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THE YARD · SAT JAN 3 Backblast! Moderate + Q: Float Bridge · 7 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: - Windmill - Side straddle hop - Cherri picker THE THANG: 1. DORA - Almost 1. 40 Burpees 2. 60 Merkins 3. 80 Squats 4. 100 LBCs 5. 120 Side Straddle Hop 1. 3 pain station - 5, 10, 15, 10 reps 1. Station 1 1… THE BALLROOM · DEC 23, 2025 Backblast! Christmas spelled out Q: Cyclops · 6 PAX WARMUP: mosey to back of school - exercises in cadence were windmills x 12, beet pickers x 12, imperial walkers x 12, hillbilly walkers x 12 and side straddle hops x 12 THE THANG: 5 rounds of Christmas - 23 reps on… THE YARD · DEC 20, 2025 Backblast! Movie Trivia Q: Time Machine · 7 PAX Killed a minute or two for warm ups waiting for Boogie to arrive, he was still late and found us at the elementary bus drop off. Do the exercise, ask the Question If correct run a lap, if incorrect, 5 Burpees then run a… VARSITY · DEC 19, 2025 Backblast! Varsity has graduated to retirement Q: Shady · 7 PAX WARMUP: started out with a quick mosey, went into SSH then merkins, then more running and SSH and more merkins. Ran some more, then cherry pickers, and more merkins…also did some stretches. Ran over to pull up bars. THE… SOUL TO SOLE · DEC 18, 2025 Backblast! What is Active Recovery ❤️‍? Q: Sofrito · 9 PAX Half Way Mentioned. We are all Veterans today. WARMUP: Slow Mosey to the back of Panera THE THANG: 1st 3/4 of the Workout :weight_lifter: 10 Pain Stations with 10 Reps Each followed by 1 Lap Around the Lot; Rinsed and… RING OF FIRE · DEC 17, 2025 Backblast! 8 Days Till Christmas Q: Bam Bam · 8 PAX WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Windmills, Moroccan Night Club. THE THANG: 5 Burpees, Over Head Press (20), 5 Burpees, Curls (25), LBC'S (30) Hello Dolly's (20), Goblet Squats (20), Incline Merkins (20), KB Swings (25)… SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 15, 2025 Backblast! Afton loops Q: Cherry Pie · 9 PAX WARMUP: pre-run Ben Casey thru parking lot down to Patricia lane and back to launch + 20 SSH THE THANG: Dave Gibson > Emory > Braden Pkwy > Afton Way with stops along Emory for houses with Christmas lights (total: 1… THE FORT · DEC 13, 2025 Backblast! Hominy's First Q at The Fort Q: Hominy · 10 PAX Warmup. Call in cadence. (On Stage) - Side Straddle Hop - Calf Raises - Imperial Walker - Moroccan Night Clubs - Low Slow Squat Tour the Park. OYO. Do a lap on the circle. Stop at every swinging bench (9 of them) to do… DEC 11, 2025 Backblast! Parading around Minnow Pond Q: Pusher · 17 PAX Temperature was 40 degrees however it was a bit windy. The Pledge of Alliance was recited, the Pax were counted and instructions were given. WARMUP: N/A for Minnow Pond THE THANG: Following the FM Christmas Parade… DAWN PATROL · DEC 2, 2025 Backblast! 12 Days of Christmas Ladder Q: BearGryllz · 4 PAX Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas as the holiday decorations were recently assembled at WEP with a ladder workout with 2 exercises and 5 flights in descending and ascending counts. WARMUP: 3 variations side straddle… THE BALLROOM · DEC 2, 2025 Backblast! How to use a stopwatch Q: Bass · 4 PAX Yes, it was raining at the ballroom. However, the most noticeable item was trying to figure out how to use the stopwatch on my iPhone. Through multiple failed attempts old Bass suggested that I ask Siri to do a timer… SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 1, 2025 Backblast! What it is to be a Good Man Q: Zalinsky · 16 PAX WARMUP: In Cadence: Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Hillbilly Walkers & Windmills. Counted off. THE THANG: Took off for a basic run and boot. 3.02 miles with stops along the way. Pain Station stops included: merkins… DEC 1, 2025 Backblast! Gobbler Challenge Q: Poppins · 10 PAX WARMUP: skipped it THE THANG: Honored Richard Sheltra Firefighter Pineville-Morrow Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue North Carolina Age: 20 Year of Death: 2016 Year Honored: 2017 Richard Michael Sheltra Richard was… BUSHWOOD · NOV 26, 2025 Backblast! Floats and Floaters Q: Italian Job · 10 PAX In honor of the Catawba Ridge Marching Band participating in the 99th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 10 PAX did 99 reps of various exercises in the warm, wet morning. There was plenty of mumblechatter and sweat… FLIGHT PLAN · NOV 24, 2025 Backblast! The hills are alive…. Q: Anchorman · 15 PAX Run. Run run run. Run. Stop walking. Run run run. :runner: Braden hill repeats. Run run run back. ALCATRAZ · NOV 22, 2025 Backblast! Back to Skool Q: Crystal Lake · 6 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmills Cherry pickers Hillbilly walkers Mosey around park, stopping for merkins, calf raises, then down the big hill in back for some low slow squats and Mime Tyson’s, then back up the… DAWN PATROL · NOV 11, 2025 Backblast! Frozen tundra mumblechatter Q: Assassin · 11 PAX 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 Q: Peach Stand · 6 PAX 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… SLOW BURN · OCT 31, 2025 Backblast! What costume are you wearing? Q: Bass · 13 PAX 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… THE COACH'S BOX · OCT 30, 2025 Backblast! Modern-day Warriors Q: Italian Job · 2 PAX Two of us four-cornered the band lot and discussed modern-day warriors. Here’s what we did: Warm-Up - Jog around the football field - Stretches - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) - 10 Windmills (IC) The Thang 4 Corners - Corner… SWEEP THE LEG · OCT 27, 2025 Backblast! Trick or Treat at Sweep the Leg Q: Italian Job · 10 PAX We Monster Mashed 3 miles with 10 studs doing our best to hit the cul de sacs for all treats and no tricks. Here’s what we did: Warmup - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) The Thang Mosey… OCT 27, 2025 Backblast! The Whittman Q: Grout · 5 PAX 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… OCT 21, 2025 Backblast! Tomato paste and urine? Q: Brawny - The Fort · 4 PAX WARMUP: - 10 Side Straddle Hops - 10 Windmills - Down dog to up dog THE THANG: - Jog to HT wall by O’Reilly - Balls to the Wall 10 moves L, 10 moves R, Hold for 10 count - Jog to back parking lot - Bear crawl w/ Merkins… VARSITY · OCT 17, 2025 Backblast! My Mother-In -Law Got has Attitude (MIL Q: Float Bridge · 7 PAX WARMUP: 1. Moroccan Night Club X 10 2. Windmill X 10 3. Imperial Walker x 10 THE THANG: - Partner workout - 40 Burpees - 60 Merkins - 80 Squats - 100 LBCs - 120 Side Straddle Hop - 4 corners - Round 1 x 5 reps at each…