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KITCHEN SINK · JUN 4, 2025 Backblast! Sink Flag Handoff Q: Farmers Only · 13 PAX WARMUP: Is for sissies. THE THANG: A .75 lap around the campus with full gear (weight vest and sandbag on your back, kettlebell in one hand and cinderblock in the other) each time you had to set down the block and hell… TRAINING GROUND · JUN 1, 2025 Backblast! Light stroll Q: Rolloff · 5 PAX WARMUP: no THE THANG: we walked a bit MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes KITCHEN SINK · MAY 28, 2025 Backblast! Choosing the Hard Thing Q: Italian Job · 10 PAX · +1 FNG Nine men (including one FNG - welcome SIB) started their day with the hard thing at the Kitchen Sink. We had a quick disclaimer then jumped right in – no warm-up. Here’s what we did. Grab your Ruck and Block … COLOSSEUM · MAY 27, 2025 Backblast! Memorial Day continuation Q: Farmers Only · 11 PAX WARMUP: mosey with ssh and merkins THE THANG: Modified combination of the Danny Dietz and Matthew Axleson hero wods. Lots of running. Lots of reps. MARY: only a little ANNOUNCEMENTS: some COT: yes SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 26, 2025 Backblast! Dynamic Memorial Day Q: Sasquatch · 7 PAX THE THANG: run ~1/4 mile to cones (lunge walk between cones); run ~1/4 mile to cones (toy soldiers between cones); run ~1/4 mile to cones (side shuffle between cones); run ~1/4 mile to cones (skip between cones); run… MAY 22, 2025 Backblast! Meander around town Q: Bonsai · 15 PAX WARMUP: The pledge THE THANG: Launch point was parking lot across from old Hardee’s Exercises 10 merkins 20 squats 20 LBCs Loop Run up main Left at Post office Left on Elliot Left back to launch point. Repeat exercises… SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 19, 2025 Backblast! The Greyhounds could not be slowed with Q: Fishstix · 23 PAX 23 at ao-sweep-the-leg this morning. The plan, 1/2 mile loops with 4 pain stations. Pain Station 1 - 5 burpee bomb jacks, each lap first 15 pax added 2 reps (leaders did 15 reps on their final lap) Pain Station 2 - 5… MAY 15, 2025 Backblast! 2025 PGA Championship - Quail Hollow Q: Spider · 36 PAX WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance THE THANG: Inspired by the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this will be a loop with 18 stops. The distance between the stops are based on the length of the holes (slightly modified… KITCHEN SINK · MAY 14, 2025 Backblast! Do You Suffer in Silence? Q: Crystal Lake · 13 PAX WARMUP: - Moroccan Night clubs - Low slow squats - Imperial blocker Gear up and head to amphitheater. Partner workout. All gear needs to get to the top of the amphitheater. Only one partner can carry at a time… BLOCK PARTY · MAY 13, 2025 Backblast! Block Party Beatdown Q: Deep Dish · 18 PAX WARMUP: SSH, windmill, cherry pickers, navy seal burpees (10 count movement) THE THANG: Mosey to Walter Elisha Run to each park bunch and do 5 Navy Seal Burpees. Wait for the 6 to finish then run to next bench together… MAY 8, 2025 Backblast! Guess who’s back…back again Q: Shady · 21 PAX WARMUP: pledge to the flag and disclaimer THE THANG: on the corner of downtown, instructions were given for the .5 mile loop. - merkins with a shoulder tap at the top (15) in corner one where we were at - At the 4… KITCHEN SINK · MAY 7, 2025 Backblast! The CLAP - Inspired by Metro Q: maximus · 15 PAX For the month of May, Farmer's Only has deemed the Kitchen Sink as a next-level kick in the junk. I had the honor of warming everyone up to the idea of what will occur this month. We do a lot of pushing exercises… THE ARMORY · APR 28, 2025 Backblast! KB Mondays Q: Farmers Only · 14 PAX WARMUP: ssh, merkins and morrocan night clubs THE THANG: Four rounds of mechanical drop sets. Do amrap of a movement and move right into the next. Round one - single arm press( each arm), upright row, y press and dry… APR 24, 2025 Backblast! Murph prep 2.0 Q: Farmers Only · 11 PAX WARMUP: Mosey and five reps at each pain station starting at the furtherst one out. Pain stations were: Burpee. Jump squat. Hand release merkins. Squats. Merkins. And pull ups. THE THANG: Home base was at pull up bars… KITCHEN SINK · APR 23, 2025 Backblast! Sandlot Stations ? Q: Sofrito · 7 PAX Disclaimer Shared and Injuries reported WARMUP: All x 10 Windmills Cherry :cherries: Pickers Hillbillies Walkers Imperial Walkers Mosey around lot THE THANG: Circuit Training composed of 3 Rounds with 8 Stations and 3… BLOCK PARTY · APR 22, 2025 Backblast! Murph prep Q: Farmers Only · 11 PAX WARMUP: ssh and merkins THE THANG: 9 different exercises at amor artis pull up bars. Pull up. Merkin. Inverted row. Derkin. Leg raises. Diamond merkin. Chin up. Bar dips. And burpee pull up. Number of reps was decided… APR 21, 2025 Backblast! Anna @ AKA Q: Sasquatch · 14 PAX WARMUP: dynamic plank exercises (merkins, peter parker, plank jacks, parker peter) with upward dog<>downward dog variations sprinkled in, ending with child's pose THE THANG: "Anna" partner WOD (see attached image) MARY… KITCHEN SINK · APR 16, 2025 Backblast! Rosie does the dishes Q: Rosie · 19 PAX WARMUP: • 25 SSH (IC) • 10 Windmills (IC) • 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) • 10 Merkins • Mosey 100 yards and back THE THANG: Main Workout (35 mins) ? Circuit 1: Strength + Movement (12 mins) 3 Rounds – 40 seconds work / 20… COLOSSEUM · APR 15, 2025 Backblast! Long duck walked into a bar and it hurt Q: Bonsai · 8 PAX WARMUP: Windmill SSH Merkins Moroccan nightclub High knees But kickers Side shuffle THE THANG: Mosey over to the playground 3 rounds of 7 reps Swinging merkin Squats Pull ups Run lap around the track Bear crawl length… THE ARMORY · APR 14, 2025 Backblast! Get The Work Done - KB Style Q: maximus · 24 PAX WARMUP: Run the loop then more of the typical hits: Windmill, SSH, Merkins, Low Slow Squats. THE THANG: Hoist your bell overhead and move to the far parking lot. For this round, the exercises would be performed with the… TRAINING GROUND · APR 13, 2025 Backblast! Zipper games (not what you think) Q: Farmers Only · 8 PAX WARMUP: Load up with weight vest, 3 40lb sandbags and one 60lb THE THANG: The Whiteville park zipper game. Split into two groups starting at Spring and Leroy. Group one with sandbags went left for a .3 mile loop to hill… VARSITY · APR 11, 2025 Backblast! Almost an "SWF" Q: maximus · 7 PAX It's "Varsity" so I took the approach that we'd essentially cut right to the chase. Out of my own need, we needed a little bit of a warmup. So... WARMUP: Run a bit then circle up: The typical hits: Windmills, SSH… KITCHEN SINK · APR 9, 2025 Backblast! 4 corners of pain in the sink Q: Brawny - The Fort · 7 PAX WARMUP: A little plank calf stretch, Moroccan Nightclubs, Windmills, Strawberry Pickers THE THANG: Mosey with sandbags to start, overhead sandbag carry’s to the pillars, 1 min wall sit with sandbags then drop bag and 1… COLOSSEUM · APR 8, 2025 Backblast! Pyramid of Pain Q: Poppins · 20 PAX Quick disclaimer And warmup 5 windmills, 10 IW/10MNC Mosey to behind school on bball courts where the pyramid of pain was set up 5 stations, 4 corners and 1 in middle Partner up ( work is completed together) Each of the…