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BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 26
Backblast! Humpers, pumpers and burps
WARMUP: mosey to church parking lot for merkins THE THANG: partner up, each partner had a quarter mile out run with 10 monkey humpers and 10 gas pumpers and then back to the lot. Each team had a cumulative twenty…
KITCHEN SINK · WED FEB 25
Backblast! A Heavy set of the runs
WARMUP: mosey around parking lot and circle up for IC SSH, IW, WM, MNC OH Claps THE THANG: grab bags and head to grass fields Run ~1/4 mile (inside perimeter of fenced field) Bag Work: 10 bearhug squats, 10 bentover…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE FEB 24
Backblast! 14 hogs 6 coyotes go into a bar
WARMUP: 6ish Runners took off in da gloom 14 PAX moseyed to pharmacy lot for some COP Then we hit the town hall path for 3 rounds of 15 Dips and 10Derkins wrapped up with 5 burpees THE THANG: Moseyed to town hall wall…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON FEB 23
Backblast! Sub of the substitute Q
WARMUP: mosey to goodwill SSH Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers Cherry pickers THE THANG: Mosey to Planet Fitness explain exercises 5 Lt Dan 10 scissor kicks at eat stop sign through Waterstone. Right at the pool and…
THE FORGE · FRI FEB 20
Backblast! National Chipmunk Day
It was a beautiful day over at The Forge, you could feel the electricity in the air! It reminded me of The Electric City, shout out to The University of Scranton. Quick warmup and we were off! Over to the creepy dim lit…
RING OF FIRE · WED FEB 18
Backblast! Q-Fusion
A litte Q-fusion this morning at ao-ring-of-fire. I noticed several Pax running around the AO before kick-off time. Most getting some extra miles before the Dam to Dam relay. I noticed Olaf running and I thought I had…
COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 17
Backblast! O Brother Where Art Tho?
WARMUP: Imperial Walker, Hill Billy Walker, Over Head Claps, Windmill, and Potato Pickers All 11 Count THE THANG: Mosey to front of school for start of 4 Corners. 4 Rounds were called with different exercises each…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON FEB 16
Backblast! Sweep the Leg Field Trip
WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: Every stop = 10 Merkins, 10 Dry Docks, 15 Squat Jumps, 20 LBCs - Cross street turn right, head to Towne Tavern parking lot - Continue to Enterprise Rent-a-Car - Continue to My Eye Dr - Continue…
ALCATRAZ · SAT FEB 14
Backblast! Sysiphus returns
WARMUP: Mosey and then the usual minus the SSH THE THANG: went back to an old COVID WOD from backdraft 5 Burpees every minute for 20 min & mixed in some Squats, MNCs, Calf raises with the spare seconds. After that we…
THE FORGE · FRI FEB 13
Backblast! Stockade Olympics
WARMUP: IWx15, HW x15, Windmill x10, Cherry Picker x15, Plank- Mountain Climber x11, Peter Parker x11, Parker Peter x11 THE THANG: Mosey to small round about circle (short track): PAX do Apollo Ono while everyone does a…
BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 12
Backblast! How far can you Nur?
WARMUP: do we warm up at Block Party on Thursday’s? THE THANG: Head to WEP, stop for merkins, around the park, stop for low slow squats, stop for American hammers in parking lot, through the woods to Harris street, stop…
COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 10
Backblast! Your MILGA is showing
What a wonderful day in the MILGAhood. This being my first visit and q to Colosseum, I aimed to disappoint. The workout was this - poles on the back of the school. increase rep count by 1 at each pole then return to…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON FEB 9
Backblast! Game On!
Four men didn’t let a late night football game keep them from getting up and getting after it. Here’s what we did. Warm-up - 29 SSH (IC) in honor of the Seahawks - 13 Imperial Walkers (IC) for the Patriots - 60 Second…
THE FORT · SAT FEB 7
Backblast! Discovering the Meaning of 6-7
The temps were chilly so Change Order kept his shirt and pants on. A quick warmup and we were off. Thang: Two laps around the park while stopping at each swing fo a plethora of exercises. Back to COT for some Broga and…
THE FORGE · FRI FEB 6
Backblast! Old fashion
WARMUP: Disclaimer and off to mosey to the church parking lot. Did some arm circles, MNC, and Wind Mill. Off to mosey to the back of HarriscTeeter for more warm ups. SSH, mount. climbers, hill Billy walkers, and down/up…
BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 5
Backblast! You can daraleek my hand release merkin
WARMUP: we did the pledge and they got a disclaimer…it’s Minnow Pond (RIP) THE THANG: Old school go time. Exercises at each of the stops was 5 hand release with a shoulder tap in between. Then 5 jump squats. The route…
COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 3
Backblast! Beat the deck
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, windmill THE THANG: Start with 9 cards face up, each card is associated with a workout and each suite is associated with a MOT. We went around picking higher or lower of…
ALCATRAZ · SAT JAN 31
Backblast! Alcatraz is a Winter Wonderland
WARMUP: Mosey,SSH,WM,IW,HW,Ground Work THE THANG: Lots of Step-Ups,Pull-ups, Dora,Wall Work MARY: rotating fashion ANNOUNCEMENTS: no race today, bethel Thursday COT: Mark’s Performance This Weekend
THE FORGE · FRI JAN 30
Backblast! Pre-Snowmageddon
WARMUP: We did The Fort Standard mosey, SSH, both the walkers, windmills, cherry pickers, Toy Soldiers, Down Dog, Honeymooner, and Plank to toe touches. THE THANG: Declinator Starting at 10, working down to 1, Squats…
KITCHEN SINK · WED JAN 28
Backblast! Sandbag fun
WARMUP: Jog a lap then normal mix of SSHs, Walker's, windmills, and merkins. THE THANG: Grab bags and move to front of school. 10 clean & presses, 15 bent over rows, 20 step over merkins. Overhead carry to end of…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 27
Backblast! 14 degrees
WARMUP: dynamic forearm planking exercises - plank jacks, peter parker, parker peter, shoulder taps, merkins - all with upward dog <> downward dog (variable down dogs) in between; capped off with SSH THE THANG: circuit…
THE FORGE · FRI JAN 23
Backblast! Because Miyagi gave me an unfriendly re
WARMUP: We did THE THANG: - Go to the rocks - 1st phase: - EMOM – 10/10/10 (15?) – curls, OHP, Bent over rows - 2nd phase: - 11s – Manmakers (leave the rock), jump squats – the run is to the cigar lounge and back (touch…
KITCHEN SINK · WED JAN 21
Backblast! Good old fashioned ruck and sandbag wor
WARMUP: - Mosey around the entire entrance loop - Merkins x10 - Peter Parker x10 - Parker Peter x10 - Windmill x10 THE THANG: Move to the grass field with just the sand bag. Gather at one end of the field. - Sandbag…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 20
Backblast! Carry the Load
WARMUP: SSH, Moses, Imperial W, Hillbilly W, Arm circles, Cherry pickers, windmill THE THANG: Dora in pairs, runner and 200 squats, 150 merkins, 100 BBS, 100 squat jumps, 100 wide Perkins, 150 LBCs followed back at COT…