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THE ARMORY · MON FEB 23 Backblast! Tired of cold weather Q: Bonsai · 4 PAX WARMUP: SSH, low slow squats, high knees, butt kickers, karaoke THE THANG: Line up along the parking lines. With your kettle bell staying in one spot we performed the following exercises and then traveled to the next… SWEEP THE LEG · MON FEB 23 Backblast! Sub of the substitute Q Q: Stagecoach · 6 PAX WARMUP: mosey to goodwill SSH Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers Cherry pickers THE THANG: Mosey to Planet Fitness explain exercises 5 Lt Dan 10 scissor kicks at eat stop sign through Waterstone. Right at the pool and… RING OF FIRE · MON FEB 23 Backblast! Pfc Shawn Falter Q: Time Machine · 7 PAX WARMUP: 20IW, watch Senator show up in shorts in awe, 10 Cherry Pickers, 15 HW, Down/Up Dog, stretching and then plank for Shawn’s story. THE THANG: Shawn loved and played Varsity Basketball and Football. Brought some… TRAINING GROUND · SUN FEB 22 Backblast! Connecting neighborhoods loop Q: Vuvuzela · 3 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: walked down to the school, out by Walmart, went into the neighborhood across the street from Walmart, then connect to the back side of Brayden, came out at 160 back to Earth fare for 3.5 miles loop… 6@6 · SAT FEB 21 Backblast! Wet 6 or 9 Q: Bass · 2 PAX Get your minds outta the gutter. It was raining I got 7 and Peach Stand did 9. That is all. THE YARD · SAT FEB 21 Backblast! Day of Fun Q: Float Bridge · 7 PAX WARMUP: - Moroccan Nightclub - Windmill - Cherry Picker - Imperial Walker THE THANG: - Circuit - 45sec exercise & 20 sec rest - Curls or Man Makers - Merkins - Plank Jacks - Leg Lifts - Mountain Climbers - Lunges … ALCATRAZ · SAT FEB 21 Backblast! Fun in the Rain at Alcatraz Q: Mark Nestel · 4 PAX WARMUP: run THE THANG: Hills, merkins, squats and fun in the rain MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: THE FORT · SAT FEB 21 Backblast! Wet and Sweaty Q: Deep Dish · 8 PAX 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… THE FORGE · FRI FEB 20 Backblast! National Chipmunk Day Q: JWOW · 12 PAX It was a beautiful day over at The Forge, you could feel the electricity in the air! It reminded me of The Electric City, shout out to The University of Scranton. Quick warmup and we were off! Over to the creepy dim lit… SLOW BURN · FRI FEB 20 Backblast! Anchorman Rules Q: Anchorman · 7 PAX WARMUP: stretchy stretchy bc we are all respectable THE THANG: shuttle runs and then a relaxing round of BOMBS (200 each) MARY: shared love around the circle THE HIVE · FRI FEB 20 Backblast! Dora, Dora Q: Cyclops · 6 PAX WARMUP: Yes - Windmills, squats, Imperial & Hillbilly Walkers THE THANG: Dora with a partner - forwards and backwards 50 - goblet squats 100 - curls 150 - swings 150 - swings 100 - curls 50 - squats 4 corners - 5-10-15… DAWN PATROL · THU FEB 19 Backblast! Cougars and Gold Diggers Q: Band Camp · 8 PAX Stole from Spike: https://f3thefort.com/2026/02/18/hill-sprints/ WARMUP: yea THE THANG: see Spike’s stuff. I dropped many (NOT ALL) of the burpees by poplar demand MARY: flutters ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots in the newsletter… LAZARUS · THU FEB 19 Backblast! All Respectables! Q: Float Bridge · 4 PAX WARMUP: - Moroccan night club - Windmill - Cherry pickers - Imperial walker THE THANG: 10 rounds - 6 Burpees - 10 Side Staddle Hop - 6 Mike Tyson's - 10 Squats - run around island Pain stations - Station 1 - Mountain… THE COACH'S BOX · THU FEB 19 Backblast! (Relationship) Malpractice Insurance Q: Suplex · 4 PAX Warm up, : SSH-IC, f5-Burpee, cherry pickers –I C, 4 burpee‘s, WindM-IC, 3 Burpee, HW-IC, 2 burps, IW-IC, 1 Burpee Thang: run & gun accumulator… Mosey, keep adding an exercise. - 1) 5 Lt. Dan-Ohnos - 2) 20 LBC - 3) 10… BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 19 Backblast! 20 and 12 Q: Peach Stand · 10 PAX 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… SOUL TO SOLE · THU FEB 19 Backblast! Old Kingsley, Old Glory Q: Cyclops · 13 PAX WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: Ruck 3.3 miles with stops at the flag at St. Philip Neri for the pledge and the turnaround point at Fort Mill High School. MARY: no time ANNOUNCEMENTS: always COT: 5th core principle The… COCKPIT · WED FEB 18 Backblast! Wait... I thought Olaf was on Q Q: Spectre · 11 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Moroccan Night Clubs IC 10 Cherry Picker IC Plank Warm Up THE THANG: Partner DORA 100 Merkins 200 Squats 300 LBC's Lunge Worm 11's Lt. Dan Magic Legs : BBS MARY: Not enough time… THE FORGE · WED FEB 18 Backblast! Circuit City Q: Pauly D · 6 PAX WARMUP: Cherry pickers / windmills / SSH THE THANG: Circuit 20 merkins Run a lap 20 BBS Run a lap 20 dips Run a lap 20 pickle pointers Run a lap 20 squats Run a lap Repeat X 4 Abs Found a wall for wall 30 sit ups (on… KITCHEN SINK · WED FEB 18 Backblast! Much like Heroin Q: Band Camp · 6 PAX WARMUP: brief THE THANG: tried a couple of things. Didn’t feel like YHC did a great job articulating. We moved to the next station and tried a few more. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Will gravitate to a WOD sorta format rather than a… CLYDESDALES · WED FEB 18 Backblast! Taper Before Dam to Dam - NOPE Q: Fogerty · 12 PAX WARMUP: Mumblechatter THE THANG: 4.25 miles Munn to Harris to Ardrey to loop around WEP and back. MARY: Heck no… ANNOUNCEMENTS: Adopt A Highway, Bethel, May Overnight Ruck, Break the Dam, Read Newsletter COT: Solid… RING OF FIRE · WED FEB 18 Backblast! Q-Fusion Q: Fishstix · 12 PAX 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… SEABISCUIT · TUE FEB 17 Backblast! Pirates route Q: Time Machine · 10 PAX WARMUP: Run slower THE THANG: run faster (see map) MARY: run the parking lot ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lots of opportunities to go for runs COT: Patience, one key is setting aside your expectations. CURRAHEE · TUE FEB 17 Backblast! Buy in, cash out Q: Mainframe · 6 PAX WARMUP: SSHs and windmills. Then partner up and catch me if you can around loop. P1 does 5 hand release merkins, p2 farmer carries both rucks. P1 runs to catch P2 and switch. On and on around loop. THE THANG: Buy in: 50… COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 17 Backblast! O Brother Where Art Tho? Q: Stang · 6 PAX WARMUP: Imperial Walker, Hill Billy Walker, Over Head Claps, Windmill, and Potato Pickers All 11 Count THE THANG: Mosey to front of school for start of 4 Corners. 4 Rounds were called with different exercises each…