backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
149 backblasts mention “Spike”
DAWN PATROL · DEC 16, 2025
Backblast! Rockin around the Christmas Tree
WARMUP: couple loops in the AO lot with high knees, buttkickers, and karoake. THE THANG: Bucket 11 - one bucket at each end of the top lot. Pax pulled random exercises in an 11 format. Mak tar jyes and burpees were…
6@6 · DEC 13, 2025
Backblast! running 6@6
WARMUP: marshmallows around a campfire THE THANG: running MARY: brought hot chocolate after the run ANNOUNCEMENTS: Santa Claus is coming to town COT: aye
DAWN PATROL · DEC 11, 2025
Backblast! Counting Down from 100
WARMUP: Spike took the warmup right where we plant the shovel flag. Counts and cadence were perfect, and we even did 6-count burpees. Impressive!!! THE THANG: Ran around to do a few more warm ups before heading to a…
DAWN PATROL · DEC 4, 2025
Backblast! Brick by brick/Post by post
WARMUP: Did some moseying around with SSH, Hillbillies, and Squats THE THANG: A Dip/Derkin 11 at the Ampitheater/ mosey to the Stairs in Textile Way / pax planked and elbow planked while one at a time went up/down…
DAWN PATROL · NOV 25, 2025
Backblast! Piracy and Imposters
WARMUP: - Windmills - Cherry Pickers - Imperial Walkers - Hillbilly Walkers - Calf Raises THE THANG: - Travel to playground (pirated from The Pirate) - Begin with 5 squats then mosey to 2nd tree on the left-hand side of…
6@6 · NOV 22, 2025
Backblast! Hills, Hills and more hills
WARMUP: Chatter THE THANG: Out and Back - Munn Harris under 77 up Sam Smith to Sutton down 6th Baxter and back. MARY: Nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yup COT: Fantastic
DAWN PATROL · NOV 20, 2025
Backblast! Finding meaning in the mundane
WARMUP: 5 burpees and 5 exercise moves THE THANG: Jacobs ladder with bomb jack’s and inch worm merkins Native American run 4 corners increasing reps 3 rounds 5, 10, 15 9 different exercise moves MARY: Dips Dirkens, step…
DAWN PATROL · NOV 18, 2025
Backblast! Fall leaves, colorful sunrise, and a tu
WARMUP: Ran toward downtown, stopping here and there for typical warm-up exercises (SSH, Imperial Walkers, Seal Jacks, Windmills, Hillbilly Walkers, Peter Parkers, Parker Peters). THE THANG: At a short wall near the old…
6@6 · NOV 15, 2025
Backblast! Journey anyone?
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: R on Textile Way R on Wamsutta Mills Dr R on Kingsley Springs Pkwy Cross 160 onto Munn R on Harris R on Spring Blossom L on Misty Morning Ct (1st cul-de-sac) L on Spring Blossom L on Brookcrest…
DAWN PATROL · NOV 11, 2025
Backblast! Frozen tundra mumblechatter
WARMUP: An adventurous warmup of circle runs and SSH IW Tunnel touches Merkins Mtn Climbers Overhead claps One man ran two circles around us wilst we completed the various exercises. THE THANG: We moseyed to the center…
DAWN PATROL · NOV 6, 2025
Backblast! One lap is all it takes
WARMUP: ssh, wind mills, imp walkers, plank, up and down dog, Peter Parker’s THE THANG: we moseyed one lap around the large loop around the pond and LPL (counter clockwise) starting at cot. We stopped at every other…
DAWN PATROL · NOV 4, 2025
Backblast! All around WEP
WARMUP: normal stuff THE THANG: take a lap followed by another lap stopping at the 9 swings for proper form upper body and lower body alternated and core at all stops MARY: no time for her today ANNOUNCEMENTS…
DAWN PATROL · OCT 28, 2025
Backblast! Board of Pain
It was cool and rainy. Perfect conditions for the #gloom WARMUP: Ran to top of hill and hit the regulars: SSH, Seal Jacks, squats, arm circles, windmill, broga THE THANG: Board of Pain. Finish each exercise and take a…
DAWN PATROL · OCT 23, 2025
Backblast! Slow down
WARMUP: stretching and the regulars (10reps each) THE THANG: mosey to sunbelt parking lot. 3 sets of each at 20 reps at various locations in the parking area. Merkins, lbcs Squats, American hammers Shoulder taps…
DAWN PATROL · OCT 21, 2025
Backblast! Patrolling at Dawn
WARMUP: Yog to upper WEP lot for a little of this/little of that. Included a sliding scale of Burpees OYO THE THANG: Head down dark path to hill running up to Ardrey St. Ladder of 7s with Merkins at top of path, Big…
DAWN PATROL · OCT 16, 2025
Backblast! Kingsley Apparatus and 2 FNGs
WARMUP: SSH, WM, CP THE THANG: Thang 1: 40 Step-ups, 20 Erkins, 10 Derkins Thang 2: From the front entrance at Kingsley (near RT 160), we made our way around the Kingsley Loop. At every light post : 3 burpees At every…
DAWN PATROL · OCT 7, 2025
Backblast! The Bodyweight Battalion
Disclaimer Shared WARMUP: All reps of 10 Wind Mills Moroccan Night Clubs Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Cherry :cherries: :pineapple: Pickers Jog to the top of hill and meet (Non-Jogging) Q at the stage THE THANG: 3…
6@6 · OCT 4, 2025
Backblast! 21 Jump Street
WARMUP: fresh mumble chatter THE THANG: for a change of scenery some braved 21 for an out and back to Captain Steve’s. Others chose a “safer route” with a surprise sink hole. A couple rucked and one on the trails…
DAWN PATROL · OCT 2, 2025
Backblast! Minute Man found his dog
WARMUP: mosey around Kingsley with the following warmup throughout the mosey - SSH, windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, Moroccan nightclub, toy soilders, butt kicks, high knees, stretching, etc. THE THANG…
DAWN PATROL · SEP 18, 2025
Backblast! 1 Shovelflag, 2 Qs, Triple-check, and L
WARMUP: Jekyll started out. Standard fare for warm up before starting a mosey. THE THANG: Mosey down to lowest point in Kingsley area. Pax instructed to "chose wisely" from the pile of quarry rocks. Together, pax did 3…
DAWN PATROL · SEP 16, 2025
Backblast! Courage is alive at Dawn Patrol
Let me start by saying the weather is fantastic right now. Honestly, it perfect F3 weather. Warm enough to build up a sweat but lightly chilly enough to not sweat too much. Nonetheless, YHC was honored to Q the DP. It…
DAWN PATROL · SEP 11, 2025
Backblast! Inchworms/Casey Kasem HIIT Parade
WARMUP: - SSH - Imperial Walkers - Scoops (5 each leg OYO) - Elbows-to-opposite high knees (in cadence) - Henceforth known as 'Leprechauns' - credit Double D - Frankensteins (5 each leg OYO) - Calf-raises (in cadence)…
DAWN PATROL · SEP 9, 2025
Backblast! Hills
WARMUP: Mosey to police station parking lot for SSH, windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, Merlin’s, cherry pickers. Mosey parking lot by dog shelter. THE THANG: Start of with running back and forth in the…
DAWN PATROL · SEP 4, 2025
Backblast! Scorpions Block Party
WARMUP: Mosey behind Panera, along the way doing Karaoke / Butt Kickers / High Knees / Toy Soldiers Circle up for SSH / Imperial Walkers / Cherry Pickers / Windmills THE THANG: Mosey beside LPL pond for a Webb homage to…