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321 backblasts mention “38 Special”
FEB 20, 2025
Backblast! Broga and Mosey New TV Series
WARMUP: Mosey Up Massey Hill THE THANG: 1mile run 30min Broga 1mile Run 3min Broga Or 1mile run with 4 pain stations 5 burpees 10 CCDs 15 Sumo Squats MARY: Broga ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yeager….Do It COT: Be the friend even when…
THE ARMORY · FEB 10, 2025
Backblast! I stole this Q from MeCa on Backblast,
WARMUP: SSH Little baby arm circles Reverse Cherry pickers Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers THE THANG: Listened to Metallica, Greatest Hits before Black Album Mini progressive ladders Ladders are in groups of 3…
FEB 6, 2025
Backblast! I think you’ll be okay, they’re covered
The THANG: Holy schnikes, we had 18 PAX for a Tommy Boy quote run. We ran Massey, to Harris, to Audrey, to Main in a loop with Derkins, Dips, Clave Raises, CDDs, V-Ups, and Big Boys. We had runners and ruckers. COT: On…
SWEEP THE LEG · FEB 3, 2025
Backblast! Smiles with Some Miles
WARMUP: SSH, Windmill, Plank position then honeymooner and downward dog a couple of times THE THANG: Ran a U starting from Earthfare to Gold Hill Middle and back with Exercises being 10 burpees, 10 Squats, and 10 big…
JAN 30, 2025
Backblast! Mostly run and 150 plus Merkins
WARMUP: nope THE THANG: 1.7 mile loop (main street-Tom Hall-Banks-Academy) 3 stops 20 merkins each stop. MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D COT: a lot
SWEEP THE LEG · JAN 20, 2025
Backblast! Run up the Hill "Again"!
WARMUP: none THE THANG: run over toward school into cul de sac where Decibel had his office. Run down to the bottom of road where street lights are before school. Run back up the hill to cul de sac. Exercises at top and…
JAN 16, 2025
Backblast! #MABA
WARMUP: Mosey to PI Parking Lot THE THANG: 4 Corners 1: PI Parking Lot 2: Confederate St. Parking Lot 3: Howington Cir & Country Club Dr. 4: Country Club Dr. & Academy St. Odd corners 10 Burpees, Even corners 10…
THE ARMORY · JAN 13, 2025
Backblast! Decending Ladder of Fun
WARMUP: 20 SSH, 10 Hillbilly Walkers, 10 Cherry Pickers, 10 Moroccan Nightclubs Mosey to center of parking lot THE THANG: Round 1: 5 Manmakers, 10 American Hammers, 15 Skull Crushers, 20 Swings, 25 Curls, 30 Lunges, 35…
JAN 9, 2025
Backblast! Choose Hard
WARMUP: Run to bandshell at WEP THE THANG: We did laps around WEP with an accumulator thrown in for fun. When returning to the bandshell after each lap pax did the following starting with the first exercise and then…
JAN 2, 2025
Backblast! Crazy 21s
WARMUP: it’s minnow pond. So, no THE THANG: Fast pace 3.75ish miles stopping to do Super 21s. That’s 1 merkin, 1 squat, 2 merkins, 2 squats, etc. up to 21 merkins, 21 squats. 231 total reps: n(n-1)/2 is the formula if…
DEC 31, 2024
Backblast! Stick a Fork in 2024
No FNGs so the disclaimer was light. It was concluded that we could sue Half Shell if things went sideways, but we decided against it since he was our gratuitous host this morning. Quick warmup and we were off. Is was…
THE ARMORY · DEC 23, 2024
Backblast! Return of the box
WARMUP: SSH, Low Slow Squat, Cherry Pickers THE THANG: Six parking spots marked with exercises. 1. Wood Chopper (was not popular) 2. Goblet Squat 3. Man Maker 4. Shoulder Press 5. Lateral Pull 6. Arm Curl Cycle through…
DEC 19, 2024
Backblast! Simple Loops
WARMUP: Pledge THE THANG: To the Print Shop 5 PUs, 10 Merkins, 15 Dips. Run up to 160 turn left. At 160/Main 10 Squats w/calf raise, 10 merkins, 20 LBCs. Back to Print Shop rinse and repeat. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 16, 2024
Backblast! Hills for the Pax
WARMUP: The Pax were disclaimed (sort of) and did 25 SSH, 10 windmills, and some leg and back stretches to warm up. The group split and the running group left Earthfare and jogged to the Brayden neighborhood. THE THANG…
NOV 26, 2024
Backblast! Turn rain on 0515, turn rain off 0600’i
WARMUP: Gathered before 0515 and no rain. 0515 hits and the rain begins. Why create an environment that makes things a little easier? Disclaimer given and we took off on a little mosey to the corner of the parking lot…
SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 25, 2024
Backblast! Berkshire loops of fun
WARMUP: 25 ssh at corner of front Sr THE THANG: Berkshire loops with 10 merkins, 15 squats, 15 LBCs at each stop sign 2 laps plus a slight detour to Richard's Crossing with a few extra stops MARY: flutters with varying…
NOV 14, 2024
Backblast! cold and wet
THE THANG: 2 minnows ran the zipper with a ladder of merkins and squats 1 was doing a marathon taper 2 walkers walked MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
NOV 12, 2024
Backblast! Walls, Pendulums and Fountains, oh my
WARMUP: Mozy through the HT parking lot. Circled up for non-SSH warmup that included mountain climbers, Moroccan Nightclubs, CDD THE THANG: Mozy to the wall behind the oil change place for 12 counts of step ups, dips…
SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 11, 2024
Backblast! Cardiac test
WARMUP: Run around Earth Fare and out to cul de sac last bank THE THANG: Fartlek style morning with various periods of hard running intermixed with some moseys and a helping of Hand Release Merkins and Monkey Humpers…
NOV 7, 2024
Backblast! Pike Campus Pain Loop
WARMUP: Mosey the DTFM warmup loop Stopped at the Pharmacy 10 SSH 10 Windmill 10 LSS Mosey to pain stations THE THANG: Station 1: Lower Small Pike Parking Lot 5 Lt. Dan Magic Legs Station 2: Upper Big Pike Parking Lot…
SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 4, 2024
Backblast! A quick jaunt to Tega Cay
WARMUP: All you get is an explanation of the Thang THE THANG: Run to Stonecrest, then up Hubert Graham to Tega Cay Drive. If you're fast, go take a lap around their parking lot. At the first traffic light 5 merkins and…
NOV 1, 2024
Backblast! Too much candy
WARMUP: Quick Mosey around HT parking lot to pick up Cubbie who came in hot THE THANG: Mosey to the bottom of Grant Farm Drive by the fountain. 11s called where PAX will do 1 squat at the bottom and 10 BBSU at the top…
THE COACH'S BOX · OCT 31, 2024
Backblast! Zombie Survival Training 2024
After a great deal of research it was time to train the PAX in the rules of surviving the zombie apocalypse WARMUP: Rule #7 - Limber up Mosey around the concrete football field 10x Windmill 10x Cherry Picker THE THANG…
SWEEP THE LEG · OCT 28, 2024
Backblast! lezzzzz go
DOAH wanted his teeth kicked - I tried to oblige WARMUP: count off - head towards baxter. Stop at 160 and Front street stoplight for 16 IC monkey humpers and 16 IC goofballs - wave to passing cars and let them know we…