · 18 PAX WARMUP: Side straddle hops, merkins, imperial walkers, windmills THE THANG: Mosey to church hill, partner up, one partner runs to top of hill and does 10 merkins, runs back down hill while partner does plank shoulder… SWEEP THE LEG · MON JAN 12 Backblast! Partner bearcrawls at STL Q: Cadre Olaf · 9 PAX Disclaimer was disclaimers-hate me now... Love me later WARMUP: windmills, downward dog, upward dog, runners stretch right, runners stretch left, shoulder taps, THE THANG: partner up. One partner starts bearcrawling… COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 6 Backblast! “Do not skip” leg day Q: Vuvuzela · 13 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Low slow squat, mtn climbers, peter Parkers, parker peters, toy soldier, 5 burpees. Run to benches by the basketball courts. 20 step ups. Run across the courts with high knees, butt kickers, toy soldiers… SWEEP THE LEG · MON JAN 5 Backblast! Prison Squats Q: Soup To Nuts · 16 PAX WARMUP: Run to hill @Gold Hill Elementary and did 15 SSH THE THANG: 10 prisoner squats 10 big boys 10 merkins at every light pole up hit every light pole down w each 3 set exercise. MARY: running back to COT… SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 29, 2025 Backblast! BRR prep Hill repeats Q: Masterpiece · 11 PAX WARMUP: mosey to bank Moroccan night club, cherry pickers, windmill, downward dog, honey mooner THE THANG: hill repeats with 4 station 1st 10 x merkins, 10 flutters, 2nd 10 x merkins 10 box cutters, 3rd 10 wide arm… SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 22, 2025 Backblast! Marathon Pace Q: Beaker · 8 PAX WARMUP: SSH IC x 10 Squats x 10 Merkins IC x 10 Moseyed across Dave Gibson to the Ben Casey cul-de-sac and repeat above Moseyed to down through the parking lot to Patricia Ln and Dave Gibson and repeat. Reverse route… SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 15, 2025 Backblast! Afton loops Q: Cherry Pie · 9 PAX WARMUP: pre-run Ben Casey thru parking lot down to Patricia lane and back to launch + 20 SSH THE THANG: Dave Gibson > Emory > Braden Pkwy > Afton Way with stops along Emory for houses with Christmas lights (total: 1… DEC 11, 2025 Backblast! Parading around Minnow Pond Q: Pusher · 17 PAX Temperature was 40 degrees however it was a bit windy. The Pledge of Alliance was recited, the Pax were counted and instructions were given. WARMUP: N/A for Minnow Pond THE THANG: Following the FM Christmas Parade… SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 8, 2025 Backblast! Adding Gardenia Q: Band Camp · 14 PAX WARMUP: Not typically done at this AO. Try to get here early enough to manage yourself. THE THANG: Run towards Gardenia every stop sign we did and additional merkin starting with 1. There are 10 stop signs. 7s on the… 6@6 · DEC 6, 2025 Backblast! 6@6 Q: Sprocket · 16 PAX WARMUP: None THE THANG: Suggested route to Walmart Round About through Baxter along Richard's Crossing out to RT160 MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 1, 2025 Backblast! What it is to be a Good Man Q: Zalinsky · 16 PAX WARMUP: In Cadence: Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Hillbilly Walkers & Windmills. Counted off. THE THANG: Took off for a basic run and boot. 3.02 miles with stops along the way. Pain Station stops included: merkins… 6@6 · NOV 29, 2025 Backblast! Embrace the ish Q: Wegmans · 11 PAX WARMUP: not needed THE THANG: lotta runnin’ MARY: not present ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: personal COLOSSEUM · NOV 25, 2025 Backblast! Clock Work and Ladders Q: Spectre · 8 PAX WARMUP: 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Cherry Picker IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5 Burpees OYO Mosey the course THE THANG: Clock Work - Merkins 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Drew chalk hands on a clock…