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319 backblasts mention “Splinter”
THE BALLROOM · MAR 25, 2025
Backblast! Biscuits and light poles
WARMUP: Various exercises while doing laps around outside of parking lot. Somehow biscuits were brought up and for the rest of the time everyone discussed their favorite biscuit restaurant and topping. THE THANG: Start…
MAR 19, 2025
Backblast! St Paddy's Day WOD
WARMUP: Our warmup consisted of Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, some downward dog and honeymooners THE THANG: We did 5 rounds of exercises The first 3 rounds were 17 reps of each exercise followed by a…
RING OF FIRE · MAR 19, 2025
Backblast! Shield is a lean mean pain making machi
WARMUP: Did couple exercises THE THANG: 4 rounds of board of pain In between exercises take 400m lap MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ruby and Splinter are training for Marathon :clap: :muscle: :bacon: COT: Be light in the darkness…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 18, 2025
Backblast! Ballroom Slam
Started with a Short mosey run Warmup: SSH (12xI/C); windmills; Imperial Walkers; Low Slow Sqts; big arm circles; peter parkers; parker peters; plank stretches -mosey run- Thang 1: tracks: do transportation, then the…
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…
RING OF FIRE · MAR 12, 2025
Backblast! The Impossible Mile
20 men rolled out of bed and got better this morning. There were ruckers, runners, and bootcampers. Conditions were pleasant (44 and clear). Here’s what we did: The Thang “The Impossible Mile Challenge” - 1 Lap Burpee…
MAR 3, 2025
Backblast! White Block WOD
WARMUP: SSH, Calimari Burpeesx5, ISqW, CBx4, ChP, CBx3, WM, CBx2, HW, CBx1 THE THANG: Plank for intro: 1st Lt. Ashley White was a member of the Cultural Support Team (CST), an elite group of female soldiers who worked…
FEB 28, 2025
Backblast! 4 Corners of Arms & Abs
WARMUP: Obligitory SSH, Windmills and Imperial Walkers THE THANG: 3 rounds of 4 corners. Mode of transport between each was decided on the fly. After a round, run a lap around the parking lot. 90 of AMRAP at each…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 26, 2025
Backblast! Rhabdo Ladder
WARMUP: SSH, an Imperial Walker - Squat mix, merkins, Peter Parkers THE THANG: tel:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Pullups 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Handstand pushups or modify to squat thrusters with a Cindy Called an audible to move…
VARSITY · FEB 21, 2025
Backblast! Lot work
WARMUP: SSH Imperial Walkers Moroccan nightclubs Michael Phelps Hillbilly Walkers Merkins Broga THE THANG: Bear crawl Indian run (4 big boys for the caboose) Cinder block work Ladders of 5 - each island increase by 5…
VARSITY · FEB 14, 2025
Backblast! Field work
WARMUP: Mosey SSH 25 Mosey 20 Windmills Mosey 20 hillbilly walkers Mosey 20 cherry pickers Mosey Quad stretch THE THANG: mosey go to the football field - run to 20, nur to the 10, 1 burpee, run to 30, nur to 20, 2…
THE BALLROOM · FEB 11, 2025
Backblast! The Sheldon Cooper
I picked up the substitute Q stick from HarryCarry as he's DR this week and he picked up one of mine from a few weeks ago. WARMUP: Mosey over to the track. The obligatory SSH, Morrocan nightclubs, windmills THE THANG…
VARSITY · FEB 7, 2025
Backblast! Varsity Smorgasbord
Disclaimer and began with a run around the NaFo high school campus. Warmup: SSH, Windmills, Imp Walkers, Low Slow Squats, cherry pickers, Peter Parkers, plank stretches -Run- Thang 1: Burpee relay: run to next line of…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 5, 2025
Backblast! Q School at RoF - Leadership
YHC was honored to lead the Pax at Q School at Ring of Fire. T-claps to Cake Boss for leading this monthly event in an effort to standardize the Q across the region. While well suited for FNGs as part of the onboarding…
FEB 5, 2025
Backblast! Birthday Q
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: the Willy - squats, swings, merkins, pull ups, run x 10 rounds MARY: it was good ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: family, marraige
VARSITY · JAN 31, 2025
Backblast! 50/50
WARMUP: SSH, MNC, IW, CP, HM, DD THE THANG: Run car line loop - 50 Merkins / 50 Squats Run car line loop - 50 Incline Mer. / 50 LBC’s Run car line loop - 50 Plank J. / 50 SSH or Dips Bear Crawl 1/2 to COT / Lunge Walk…
VARSITY · JAN 24, 2025
Backblast! Warm morning
Jog lap around lot with some high knees and butt kickers, then some windmills. Every minute on the minute for 10 minutes: 5 burpees, 10 plank Jack's, & 10 LBCs. Jog another lap then line up for some 11s between parking…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 22, 2025
Backblast! Only the best for the PAX of RoF
WARMUP: imperial walkers, Moroccan night clubs, low slow squats Grab a Cindy Mosey to Gym entrance :fire:Dips In cadence :fire: 10 step Ups :fire:Derkins in cadence Mosey to from main entrance with Cindy :fire:Dips In…
JAN 17, 2025
Backblast! Sharing The Love
WARMUP: Harry Carey - Mosey, SSH, Windmill THE THANG: Splinter- Curls, LBC’s, OH Press Sugar Bug - Wall sits, Bear Crawls, 11’s MARY: NO ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes COT: Always
RING OF FIRE · JAN 15, 2025
Backblast! King of the Ring I
14 Kings at Ring of Fire this morning. - Battle Bot was the King of the Ring today. You may now bow to his magnificence. - Band Camp came in a not so close 2nd, but he did manage to outsprint me at the end and cause me…
JAN 13, 2025
Backblast! Hang on tight
WARMUP: one dialed back round of the workout THE THANG: Hero WOD for Danish Army Sgt. Rene Jakobsen. Called for 7 rounds of 400 m run, 21 walking lunges, 15 pull ups and 9 burpees. We did 8 rounds and finished it with a…
VARSITY · JAN 10, 2025
Backblast! Snow Date With Cindy
WARMUP: SSH, Mosey THE THANG: Choose a Cindy, short move to location 1 for 45 seconds on/15 seconds off of the following: curls, squats, plank, triceps; Move (farmer carry) approximately 400m to location 2 for squats…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 8, 2025
Backblast! Q-School Jan 2025
WARMUP: Yes, and kept us close cause FTC showed up at 5:22am. This happens when there's more ice on vehicles. If you're gonna run off, do it knowing that a guy could show up late and you'd be leaving him. THE THANG…
DEC 30, 2024
Backblast! Black Diamonds in Cadence (Honey Badger
25 Burpee in cadence + NUR hill 15 Merkins IC + NUR 25 squats IC + NUR 25 Bomb Jack Single ct IC + NUR 20 CDD’s IC + NUR 15 Monkey Humpers IC + NUR 5 pull ups/25 SSHs 10 pull ups/50 SSH 15/75 10/50 5/25 Mary