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419 backblasts mention “Half Shell”
THE HIVE · MAR 14, 2025
Backblast! 2025 - SLT Disruption
WARMUP: full crew in cadence 65ish SSH for the 65 dudes that were in the circle Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Peter Parker Split to boot camp and kettlebells THE THANG: Bootcamp: - Buy-in: 20 bomb jacks, 20 donkey…
MAR 11, 2025
Backblast! Chasing Pots of Gold-en Corral
WARMUP: Brief but we managed a few Moroccan Night Clubs, Shoulder Taps, Boxcuttahs THE THANG: Mozy to the church where there was a cone in each parking lane. Pax ran the length of one lane and back the other in a U…
MAR 4, 2025
Backblast! DORA Rules at GC
YHC was honored to be given the Q stick at Golden Corral by Half Shell today. This represented my first trip back in the gloom at 100% since dealing with a post D2D bronchitis and my spirits were excited about the…
FEB 25, 2025
Backblast! Lot work
WARMUP: SSH Imp Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Michael Phelps Mountain Climbers Merkins Broga THE THANG: Bear crawl Indian run Dora 50 CCD 100 Imp Walkers 150 Squats 200 LBCs Cross the lot Lunge to other side of lot and do…
FEB 18, 2025
Backblast! Grunge isn’t classic rock
WARMUP: Did some side straddle hops, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers and Moroccan nightclubs and then mosey over to the church lot THE THANG: Tabata 40 seconds on with 20 seconds off. Got through about 2.5…
THE ARMORY · FEB 17, 2025
Backblast! The Gauntlet: Strength & Stride
WARMUP: 15-Moroccan night clubs 15-Overhead Claps 15-Imperial walker 10-Wind mills THE THANG: Slosey to the entrance 15 KB curls 15 KB overhead presses 10 KB rows each arm Run to the 1st cone: 5 merkins Run back to the…
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 11, 2025
Backblast! Simple but Effective
WARMUP: 20 SSH 10 Windmills 10 Cherry Picker 10 Imperial Walkers 5 Burpees OYO THE THANG: Mosey to the Church Parking Lot B.L.I.M.P.S.S. Up and Down the Ladder Lap around the parking lot after each excercise 5 Burpees…
THE ARMORY · FEB 10, 2025
Backblast! I stole this Q from MeCa on Backblast,
WARMUP: SSH Little baby arm circles Reverse Cherry pickers Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers THE THANG: Listened to Metallica, Greatest Hits before Black Album Mini progressive ladders Ladders are in groups of 3…
FEB 4, 2025
Backblast! Sterilization
WARMUP: Mosey to the backside of HT to enjoy the smells and do some warmup exercises - SSH, windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, cherry pickers, Moroccan nightclub, merkins. THE THANG: Mosey back to front…
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 28, 2025
Backblast! Blimps at the GC
Short disclaimer then jog around back of center for warm-ups. Normal stuff: SSHs, imperial Walker's, low slow squats, merkins, Peter Parkers, Parker Peter's, and MNCs. Mosey to back hill for accumulating BLIMPS. 5…
THE HIVE · JAN 24, 2025
Backblast! Swinging Richards at the Hive
WARMUP: It was cold so we started with a 5 minute mosey to warm up. Mixed in some high knees, butt kickers, and karaoke along the way. Ended back up at COT. Running portion of the workout was completed. Needed to warm…
JAN 21, 2025
Backblast! Tour de grounds
WARMUP: mosey to Grace Presbyterian Various exercises in cadence with burpees mixed in. Finished with 10 6-count burpees in cadence before moseying to behind red bowl THE THANG: 7’s - Merkins and Sumo squats - building…
AMERICAN JACKAL · JAN 20, 2025
Backblast! Cold day at American Jackal
WARMUP: 25 Side Straddle Hops 20 windmills THE THANG: 8 exercise from the bucket + 50 lb sandbag carry x 2 40 Burpees 60 Merkins 80 squats 100 LBCs 120 Side Straddle Hop MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE HIVE · JAN 17, 2025
Backblast! DORAs at The Hive
DORA 1: partner run - Man makers 50 - Goblet Squats 100 - Swings 150 DORA 2: farmers carry - Burpees 50 - Squats 100 - Overhead clap 150 DORA 3: Bear crawl - Bent row right 50 - Bent row left 50 - Curls 50 DORA 4…
SOUL TO SOLE · JAN 16, 2025
Backblast! Mumbleruck
WARMUP: We couldn't seem to no matter what we did THE THANG: 3.8 mile ruck around Kingsley MARY: OH Press, Flutter Thrust ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Dam to Damn, Wine Tasting, RYN COT: Always
THE RANCH · JAN 14, 2025
Backblast! Cubbie Testimonial
1/9/24 - the Ranch Bootcamp PAX Soup to Nuts HalfShell Rainmaker JWOW Birdcage Sugarbug Kielbasa Grout Kermit Harry Carey Masterpiece Mark Nestel Change Order Cubbie Warmup SSH Cherry Picker Windmill Peter Parker Parker…
JAN 14, 2025
Backblast! Daytona 500 with all the smells
WARMUP: SSH Windmill Butt kickers High knees Soccer hips Broga THE THANG: Daytona 500 5 exercises 25 reps each for 4 laps Merkins Squats SSH Calf raises LBCs Total of 500 reps when completed and roughly one mile. With…
THE HIVE · JAN 10, 2025
Backblast! Ring around the Rosie
WARMUP: Broke the rules by adding a mosey to a kettlebell workout. THE THANG: 7 minutes of 15 thrusters EMOM 2 Rounds of : single leg Romanian Dead lifts Flutters Merkins Curls for the girls Lunges Bent rows each arm |…
JAN 7, 2025
Backblast! Tour De Buffet
WARMUP: Run out back to frozen sludge. Circle up: 15 IW, 15 WM, 15 Cherry Pickers, 15 MC, 15 PP and 15 PP THE THANG: Mosey to apartment round about 20 Monkey Humpers, Mosey to fountain: Bear Crawl around it, Mosey to…
JAN 3, 2025
Backblast! Back in the Saddle
Woke upon 1/1 feeling healthy so I decided to just jump back in and take the Q at my home away from home. Warmup was pretty basic SSH Windmill Seal jacks IW Michael Phelps Mount Climbers Mosey to the hills past the apt…
DEC 31, 2024
Backblast! Stick a Fork in 2024
No FNGs so the disclaimer was light. It was concluded that we could sue Half Shell if things went sideways, but we decided against it since he was our gratuitous host this morning. Quick warmup and we were off. Is was…
DEC 24, 2024
Backblast! Christmas Eve Convergence at The Yard
WARMUP: (cake boss): 5 Burpees, SSH, 4 B., Imp.Walk, 3B., HillWalk, 2B, something else, 1B... Count off 1 & 2; Group 1 w/ Farmers Only, Group 2 w/ Suplex Switch Q's at 1/2 mark THE THANG: Group 1 (Farmers only): Group 2…