backblasts
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117 backblasts mention “Bing”
MAY 20, 2016
Wise and Foolish Builders
What a great group of #HIM we had this chilly, soggy morning at Petra. 23 guys came out to push the rock this morning. Though we had hoped the rain would hold off, we were in no such luck. We all ended up soggy bottom…
APR 18, 2016
Slow Mosey Around Quagmire
It was good to see some new faces at the Swamp, I mean Quagmire this morning. I always get confused with the name since it is at the same location. A total of 18 men showed up for the beatdown, including Zima with his…
MAR 16, 2016
You may ask yourself...How did I get here?
I woke up a little an anxious before the Q at Pantheon. I thought..do I have enough planned for the workout? Do I have too much? What if no one shows up, do I still count in cadence? As the questions rolled through my…
FEB 4, 2016
You laugh every time...
Fartlek! OK, that's it for making fartlek jokes. In the meantime, (maybe a record, will have to check w/ Gears) 14 pax including YHC showed up at Trailhead park this humid morning. I decided to try some different…
FEB 3, 2016
Pantheon - Classic Old School Pain w/Cake Boss
Zima needed a sub at the school and everyone loves when the substitute comes in for the regular teacher because its going to be work on your own or draw a picture or something not as challenging. However this is F3 and…
FEB 2, 2016
PAX, It's Groundhog Day 625 SSH
For the unsuspecting PAX it was Groundhog Day. So not to miss out on this opportunity to tie the beat down to it. Can you say repeats. Everyone was a little confused at the beginning with the sequence but pretty sure…
FEB 1, 2016
Reap what you Sow
Beautiful Monday morning in Steele Creek with clear morning gloom, light wind and 50 degrees. I'm always happy to see how many people are showing up out in Steele Creek at the Quagmire and The Swamp. We had a strong…
JAN 30, 2016
Bait and Switch...if they only knew!! #sorrynotsorry
21 of the Fort's finest descended upon WEP expecting a decent beatdown from Double D. Little did they know that Double D was in Texas and YHC was in charge. Some thought about leaving and wondering if they had enough…
JAN 29, 2016
Harder than it sounds
Shortest backblast ever.... 19 Men Posted to the Swamp. At least 8 or 9 knew there would be rucking involved, but everyone got to enjoy a piece of the Ruck Action. Unfortunately I skipped the disclaimer, but no FNG's…
BLOCK PARTY · JAN 26, 2016
Super Bowl Bound Cone Repeats
Quick disclaimer and a brief explanation about how today's beat down will progress and use of cones. The Thang: Easy mosey up the hill to beginning of parking lot. No cones in sight. Warm Up 25 SSH 20 IW 20 Windmills 20…
DEC 16, 2015
Give Thanks at the Pantheon - and then the PAIN
Great day to be out in the gloom. Clear and 43 degrees. It starts a little chilly while we gather, but it doesn't take long to get the sweat going! This morning the crowd just kept getting bigger and bigger. I do want…
NOV 14, 2015
The Yard - Thankfulness is next to PAIN!!!
YHC was sitting in the car thinking to myself.....moderate....moderate....moderate, while I kept looking up to see if anyone was going to actually show up. I thought, well if I'm solo I can go as hard as I want....Bring…
NOV 13, 2015
Meet Riff and Raff
7 fine men including one FNG showed up for an experiment in carrying bricks this morning. I tried to design a few workouts that could both incorporate "slow burn" and weight resistance training. Overall it was a good…
NOV 12, 2015
Laces In/Out - Keep off the Grass
Headed out for a VQ at WEP. Made a promise to Keep off the Grass. 10 PAX for Laces in and 3 for Laces Out The Thang Laces In COP - 15 X SSH - 15 X IW - 15 X Mtn. Climbers - 15 X Merkins - 15 X MNC - 15 X Wind Mills…
NOV 4, 2015
Broncos, Bets, Burpees Beatdown
Despite the promise of Burpees (some of us more than others), 10 of The Fort's finest (plus 2 runners) descended upon Pantheon for a Broncos QB's beatdown. 1 FNG was present so a more thorough disclaimer was given…
VARSITY · OCT 27, 2015
Hockey "PLYO" at #Varsity
6 strong men showed up to see if they could make #TheVarsityF3 Last night I used some #food photos from The Varsity in Atlanta #delicious + #goodeats Disclaimer Warmup lap COP = Warmup-O-Rama with all of my favorites to…
AUG 19, 2015
Pantheon Prowess
Fourteen men converged on the soggy campus of Tega Cay Elementary for another beatdown at the Pantheon. Here is what they did: The Thang: Nice, easy jog around the loop in the front of the school, and follow the path to…
THE BALLROOM · APR 28, 2015
Ascension to BallRoom
Running with Dark Helmets "Ascend" theme from the Ballroom last week, the 12 pax that posted this week were tasked with climbing a pair of cascading walls up to the launch-point parking lot (an exercise introduced by…
APR 24, 2015
Climbing the DORA Pyramid at the Swamp
17 Men conquered the Fartsack to post in the Gloom of The Swamp. One FNG present, disclaimer disclaimed, then we took off. The Thang Mosey to Home Depot Lot for COP warm up - SSH x 20 - IW x 15 - Windmills x 10 …
THE RANCH · FEB 5, 2015
18 guys can fit in a Delorean
80's day at the Ranch. Since it would be hard to get pumped to 80's country Islands in the Stream or the hits of Charlie Pride, YHC grabbed the Aquanet from under the sink and we went hairband. Showed up and worked out…
RING OF FIRE · MAY 14, 2014
Be an Eagle, Not a Duck
Beacon shared a pre-workout message about making choices in our lives, relative to how we respond to adversity. Essentially, we can rise above, like an eagle, or we can "quack" about it and do nothing else, like a duck…