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319 backblasts mention “Splinter”

FLIGHT PLAN · OCT 13, 2025 Backblast! Trails, Roads, Rucks Q: Cobra Kai · 24 PAX THE THANG: Road runners to Brayden, Ruckers in the BAX Bubble, & Trail Run tour of the Village. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf Tournament, Garbage Pickup, & F3Chester reminders COT: Prayers for DD and his M! OCT 13, 2025 Backblast! Honey Badger Got Smoked Q: Cohiba · 5 PAX 1. Warm-Up: SSH – 25 IC Imperial Walkers – 15 IC Low Slow Squats – 15 IC Merkins – 15 IC Mountain Climbers – 15 IC Moroccan NC – 10 IC 2. The Thang – Part 1: Grinder “Honey Badger Strength”: Partner up. One works, one… RING OF FIRE · OCT 8, 2025 Backblast! King of The Ring October Edition Q: Splinter · 3 PAX WARMUP: Get Cindy and take her to the stadium THE THANG: 5 rounds of 5-minute AMRAP. Only complete revolutions counted in the score. If you were not finished by the time the timer went off, it's like it didn't happen… OCT 7, 2025 Backblast! 13 YR Anniversary Convergence Q: Band Camp · 89 PAX 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… VARSITY · OCT 3, 2025 Backblast! Have you ever seen a live alligator in Q: Barry Manilow · 6 PAX WARMUP: yes, it was spectacular THE THANG: 4 corners, same exercise all 4 corners round 1, round 2 add an exercise, up to 4 rounds, 4 exercises at each corner. Merkins, BBs, Squats, Burpees(ish). Then over to… RING OF FIRE · OCT 1, 2025 Backblast! The Bert Q: Headspin · 5 PAX WARMUP: Walking lap around the band parking lot THE THANG: 50 Burpees 5 yards Murder Bunnies, 95 yard Run 95 yard Run, 5 yard Redrum Bunnies 100 Push-Ups 10 yards Murder Bunnies, 90 yard Run 90 yard Run, 10 yard Redrum… VARSITY · SEP 26, 2025 Backblast! No rain, just The Thunder Q: Esso · 8 PAX Chest/shoulders workout: - Merkins - Seal jacks - HR merks - Moroccan night clubs - Derkins - Overhead claps - Incline merkins - Donkey kicks Back: 5 sets of 5 pull-ups Cardio - 20 LBCs IC / hill run - 15 Bomb jacks /… RING OF FIRE · SEP 24, 2025 Backblast! IPC Week 3 - Chris Kyle WOD Q: Sasquatch · 7 PAX WARMUP: grab a Cindy, stretch OYO while honoring Chris Kyle THE THANG: 40 min AMRAP - 40 reps of Cindy swings, 40 reps Cindy jump overs, 40 reps Cindy thrusters, 40 reps derkins (feet on vertically oriented block)… then… SEABISCUIT · SEP 23, 2025 Backblast! sprints at the biscuit 3 weeks ago Q: Cadre Olaf · 13 PAX WARMUP: jog over to school THE THANG: sprints going from 40 to 80 yards up to 100 and back down. Did some backwards runs, some walking, and a few dry heaves to honor those they have gone too soon. MARY: keep that core… SEP 15, 2025 Backblast! Was this HoneyBadger or was this Sweep Q: Splinter · 4 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, DownDog, Honeymooner THE THANG: Just 2 things, running and merkins. 250 Merkins, 3.5 miles of running MARY: everyone called something ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter. COT: Prays for health… VARSITY · SEP 12, 2025 Backblast! Friday date with Cindy Q: Keith Crockett · 4 PAX WARMUP: SSH Imperial Walker Hillbilly Walker Cherry Picker Windmill Peter Parker Parker Peter THE THANG: Mosey to Cafeteria in the back of NAFO 10x Step ups Derkins Incline Merkins with Claps Dips Bulgarian Split Squats… VARSITY · SEP 5, 2025 Backblast! Fish Tales with Birdcage Q: Italian Job · 9 PAX We had 9 at varsity (2 for IronPAX, 1 proctor, and 6 for a Cindy beatdown. Here’s what we did: Warmup - 10 Low Slow Swuats - 10 Mountain Climbers - 10 Windmills Mosey to get a cinderblock - 10 Manmakers - 15 Curls - 20… SEP 4, 2025 Backblast! 11s and miles Q: Cadre Olaf · 21 PAX WARMUP: pledge THE THANG: run to church corner down academy do 1 merkins. Then run all the way up hill to print shop then to pull up bars. Do 11s with pull ups and toes to bar. Run back past ABC store turn right on… SEP 3, 2025 Backblast! Where Hmastrings & Quads Go to Die (Iro Q: Jeremy Holt - · 11 PAX Warm-Up Run from COT to the Band practice parking lot. The Thang – Tellier Hero WOD Format: For Time Equipment: Cones/markers at 5, 10, 15, and 20 yds 1. Round 1 - 10 Burpees - 5–10–15–20 yd shuttle runs 1. Round 2 - 10… SEABISCUIT · SEP 2, 2025 Backblast! Tour of Schools Q: Splinter · 11 PAX WARMUP: Instructions THE THANG: Fort Mill Pkwy → Catawba Ridge HS → Forest Creek MS → back through Doby’s. Route covered ~4 miles. - Lead Pack: Badlands, Vuvu, Grout, Farmers Only — looked like they were late for… AUG 28, 2025 Backblast! substi-Q at the pond Q: Badlands · 27 PAX My boy Poppins blew out his hammy doing something in the shower... sounds wild... so I figured PAX could chase me around for 45 minutes instead. Pledge at 5:14 brief disclaimer and LFG Out and back route up main street… RING OF FIRE · AUG 27, 2025 Backblast! Legs and core plus broga Q: TINSEL TheFort · 10 PAX WARMUP: Windmills, Moroccan night clubs, low slow squats, mosey to benches, number of pax x 2 for step ups on the benches THE THANG: Leg web :leg: :spider_web: 1 squat, 4 cal raises; 2 squats, 8 calf raises… progressive… BLOCK PARTY · AUG 19, 2025 Backblast! Three lessons and……burpees Q: Cyclops · 10 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to Kimbrell’s parking lot. The following exercises in candence with burpees in between. Windmills Cherry Pickers Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Seal Jacks Side Straddle Hops THE THANG: Mosey to the… AUG 11, 2025 Backblast! Full Maltz Q: Kaiser · 4 PAX WARMUP: some light yoga and warm up exercises. Honored Master Sergeant Michael Maltz THE THANG: 1) Run 400 M 2) 25 Pull ups 3) farmers carry two cinder blocks down the hill and back 4) 25 dips 5) 50 push ups 6) 25 knees… RING OF FIRE · AUG 6, 2025 Backblast! Game plan for life…How to Q Q: Cake Boss · 7 PAX WARMUP: Have a plan when Qing THE THANG: Pregame 1. mission 2. Core principles 3. Post frequently 4. Accept the opportunity to lead 5. Know the AO 6. Prepare appropriate workout. Have a plan and don’t Q it if you can’t… AUG 5, 2025 Backblast! Pea gravel protein Q: HarryCarry · 3 PAX Three pax braved the wet conditions and ran over to Grace church for: Warmup: SWIMLAPPs: SSH, windmills, imperial walkers, Moroccan n/c, low slow squats, arm circles, peter parkers, plank stretches; all about 10-20 in… AUG 4, 2025 Backblast! The Griff & The CIA 7 Q: Splinter · 4 PAX Well, the Site Q was under the weather so we :hand_with_index_and_middle_fingers_crossed: that someone would show up who had a key to the NaFo track. Thankfully, since it's the first day of school, the football coaches… RING OF FIRE · JUL 30, 2025 Backblast! Rings and Fires - 30JUN2025 Q: darkhelmet · 15 PAX WARMUP: Like we needed that. It was like 1000 degrees with 900% humidity. Warm? Yeah... we were covered. THE THANG: Grab a block. Head to the track. 5 manmakers (blockees) 10 goblet squats 15 curls 20 flutter w/press… JUL 28, 2025 Backblast! Smoked Briskets Q: Clickbait · 9 PAX WARMUP: windmills, cherry pickers, hillbilly walkers THE THANG: 100 yard sprints 6x, bar work, toe lifts, knee lifts, side crunches to failure 3x, Wall work: crunches, penguins, toe touches till failure 3x Block work…