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408 backblasts mention “Skipper”
ALCATRAZ · AUG 16, 2025
Backblast! Sweaty Morning
11’s on the hill Dips and merkins Pull-ups and in and outs.
ALCATRAZ · AUG 9, 2025
Backblast! The Traz - 080925
WARMUP: Probably some. THE THANG: We ran to the Golf Club and back and did a lot of dumb stuff on the way... there were bear crawls around the circle in front of the clubhouse, carrying rocks up and down the cart path…
AUG 7, 2025
Backblast! Pit and the Pendulum
THE THANG: Harris St Hills, pendulum from 21 to Audrey. 10 Mike Tyson’s at Audrey, 10 Am Hammers at the park and 10 Jump Squats at 21, repeat until legs are shot or time for COT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel and Naked Gun COT…
CLYDESDALES · AUG 6, 2025
Backblast! Dry Bones
WARMUP: none THE THANG: run around Kingsley. Don’t get lost and don’t die. Didn’t get wet hence dry bones but wet feet. Read newsletter for announcements.
THE FORT · AUG 2, 2025
Backblast! Coupon Savings
WARMUP: Skip handles the warmup w a mosey and SSH, merkens, wind mills and stretching. THE THANG: Skip took the 1st 30. Ran to Massey hill and conducted partner workout with burpees, squats, lunges and merkens. Mosey…
JUL 31, 2025
Backblast! Multiples of 5
WARMUP: Mosey to Print Shop THE THANG: 5 pull-ups at the Print Shop. Run to parking lot at the corner of Williamson St and Watson St. for 10 merkins Down Williamson St hill to Fort Mill COG for 15 LBCs Up Academy St for…
JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! 7/29 GC
WARMUP: Normal routine of SSHs, windmills, imp Walker's, etc. THE THANG: Mosey over to front of pet store and partner up. P1 does a burpee while p2 waits. Then p2 does burpee while p1 waits. 20 as a team then yog over…
6@6 · JUL 14, 2025
Backblast! 6@6 07-12-2025
WARMUP: none THE THANG: Run trails or Run Road MARY: Nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yep COT: Amazingly proficient
JUL 10, 2025
Backblast! Not All Heroes Wear Capes
YHC brushed off the cobwebs from a weinke from 2017. It was hard then and even worse this time. Here’s what we did: Warm-up - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Mountain Climbers (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) Run the Main Street to…
TRAINING GROUND · JUL 6, 2025
Backblast! Guardrails - Building the walls togethe
WARMUP: - Plank to DD, Sunrise stretch calf’s - 20 Side Straddle Hops THE THANG: - Move to Dave Gibson Blvd, Convo then shuffle/run to circle - Build the foundation - alternating lunge lateral twist Indian run style, 6…
ALCATRAZ · JUL 5, 2025
Backblast! 1776 Patriot Games
10 men attempted the 1776 Patriot Games at Alcatraz this morning. Here’s what we did. Warm-up - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) The Thang - 1776 Yard Run (1.01 miles) - 100 Merkins …
JUL 3, 2025
Backblast! At a Crossroads
4 minnows (NASA, Peach Stand, Vuvuzela, Grout) 2 ruckers (Skipper, Warning Track) WARMUP: it was already warm when we got there Mosey to the 4 corners by the church for.... THE THANG: Mosey on over to the corner of…
JUN 26, 2025
Backblast! It wasn’t that hot or humid
WARMUP: not at MP THE THANG: Running was the game. Up Massey to gas station. Each stop was 5 Spider-Man merkins, 10 CDD. Next stop was corner of Aubrey for same 5 and 10. To Skipper cross road for 5 and 10. All the way…
FLIGHT PLAN · JUN 9, 2025
Backblast! Old Homestead
We ran past the house where I grew up in Willowbrook.
ALCATRAZ · JUN 7, 2025
Backblast! Tortoise and Hare Tabata version
Tabata Time : Tortoise and Hare version Workout had 5 segments roughly designed for 12 minutes each. Consisted of a Tortoise (stationary exercise) and a Hare ( running and some exercises) Tortoise 40 seconds on 20…
CLYDESDALES · JUN 4, 2025
Backblast! Kingsley Time!
WARMUP: None THE THANG: Kingsley Loops MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
6@6 · MAY 31, 2025
Backblast! Running with scissors
WARMUP: listening to Twister talk THE THANG: running and listening to Twister talk MARY: was listening to Twister talk ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes, official (corporate was present) COT: yes, pre and post Welcome FNG, Shaqaroni…
MAY 29, 2025
Backblast! Loops of Clebourne
Minnow Pond is one of the premier AOs in the Fort. Thanks to NASA for his leadership. YHC was honored to Q the workout and bring some pain to start the day. In addition, I wanted to bring a heartfelt message to the men…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 26, 2025
Backblast! Dynamic Memorial Day
THE THANG: run ~1/4 mile to cones (lunge walk between cones); run ~1/4 mile to cones (toy soldiers between cones); run ~1/4 mile to cones (side shuffle between cones); run ~1/4 mile to cones (skip between cones); run…
TRAINING GROUND · MAY 25, 2025
Backblast! New sidewalks!
WARMUP: THE THANG: Took Massey to Harris, then Jackson and into WEP to check out the new sidewalks in the woods MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SLOW BURN · MAY 23, 2025
Backblast! SlowBlast
WARMUP: We did. THE THANG: Warm up 4 corners in back lot - 3 rounds – 25 reps of each - Merkins - Squats - Diamonds - Big Boys Dora - 50 burpees - 150 dips - 250 CDD MARY: No chicks. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter…
MAY 22, 2025
Backblast! Meander around town
WARMUP: The pledge THE THANG: Launch point was parking lot across from old Hardee’s Exercises 10 merkins 20 squats 20 LBCs Loop Run up main Left at Post office Left on Elliot Left back to launch point. Repeat exercises…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 19, 2025
Backblast! The Greyhounds could not be slowed with
23 at ao-sweep-the-leg this morning. The plan, 1/2 mile loops with 4 pain stations. Pain Station 1 - 5 burpee bomb jacks, each lap first 15 pax added 2 reps (leaders did 15 reps on their final lap) Pain Station 2 - 5…
6@6 · MAY 17, 2025
Backblast! Before the cannolis, there was 6@6
WARMUP: Discussions of travel through the Dallas airport THE THANG: 2 trails, 2 on the road, 1 lone rucker MARY: must have been the one walking her dog ANNOUNCEMENTS: watch the weather COT: OYO Looks like we made it…