backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
572 backblasts mention “Mark Nestel”
AUG 8, 2025
Backblast! Reminiscing the BLIMPs
The Pax were enthusiastic about a mid-summer retreat from the hot weather this AM. YHC had researched previous backblasts in an effort to find a BLIMP style workout and found one from 2017 led by Old Bay. I remember…
THE RANCH · AUG 7, 2025
Backblast! Fat Amy
WARMUP: 20 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Cherry Picker IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5 Burpees OYO THE THANG: 50 Air Squats 10 Burpees 40 Sit-Ups 10 Burpees 30 Lunges (alternating legs) 10 Burpees 20…
ALCATRAZ · AUG 2, 2025
Backblast! Violating the chicken wing
Warmup: Motivator, IW, CP, WM Appetizer (before leaving the parking lot): The-Violator to one end, Cocaine-Bear-crawl back. Thang#1: Out windward to hill 1st hill Dora: 1 pax jogs down, Nur Back to switch • 50…
AUG 1, 2025
Backblast! Better late than not at all!!
Your on Q and plan a great morning then you open your eyes and the clock says 0511 Oh crap is the words and feelings and begin stumbling to get dressed pee and get to AO While driving I was like I am going to get…
CURRAHEE · JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! Hulkamania Tribute Ruck
WARMUP: SAH, IW, Ch Pickers, Tag-Team Merkins THE THANG: interval timer – three minute RUCK, one minute AMRAP exercises some music was played… PLAYLIST Real American (3:30) • H – Heavy Ruck Presses (Gorilla Press) • U –…
JUL 25, 2025
Backblast! Old School Beatdown
WARMUP: Old School 15 minute warm up: IWx15, HW x15, WM x15, CP x15, Plank: Peter Parkers x15, Parker Peters x15 and Mountain Climbers x15 then 6 inches, Plank each side with legs, then regular and repeat. THE THANG…
JUL 22, 2025
Backblast! The NOT SO Sweaty Barry
If I missed your name, feel free to edit it in.... The weather did not agree with us, but I hope everyone had a nice evening at The Barry (aka The Sweaty Barry). I'm really not sure how a person could not have a good…
CURRAHEE · JUL 22, 2025
Backblast! Audible
WARMUP: Nah THE THANG: 3+ miles with many stops for 11 reps MARY: Round the horn ANNOUNCEMENTS: Forged fathers, Newsletter COT: Of course
THE ARMORY · JUL 21, 2025
Backblast! Swing Fest
WARMUP: Windmills, Produce Pickers, SSH, Merkins THE THANG: Workout#1 17 Swings 17 Crunches with KB 17 Sumo Squats Run a lap 4 Rounds Workout #2 200 KB swings 2 burpees every 2 minutes until the 200 reps are completed…
ALCATRAZ · JUL 19, 2025
Backblast! Spicy
WARMUP: Motivator - have pax pick a number between 7 & 10 (9 was the count) Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Windmills Arm Circles - front and back Michael Phelps Downward Dog Honeymooners Runner’s Stretch We moseyed…
SLOW BURN · JUL 18, 2025
Backblast! This is the workout that happened at sl
WARMUP: ssh, hb walkers, imp walkers, Abe vigotas, plank time, Peter Parkers THE THANG: the road along the storefronts has 4 crosswalks starting at one end, we ran suicides, with the crosswalks serving as successive end…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 16, 2025
Backblast! Dora and more
WARMUP: SSH, Moroccan Night Club, Cherry Pickers, Hillbilly Walkers THE THANG: Mosey, Dora with Merkins, LBC, Carolina Dry Dock, Dora with Freddie Mercury, Burpees, Lunges, Nur, Mosey MARY: 5 minutes of various…
CURRAHEE · JUL 15, 2025
Backblast! Swampy Circuit
Like the “Jelly of the Month Club,” the humidity just keeps giving. That didn’t stop 8 of us from putting in the work. Here’s what we did. No warmup, just mosey to the crosswalk in the drop-off line under ruck - 30 yard…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 14, 2025
Backblast! Bad Decisions on Gardenia
Been a while since Q'ing and not in my best shape but felt like we all needed a kick in the teeth and had some bad ideas... WARMUP: Sasquatch and YHC ran about 2.5 mile pre-run down Dave Gibson, past school, and up…
JUL 11, 2025
Backblast! Australia Toilet Water
It was a steamy day at The Stockade, so even though we stayed away from the dumpster juice things got juicy. Warmup Wall Work: Side Straddle Hop Windmills Burpee Wall Sit The Australian The Peoples Chair with overhead…
THE RANCH · JUL 3, 2025
Backblast! No Warmup - Just Work On The Ranch
WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: Run to the close end of the loop at SMS. 25 Merkins I/C Run to the other end of the loop, 25 Squats I/C Run to the other end, 25 Heels to Heaven Run to the other end, 25 Freddy Mercury's Line up…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 30, 2025
Backblast! C for creativity, not c for cookie
WARMUP: disclaimer and go. No messing around. THE THANG: Ran to the bank for stop 1. 5s and 10s. - 5 = hand release merkin - 10 = squats with chin up and hands touching the ground Next stop was First National bank…5s…
ALCATRAZ · JUN 28, 2025
Backblast! Alcatraz - Worth Swimming To The Island
I picked this Q up from Badlands just the other day due to a scheduling conflict on his end so I knew, at least I told myself, I should honor him with what would most likely have been a good workout. He probably…
JUN 27, 2025
Backblast! Circuit
WARMUP: cherry pickers, windmills, Moroccan night clubs THE THANG: 5 pain stations 1. Sandbag - 20 dead lift, squat, shoulder toss 2. Kettlebell - 20 curls, swings, overhead press 3. 25 merkins, dry docks, shoulder taps…
SOUL TO SOLE · JUN 26, 2025
Backblast! Webb’s…. And Webb’s
Rucked the loop around Kingsley. At my discretion we’d stop and do a Webb. Jack Webb # 1 HR Merkins and OH Claps Jack Webb #2 Knee Tar-ja’s and calf raises Jack Webb #3 BBS and Flutters With Press. Pretty much got it…
THE BALLROOM · JUN 24, 2025
Backblast! Shirts on
Good Q 4 corners. Hot stuff. burpees were done. Stayed on cement it’s cooler. Mark Nestel has the details.
ALCATRAZ · JUN 21, 2025
Backblast! No One Escapes Alcatraz Without Doing H
Pulled in with 5 minutes to spare, unloaded the whiteboard of pain, and got ready to honor someone who fought harder than we ever will in a 45-minute workout. Today’s beatdown was in memory of Kathleen “Mrs. Burns,” the…
SLOW BURN · JUN 20, 2025
Backblast! Slowburn 6/20/25
Warmup: SSH Baby Arm Circles Mtn Climbers Windmill Cherry Pickers Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers The Thang: Mosey Wall sits while each person lunge walks to the Grease Traps and back Exercises - 10 reps each 1st MOT…
KITCHEN SINK · JUN 18, 2025
Backblast! Halfway there…… 10 Seconds….
Beautiful day in the Gloom. Always look forward to Q. Great turnout at the sink for my madness with a timer. Warmup: SSH x 15 Seal Jack x 15 Plank Jack x15 Mountain Climber x 15 Pick up something heavy get to the field…