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681 backblasts mention “Sprocket”

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… THE BALLROOM · JUL 29, 2025 Backblast! Good Times Q: Sprocket · 10 PAX WARMUP: IW, HW, LSS, SSH, Merkins, MNC THE THANG: 5 rounds of 3 broad jumps and 4 lunge walks Miserable Mile - run 1/4 lap 10 flying squirels, run a 1/4 lap, 10 squats, run 1/4 lap 10 merkins, run 1/4 lap 10 LBC ( 4… AMERICAN JACKAL · JUL 28, 2025 Backblast! Bear Crawl and Ode to Wilt Q: Goose · 7 PAX WARMUP: Motivator Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Windmills Arm Circles - front and back Michael Phelps Downward Dog Honeymooners Runner’s Stretch THE THANG: We moseyed down to the lower lot. Thang 1 Using the… 6@6 · JUL 26, 2025 Backblast! 6 @ 6 Q: Barry Manilow · 13 PAX WARMUP: no THE THANG: the usual MARY: who’s mom? ANNOUNCEMENTS: sure COT: yes SLOW BURN · JUL 25, 2025 Backblast! Real American Crazy Train Q: Warning Track · 15 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Morrocan Night Club, Merkins, Windmill, Cherry Picker, Low Slow Squat THE THANG: Mosey from station to station. 3 exercises at each station. 45 seconds on, 15 seconds rest. 2 rounds at each station. - Low… SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 24, 2025 Backblast! It has been a while... Q: Grassy Knoll · 10 PAX Inro and disclaimer. WARMUP: Walk to the circle and did all upper body warm ups rucks off. MNC, Non-discrpt produce pickers, windmills, Hillbilly Walkers, and Imperial Walkers. Rucks on and down the hill and back up… THE BALLROOM · JUL 22, 2025 Backblast! Ballroom Tues 7-22 Q: Barry Manilow · 7 PAX WARMUP: yes THE THANG: escalating 4 corners, wall stuff, Jack Webb, suicides, all kinds of good stuff MARY: yes, 2 exercises, my timing was impeccable ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes, The Barry being the highlight of the… THE ARMORY · JUL 21, 2025 Backblast! Swing Fest Q: Sprocket · 8 PAX WARMUP: Windmills, Produce Pickers, SSH, Merkins THE THANG: Workout#1 17 Swings 17 Crunches with KB 17 Sumo Squats Run a lap 4 Rounds Workout #2 200 KB swings 2 burpees every 2 minutes until the 200 reps are completed… THE YARD · JUL 19, 2025 Backblast! Sweep The Yard Q: Sprocket · 7 PAX WARMUP: MNC, Windmills, Calf Raise, LSS THE THANG: Did 7's on the hill at the front entrance of the school. (Flying Squirrels & Mountain Climbers) Ran up Springfield PKWY to the back entrance. At every light pole we did… JUL 18, 2025 Backblast! Miyagi's VQ Q: miyagi · 19 PAX WARMUP: Mosey SSH The Windmill Squats Shoulder Taps THE THANG: 3 Total Rounds of Suicide - 1 Carolina Dry Docks - 20 Air Squats - 20 Mountain Climbers - 20 Merkins - 20 Four Corners 3 Rounds Of Each Merkins and LBC… KITCHEN SINK · JUL 16, 2025 Backblast! Sandbag Tossing Q: Sprocket · 9 PAX WARMUP: MNC, SSH, Merkins, A Mosey, and a Stretch THE THANG: (RD1)10 Racked Squats Burpees Sandbag Toss, width of the soccer field, fence to fence 10 Racked Squats (RD2)10 Bent Over Rows Bear Crawl Drag LOF 10 Bent Over… COLOSSEUM · JUL 15, 2025 Backblast! Donuts are a food group!! Q: Cake Boss · 11 PAX WARMUP: Slow mosey Lunge walk Mosey Fruit pickers Imperial walkers Low squat Merkins Slow mosey Hillbilly walkers Moracan night clubs Slow mosey 3 rounds of Swing crunches and pull ups THE THANG: Accumulating ladder… THE ARMORY · JUL 14, 2025 Backblast! Some % better is better than 0% Q: Cake Boss · 11 PAX WARMUP: Slow mosey Windmills Fruit pickers Slow squats Merkins THE THANG: Mosey to wall Dips Step ups Mosey to lower lot: 1. Kettlebell swings 2. Goblet Squats 3. Kettlebell overhead Push Press (Alternate arms each… TRAINING GROUND · JUL 13, 2025 Backblast! Training Ground Q: Sprocket · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Ruck Shuffled 1 min on and 1 minute off the full workout. We made our way to Mr. Putty's for a windmill and stretched. From there, we shuffled to the back road to GHMS, and at each light pole, we did… THE YARD · JUL 12, 2025 Backblast! Dad Bod Deluxe Q: Float Bridge · 12 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: Moroccan nightclub Imperial walker Cherry picker Windmill THE THANG: Bucket of fun - 2 rounds of 11 stations. 45 seconds exercise with 30 seconds rest - Jump rope - Squat jumps - Mountain climbers - American… THE HIVE · JUL 11, 2025 Backblast! 2025.28 The Hive Q: Tesh · 8 PAX Thang: 1ST... 12 min AMRAP: 10 overhead presses (5 each arm) 20 rows (10 each arm) 20 swings 2ND... Bearcrawl length of parking lot doing a merkin at each parking spot dividing line (this was secretly just to count… SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 10, 2025 Backblast! Walk around Kingsley Q: 63 Bravo · 6 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: THE THANG: Ruck for 3.25 miles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: CLYDESDALES · JUL 9, 2025 Backblast! Omaha - Kingsley Loop Q: JWOW · 14 PAX Original NASCAR loop was Omaha’ed due to construction :construction: . When in doubt just run to Kingsley. Miles were had, smiles were enforced. JWow AMERICAN JACKAL · JUL 7, 2025 Backblast! Pass the Praise and Take the Blame Q: Italian Job · 8 PAX There is no one to blame but myself for the pain inflicted on eight at the American Jackal. Here’s what we did. Warmup - 15 SSHs (IC) - 15 Mountain Climbers (IC) - 10 Windmills (IC) The Thang - Hill repeats with Squats… SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 3, 2025 Backblast! Swole Chicken with a Side of Mary Q: Pollo Hermano · 12 PAX Swole Chicken with a Side of Mary WARMUP: Ruck to lot behind Starbucks - SSH - CASBAH #2’s - CHERRY PICKERS THE THANG: - Ruck to the stairs up and down to the hotel for Irkins. - Ruck back to the amphitheater. More… CLYDESDALES · JUL 2, 2025 Backblast! HUMIDITY Q: gekko · 9 PAX WARMUP: None THE THANG: Munn to Harris to Sam Smith through Sutton place to Sutton Rd. Some went back some crossed to Settler Hights to Mills to Sutton back to COT! Ruckers did something else. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS… COLOSSEUM · JUL 1, 2025 Backblast! When in doubt, blame Schwartz... Q: darkhelmet · 10 PAX With no announcement as to the Q for the day as of the afternoon of the night before, which is unusual for Barkley, but becoming very usual for The Fort overall, I mentioned casually that I would just take it. So… THE ARMORY · JUN 30, 2025 Backblast! Four Bald Corners Q: Rumbling Bald · 6 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Windmill, IW, stretches THE THANG: Corner 1 - 25 Merkins Corner 2 - 25 Squats Corner 3 - 25 LBC’s Corner 4 - 25 Monkey Humpers MARY: Yes, each called out ANNOUNCEMENTS: RYN COT: Always THE ARMORY · JUN 28, 2025 Backblast! Sore in all the Wrong Places Q: Gary Fike · 10 PAX WARMUP: IWx15, WMx15, HW x15 THE THANG: All number 25 unless otherwise noted 10 Burpees, Chest to Back Pullover, Back Lunge with Pass through, curl (15 each), Goblet Squat Right handed overhead carry to next station KB…