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6,135 backblasts mention “Thang”
DAWN PATROL · JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! We all eventually showed up
WARMUP: YHC arrived early to get the lay of the land. With construction on going at WEP, and unsure exactly where the DR site Q planted the flag, YHC wanted to make sure we got started smoothly. YHC had the pleasure of…
SEABISCUIT · JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! Stroll through Massey
WARMUP: None THE THANG: 3.25 mile run through Massey MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
CURRAHEE · JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! Hulkamania Tribute Ruck
WARMUP: SAH, IW, Ch Pickers, Tag-Team Merkins THE THANG: interval timer – three minute RUCK, one minute AMRAP exercises some music was played… PLAYLIST Real American (3:30) • H – Heavy Ruck Presses (Gorilla Press) • U –…
COLOSSEUM · JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! Conundrum
WARMUP: a little bit THE THANG: some stuff MARY: not really ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yep
SNAKE PIT · JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! 10x10 Board of Pain
WARMUP: SSH, windmill, merkins, mosey THE THANG: 10 rounds, 10 reps of each exercise: - 1 hand KB swing - Clean and jerk - Thruster - Tricep extension - Curls Farmers carry to end of parking lot. Repeat x10 If anyone…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! Good Times
WARMUP: IW, HW, LSS, SSH, Merkins, MNC THE THANG: 5 rounds of 3 broad jumps and 4 lunge walks Miserable Mile - run 1/4 lap 10 flying squirels, run a 1/4 lap, 10 squats, run 1/4 lap 10 merkins, run 1/4 lap 10 LBC ( 4…
JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! 7/29 GC
WARMUP: Normal routine of SSHs, windmills, imp Walker's, etc. THE THANG: Mosey over to front of pet store and partner up. P1 does a burpee while p2 waits. Then p2 does burpee while p1 waits. 20 as a team then yog over…
AMERICAN JACKAL · JUL 28, 2025
Backblast! Bear Crawl and Ode to Wilt
WARMUP: Motivator Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Windmills Arm Circles - front and back Michael Phelps Downward Dog Honeymooners Runner’s Stretch THE THANG: We moseyed down to the lower lot. Thang 1 Using the…
FLIGHT PLAN · JUL 28, 2025
Backblast! To go where none have gone before
WARMUP: THE THANG: out market towards the river district. Turn right on gardenia, first right on morris hunt. Go all the way to the end, turn around and head back. Next left on downing, follow until it ends at the…
THE ARMORY · JUL 28, 2025
Backblast! KB Suicides
WARMUP: - Moroccan nightclub - windmill - Imperial walkers Mosey w/out bell - 20 merkins on curb in cadence, mosey - 20 low slow squats, mosey to COT THE THANG: - Lunge in front of church - Count off by 3, set up for…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 28, 2025
Backblast! Tour de Berkshire loop
WARMUP: Nada THE THANG: Every stop sign on the Berkshire loop 5 burpees 10 lunges 10 LBCs MARY: American hammer Held to heaven LBCs ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter COT: Family Back to school Marriages
JUL 28, 2025
Backblast! Smoked Briskets
WARMUP: windmills, cherry pickers, hillbilly walkers THE THANG: 100 yard sprints 6x, bar work, toe lifts, knee lifts, side crunches to failure 3x, Wall work: crunches, penguins, toe touches till failure 3x Block work…
TRAINING GROUND · JUL 27, 2025
Backblast! Miles and smiles
8 men showed up to ao-training-ground this AM for 3.6 miles of ruck and some lessons on where to buy grass fed beef and creatine. Great fun and sweat was shared by these awesome PAX, NASA Cohiba Maximus Grout miyagi…
6@6 · JUL 26, 2025
Backblast! 6 @ 6
WARMUP: no THE THANG: the usual MARY: who’s mom? ANNOUNCEMENTS: sure COT: yes
THE YARD · JUL 26, 2025
Backblast! 4 corner fun
WARMUP: 20 SSH 10 wind mill 10 imperial Walker 10 cherry picker Other stretching THE THANG: 4 corners 5 reps per corner Burpee’s, big boy sit-ups, Carolina dry dock, lunges Ladder on the basketball courts 1-6 pushups…
ALCATRAZ · JUL 26, 2025
Backblast! Beat the deck #2
WARMUP: side straddle hop, imperial walker, cherry picker, windmill THE THANG: 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 and you do the workout…
JUL 26, 2025
Backblast! Adopt a Highway - 3rd qtr 2025
WARMUP: Community Service THE THANG: Adopt a Highway MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: 3rd Qtr 2025
JUL 25, 2025
Backblast! Old School Beatdown
WARMUP: Old School 15 minute warm up: IWx15, HW x15, WM x15, CP x15, Plank: Peter Parkers x15, Parker Peters x15 and Mountain Climbers x15 then 6 inches, Plank each side with legs, then regular and repeat. THE THANG…
SLOW BURN · JUL 25, 2025
Backblast! Real American Crazy Train
WARMUP: SSH, Morrocan Night Club, Merkins, Windmill, Cherry Picker, Low Slow Squat THE THANG: Mosey from station to station. 3 exercises at each station. 45 seconds on, 15 seconds rest. 2 rounds at each station. - Low…
THE HIVE · JUL 25, 2025
Backblast! Deadly Dozen
WARMUP: SSH, IW, Merkins, Deep Leg Stretches then Mt Climbers THE THANG: 400ish M run after each exercise. Counts were 20, carry’s were to the Handicap lot. 1. Farmer Carry 2. Sing Leg Deadlift 3. Lunge 4. Snatch 5. Man…
DAWN PATROL · JUL 24, 2025
Backblast! This and That
WARMUP: dynamic warmup with a mosey in between exercises. SSH, squat, merkin, LBC, cherry picker, windmill THE THANG: - Dora 100 merkin, 200 squat, 300 LBC - Dips and derkin series. 10 each on the cement benches…
LAZARUS · JUL 24, 2025
Backblast! Freaky Thursday
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Low slow squat, cherry pickers, merkins, mosey THE THANG: EMOM 9 mins of heavy merkins and merkin variants, 2 sprints mixed in 3 rounds of 3 mins with Jump squats, grinders, squat to calf, wall…
THE COACH'S BOX · JUL 24, 2025
Backblast! Ruck around coaches box
WARMUP: THE THANG: 2.4 mile ruck with 30lbs MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
JUL 24, 2025
Backblast! Slaying Trout to Trout
WARMUP: Monkey humpers on Main St Blowing Rock :-0 THE THANG: Pax ran like billy goats up and down the mtns and then sharpened each other along with Boone pax and others in 2nd F. Mission accomplished on all fronts!…