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283 backblasts mention “Crystal Lake”
THE HIVE · FEB 28, 2025
Backblast! Return of the Mack -Bubba don’t slack s
WARMUP: SSH Arm circles Squats SSH THE THANG: 15 minute oyo 10 rep intervals Bicep curl Tricep extension Upright row Lawnmowers Upright row Arm extensions Merkins on bell LBC w bell Flutters w bell MARY: Absent…
THE HIVE · FEB 28, 2025
Backblast! Circle of Pain
WARMUP: Probably THE THANG: Stood in a circle and played with two small bells. Periodically ran a lap MARY: More bell work ANNOUNCEMENTS: Battle Bot, Bethel, Garbage, Convergence, Jager COT: Lots of family in out hearts…
FEB 27, 2025
Backblast! Around The Fort to Return The Pond to I
WARMUP: Skip to the Thang. THE THANG: In an effort to return Minnow Pond to its roots, we ran, stopped for exercises, ran, stopped for exercises, repeat. I will write the stop then the qty & category of exercises. Fort…
AMERICAN JACKAL · FEB 24, 2025
Backblast! Touchdown! … Or not
WARMUP: - Moroccan nightclubs - Cherry pickers - Windmill - Hillbilly walker Mosey down the hill to the football stadium. Stop at curb and 10 inclined merkins on curb in cadence, mosey, 10 calf raises on curb in…
TRAINING GROUND · FEB 23, 2025
Backblast! A Walk in the Park
WARMUP: THE THANG: Railroad Ave to Spratt St down Harris St to Walden Park Drive, back to Harris, then Jackson to WEP, around the park, back to N White St around Millstone Park, and back to COT for about 3.5 miles MARY…
TRAINING GROUND · FEB 16, 2025
Backblast! in the nick of time
Opted against sandbags this morning - everyone nursing injuries/recovering from illness. Super windy but stayed dry. 3.5 mile zipper route. Great conversation. Rain poured on the drive home. Some mornings you get lucky.
FEB 14, 2025
Backblast! 10lbs of crap in a 5lb bag
Route with a couple loops in stockbridge commons neighborhood Escalator style workout with stops every .2 miles Stop 1: 5 Burpees Stop 2: + 10 Big Boy Sit-Ups Stop 3: + 15 Squats Stop 4: + 20 Carolina Dry Docks Stop 5…
FEB 13, 2025
Backblast! Splishy splashy WO at the Pond
WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance THE THANG: Based on the intensity of the rain, we kept it simple and used the cross-street “zipper” route between Springs St and Unity St, working our way to the back of the neighborhood…
TRAINING GROUND · FEB 9, 2025
Backblast! Heavy things carried for no reason
WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: Guys paired up. One would carry and the other was off for 6 minutes at a time. They started with a coupon and once they had both carried it once, they swapped coupons with another group. Coupons…
6@6 · FEB 8, 2025
Backblast! Enter a workout title ... " .... "
WARMUP: no THE THANG: running MARY: there is no one here by that name ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
THE HIVE · JAN 31, 2025
Backblast! ?️Webs and high reps ?
WARMUP: Moroccan night clubs Windmills Low slow squat Ssh Mountain climbers THE THANG: Web High pulls. Curls 1-4…10-40, yes 55 HP and 220 curls Take a lap Around the world, 4 reps each side, everyone takes a step to the…
JAN 27, 2025
Backblast! Push through whether your life is in or
WARMUP: - Moroccan nightclubs - Cherry pickers - Windmill - Hillbilly walker Mosey around loop, karaoke, mosey, karaoke, mosey. Stop at curb and 10 inclined merkins on curb in cadence, mosey over to the pull up bars and…
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 26, 2025
Backblast! Church Stairs, Harris Street path to WE
Tour downtown churches to find their stairs and the Harris Street’s dark path to WEP. A couple of pain stations sprinkled in.
KITCHEN SINK · JAN 22, 2025
Backblast! The Safe Sink
WARMUP: A little of this, a little of that... THE THANG: We took our rucks and sandbags and traveled to the top of gentle slope of the entrance to the school in the hopes of finding a less icy spot. We were…
SNAKE PIT · JAN 21, 2025
Backblast! To Nur or Not to Nur
WARMUP: In cadence - Moroccan nightclubs - Cherry pickers - Windmill - Hillbilly walkers THE THANG: Catch me if you can: - one partner carries both bells up the hill entrance, while the other does 5 merkins, then switch…
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 19, 2025
Backblast! Taking the Fishbowl Backwards
WARMUP: THE THANG: Academy St. to Monroe White St. stop at the intersection and the man with the bag walked backwards up to the top of the big hill to the abandoned parking lot entrance, then back down forward and go up…
JAN 16, 2025
Backblast! #MABA
WARMUP: Mosey to PI Parking Lot THE THANG: 4 Corners 1: PI Parking Lot 2: Confederate St. Parking Lot 3: Howington Cir & Country Club Dr. 4: Country Club Dr. & Academy St. Odd corners 10 Burpees, Even corners 10…
SWEEP THE LEG · JAN 13, 2025
Backblast! Stomping Grounds
Time to run the route I’ve driven many times in the last ten years. Mosey to PFHC (former site) 20 Merkins and 20 CCD Mosey to GHES parking lot 20 LBC 20 Rosalita Mosey to handicap spot at GHMS 20 squats 15 Monkey…
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 12, 2025
Backblast! Training Ground Carry
WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: 6 PAX shared (3) 60lb sand bags while the 7th man nursed an injury while wearing a weight vest, of course. Make our way over to the WEP parking lot and down the trail weaving our way to the…
KITCHEN SINK · JAN 12, 2025
Backblast! Toss and Carry
WARMUP: 10 merkins. Lap around the lot to go through the workout. THE THANG: A big lap around the soccer field with four stations. Each station had 30 reps of an exercise and then one partner would toss the bag while…
TRAINING GROUND · JAN 5, 2025
Backblast! Moon walk up Harris Street
11 men attended the weighted stroll this morning. We made our way around town finding a hill at the bottom of Harris. Backwards walk up the hill, trek around WEP and one last look at the downtown XMAS lights
DEC 26, 2024
Backblast! No Catfishing Here
The original Q Cake Boss was feeling ill, so I stepped in. WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance right at 06:45. Then right at launch point, we warmed up with the following - we went SWIMS-ing: - 20 SSH - 10 WM - 15 IW - 20 MNC…
TRAINING GROUND · DEC 22, 2024
Backblast! Zipper Route with some Backwards Hills
WARMUP: THE THANG: Head past the Print Shop to take the big hill backwards with the bags, then headed back past the Print Shop to head up Main Street and start the zipper route MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Eve…
THE HIVE · DEC 20, 2024
Backblast! 2024.51 The Hive
Arrange all bells by weight and divide into 3 weight classes (light, med, heavy). Divide PAX into three groups for 3 sets of 3 rounds of 3 exercises. Sets with light, mid, heavy Set 1: Shoulder ext x10ea, snatch x10…