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417 backblasts mention “Grout”
NOV 20, 2025
Backblast! Minnow Pond / Harris Street x2
Harris Street x2 120 merkins 120 LBC’s 4 miles
NOV 17, 2025
Backblast! Loredo & 3-Leaf Clover
WARMUP: Short mosey through the parking lot with a few warmup exercises. Then, grab a cinderblock and bring it to the intersection by the JROTC building. Leave it there and head to the track. THE THANG: For the first…
VARSITY · NOV 14, 2025
Backblast! Rounds of upper body for spaghetti arms
WARMUP: SSH, Wind Mills, MNC, overhear claps THE THANG: run a 1/4 mile loop around the parking lot stopping at 4 corners for 10 merkins at each merking. Then, everytime we finish a lap, we have a board of pain with…
AMERICAN JACKAL · NOV 10, 2025
Backblast! The Impossible Mile
WARMUP: barely THE THANG: impossible mile 400m Bear Crawls 400m Lunge Walks 400m Burpee Broad Jumps (no one got past this) 400m sprint MARY: nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: Operation Love, Christmas Party, Bethel COT: Yes So this…
6@6 · NOV 8, 2025
Backblast! Easy route a few took on
Six at six the usual stuff and a good group. Might be missing one or two pax. Everyone enjoyed. Welcome Cerebus (Shaq’s brother.)
THE RANCH · NOV 6, 2025
Backblast! Weinki on the fly
WARMUP: series of ssh and merkins THE THANG: I ran around and made up the workout on the fly and don’t remember the specifics. Lots of lunges. Lots of merkins of different varieties. Burpees. Wall muscle ups. Lots of…
SEABISCUIT · NOV 4, 2025
Backblast! 6-8 thousand reps
WARMUP: nope THE THANG: we ran MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: a couple. Read newsletter COT: Reminder to feed the good wolf.
SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 3, 2025
Backblast! Indian OR Shuttle Run
WARMUP: 20 SSH IC Karaoke 10 Cherry Picker IC Indian/Shuttle Run to School THE THANG: 5 Lt. Dan Magic Legs 10 Hand Release Merkins Run to other end of parking lot 15 X's and O's 20 SSH Run to other end of parking lot…
TRAINING GROUND · NOV 2, 2025
Backblast! Daylight savings miles
WARMUP: no THE THANG: 3.3 miles total, brought a 60lber with us. Mixed in some squats, dips, bear crawls. MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsie COT: yes
SLOW BURN · OCT 31, 2025
Backblast! What costume are you wearing?
We did a little warmup with the usual exercises. I proceeded to introduce the topic for thought. What costume are you wearing? Are you being an imposter? Mosey over to the first stop for some 4 corners. 3 exercises then…
OCT 30, 2025
Backblast! Springs street spine
15 total with six runners at Minnow Pond. Remainder did rucking. Pledge and then run to former Hardee’s lot where the thang is explained as follows: Parking lot is base camp. Do 10 burpees here. Run up Springs st to its…
SNAKE PIT · OCT 28, 2025
Backblast! 4 horsemen of the apocalypse
WARMUP: 50 SSH 5 burpees THE THANG: “First phase- in rain” Descending rounds of merkins with KB work each round Starting with 20 merkins, reducing 2 every round KB Swing 10 KB Goblet Squat 12 KB Clean & Press (8 each…
OCT 27, 2025
Backblast! The Whittman
WARMUP: THE THANG: Warm-Up: We kicked things off with a lap around the parking lot followed by: • 25 Side-Straddle Hops • 10 Imperial Walkers • 10 Hillbilly Walkers • 10 Cherry Pickers The Thang: Mosey to the track for…
TRAINING GROUND · OCT 26, 2025
Backblast! Miles and smiles
WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: Miles and Smiles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter tonight COT: Patience
ALCATRAZ · OCT 25, 2025
Backblast! Hills?
WARMUP: ssh, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, Moroccan nightclubs THE THANG: Part 1 - Mosey over to pull up bars for station 1, run down to bottom of hill for station 2 Station 1 - 5x pull ups 5x sandbag man makers 10x…
THE RANCH · OCT 23, 2025
Backblast! Pain and suffering with a happy ending
WARMUP: - Moroccan nightclubs - Windmills - Cherry pickers - Imperial walkers Mosey to benches and do a W.A.S.H. - 50 hand release Werkins - 50 American Hammers - 50 Step ups (25 each leg) - 50 Hip thrusts THE THANG…
BLOCK PARTY · OCT 21, 2025
Backblast! What’s your WHY?
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Mosey to Print Shop Partner Dora 25 - Pull Ups 50 - Dips 75 - Squats 100 - LBCs *Partner run around the building Mosey to lot at top of lot at Watson and Monroe White 5 burpees Mosey to COG lot…
OCT 18, 2025
Backblast! Bears and burns
WARMUP: usual suspects- ended with SSH not started lol THE THANG: ? The Thang – 12 Laps Total • 4 corners per lap • Complete the same exercise at all 4 corners each lap (so 4 sets per round) MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FIRST…
SLOW BURN · OCT 17, 2025
Backblast! so much chatter at slowburn
WARMUP: windmill mosey, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, low slow squats THE THANG: Dora with merkins, squats, crunches. Other guy runs loop. Lunge walk then bearcrawl, across the parking lot. Goldilocks squats…
OCT 16, 2025
Backblast! Zipper backwards
WARMUP: run to new Arbis parking lot, plank for the 6, then 10 burpees oyo. Run 2 blocks straight on Spring st, plank and do 10 Merkins OyO. Run down two More blocks on Spring and plank then 10 mike Tysons. Run down to…
SWEEP THE LEG · OCT 13, 2025
Backblast! “No Mercy” Monday @ STL
WARMUP: NONE THE THANG: 19 men took off at quickly for No Mercy Monday. After a quick mosey to South State Bank, we fired up the legs with 5 Bonnie Blairs to get loose. From there, we charged down Dave Gibson Blvd to…
TRAINING GROUND · OCT 12, 2025
Backblast! Sunday Morning Stroll
WARMUP: THE THANG: Ruck and Run MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf Tourney…Fundraisers COT: Health, loved ones, New Opirtunitys
SLOW BURN · OCT 10, 2025
Backblast! Parking Lot Tour
15 (12 boot, 3 run) toured Slow Burn’s parking lots. Here’s what we did: Warm Up - 10 SSHs (IC) - 10 Mountain Climbers (IC) - 10 Plank Jacks (IC) Four Corners (front, sides, and rear of restaurant row) - 15 Merkins at…
OCT 7, 2025
Backblast! 13 YR Anniversary Convergence
WARMUP: THE THANG: Here is my weinke - Assassin We had about 12 runners and 6 ruckers tackle the tundra of the paved loop around the schools. Starting at the front door we headed around the back, past the shop, past the…