backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
698 backblasts mention “Time Machine”
THE ARMORY · MON JAN 19
Backblast! Trail Runner With Runners Arms Invades
WARMUP: 8 Little Arm Circles, 8 Overhead Claps, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Hill Billy Walkers THE THANG: 30 minute AMRAP was drawn out on a F3 special board, cardboard to be exact. Exercises where as follows: - Kettlebell…
COCKPIT · WED JAN 14
Backblast! High School Loops
WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, Cherry Pickers, Yogging, Shuffles THE THANG: Indian run to tennis courts, AMRAP 10 minute circuit of 20 step ups, 20 dips and 15 derkins. At the 10 minute mark hold a Dank (downward plank). Nur and…
SEABISCUIT · TUE JAN 13
Backblast! Lost in Running Translation
WARMUP: No warmup. Runners don't need a warmup. They just start running ??♂️ THE THANG: Ran between 4.4 to 5 miles. NASA and Cohiba got lost on the way back which created us running close to 5 miles. The original route…
THE ARMORY · MON JAN 12
Backblast! What’s in the Box?
WARMUP: Windmills, MNC, world’s greatest stretch and merkins THE THANG: Carry our big bells to the far side of the parking lot, found a box full of terrible exercises and carries such as snatches, curls, man makers and…
THE YARD · SAT JAN 10
Backblast! Don’t Stop
WARMUP: We warmed up. THE THANG: Headed to the light poles al did something similar to a suicide. Repeat each exercise at each light pole going and coming back. 20 squats 20 SSH 20 raise the roof 20 lunges 20 merkins 20…
THE HIVE · FRI JAN 9
Backblast! What she said
WARMUP: THE THANG: 10+3 got Hived as I visited the DMZ and gave a KB lesson. - JCruise , Cherry Pie , and Time Machine rucked it out. I believe that most of the world’s problems got solved, but as capitalists, you'll…
BLOCK PARTY · THU JAN 8
Backblast! Minnow Party
Lots of people showed up, unfortunately they got me on Q. Original plan was to run with merkins to Riverview elementary school, but with so many pax I decided to stay local. Plan was to run around town with Jack Webb…
THE YARD · SAT JAN 3
Backblast! Moderate +
WARMUP: - Windmill - Side straddle hop - Cherri picker THE THANG: 1. DORA - Almost 1. 40 Burpees 2. 60 Merkins 3. 80 Squats 4. 100 LBCs 5. 120 Side Straddle Hop 1. 3 pain station - 5, 10, 15, 10 reps 1. Station 1 1…
THE HIVE · FRI JAN 2
Backblast! Deep Dish 1 year anniversary beatdown
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: First set: 5 rounds: Single arm 3 cleans, 3 overhead press, 3 front rack squat in one complex. Switch arms. Suitcase carry between each round. Repeat 5x Second set: Partner up at bottom of hill…
BUSHWOOD · DEC 31, 2025
Backblast! Countdown to Extinction
WARMUP: motivator, IW, CP, WM. THE THANG: Appetizer The-Violator to one end, Cocaine-Bear-crawl back. Thang#1: 1st hill Dora: 1 pax jogs down, Nur Back to switch • 50 Fisherman’s Calf Raises each • 100 Merkins • 200…
SEABISCUIT · DEC 30, 2025
Backblast! Be sure to hit the fairway
WARMUP: Nada THE THANG: Run from Blue Smokehouse down Doby's and take a left on Fairway Dr. Run until that ends, head back to Blue. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive in Massey on 1/10, Break the Dam is on 1/31! COT:
THE YARD · DEC 27, 2025
Backblast! 12 reverse ladder
WARMUP: 1. Arm Circle 2. Imperial Walker 3. Windmill THE THANG: - 4 corners -> 3 exercises each corner. Starting with 12 reps each and working down - Good discussion at each station. Talked about the good and the bad of…
SLOW BURN · DEC 26, 2025
Backblast! Boxing Day ?
WARMUP: windmills, SSH, IW’s, Plank, Up Dog, Down Dog, Merkins, Mosey w some shuffles and butt kickers. THE THANG: 3 rounds of Merkins, Big Boys, Squats, Dips, Bobby Hurleys, Hammers and Derkins. Mosey around Lowe’s. 3…
DEC 24, 2025
Backblast! Eve of the Lord's birth - convergence
WARMUP: The usual THE THANG: DH-type-stuff MARY: worked into Thang ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter & upcoming changes COT: Lauren Hope Styles (sp?) - 21 RIP, Prayers for Geronimo & family. Reading from Ezekiel centered around…
SEABISCUIT · DEC 23, 2025
Backblast! Great wall of Waterside
WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
AMERICAN JACKAL · DEC 22, 2025
Backblast! Welcome to Chilis!
It was a beautiful morn at The Americal Jackal, the mumble chatter was off the charts. All the Q could do to dodge haymakers was lean into it and say thank you sir many I have another. We ran down to the track for the…
THE YARD · DEC 20, 2025
Backblast! Movie Trivia
Killed a minute or two for warm ups waiting for Boogie to arrive, he was still late and found us at the elementary bus drop off. Do the exercise, ask the Question If correct run a lap, if incorrect, 5 Burpees then run a…
VARSITY · DEC 19, 2025
Backblast! Varsity has graduated to retirement
WARMUP: started out with a quick mosey, went into SSH then merkins, then more running and SSH and more merkins. Ran some more, then cherry pickers, and more merkins…also did some stretches. Ran over to pull up bars. THE…
SEABISCUIT · DEC 16, 2025
Backblast! King’s Bottom loop
WARMUP: OYO THE THANG: We Ran Dudley to Kings Bottom Loop & Back (4 to 5.5 miles) MARY: No ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Eve convergence, Break to Dam 5k/10k, shovel flag / site changes. COT: Columbia bus crash, Salisbury…
VARSITY · DEC 12, 2025
Backblast! Merkins on Merkins
WARMUP: mosey around the parking lot with karaoke, high knees, toy soldiers, butt kicks. Circle up for SSH, cherry pickers, windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, plank, etc. THE THANG: Mosey to practice…
THE RANCH · DEC 11, 2025
Backblast! Transparent Thought Life
WARMUP: 50xSSHIC followed by a short mosey to our first pain station. THE THANG: At the end of the warm-up mosey we found ourselves at the entrance to the loop at the front of the school. Played Catch Me If You Can with…
THE YARD · DEC 6, 2025
Backblast! Santa workout
WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: TBD getting in the count for the stats to start
VARSITY · DEC 5, 2025
Backblast! It’s raining Cindys
WARMUP: 67 SSH’s and then I Fd up cadence on the rest. THE THANG: Tabata with cinder blocks 55 seconds AMRAP -man makers -OP -Curls -merkins - 25 -Goblet squats -Chest Press -Bulgarians -merkins - 25 -Swings -Lunges…
LAZARUS · DEC 4, 2025
Backblast! 12 Days of an F3 Christmas
WARMUP: Grandpa Jacks, SSH, and some stretchy things then mosey to the front of the theater. THE THANG: This Beatdown was brought to you by everyone’s favorite Christmas Song, the 12 Days of Christmas. We went through…