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6,135 backblasts mention “Thang”
6@6 · AUG 16, 2025
Backblast! Same Bat Time, same Bat Channel
One 6-mile road route was offered. Up to each man to find his own way. WARMUP: nope THE THANG: Run, Ruck, Jog or stroll. MARY: no time ANNOUNCEMENTS: Start running COT:
THE YARD · AUG 16, 2025
Backblast! Put a cap on it
WARMUP: We warmed up, standard fashion. SSH, Cherry pickers, windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers THE THANG: 3 rounds, 1 min each tempo squats, lunge, Al Gores 3 rounds, 1 min each Slow merkins, shoulder taps…
THE FORT · AUG 16, 2025
Backblast! Case Keenan and Kel…ley Kapowski
WARMUP: hops of a side straddle, grass pickers, imperial walkers, THE THANG: 1 found of beat the deck: Beat the deck: 9 cards face up and the pax go around guessing higher and lower on any of the cards. You get it right…
AUG 15, 2025
Backblast! Steel City WK#1 EMOM
WARMUP: We started with a mosey around the parking lot and circled up for: • Side Straddle Hops – 20 IC • Hillbilly Walkers – 10 IC • Imperial Walkers – 10 IC • Cherry Pickers – 10 IC THE THANG: Each round was (EMOM)…
VARSITY · AUG 15, 2025
Backblast! Marine 16
WARMUP: 400m Mosey, SSH, Burpees, IW, HW, Windmill THE THANG: 16 Reps Of The Following with 20m dash in between each exercise: Burpees Merkins Squats Mt. Climbers SSH Jump Lunges High Knees Jack Jumps 2 Rounds of 3…
SLOW BURN · AUG 15, 2025
Backblast! Sweatiest Broga
WARMUP: low slow squat x10, plank, upward dog, downward dog, shoulder taps, upward dog, downward dog, peter parkers, upward dog, downward dog, SSH x10 THE THANG: 6 cones set up in a circle - pax and a partner head to a…
THE HIVE · AUG 15, 2025
Backblast! Introducing the Stork Press
WARMUP: After a messy start of out of order exercise commands, we warmed up THE THANG: 5 rounds, 2 exercises, 1min each - 20 Swings with a plank, 6 burpees and run with KB 2 rounds, 6 exercises, 1 min each clean, squat…
DAWN PATROL · AUG 14, 2025
Backblast! Buckets and stairs and some rain
WARMUP: We hit a few windmills, IW’s, MNC’s, etc. THE THANG: The buckets returned. This time there were two. It was pick some misery out of a bucket day. Stairs were involved. Random selections of pain were pulled from…
LAZARUS · AUG 14, 2025
Backblast! Lazarus - Rising In The Rain
WARMUP: Not so much, we just got moving. THE THANG: The destination was the Red Ventures parking deck. We made our way with a few stops along the way. Run a bit: Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Carolina Dry Docks Run a bit…
THE COACH'S BOX · AUG 14, 2025
Backblast! The Coaches Box 8-14-2025
WARMUP: - 10 Side straddle hops - 10 Grass-pickers - Plank to down dog, calf stretch’s to sunrise THE THANG: Gear: Rucksack, Sandbag, 2 x Cindy’s - Move to Cindy storage - Load up and move to first corner of the lot by…
AUG 14, 2025
Backblast! Rain Was Right On Time
WARMUP: Run To Business 21 THE THANG: Thought we would have a dry morning but Mother Nature had heavy rain in store for us. It started pouring exactly at 0515 and lasted to about COT. Some pole dancing was on tap for my…
THE RANCH · AUG 14, 2025
Backblast! The Man Behind Cohiba
Warm-Up: SSH – 20 IC Imperial Walkers – 20 IC Windmills – 10 IC Merkins – 10 IC Thang 1 — Rancher’s Gauntlet: Cone 1 – 15 Burpees Cone 2 – 15 Squats Cone 3 – 10 Carolina Dry Docks Cone 4 – 15 Jump Squats Repeat x2 Thang…
SOUL TO SOLE · AUG 14, 2025
Backblast! I’m a Soul Man…. ?
WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: It was raining and we were rucking 3.0 miles with slight inclines 1 giant frog Lots of puddles Fellowship all along the way MARY: N/A ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter COT: Be the identity you want…
KITCHEN SINK · AUG 13, 2025
Backblast! Kitchen Faucet Was Turned Off At The 'S
Bring your sand bag. Those were the instructions. WARMUP: Short mosey with a few of the typical warmup exercises. THE THANG: Grab your bag...sandbag, and meet me by the flag poles. I reintroduced the GoRuck 60x60 and…
BUSHWOOD · AUG 13, 2025
Backblast! BushHolePit. Best if used on or before
17 men, 3 Ruckers and 14 of The Ungovernable, came to BushHolePit to celebrate National Left-Handers Day. Or just to workout. Whichever. WARMUP: Like we needed it warmer out there. But we did do a little moseying…
RING OF FIRE · AUG 13, 2025
Backblast! King of the Ring VIII
WARMUP: yea. Nothing fancy: SSH, IW, HW, Windmill, yoga THE THANG: 10 pull-ups 20 merkins 30 squats Farmers carry 2 cinder blocks 440ft downhill Run around Sugar Creek Elementary Farmers carry 2 cinder blocks 440ft…
DAWN PATROL · AUG 12, 2025
Backblast! The CKVQ
WARMUP: Short mosey to WEP stage Oblique stretch (Keep your feet on the ground…) Elbows to opposite high knees Frankensteins Scoops Tiptoe walk Heel walk Leg kicks Toe pointers THE THANG: mosey to 123 White St lot (Long…
CURRAHEE · AUG 12, 2025
Backblast! Good Times at Currahee
WARMUP: IWx12, HWx15, WM x15 and Cherry Pickers x15 THE THANG: Load up with Ruck and Sandbags. Ruck to Hill and stop at each several lights: Squatsx25, Dips x25, Irkins x25 Repeat at 6 lights. End at PFHC parking lot…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 12, 2025
Backblast! “AMRAP EMOM” which when translated mean
WARMUP: SSH, MNC, SQUATS, LBC THE THANG: MOSEY 6 arrows with a burpee at each arrow. Continue to the benches. AMRAP - 7 min: 15 SQUATS 10 LUNGES 5 Broad Jump Burpees EMOM: Merkins Mike Tysons Hand Release Merkins AMRAP…
SNAKE PIT · AUG 12, 2025
Backblast! No breeze in the Pit
Arrived at the Snake Pit at 0505hrs to a steady down pour of rain. Noticed that a couple of vehicles were unoccupied, but a couple of vehicles still had PAX sitting inside, most likely contemplating how they got in this…
BLOCK PARTY · AUG 12, 2025
Backblast! Are you able to pivot when an obstacle
WARMUP: SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, Peter Parker’s, Parker Peters, arm circles, Moroccan nightclubs THE THANG: up and down hill with LSS at bottom and big boys at top x3 Wind sprints and ne’er backx5 Amphitheater 10…
AUG 12, 2025
Backblast! Double Deuces at The Corral
NO RAIN!!! I used my super secret weather control satellite, that the conspiracy theorists say the government has, to turn it off just in time for 0515 start. All that did was ramp up humidity though. Back to the…
AMERICAN JACKAL · AUG 11, 2025
Backblast! Sandbag Racing
WARMUP: ssh, burpees, low slow squat, windmill THE THANG: PAX divide into 2 teams with a 60lb sandbag each team. Mosey to football field. Race #1: PAX do 5 merkins every 10 yards. One PAX does sandbag throw for 10…
THE ARMORY · AUG 11, 2025
Backblast! AMRAP 4 Autism Preview
WARMUP: Some THE THANG: AMRAP: 400m partner run 31 KB Squats 69 KB swings 31 OH press 69 OH DB stationary lunges 31 burpees MARY: A little ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter COT: Best part. “Marriage isn’t meant for our…