backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
225 backblasts mention “Über”
ALCATRAZ · AUG 17, 2024
Backblast! Annual lake day at Alcatraz
WARMUP: The Regular THE THANG: running along Marquesas Ave with pain station at each road with some swimming in lake Wylie MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE HIVE · AUG 16, 2024
Backblast! Hive 9th Birthday
We gathered strong for a kettlebell celebration WARMUP: Happy Hour led THE THANG: Airborne had 10 minutes of EMOM ran a lap Band Camp had 10 minutes of EMOM (Free Smells splashed a little root beer cause he's 19) ran a…
ALCATRAZ · AUG 10, 2024
Backblast! Deck of Cards With Too Many Jokers
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Moroccan Night Clubs, 5 burpees THE THANG: Deck of Cards Hearts=Merkins Diamonds= Diamond Merkins Spades=Squats Clubs=Big Boys Jokers=25 burpees After each PAX pulled a card, we ran 2 laps around…
ALCATRAZ · AUG 3, 2024
Backblast! Ladder of Pain to escape Alcatraz?
After a thorough professional disclaimer of an unprofessional Q, YHC unleashed the "Ladder of Pain" Warmup: Quick mosey around the baseball field then back to the parking lot. The Thang: Parking lot was where we stayed…
ALCATRAZ · JUL 20, 2024
Backblast! Dont Try This Alone
Decent weather brought out 6 Pax for an 0630 start. 2 more came in at 0632 after picking deer carcus out of Senator Tressel’s grill…but that’s another story. WARMUP: Mosey around the park towards our destination, with…
THE HIVE · JUL 19, 2024
Backblast! Sublime KB Tabata No Wind, No Problem S
WARMUP: YHC was 2 min late prepping for the workout. Bandcamp lead us in SSH and Swings, Imperial Walkers. I continued with: - Windmills - Cherry Pickers - Peter Parker’s - Dying Cochroaches THE THANG: Tabata workout: 1…
ALCATRAZ · JUN 15, 2024
Backblast! That fish bit my nipple!
WARMUP: SSH THE THANG: RUN TO SUWARROW CT AND DO MERKINS. AMRAP full of dumb things for remainder of workout. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
ALCATRAZ · JUN 8, 2024
Backblast! A REAL BEAR ? of a workout
A FIELD TRIP TO THE TEGA CAY ZOO: We saw a real black bear, 7 dear, a dead possum and an inch warm WARMUP: mosey the warm up exercises THE THANG: hill Dora, then back to runde park for a four corners of pain. A variety…
THE RANCH · MAY 30, 2024
Backblast! Where are those ABS
WARMUP: Mosey almost a Mile THE THANG: Partner Ab work and run-see board attached for work out exercises MARY: out of time ANNOUNCEMENTS: 3 events this summer - see newsletter COT:
THE HIVE · MAY 24, 2024
Backblast! It really did happen
SSH, WMs, Ethnic Night Clubs, produce pickers, ground work, 50 KB swing buy in. 3burpee partner chase. Hypotenuse 10 step waiter carry 4 squat traverse. Balls to flat surface. Ppl chair kb traverse. Rotating board work.
KITCHEN SINK · MAY 22, 2024
Backblast! Jason Richards "Falcon"
13 PAX + Falcon = 14. The same number of PAX that showed up in the gloom on 4/29/2024 when Falcon collapsed after his first workout. We are here to honor this man WARMUP: 9 motivators - a crowd favorite Low slow squats…
ALCATRAZ · MAY 18, 2024
Backblast! Drop the Pull-ups take the Cannoli
WARMUP: Full 15 Min COP THE THANG: 5 rounds of 17 dips 19 CCDs or9/Pullups 71 yardish maybe feet bear crawl Jog neighborhood and 6 rounds of 5 burpees 10merkins 15 squats 15min Broga MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsletter…
ALCATRAZ · MAY 11, 2024
Backblast! BAOPS Ladder Fun
When a shieldlock brother sends the late night text that he needs a sub, you gotta answer the call. WARMUP: lap on the paved trail and circled up for IC warm-a-rama Goofballs (except for the liver eaters who are too…
THE HIVE · APR 12, 2024
Backblast! Traveling Suitcase
WARMUP: yes, we did some THE THANG: travel the big parking lot suitcase carry stoping at the corners Swings 10 sets of 10 Split Squats 3 sets of 12 Goblet Squats 3 sets of 12 Hand switch snatches 12 Lateral Lunge w/ Row…
THE RANCH · APR 11, 2024
Backblast! 4 corner….ish 4-11-23
WARMUP: Mosey to the middle school loop for: Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Seal Jacks, Side Straddle Hops and of course burpees in between - working down 5-4-3-2-1 THE THANG: 4-11-23 - at each corner: Round 1 - 11…
THE FORT · MAR 30, 2024
Backblast! AO The Fort Shovel Flag Handoff
WARMUP: Motivators, Windmills, Cherry Pickers THE THANG: 1. 1 round at the stage: Partner 1 bear crawl to playground and mosey back while partner 2 cycles through 10x burpees & 10x donkey kicks. Switch. 2. Crawl bear up…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAR 25, 2024
Dave Lyle to Gold Hill and back????
Slackblast: Dave Lyle to Gold Hill and back???? DATE: 2024-03-25 AO: ao-sweep-the-leg Q: Fogerty PAX: 38 Special Badlands Band Camp Bass-o-Matic Bonsai fishstix Liberty Bibberty Mainframe Olaf SouptoNuts Sprocket Tiller…
ALCATRAZ · MAR 23, 2024
Backblast! Strength & Sprints: Embracing the Rain
After the thorough disclaimer which YHC is famous for we circled up and started with Warm-O-Rama: Side Straddle Hop Produce Pickers Hillbilly Walkers Windmills Moroccan Nightclubs Imperial Walkers Lined up at one end of…
THE RANCH · MAR 21, 2024
Dora of Death
Slackblast: Dora of Death DATE: 2024-03-21 AO: ao-the-ranch Q: Rebound PAX: Mainframe Crystal Lake Rolloff Conundrum HarryCarry Sasquatch Headspin Spectre Shield Straight Up Splinter Über Ruby Slippers Time Machine, Tap…
KITCHEN SINK · MAR 13, 2024
Gunnery Sergeant Sudduth WOD
Slackblast: Gunnery Sergeant Sudduth WOD DATE: 2024-03-13 AO: ao-kitchen-sink Q: Sofrito PAX: Über Flounder FNGs: 0 COUNT: 3 WARMUP: Disclaimer & Mosey towards soccer field upfront THE THANG: Seven Complex Movements…
MAR 11, 2024
It's Monday. It's Honey Badger Time.
Slackblast: It's Monday. It's Honey Badger Time. DATE: 2024-03-11 AO: ao-honey-badger Q: darkhelmet Farmers Only PAX: Boogie Down Portal Warning Track Shield Happy Hour Rolloff Über SouptoNuts Liberty Bibberty, Bounty…
MAR 5, 2024
Smells like…..well, you know 🤷♂️
Slackblast: Smells like…..well, you know :man-shrugging: DATE: 2024-03-05 AO: ao-golden-corral Q: Cyclops PAX: Sugarbug Slow Jams Über Half Shell Mark Nestel FNGs: 0 COUNT: 6 WARMUP: Mosey to Grace Presby - SSH, LSS…
FEB 27, 2024
Oh, here we go again...
Slackblast: Oh, here we go again... DATE: 2024-02-27 AO: ao-golden-corral Q: Warning Track PAX: Senator Tressel Half Shell Skipper Slow Jams Über Mark Nestel FNGs: 0 COUNT: 7 WARMUP Windmills (IC) Quad Stretch Downward…
ALCATRAZ · FEB 24, 2024
quinquennial Q
Slackblast: quinquennial Q DATE: 2024-02-24 AO: ao-alcatraz Q: Smuggler trucker PAX: Divac Falcon Crest Ryan_F fishstix Mainframe Mark Nestel Maximus Senator Tressel Skipper SouptoNuts Über Tesla81 Cyclops FNGs: 0…