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500 backblasts mention “Ruby Slippers”
RING OF FIRE · DEC 31, 2025
Backblast! End of year split
Four posted at the last RoF for 2025. Ruby Slippers started us off with a warmup mosey run with side shuffles and cariocas. Then to the pull up bars for pick-your-poison: do 50 reps total of either pull-ups or manmakers…
THE FORT · DEC 27, 2025
Backblast! Mucho Chesto
It was a glorious day in The Fort a the mumble chatter was :fire:. A quick disclaimer and we were off. Ran over to the half wall for 30 step ups, 30 dips, and 30 derkins. Mosey over to a large set of stairs for some…
SLOW BURN · DEC 26, 2025
Backblast! Boxing Day ?
WARMUP: windmills, SSH, IW’s, Plank, Up Dog, Down Dog, Merkins, Mosey w some shuffles and butt kickers. THE THANG: 3 rounds of Merkins, Big Boys, Squats, Dips, Bobby Hurleys, Hammers and Derkins. Mosey around Lowe’s. 3…
DEC 24, 2025
Backblast! Eve of the Lord's birth - convergence
WARMUP: The usual THE THANG: DH-type-stuff MARY: worked into Thang ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter & upcoming changes COT: Lauren Hope Styles (sp?) - 21 RIP, Prayers for Geronimo & family. Reading from Ezekiel centered around…
DEC 22, 2025
Backblast! Run Run Rudolph
This ended up basically being a shield lock workout. With several of us having nagging injuries, we mainly did running today. WARMUP: warm-up lap around the track, SSH, Windmills, Moroccan Night Clubs THE THANG: The…
THE YARD · DEC 20, 2025
Backblast! Movie Trivia
Killed a minute or two for warm ups waiting for Boogie to arrive, he was still late and found us at the elementary bus drop off. Do the exercise, ask the Question If correct run a lap, if incorrect, 5 Burpees then run a…
RING OF FIRE · DEC 17, 2025
Backblast! 8 Days Till Christmas
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Windmills, Moroccan Night Club. THE THANG: 5 Burpees, Over Head Press (20), 5 Burpees, Curls (25), LBC'S (30) Hello Dolly's (20), Goblet Squats (20), Incline Merkins (20), KB Swings (25)…
SNAKE PIT · DEC 16, 2025
Backblast! KettleBrrr & Chill
Temps were going to be on the cooler side so opted for a lighter weight, high rep workout format. Don't worry, added a couple of heavy coupons that took their toll on the PAX. What doesn't kill ya makes you at least 1%…
DEC 15, 2025
Backblast! First Responder Tribute Trifecta
WARMUP: - SSH x20 - Merkins x10 THE THANG: Officers Jeff Shelton & Sean Clark Officer Sean Clark Sean Clark was a man of quiet strength and deep compassion, raised in Charlotte’s Pawtuckett neighborhood. After serving…
THE YARD · DEC 13, 2025
Backblast! McHale’s Navy 8 blocker theme
WARMUP: windmills, arm circles, grass grabbers, copperhead squats, side saddle hops (8 each) THE THANG: Toy Soldiers, mosey to poles, next exercises at next poles 8 counts: Carolina Dry Docks, Mountain Climbers, Peter…
DEC 12, 2025
Backblast! Kicking Ass & Chewing Bubble Gum
Driving around FM the night before running errands and thinking about my Q at the Stockade. Reviewed a few BBs and didn't see any references to coupons. Messaged The Pirate, who was Qing at Varsity, and asked if I could…
THE RANCH · DEC 11, 2025
Backblast! Transparent Thought Life
WARMUP: 50xSSHIC followed by a short mosey to our first pain station. THE THANG: At the end of the warm-up mosey we found ourselves at the entrance to the loop at the front of the school. Played Catch Me If You Can with…
THE YARD · DEC 6, 2025
Backblast! Santa workout
WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: TBD getting in the count for the stats to start
VARSITY · DEC 5, 2025
Backblast! It’s raining Cindys
WARMUP: 67 SSH’s and then I Fd up cadence on the rest. THE THANG: Tabata with cinder blocks 55 seconds AMRAP -man makers -OP -Curls -merkins - 25 -Goblet squats -Chest Press -Bulgarians -merkins - 25 -Swings -Lunges…
THE COACH'S BOX · DEC 4, 2025
Backblast! Modified Belle Ringer
WARMUP: Set-up for the workout, guys showed up, gave the disclaimer, and we completed SSHx10IC at each station with 1 burpee OYO as the exercise and flow was explained. Came back to the center to start. THE THANG…
RING OF FIRE · DEC 3, 2025
Backblast! Ice Ice Baby - Board pushing
WARMUP: Short: SSH, windmill, down dog, Honeymooner, Down Dog, sprinter stretch Partner up with similar size guys. Each pair gets a brick and 2x4 board. Mosey to stadium THE THANG: All line up at the track by the…
THE FORT · NOV 29, 2025
Backblast! Deck The Halls with reps and running
WARMUP: SSH THE THANG: Deck of Pain on the main stage. The suit is the workout the number on the card is the reps. Hearts: Merkins - Ace: Plank 60s Spade: Squat - Ace: Wall Sit 60s Diamonds: SSH - Ace: Line Jumps…
SLOW BURN · NOV 28, 2025
Backblast! Don’t drink the ‘Mountain Dew’
7 PAX from Stockade came over to see what I was doing at Slowburn. Warm up Accumulator board (up to 6 exercises), run in between Wall sits and burpees Back to the board for exercise-run-exercise-run-etc Finished with a…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 26, 2025
Backblast! Farmers bring in the Thanksgiving holid
WARMUP: motivators from 5 THE THANG: 2 minute farmer carry followed by 1 minute workouts. We mixed in multiple rounds of running to the pull up bars and laps around the track to honor Splinter who is DR. MARY: mixed in…
THE YARD · NOV 22, 2025
Backblast! Practicing Moderation in Moderation
WARMUP: SSH, CASBAH #2s, IW,HW, Baby Arm Circles fed &back. THE THANG: Squat Line Meat Grinder Teams: 2 teams, 5 men per team Space: Parking lot 40yd length Gear: • 2 identical stacks of 8 exercise cards (one per team)…
THE RANCH · NOV 20, 2025
Backblast! Doom Loop
Started with a mosey run Warmup: SSH, Windmills, Imp walkers, Moroccan N/C, low slow squats, arm circles, peter parkers, plank stretches. Doom Loop: start on the line with 5 burpees, run to the wall and climb up/over…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 19, 2025
Backblast! New Beginnings
WARMUP: Short mosey around the parking lot and then stopped for warm up: 15 SSH, 15 IW, 5 burpees, 15 Windmill, 5 burpees, 10 Potato PickerS THE THANG: Started with 4 corners: 15 Merkins, 15 jump squats, 15 LBC, 15…
THE YARD · NOV 15, 2025
Backblast! Lots of Lightposts
Five men showed up on a crisp morning right before sunrise. We moseyed out to the main road stopping at each light pole for an exercise. The rep count was low so we focused on good form. We headed back to the school…
RING OF FIRE · OCT 29, 2025
Backblast! Wheel of Misfortune and too many reps
Since I was going to be DR for my birthday, I decided to do my birthday Q a day early. I wanted a good one and didn't realize how good it was. WARMUP: SSH, windmills THE THANG: We picked up Cindy and took her down to…