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283 backblasts mention “Crystal Lake”
APR 24, 2025
Backblast! Murph prep 2.0
WARMUP: Mosey and five reps at each pain station starting at the furtherst one out. Pain stations were: Burpee. Jump squat. Hand release merkins. Squats. Merkins. And pull ups. THE THANG: Home base was at pull up bars…
BLOCK PARTY · APR 22, 2025
Backblast! Murph prep
WARMUP: ssh and merkins THE THANG: 9 different exercises at amor artis pull up bars. Pull up. Merkin. Inverted row. Derkin. Leg raises. Diamond merkin. Chin up. Bar dips. And burpee pull up. Number of reps was decided…
APR 21, 2025
Backblast! Anna @ AKA
WARMUP: dynamic plank exercises (merkins, peter parker, plank jacks, parker peter) with upward dog<>downward dog variations sprinkled in, ending with child's pose THE THANG: "Anna" partner WOD (see attached image) MARY…
TRAINING GROUND · APR 20, 2025
Backblast! Easter Stroll 2nd F
WARMUP: THE THANG: Alabama Route MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
KITCHEN SINK · APR 16, 2025
Backblast! Rosie does the dishes
WARMUP: • 25 SSH (IC) • 10 Windmills (IC) • 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) • 10 Merkins • Mosey 100 yards and back THE THANG: Main Workout (35 mins) ? Circuit 1: Strength + Movement (12 mins) 3 Rounds – 40 seconds work / 20…
COLOSSEUM · APR 15, 2025
Backblast! Long duck walked into a bar and it hurt
WARMUP: Windmill SSH Merkins Moroccan nightclub High knees But kickers Side shuffle THE THANG: Mosey over to the playground 3 rounds of 7 reps Swinging merkin Squats Pull ups Run lap around the track Bear crawl length…
TRAINING GROUND · APR 13, 2025
Backblast! Zipper games (not what you think)
WARMUP: Load up with weight vest, 3 40lb sandbags and one 60lb THE THANG: The Whiteville park zipper game. Split into two groups starting at Spring and Leroy. Group one with sandbags went left for a .3 mile loop to hill…
6@6 · APR 12, 2025
Backblast! AKA hills and running
WARMUP: nah THE THANG: trail runners hit the trail. Path for runner was down Munn, into the school, ran all the way out the back by the pull up bars. Then down Harris and up Jackson. Then either to Massey or through WEP…
VARSITY · APR 11, 2025
Backblast! Almost an "SWF"
It's "Varsity" so I took the approach that we'd essentially cut right to the chase. Out of my own need, we needed a little bit of a warmup. So... WARMUP: Run a bit then circle up: The typical hits: Windmills, SSH…
APR 10, 2025
Backblast! Graveyard shift
WARMUP: Pledge if you pledge. Ruckers did their thing THE THANG: Head to Hardees, which is fenced off, so we kept running to Elliot and up to the cemetery. Right on Unity to start our loop. 20 squats at the West…
TRAINING GROUND · APR 6, 2025
Backblast! How fast can you walk up Harris
WARMUP: THE THANG: Jackson to Harris, over past the Print Shop and did the fishbowl twice, then took the back way around to COT MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
KITCHEN SINK · APR 2, 2025
Backblast! A TO B
WARMUP: - 15 SSH - 15 CASBAH #2s - 15 IW - 15HW THE THANG: We grabbed our trusty sandbags and shuffled to the first light pole “A” by COT. Destination “A TO B” even though Halfback, Wooden Leg and @3-Way were missing……
COLOSSEUM · APR 1, 2025
Backblast! I can’t feel my legs
WARMUP: - 10 Moroccan nightclubs - 10 cherry pickers - 10 windmills - 10 Imperial walkers - 10 Hillbilly walkers Mosey, stop at benches and do irkins, mosey, stop by basketball court, low slow squats, mosey to wall…
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 30, 2025
Backblast! Ruck with stairs involved
WARMUP: Got right to it THE THANG: Rick walk W/ flights of stairs MARY: got back on time ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter COT: prayers and praises from all
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 23, 2025
Backblast! Tour De Fort
WARMUP: No warmups on Sunday THE THANG: We rucked around The Fort and then rucked some more. There may have been a sandbag involved. MARY: No Mary on Sunday ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: Prayers for loss jobs…
THE FORT · MAR 22, 2025
Backblast! All of the burpees
WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmill Cherry picker Low slow squat Hillbilly walker Burpee mile(ish) - 12 burpees, run .3 miles, 12 burpees, run .3 miles, 12 burpees, run .3 miles, 12 burpees, run .3 miles for a total of…
COLOSSEUM · MAR 18, 2025
Backblast! Go as fast as you want
WARMUP: Long Mosey, then the usual: 20 SSH IC 10 LSS IC 10 Cherry Pickers IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 10 MNCs IC Yoga THE THANG: To the Light Pole$! PAX were encouraged to go as hard/fast as they…
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 16, 2025
Backblast! Don’t let it rain on our parade.
WARMUP: THE THANG: uptown FM & WEP ruck MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE HIVE · MAR 14, 2025
Backblast! 2025 - SLT Disruption
WARMUP: full crew in cadence 65ish SSH for the 65 dudes that were in the circle Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Peter Parker Split to boot camp and kettlebells THE THANG: Bootcamp: - Buy-in: 20 bomb jacks, 20 donkey…
MAR 13, 2025
Backblast! The Sheldon Cooper
WARMUP: Run up main street, stop to do 1 burpee, around clebourne stop to do 1 squat, over to entrance of WEP and do 1 merkin, stop at amphitheater and do 1 Big Boy THE THANG: The Sheldon Cooper 10 burpees 10 squats 10…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAR 11, 2025
Backblast! Run, Exercise, Run, Do The Work
Mission - Know It...for the love. WARMUP: Not Really THE THANG: Run around the building, 3 core exercises Run to Front St, 3 upper body exercises Cross 160 & run to Brayden, 3 lower body exercises Run to the bottom of…
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 9, 2025
Backblast! Ruck and the Rosie
WARMUP: Imperial Walkers and Low slow squats THE THANG: Walk to Walter Elisha Park, walk to Harris Park, 20 Squats with rucks, Backward walk 300m, Walk to Illumination Wines, 20 Squats, Walk to COT, 20 squats MARY: 5…
KITCHEN SINK · MAR 5, 2025
Backblast! Pillars of Pain - Part II
No warm-ups, straight to the pillars. Partner exercise. Partner 1 started at Pillar 1 (Squat Thrusters), Partner 2 started at Pillar 17 ( Bent over Rows). Reps = Pillar #. Once Partner 2 completes reps, flip flops with…
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 2, 2025
Backblast! Ruck around Town with a twist
WARMUP: Gear up THE THANG: 3.4 mile ruck, intermittent sand bag add with some backward hill climbs MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your Newletter. Yeager and March 14th The Hive Convergence COT: Prayers and Praises