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MINNOW POND · THU APR 16
Sharks and Minnows at The Block Party
Lots of dudes showed up to the Pond Party this morning . Pledge..Let's go First stop, The Pharmacy for SSHs and a couple burpees Next Stop, New parking lot, Old Hardee's 10 merkins, 10 Squats, 10 LBCs. Partner up with…
COCKPIT · WED APR 8
2026 QvQ Round 2
QvQ Format: 20/20 PAX Vote in 4 categories V.A.P.E. Rabbit: Divide into two teams Every man runs 25m and nurs 25 back and the completes 2 squat jumps and 2 burpees. WWR but add 2 reps to each exercise after each trip…
BLOCK PARTY · THU APR 2
Expedited Tour of Fort Mill w/Pain Stations
WARMUP: Mosey to FM Animal Hospital, SSH, Merkins, Calf Stretch, Runners Stretch THE THANG: Run to Walmart, 7s with merkins and dry docs, run to CVS, 10 merkins, 10 squats, 10 lunges (repeat 3x with a lap around CVS in…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE MAR 31
Q school
WARMUP: mosey to Kimbrell’s lot Exercises in cadence -‘seal jacks, windmills, Cherry pickers, imperial walkers, merkins, shoulder taps and 5 burpees OYO - just because. THE THANG: mosey to St. John’s UMC lot for partner…
SWEEP THE LEG · TUE MAR 31
Oh yeah... We have been here before...
WARMUP: Mosey down 160 towards Dam Rd. and the back fire entrance. THE THANG: Top of the Hill 5 - Lt. Dan Magic Legs Light post Ladder 5 - Burpees - All the way to the fence 10 - Diamond Merkins 15 - Sumo Squats 20 …
SWEEP THE LEG · MON MAR 30
March Madness
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, cherry pickers, runners stretch, merkins, mosey then some merkins, squats, bigboys THE THANG: Partner up, split up 100 merkins, 100 dry docs, 100 dips while partners alternate running…
THE YARD · SAT MAR 21
Go Chuck Yourself
WARMUP: We did some THE THANG: Chuck Norris jokes and exercises, mainly MARY: No chicks ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: The 5th Core Principle
SWEEP THE LEG · MON MAR 16
Backblast! Sweep the 7s
WARMUP: Side straddle hops, imperial walkers THE THANG: 7s between merkins and burpees. About .42 mile in between. MARY: running inspired stretching ANNOUNCEMENTS: Several events coming up including a trip to the DMV…
THE FORGE · FRI MAR 13
Backblast! Touring
WARMUP: - 10 Side Straddle Hops - 10 Windmills - Down dog (stretch out the calves) to up dog THE THANG: - Jog to HT wall by O’Reilly - Balls to the Wall 10 moves L, 10 moves R - Jog to back parking lot - Bear crawl from…
LAZARUS · THU MAR 12
Backblast! New Territory
We warmed up then headed to new territory across from Redstone. Announcements we made and we ended with COT.
RING OF FIRE · WED MAR 11
Backblast! 2026.11 Ring of Fire
Starting from the endzone of the field: 10 burpees, 20 Merkins, 20 squats 40 yard dash on one foot (alternating feet every 5 yards) then finish run to other endzone. After down and back, 20 big boys which completes a…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE MAR 10
Backblast! Is this minnow pond?
After an extended sabbatical from bootcamp—featuring a highlight reel of injuries and a little side quest called cancer— Cubbie decided it was my time to step back into the Q saddle. Turns out the saddle still fits……
THE FORT · SAT MAR 7
Backblast! We might do a lot of things
WARMUP: lap around the park and stopping along the way to do the following exercises - SSH (x2), windmill, merkins, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, cherry pickers, morrocan nightclub, plank, etc. THE THANG: mosey…
BLOCK PARTY · THU MAR 5
Backblast! Fun at WEP
Mosey over to lot behind WEP amphitheater. EMOM run a lap around parking lot and do 15 SSHs. Whatever time you have left in the 60 seconds, try to get your heartrate back down. Repeat for 10 minutes. Move over to in…
BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 26
Backblast! Humpers, pumpers and burps
WARMUP: mosey to church parking lot for merkins THE THANG: partner up, each partner had a quarter mile out run with 10 monkey humpers and 10 gas pumpers and then back to the lot. Each team had a cumulative twenty…
COCKPIT · WED FEB 25
Backblast! Red Herring Barcetta
WARMUP: Yes. Even did some merkins with our feet elevated as part of it. Guys were not happy. THE THANG: Ran over to the old America Jackal grounds. Did some string of pearls around the school including: Bulgarian Split…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE FEB 24
Backblast! 14 hogs 6 coyotes go into a bar
WARMUP: 6ish Runners took off in da gloom 14 PAX moseyed to pharmacy lot for some COP Then we hit the town hall path for 3 rounds of 15 Dips and 10Derkins wrapped up with 5 burpees THE THANG: Moseyed to town hall wall…
THE FORT · SAT FEB 21
Backblast! Wet and Sweaty
WARMUP: ssh, low slow squat merkins. We played duck, duck, burpee. Pax circle up and hold a square. Person who is “it” bear crawls around circle and stops at a pax - both do 5 burpees. First done gets spot in circle…
BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 19
Backblast! 20 and 12
WARMUP: THE THANG: mosey to the church of god parking lot where the pax did a few Freddy mercuries while they waited for the six (me) to arrive. From there we did the cross workout. Run out to one of four points and…
RING OF FIRE · WED FEB 18
Backblast! Q-Fusion
A litte Q-fusion this morning at ao-ring-of-fire. I noticed several Pax running around the AO before kick-off time. Most getting some extra miles before the Dam to Dam relay. I noticed Olaf running and I thought I had…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE FEB 17
Backblast! Mardi Gras Party
Warm-Up: Quick mosey up the hill to parking lot SSH – 50 IC Imperial Walkers – 25 IC Windmills – 10 IC Moroccan NC - 15 IC Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC Cheese Shredder Thang 1 — Bourbon Street Circuit (3 Rounds): Set 4…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON FEB 16
Backblast! Sweep the Leg Field Trip
WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: Every stop = 10 Merkins, 10 Dry Docks, 15 Squat Jumps, 20 LBCs - Cross street turn right, head to Towne Tavern parking lot - Continue to Enterprise Rent-a-Car - Continue to My Eye Dr - Continue…
THE FORT · SAT FEB 14
Backblast! Don't Forget the Flowers!
WARMUP: Cohiba's attempt at the F3 Mission flopped so we started with 10 burpees flower by SSH and some other moves. Then we set off on a field trip. THE THANG: Pax covered 2 ish miles today with stops at Town Hall…
THE FORGE · FRI FEB 13
Backblast! Stockade Olympics
WARMUP: IWx15, HW x15, Windmill x10, Cherry Picker x15, Plank- Mountain Climber x11, Peter Parker x11, Parker Peter x11 THE THANG: Mosey to small round about circle (short track): PAX do Apollo Ono while everyone does a…