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SOUL TO SOLE · THU JAN 29 Backblast! Frigid Rucking Q: Cobra Kai · 14 PAX THE THANG: Rucked 3.5 min around the Kingsleys ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam COT: COCKPIT · WED JAN 28 Backblast! Workouts Band Camp Would Call Q: Stagecoach · 11 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to the band parking lot SSH, imperial walkers, Jimmy Dugan, merkins, calf stretch and runners pose THE THANG: run to lot by the baseball field and get a partner. Partner 1 runs across the lot and back… THE FORGE · WED JAN 28 Backblast! Cold as Ice! Q: Bonsai · 7 PAX WARMUP: mosey behind HT SSH Low slow squat Hillbilly walker Toy soldiers Butt kickers High knees Shuffle right Shuffle left Karaoke left/right Mosey to entrance of apartment complex Merkins with toe touches Broga THE… KITCHEN SINK · WED JAN 28 Backblast! Sandbag fun Q: Mainframe · 6 PAX WARMUP: Jog a lap then normal mix of SSHs, Walker's, windmills, and merkins. THE THANG: Grab bags and move to front of school. 10 clean & presses, 15 bent over rows, 20 step over merkins. Overhead carry to end of… CLYDESDALES · WED JAN 28 Backblast! Forbidden Zone route Q: Vuvuzela · 13 PAX WARMUP: describe the route option THE THANG: run to the forbidden zone, option going through the 160 overpass and do a complete loop or just go backwards and comeback at sixth baxter. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: 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… DAWN PATROL · TUE JAN 27 Backblast! Cold buckets Q: Assassin · 5 PAX WARMUP: We did a few things THE THANG: One bucket at the bottom of the hill, one at the top. The PAX enjoyed selecting pre printed slips of various exercises to execute and perform to perfection. The slips did not… SEABISCUIT · TUE JAN 27 Backblast! Safe Route in the Cold Q: Float Bridge · 9 PAX WARMUP: - Stayed in the car until 5:15am THE THANG: - Neff Ct to Dudley to Felts to Callahan and return MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: - Prayers for the people out in the cold - Try and make someone smile CURRAHEE · TUE JAN 27 Backblast! Ice Ice Baby Q: Fogerty · 3 PAX WARMUP: Very Cold - :cold_face: THE THANG: 3 miles of Rucking over icy and tough terrain. Hills and fellowship were abundant! MARY: Nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes COT: Break the Dam and Readnewsletter 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… SNAKE PIT · TUE JAN 27 Backblast! Freezing cold Peloton Q: 63 Bravo · 1 PAX WARMUP: Sat down at ao-snake-pit in my warm car waiting for any Pax to show up (no one did) THE THANG: Rode the Peloton in my office for an hour, got 9 miles in MARY: Big stretches ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: THE BALLROOM · TUE JAN 27 Backblast! Dancing the Cold Away Q: Cake Boss · 6 PAX WARMUP: Classic CoP with about 5 exercises while Bonsai arrived at joined us THE THANG: Slow mosey with exercises every 50yards to continue to warm up Cross the frozen bridge to football field Four corners around track… BLOCK PARTY · TUE JAN 27 Backblast! Cold One or 6 on the Weekends Q: Stagecoach · 5 PAX WARMUP: Mosey around Pharmacy and down Tom Hall to St John’s parking lot. Side straddle hop Jimmy Dugan Merkins Calf stretch Runners pose THE THANG: - Triple nickel on Monroe White 5 Bonnie Blair’s @ confederate 5… MON JAN 26 Backblast! Wheel of Pain Virtual Beatdown Q: Splinter · 4 PAX WARMUP: No warm-up, just spun the wheel THE THANG: The wheel has a bunch of exercises on it. I spun the wheel, and we did the exercise. We did 125 burpees and 250 LBC's with a bunch of other merkins, lunges, squats… 6@6 · SAT JAN 24 Backblast! Apple fritter Q: Assassin · 21 PAX WARMUP: None Announcements: None Mary: None Route was down Munn Rd to Harris St to Corner Donuts (have you tried?) and back. No one brought me anything back from Corner Donuts. THE YARD · SAT JAN 24 Backblast! Basketball Legends Q: Panhandle · 12 PAX WARMUP: "Tip -Off" - Warm-Up “Tip-Off” - Circle-up, all reps in cadence - Side Stradel Hops-15 - Windmills-10 - Imperial Walkers-10 - Low Slow Squats (hold) 5 - Mountain Climbers 30 - 1 Burpee (Bobby Hurley & Merkins… THE FORT · SAT JAN 24 Backblast! Ice Apocalypse at The Fort Q: Fogerty · 8 PAX WARMUP: Yes. SSH, Hillbilly, Imperial walkers, Windmills, Planks, Downward Dog, Updog, PeterParker and ParkerPeter, with a mosey. THE THANG: Wallsits w Merks, Squats and Incline Merks in multiple rounds as each Pax… 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… SLOW BURN · FRI JAN 23 Backblast! Liberty liberty parking lot tour Q: Liberty Bibberty · 7 PAX WARMUP: Windmill SSH IMPERIAL WALKERS Hillbilly walkers Merkins Broga THE THANG: Lunge walk Indian run Dora 50 dips 100 merkins 150 squats 200 LBC Light measured duck walk with dips Toy soldier merkin MARY: Upper body… THE HIVE · FRI JAN 23 Backblast! Death by the bell Q: Pocahontas · 6 PAX WARMUP: SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, merkins THE THANG: Hill run, 3 rounds OYO 30 kb swings 20 goblet squats 10 merkins. 3 rounds OYO 25 kb swings 10 thrusters 20 min climbers. 3 rounds OYO 30 kb swings 15 curls 15… DAWN PATROL · THU JAN 22 Backblast! Coming in HOT Q: Poppins · 7 PAX WARMUP: yes THE THANG: SECTION 1: AMPHITHEATER ESCALATION (15 min) Partners start at bottom level. One partner works, one rests/counts. Round 1 - Level 1: ∙ Partner A: 20 dips ∙ Partner B: 20 Squats ∙ Both: BEAR CRAWL… LAZARUS · THU JAN 22 Backblast! The Beast Q: Goose · 4 PAX I needed a little motivation so we warmed up with the Motivator then moseyed down to the lot past the theater. We stopped along the way for some windmills and imperial walkers. The Beast Running the length of the lot we… THE COACH'S BOX · THU JAN 22 Backblast! Was Cindy Lauper, Ended up being solo Q: Hominy · 1 PAX I was the only one working out, so I scrapped my plans and did a few laps around the marching band skillet and mixture of LBCs, merkins, merkins against the brick post, and bench dips. Soundtrack: Amazon Music Playlist… BLOCK PARTY · THU JAN 22 Backblast! 3 Mile Tour Q: Italian Job · 19 PAX We had 19 for a 3-mile tour at Block Party. Here’s what we did: Run to Fort Mill Church of God .3 miles - 10 Burpees - 20 Merkins - 30 Squats - 40 LBCs - 50 Calf Raises Run to Unity Presbyterian .4 miles - 10 Burpees …