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SEABISCUIT · NOV 4, 2025 Backblast! 6-8 thousand reps Q: Farmers Only · 17 PAX WARMUP: nope THE THANG: we ran MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: a couple. Read newsletter COT: Reminder to feed the good wolf. SNAKE PIT · NOV 4, 2025 Backblast! Reps and reps Q: Rosie · 4 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Windmill, off cadence merkins, low slow squat, moroccan neck guy clubs THE THANG: circuit, beginning with 8 reps each, increasing by 2 reps each time through DL Goblet squat Merkins OH press kettlebell… THE BALLROOM · NOV 4, 2025 Backblast! The Waltz Q: Bonsai · 9 PAX WARMUP: Mosey over near field SSH, windmill, Broga, butt kickers, high knees, low slow squat, merkins Kept moseying over to bball courts for a few defensive slides and then down to the elementary school. THE THANG… BLOCK PARTY · NOV 4, 2025 Backblast! 3 Musketeers Q: 3D · 3 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Ran around WEP and did exercises at each swing. Then did some stuff at the walls at PIKE. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: NOV 4, 2025 Backblast! Cards & Corners: The Golden Buffet Q: Pollo Hermano · 6 PAX This morning we split into two teams and raced from opposite corners, meeting in the middle after each card to pass a stone down the line - a reminder that even in competition, we’re still connected. The stone didn’t… AMERICAN JACKAL · NOV 3, 2025 Backblast! Complicated not Hard Q: Esso · 15 PAX WARMUP: 105 SSH in Cadence THE THANG: - Bear crawls and jump squats - Lunge walk and merkins - Hill run + 6-count burpees in cadence - Hill run + LBC in cadence - Derkins, dips and incline merkins 3 minutes of Mary THE ARMORY · NOV 3, 2025 Backblast! 4 Swole Bros Q: 3D · 4 PAX WARMUP: some stuff THE THANG: 25 min EMOM 5 Deadlift 5 squats 5 Clean 5 swing After time was up did a few more reps of another circuit. 10 Halo squats 10 Clean Press each side 10 Ballistic Row each side 10 curl 10… SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 3, 2025 Backblast! Indian OR Shuttle Run Q: Spectre · 16 PAX WARMUP: 20 SSH IC Karaoke 10 Cherry Picker IC Indian/Shuttle Run to School THE THANG: 5 Lt. Dan Magic Legs 10 Hand Release Merkins Run to other end of parking lot 15 X's and O's 20 SSH Run to other end of parking lot… NOV 3, 2025 Backblast! A shield sighting Q: Kaiser · 3 PAX WARMUP: Childs pose, SSH, cherry pickers THE THANG: ran approximately 4 miles with merkins and squats occurring occasionally MARY: lbcs, flutters, dollys, Rosalitas ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel, 2nd F event at cyclops house… TRAINING GROUND · NOV 2, 2025 Backblast! Daylight savings miles Q: Deep Dish · 8 PAX WARMUP: no THE THANG: 3.3 miles total, brought a 60lber with us. Mixed in some squats, dips, bear crawls. MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsie COT: yes 6@6 · NOV 1, 2025 Backblast! Over and Under I77 Q: Fogerty · 12 PAX WARMUP: Chatting THE THANG: 6 mile loop within the Forbidden area utilizing the I77 overpass and Sam Smith to Harris to Munn. MARY: Nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Bourbon and Christmas party! COT: Prayers and Praises… THE YARD · NOV 1, 2025 Backblast! 7 for 4 corners of 11s Q: 3D · 7 PAX WARMUP: variety THE THANG: 4 corners of 11s corner 1 10 Merkins Lunge walk Corner 2 1 LBC bear crawl Corner 3 10 Squats NUR Corner 4 1 Flutter Run Repeat 9-2-9-2 etc Hip flexors MARY: 5 mins of going around the circle… ALCATRAZ · NOV 1, 2025 Backblast! Awaken the dawn Q: Matt Bernard · 4 PAX WARMUP: ssh, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, Moroccan nightclubs, broga THE THANG: 5 laps around the park with 4 pain stations Station 1 - 25 merkins Station 2 - 5x pull ups Station 3 25 squats Station 4 25 LBCs Mary… THE FORT · NOV 1, 2025 Backblast! Cuomo And Stang Board Games At The Fort Q: Stang · 8 PAX WARMUP: Run Around WEP stop at every swing and do 10 SSH THE THANG: Cuomo Had A Board and I Had A Board. Mine Was Better Only Because It Had Mac Tar Dyes Involved MARY: Some In Cadence Which Pax Thought I Couldn’t Do… OCT 31, 2025 Backblast! Miyagi's Reign Begins Q: miyagi · 17 PAX WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Slapshot Gave us the opportunity to do 100 burpees with a run EMOM. miyagi Chipper 100 - Merkins - Squats - BBS - Flutters - Dips - Lunges 100 reps of each, broken up however the PAX wanted. MARY… DAWN PATROL · OCT 30, 2025 Backblast! Keep em coming, 10 at a time Q: Double D · 6 PAX WARMUP: Obligatory SSHs, a mosey with carioca, butt kickers, high knees, nur, parker peter, hillbillies, stretching, then back to amphitheatre THE THANG: Station 1 (amphitheatre) = burpees x10, shoulder taps x20, Freddy… LAZARUS · OCT 30, 2025 Backblast! GTL at the ramp Q: Pauly D · 18 PAX · +3 FNG WARMUP: 25 SSH, 10 Cherry Pickers THE THANG: Mosey to the Parking Garage high knees, butt kickers, toy soldiers, karaoke Arrive at garage Hold plank and do low slow merkins until the 6 came in. Level 1: • 10 Low Slow… 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… OCT 30, 2025 Backblast! Springs street spine Q: HarryCarry · 15 PAX 15 total with six runners at Minnow Pond. Remainder did rucking. Pledge and then run to former Hardee’s lot where the thang is explained as follows: Parking lot is base camp. Do 10 burpees here. Run up Springs st to its… KITCHEN SINK · OCT 29, 2025 Backblast! VIRGIN Q Q: Senator Tressel · 3 PAX WARMUP: Disclaimer and mosey around the small loop in front of TCES with butt kickers, high knees, and some NUR thrown in THE THANG: COP: SSH x 25, Morracan Night Club x 20, windmill x 10, IW x 20, low, slow squat x 20… BUSHWOOD · OCT 29, 2025 Backblast! Needles, Blood, Beer oh my Q: Cake Boss · 8 PAX F2F final was very fluid and complimentary WARMUP: Mosey for 5 mins with exercise moves along the way THE THANG: Skate or Die led first with light poles and burpees, lunges, merkins, squats and SSHs Cake Boss mosey to… CLYDESDALES · OCT 29, 2025 Backblast! run, rundown, run-of-the-mill, runaway Q: Barry Manilow · 22 PAX WARMUP: assorted stretching, grunting, groaning, whining about the cold THE THANG: FMHS to new Kingsley, out/back to 21, around Sunbelt parking lot, back out. Studs add old Kingsley. MARY: assorted stretching, grunting… RING OF FIRE · OCT 29, 2025 Backblast! Wheel of Misfortune and too many reps Q: Splinter · 6 PAX Since I was going to be DR for my birthday, I decided to do my birthday Q a day early. I wanted a good one and didn't realize how good it was. WARMUP: SSH, windmills THE THANG: We picked up Cindy and took her down to… DAWN PATROL · OCT 28, 2025 Backblast! Board of Pain Q: Jekyll · 6 PAX 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…