backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
195 backblasts mention “The Pirate”
RING OF FIRE · JUL 23, 2025
Backblast! ROF 7-23
WARMUP: yes, 7 minutes THE THANG: A cinder block board of pain OH claps/Imp walkers squats shoulder taps curls clean and press (maybe not, could have been a dead lift) LBCs merkins swings man makers OH press high reps…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 16, 2025
Backblast! Dora and more
WARMUP: SSH, Moroccan Night Club, Cherry Pickers, Hillbilly Walkers THE THANG: Mosey, Dora with Merkins, LBC, Carolina Dry Dock, Dora with Freddie Mercury, Burpees, Lunges, Nur, Mosey MARY: 5 minutes of various…
DAWN PATROL · JUL 15, 2025
Backblast! Dawn Patrol hijinks
WARMUP: Circled up and stretched ‘em out while one Pax ran circles around three times THE THANG: At the center of WEP after pairing up one partner jogged off and after a five count the other partner ran to catch up…
DAWN PATROL · JUL 3, 2025
Backblast! Someone turned on the bacon smell
WARMUP: Gathered at the top of the heart of Kingsley with 8 HIMs ready to start their Thursday. Started out with SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, low slow squats, merkins, down dogs and some honeymooners. THE THANG…
JUL 1, 2025
Backblast! Does it stink everywhere or is that one
DISCLAIMER: Disclaimed WARMUP: Mosey around parking lot to alley next to HT. - 20 SSH IC - 10 LSS IC - 10 Windmills IC - 10 Imperial Walkers IC - 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC - 10 MNCs IC - Yoga - Wall sits with waterfall of…
VARSITY · JUN 27, 2025
Backblast! Mumble Chatter
WARMUP: mosey around for a little and then SSH, windmill, imperial walker, hillbilly walker, cherry pickers, Moroccan nightclub, merkins, mountain climbers, honeymooner, and downward dog… stretching them calfs. THE…
DAWN PATROL · JUN 26, 2025
Backblast! Short Attention Span Theater
WARMUP: Yea, that's a good thing to do. We ran a bit first then: SSH, IW, HW, Parker Peter, Yoga, Peter Parker, Yoga, Mountain Climber, Yoga THE THANG: Island Hopping - all in cadence - 5 burpees - 10 merkins (down 1…
JUN 17, 2025
Backblast! Humidity is dumb
WARMUP: Run away from the stench of the garbage truck. SSH, windmill, squats, Broga, high knees, but kickers and toy soldiers. THE THANG: Continued over to Sonic for the escalator Add an exercise for each round and all…
RING OF FIRE · JUN 11, 2025
Backblast! The Lane
Warm up: SWIMLAPPs SSH, windmills, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan N/Cs, low slow squats, arm circles, Peter Parkers, plank stretches. Thang: The Lane. Do as many rounds as possible. Pax get two cinder blocks and just need…
DAWN PATROL · JUN 5, 2025
Backblast! 10x10 in Kingsley
WARMUP: 5x SSH Butt Kickers High Knees Shuffle left/right THE THANG: 10 exercises, 10 reps each (4 count, so technically 20 - yes The Pirate). Pax do first exercise then run loop (upstairs, with a burpee, then back)…
DAWN PATROL · JUN 3, 2025
Backblast! Ok it’s 061……what??!?
WARMUP: mosey to the upper lot for windmills. I/C, burpees, imperial walkers I/C, burpees, Hillbilly walkers I/C, burpees, Moroccan night clubs I/C, burpees, Seal jacks I/C, burpee Mosey to the Pike Electric lot THE…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 2, 2025
Backblast! Berkshire Loop
WARMUP: None - Not @ STL THE THANG: Nine HIMs showed up ready to put in work for a Baxter-to-Berkshire loop beatdown. We took off on foot for the Berkshire loop, stopping at every stop sign to drop: • 5 Jump Squats • 5…
RING OF FIRE · MAY 21, 2025
Backblast! Bald WOD
WARMUP: SSH-20, WM-10, CP-10 THE THANG: Round 1 - 20 Reps of Merkins, LBC's, Squats - Run Lap 20 Reps of Dips, Big Boys, M. Humpers - Run Lap 20 Reps of SSH, Lunge (S/C), Incline M. - Run Lap Round 2 - All of the above…
MAY 20, 2025
Backblast! Shoulders and Shuffling
WARMUP: Disclaimer and light jog to the space between Walgreens and Jersey Mikes for COP THE THANG: COP (all in cadence): SSH x 25, Squat x 25, Mountain climber x 25, Freddie Merc x 20, LBC x 25, Windmill x 10, Diamond…
THE YARD · MAY 17, 2025
Backblast! Broga at the Yard
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Slow Merkins, Windmill, Mosey THE THANG: 4 corners that were actually a straight line Lunges, Shoulder taps, good mornings, BBS, Slow Merkins, glute bridges, squat to calf raise, grave…
MAY 16, 2025
Backblast! Honing our Hockey Skills
WARMUP: Quick run around the parking lot, to where Golden Corral meets, circle up for the following: - 20 SSH - 10 Windmills - 15 Imperial walkers - 10 Moroccan night clubs - 10 Strawberry pickers Then run to the…
MAY 13, 2025
Backblast! Moist Men of Mystery
WARMUP: - Imperial Walkers - Pumpkin Pickers - Moroccan night-clubs - Merkins - Hold position for down dog - Honeymooners - Right side plank - Left side plank THE THANG: Indian Run around parking lot Mosey to the wall…
THE YARD · MAY 10, 2025
Backblast! Youngest Q in the Fort
Tapout's 2nd Q WARM UP Play “We Will Rock You” When it says “We will, do a squat When it says “Rock you” do a burpee And every other beat do an overhead clap Mosey Down the road to the bus entrance THE REAL WORKOUT Run…
RING OF FIRE · MAY 7, 2025
Backblast! But what about the blocks?
WARMUP: 4 minute warning and then a 2 minute warning Started with mission of F3 Plant, Grow and Serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of make community leadership DISCLAIMER Warmup…
MAY 6, 2025
Backblast! Winging it at the Corral
WARMUP: Quick mozy then mountain climbers, Moroccan Night Clubs, CDD and for the crowd pleaser….SSH THE THANG: Due to technology issues, the scheduled Q wasn’t there so we winged it and the backblast is unlikely to be…
APR 25, 2025
Backblast! SPRING BREAK FINALE
WARMUP: Mosey around the HT parking lot and circle up in front of the barbershop THE THANG: COP (mostly double counts): SSHx 25, Low slow squat x 20, windmill x 10, wide arm merkin x 10/hold/MC x 15, hello Dolly x 20…
APR 22, 2025
Backblast! Grassys Durag
WARMUP: Mosey to church and then following exercises - SSH, windmill, imperial walker, cherry pickers, hillbilly walkers, Moroccan nightclub, merkins, 6 inches, etc. THE THANG: Start with 7’s in the church parking lot…
THE YARD · APR 19, 2025
Backblast! Ass Kicking April - Yard
WARMUP: Mosey to warmup - SSH, windmill, imperial walker, cherry picker, hillbilly walker, Moroccan nightclub, merkins, calf raises. THE THANG: Mosey to parking lot with track to complete 7 of diamonds - 4 laps around…
DAWN PATROL · APR 18, 2025
Backblast! 10-20-30 Back to Back Days
WARMUP: Mosey and then SSH, cherry pickers, windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, plank, merkins, walk the dog, honeymooners, etc. THE THANG: Utilizing 3 islands in the parking lot behind Panera, we did…