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SOUL TO SOLE · THU JAN 22 Backblast! Sharing Burdens Q: Cohiba · 12 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: No warmup THE THANG: Rucking within the Kingsley property while sharing a 40lb dumbbell while you were talking about your burdens. We did (10) reps of low-slow Squats each person while one person was holding the… COCKPIT · WED JAN 21 Backblast! Firefighter drills Q: Tiller · 6 PAX WARMUP: SSH / Burpees / THE THANG: Mosey around the school down the front sidewalk and around to the loading dock. Found a huge tire and did partner roll ups with merkins after each shove up the smaller hill. Mosey over… THE FORGE · WED JAN 21 Backblast! Cold Laps.. with Merkins Q: Slapshot · 6 PAX Cold day at the Forge. Warmup mosey to the School by Mavis. 15 SSH IC 15 SJ IC 10 Windmills IC 20 Merkins IC Stretch Run to parking lot by crossroads 10 merkins IC 10 LBcs IC 10 Flutters IC 10 Squats IC Run back to… KITCHEN SINK · WED JAN 21 Backblast! Good old fashioned ruck and sandbag wor Q: Spider · 8 PAX WARMUP: - Mosey around the entire entrance loop - Merkins x10 - Peter Parker x10 - Parker Peter x10 - Windmill x10 THE THANG: Move to the grass field with just the sand bag. Gather at one end of the field. - Sandbag… CLYDESDALES · WED JAN 21 Backblast! Trip to the ER Q: Time Machine · 10 PAX WARMUP: Done in the car THE THANG: Munn to 21, loop the hospital, back up 21, loop Sunbelt, then up the hill, over the woods avoiding the big bad wolf and back to COT, 4-5 miles depending upon your loops in the woods… DAWN PATROL · TUE JAN 20 Backblast! Clubbing in the Gloom Q: Double D · 6 PAX WARMUP: Mosey with some karaoke over to Town Hall side parking lot where we checked the SSH box and did some stretchy, warm up moves THE THANG: Ran to Millstone Park where we spent most of the affair, including burpees… SEABISCUIT · TUE JAN 20 Backblast! Don’t get lost Q: Cyclops · 12 PAX WARMUP: Nope - it’s a running AO THE THANG: Run into Massey for 4-5 miles - Neff Ct to Dudley to Felts to Kingsbottom and back. MARY: Nope - it’s a running AO ANNOUNCEMENTS: always COT: 5th core principle It was great… CURRAHEE · TUE JAN 20 Backblast! Deck of Death Q: Bonsai · 5 PAX WARMUP: Ruck for first 12ish minutes SSH Low slow squat Broga Toy soldiers Butt kickers Soccer hips THE THANG: Deck of cards Hearts - OH lunges Diamonds - merkins with ruck on Spades - swings Clubs - bent over rows… COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 20 Backblast! Carry the Load Q: Peta · 6 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Moses, Imperial W, Hillbilly W, Arm circles, Cherry pickers, windmill THE THANG: Dora in pairs, runner and 200 squats, 150 merkins, 100 BBS, 100 squat jumps, 100 wide Perkins, 150 LBCs followed back at COT… SNAKE PIT · TUE JAN 20 Backblast! 4 corners with MOT Q: Boogie Nights · 3 PAX WARMUP: lap around the lot. IW/HW/SSH THE THANG: 4 corners - 3 exercises each corner with MOT in between. Increasing reps after all 4 corners, rinse and repeat MARY: N/A ANNOUNCEMENTS: break the dam COT: prayers and… THE BALLROOM · TUE JAN 20 Backblast! The frozen tundra Q: Peach Stand · 6 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: ssh, slow windmills, imp walkers, plank/updog/downdog, Peter parkers THE THANG: mosey to the football field Start at one goal line and run to the 10, then do 10 reps of designated exercise, then run back to the… BLOCK PARTY · TUE JAN 20 Backblast! Ladder of Fort Mill Q: Joe Lyons · 6 PAX WARMUP: mosey to lot, Did 5 warm up exercises, SSH, Windmill, pickers, etc. THE THANG: A ladder 6 street intersection strategy crossing 1 -10 reps squats 2-20 merkins, 3- 30 etc. Etc. Then a quick ab workout at the… COCKPIT · MON JAN 19 Backblast! Whoops I forgot Q: Deep Dish · 6 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: FLIGHT PLAN · MON JAN 19 Backblast! GHES out and back Q: Bonsai · 19 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Ran to Gold Hill Elementary and back. 4+ miles depending on which loop you hit at the school MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: THE ARMORY · MON JAN 19 Backblast! Trail Runner With Runners Arms Invades Q: Stang · 5 PAX WARMUP: 8 Little Arm Circles, 8 Overhead Claps, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Hill Billy Walkers THE THANG: 30 minute AMRAP was drawn out on a F3 special board, cardboard to be exact. Exercises where as follows: - Kettlebell… 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… RING OF FIRE · MON JAN 19 Backblast! Witten Q: Cyclops · 6 PAX WARMUP: mosey to pull up bar area Windmills I/C Cherry Pickers I/C Imperial Walkers I/C Hillbilly Walkers I/C THE THANG: The Witten (modified)- 5 rounds of the following: 400 m run (not modified) 22 burpees (not… TRAINING GROUND · SUN JAN 18 Backblast! 4 miles before 7am Q: Farmers Only · 4 PAX WARMUP: nope THE THANG: ruck shuffle a 4 mile route MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: when busy the first thing we tend to sacrifice is our spiritual growth and personal mental well being. Be aware of this and… 6@6 · SAT JAN 17 Backblast! Forbidden Zone Q: Twister · 13 PAX WARMUP: None THE THANG: we ran to the forbidden zone MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: THE YARD · SAT JAN 17 Backblast! Noterate Q: Band Camp · 18 PAX WARMUP: yea. but with accumulating burpees interspersed THE THANG: Mosey a tad: to some good island based parking lots 6-7 with curb alberts and mike tysons mode of transit: bear crawl/crawl bear 6-7 with squats and… ALCATRAZ · SAT JAN 17 Backblast! Another hill Grandpa Q: Greg Shoney · 5 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Cherrys, windmill, hillbilly’s, imperials, lunches, merks THE THANG: 11’s on the hill of pain, 3 round core burnout workout, Indian run, partner work-3 rounds of stationary exercise with plank timer, wall… THE FORT · SAT JAN 17 Backblast! Hitting all the Corners Q: Half Shell · 9 PAX WARMUP: Mozy past the bathrooms and stopped for SSH. We kept going and headed up the hill toward the parking lot for windmills then ran back down the hill and stopped near COT for squats. THE THANG: We continued past… THE FORGE · FRI JAN 16 Backblast! Accelerating vs Decelerating Q: Pusher · 13 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SLOW BURN · FRI JAN 16 Backblast! Have a plan Q: backdraft · 12 PAX WARMUP: mosey around parking lot with dynamic movements, ssh, in, hillbilly walkers cherry pickers, arm circle then repeat THE THANG: mosey around and to side parking lot 5 sets of 10 burpees with 45 second rests in…