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COLOSSEUM · TUE MAR 10
Backblast! Following the arrows…
WARMUP: Mozy to the front of GHMS for imperial walkers, mountain climbers, and Moroccan night clubs. THE THANG: After the warmup proceeded toward Dave Gibson blvd and stopped at the first working street light for the…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE MAR 10
Backblast! Is this minnow pond?
After an extended sabbatical from bootcamp—featuring a highlight reel of injuries and a little side quest called cancer— Cubbie decided it was my time to step back into the Q saddle. Turns out the saddle still fits……
THE ARMORY · MON MAR 9
Backblast! You vs You and it pays to be a winner
13 pax showed up for an Armory beatdown today. The Mikel chatter stopped fast when they learned they had 16 minutes to complete 500 reps OYO. We missed the time hack but got it plenty of work The Warm up: SSH x20 Cherry…
THE FORT · SAT MAR 7
Backblast! We might do a lot of things
WARMUP: lap around the park and stopping along the way to do the following exercises - SSH (x2), windmill, merkins, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, cherry pickers, morrocan nightclub, plank, etc. THE THANG: mosey…
RING OF FIRE · FRI MAR 6
Backblast! Loredo
Mosey to car loop in front of school. Warm up by taking a lap (1/4 mile) and doing 20 SSHs. Repeat. Main thing is Loredo WOD. 6 rounds of: 24 squats, 24 merkins, 24 lunges, run a lap. Finished all 6 rounds with a little…
BLOCK PARTY · THU MAR 5
Backblast! Fun at WEP
Mosey over to lot behind WEP amphitheater. EMOM run a lap around parking lot and do 15 SSHs. Whatever time you have left in the 60 seconds, try to get your heartrate back down. Repeat for 10 minutes. Move over to in…
SNAKE PIT · TUE MAR 3
Backblast! KB board of Pain
WARMUP: merkins, shoulder taps, OH claps, MNC THE THANG: 10 man makes 25 swings 25 KB OH press 25 chess presses 25 curls 25 tricep extension After each exercise walk around the parking lot with the bell. Stop at each…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE MAR 3
Backblast! “Laterally” speaking
WARMUP: - Side-straddle hop, - Strawberry pickers, - Plank to down dog calf stretches, from plank Left arm to the sky with some hip dips, Right arm to the sky with some hip dips THE THANG: - Mosey to Massey St. …
THE FORGE · FRI FEB 27
Backblast! Neese's was almost the death of us
WARMUP: Yes, IW; HW; some yoga. Introduced the reverse burpee (you go down on your 6, lay on your back, and then return to standing for a jump). Stagecoach busted his wrist and YHC was tired of seeing him modify. THE…
THE FORGE · WED FEB 25
Backblast! Hockey Gold
WARMUP: Quick run around the parking lot, back to COT area, circle up for the following: – 20 SSH – 10 Windmills – 15 Imperial walkers – 15 Moroccan night clubs – 10 Strawberry pickers Then run to the parking lot at…
RING OF FIRE · WED FEB 25
Backblast! Football Field Follies
WARMUP: Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers and some stretching downward dog and hinetmooners THE THANG: We were on the football field every numbered yard line you had an exercise, you ran to the yard line…
SNAKE PIT · TUE FEB 24
Backblast! 3 for 300
WARMUP: Grandma Jacks Grandpa Jacks SSH Motivator Moroccan Night Clubs Arm circles OYO forward and back Michael Phelps THANG 1: 40 Thrusters 40 Merkins 40 Power Clean Press - Short recovery lap 30 Thrusters 30 Merkins…
RING OF FIRE · MON FEB 23
Backblast! Pfc Shawn Falter
WARMUP: 20IW, watch Senator show up in shorts in awe, 10 Cherry Pickers, 15 HW, Down/Up Dog, stretching and then plank for Shawn’s story. THE THANG: Shawn loved and played Varsity Basketball and Football. Brought some…
THE FORT · SAT FEB 21
Backblast! Wet and Sweaty
WARMUP: ssh, low slow squat merkins. We played duck, duck, burpee. Pax circle up and hold a square. Person who is “it” bear crawls around circle and stops at a pax - both do 5 burpees. First done gets spot in circle…
THE FORGE · WED FEB 18
Backblast! Circuit City
WARMUP: Cherry pickers / windmills / SSH THE THANG: Circuit 20 merkins Run a lap 20 BBS Run a lap 20 dips Run a lap 20 pickle pointers Run a lap 20 squats Run a lap Repeat X 4 Abs Found a wall for wall 30 sit ups (on…
RING OF FIRE · WED FEB 18
Backblast! Q-Fusion
A litte Q-fusion this morning at ao-ring-of-fire. I noticed several Pax running around the AO before kick-off time. Most getting some extra miles before the Dam to Dam relay. I noticed Olaf running and I thought I had…
SNAKE PIT · TUE FEB 17
Backblast! Partner pain sesh
WARMUP: brief THE THANG: Partner up Start on one side of parking lot and advance to other side. Partner A uses double KB, partner B uses sandbag. Switch gear at each planter. 5 clean 5 press 5 thruster. At halfway…
DAWN PATROL · MON FEB 16
Backblast! Hill Sprints
WARMUP: Mosey up the hill towards the lot by White Street, stopping along the way for: Side Straddle Hops, Squats, Peter Parker, Parker Peter, Up Dog, Down Dog, Walk the Dogs THE THANG: Board of Pain at top of hill by…
BLOCK PARTY · THU FEB 12
Backblast! How far can you Nur?
WARMUP: do we warm up at Block Party on Thursday’s? THE THANG: Head to WEP, stop for merkins, around the park, stop for low slow squats, stop for American hammers in parking lot, through the woods to Harris street, stop…
COCKPIT · WED FEB 11
Backblast! I’m Hurting, So You Will Too
WARMUP: - SSH, Imperial Walkers, 10 count merkins, jog around parking lot (0.3 mi covered) THE THANG: Stop 1 → Stop 6 (0.2 mi covered) - Stop 1 (Start) - Exercise: Squat Jumps (15) - Movement to Stop 2: Forward Run up…
RING OF FIRE · WED FEB 11
Backblast! King of Ring - IPC Style
Workout inspired by IPC Killer Bs, modified the routine a bit, still sucked, but better for it. WARMUP: 50xSSHIC at COT, moseyed to the FB field, 5 burpees OYO, ready to work. THE THANG: Start on goal line Broad Jump to…
DAWN PATROL · TUE FEB 10
Backblast! Super G loves Jack Webb
36 degrees and balmy compared to how it has been. WARMUP: ran to the corners of the path around WEP and performed SSH, Squats, mountain climbers and others. THE THANG: 1. Jacob’s ladder on the hill. Merkins at bottom…
CURRAHEE · TUE FEB 10
Backblast! CURRAHEE!!!
WARMUP: SSH, Casbah Number 2s THE THANG: Two teams. Two 60lb sandbags (thanks Skipper) Teams line up shoulder to shoulder and pass the sandbags up and down the line 2x rucks on. Get up the hill where a stack of…
THE BALLROOM · TUE FEB 10
Backblast! Change is the Game
WARMUP: Cold morning required a warm up session for the Q so the rest of the pax got the same THE THANG: Mosey to basketball court on far side of school. Stopped on way at picnic tables for some step-ups and dips (3…