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344 backblasts mention “Poppins”
JAN 6, 2025
Backblast! Just another day at the Badger
WARMUP: rolled in hot! 4:59 to be exact. Quick disclaimer and we did windmills and imperial walkers then held plank while I read the HERO WOD biography THE THANG: moseyed to pull-up bars and instructed the following…
DEC 24, 2024
Backblast! Christmas Eve Convergence at The Yard
WARMUP: (cake boss): 5 Burpees, SSH, 4 B., Imp.Walk, 3B., HillWalk, 2B, something else, 1B... Count off 1 & 2; Group 1 w/ Farmers Only, Group 2 w/ Suplex Switch Q's at 1/2 mark THE THANG: Group 1 (Farmers only): Group 2…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 23, 2024
Backblast! still recovering
Been back from Miami for 4 days now but still not feeling back to normal. Strong crew showed up this morning so had to pull it together. WARMUP: not really. I disclaimed and we were off THE THANG: running route with 3…
DEC 16, 2024
Backblast! SGT Zachary D. Tellier
WARMUP: Mission, 5 CORE Principles, Credo Mosey with a few things mixed in then typical warm-up exercises. THE THANG: ZACHARY TELLIER Army Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier Died September 29, 2007 Serving During Operation…
LAZARUS · DEC 12, 2024
Backblast! Lazarus - 12DEC2024
Always a good day at the Laz. Opportunity abounds and we took full advantage. WARMUP: Usual warm-up type stuff. Windmills, merkins, that kind of stuff... THE THANG: First we pulled up behind the Greek place for a…
SEABISCUIT · DEC 10, 2024
Backblast! The King's Nether Regions
First time to The Biscuit and I had the Q. I READ BACKBLASTS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. Go figure... Band Camp (was not present) is hopefully proud. WARMUP: Don't call Side Straddle Hops or Windmills or anything here. It…
RING OF FIRE · DEC 4, 2024
Backblast! The Truth Matters
Thermostat read 22 degrees at 0500hrs, but Cake Boss had Johnny Cash playing early and we never felt it. YHC was curious who, or how many would show in these conditions, but was pleasantly surprised with 12 faithful…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 2, 2024
Backblast! 2024.49
A 3/4 mile figure 8. Top loop = 3 right turns, do 5 bombjacks at each right turn. Bottom loop = 3 left turns, do 5 merkins at each left turn. At the cross in the middle of the figure 8, do 5 burpees. I got 5 laps, some…
LAZARUS · NOV 21, 2024
Backblast! Lazarus
Stretch, Running, Pain-station, Tire roll & 1Merkin WARMUP: Stretching, Running, THE THANG: Goose brought the car in HOT :hot_face: to start our F3 workout. Had four F3 members from the Waxhaw region. Mad Dog, Hot Yoga…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 20, 2024
Backblast! Fire >Rain
WARMUP: Quick disclaimer Mosey to awning Warmup SSH Low and slow squats Windmills Merkins Plank stretching THE THANG: First event Merkin accumulator Under awnings, we went in a semi circle Adding one merkin every light…
VARSITY · NOV 15, 2024
Backblast! Bad(lands) Decisions
Pre-run at 0445 for those that set alarms... WARMUP: yog around parking lot and them SSH, WM, baby arm circles while waiting for Grout to get out of the bathroom. Grab Cindy and rifle carry down to the lower parking lot…
LAZARUS · NOV 14, 2024
Backblast! 2 stations in the mist
WARMUP: SSHs, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, Windmills, Chatter. THE THANG: - mosey round to find cover - 2 alternating stations with pyramid format at each of 10,20,30,20,10 and mosey in between each station - Station 1: …
BLOCK PARTY · NOV 12, 2024
Backblast! Grout's Ladder
WARMUP: Mosey to WEP Ampitheater. 20 SSH, 10 Hillbilly Walkers, 10 Windmills THE THANG: Board of Pain: Round 1: 5 Burpees 10 Merkins 15 CDD's 20 25 American Hammers 30 LBC's 35 Monkey Humpers 40 Flutters 45 Mountain…
LAZARUS · NOV 7, 2024
Backblast! The Short Hand
WARMUP: Mosey, Side straddle hops, Windmill, Frankensteins, Murkins THE THANG: Set one: 3X Bear Crawl uphill, look at stars walk downhill DownHill - 20 - Lunges UpHill - 20 - Squat DownHill - 20 - Diamond UpHill - 20 …
AMERICAN JACKAL · NOV 4, 2024
Backblast! Cherry poppin Q with some corners & suc
WARMUP: side straddle hops, merkins, cherry pickers, moroccan night clubs THE THANG: mosey to lower field for some 4 corners. each corner 10 bomb jacks, 20 merkins, 30 CDDs, 40 squats, 50 flutters with MOT between…
LAZARUS · OCT 31, 2024
Backblast! Halloween House Party
WARMUP: Mosey to the back lot Side Straddle Hop x 25 Windmills x Most ever done Cherry Pickers x 10 Moroccan Night clubs x 10 Merkins x 10 THE THANG: High knees Lunges Nur sprints x 3 Karaoke The Pax pulled exercises…
BLOCK PARTY · OCT 29, 2024
Backblast! Too many merkins
Warmup Run to Hill SSH Hillbilly Walkers Imperial Walkers Merkins Honeymooners Downward Dog The Thang Dora 100 CDD 200 Squats 300 Merkins 400 LBC One does exercise, one runs up the hill Bear Crawl up the hill Return to…
LAZARUS · OCT 24, 2024
Backblast! Consistency and Contentment at Lazarus
WARMUP: Run to the movie theater parking lot With lots of mumblechatter in the background... SSH x 30 Windmills x 10 IW x 15 Merkins x 10 Mtn Climbers x 20 Low slow x 15 Dirty McDeuce WAM x 12 Lunges x 12 Big Boy x 12…
BLOCK PARTY · OCT 22, 2024
Backblast! Figure it out
WARMUP: gathered up, ran to the top of the hill and into the parking lot. Quick round of SSH, 5 burpees, more SSH and 4 burpees. Low slow squat and some hillbilly walkers. Ran down the hill and to WEP playground. THE…
SNAKE PIT · OCT 15, 2024
Backblast! What a stupid idea- what time do we sta
WARMUP: 45 SSH, 10 windmills, plank and some stretching THE THANG: 4 corners (in a rectangle) PARTNER WORK First lap Partner 1 Bear crawls the long part of the rectangle while partner carries both bells in an suitcase…
AMERICAN JACKAL · OCT 14, 2024
Backblast! Boot camp
Do 30 side straddle hops. Ran to the high school. Stop in the parking lot do lunge walks halfway down the parking spots, do 5 pushups, bear crawl the other half, do 5 burpees . Repeat back to the start. Split into…
LAZARUS · OCT 10, 2024
Backblast! Coffee & Tacos
WARMUP: Cherry Picker, SSH, Merkin THE THANG: Mosey to movie theatre: work in one spot and move to the next Work chosen from: Big Boy, Merkin, Plank Jack, LBC, Hello Dolly, Mtn Climber, Monkey Humper, Flutter Kick…
LAZARUS · OCT 3, 2024
Backblast! Weather Forecast
Parking Deck workout
LAZARUS · OCT 3, 2024
Backblast! The Opera(music from the cinema)
Warm Up, SSH, hillbilly, imperial, low slow mosey to main parking lot Bear crawl to horizontal line, 5 merkins Lunge walk to next horizontal, 5 squats Alternate above motion to curb and back Mosey to front of Cinema…