backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
344 backblasts mention “Poppins”
RING OF FIRE · JUL 17, 2024
Backblast! Smokin Frat Party
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Morrocon NC, Strawberry Pickers, and Broga THE THANG: Phase 1: Cheese Shredder Phase 2: Ladder: Round 1 - Burpees from Goal Line to 50 Yard line with reps at every 10 yard line…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 16, 2024
Backblast! Take a lap
WARMUP: Mosey SSH IC Windmills IC LSS IC Imperial Walkers IC Hillbilly Walkers IC MNCs IC Yoga THE THANG: Deck of Cards with Merkins, Squats, Big Boys and Plank Jax. Ran a few laps here and there to spice it up. MARY…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 15, 2024
Backblast! Sweep the Sweat
I hot a sweaty morning at STL. Shirts were popping off before we started running. Simple circuit route: 1st Stop (South State Bank) - 7 HR Merkins, 15 CCDs 2nd Stop (Kuester Mgmt) - 7 Lunges, 15 Squats 3rd Stop (TC…
LAZARUS · JUL 13, 2024
Backblast! Beautiful Morning Beatdown
VQ?: No WARMUP: Rolling in late, Poppins had stepped up to start the beat down while I got out of the car. I gave a quick disclaimer and continued with a warm up of IW, SSH, LSS, runner's stretch, merkins, MC. Mosey…
KITCHEN SINK · JUL 10, 2024
Backblast! Sandbag shenanigans
WARMUP: Windmills, strawberry pickers, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, low and slow squats, Moroccan nightclubs, cyclops, plank and some stretching then 5 merkins THE THANG: Bring bags to outdoor amphitheater Three…
6@6 · JUL 6, 2024
Backblast! The Sweaty ? Prep
Disclaimer Shared WARMUP: None THE THANG: Trails or Roads Route Shared MARY: she was missed ANNOUNCEMENTS: the sweaty Barry coming up. Read your newsletter COT: Don’t forget about one another, always have another’s SIX!…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 1, 2024
Backblast! Sweepin' like it's 1776
Hot Humid July in SC pre-run with Grout and Re-tread. WARMUP: run to parking lot where old tega cay coffee used to be and do 17 in cadence American Hammers then run to lowest point on Dave Gibson and do 7 in cadence…
LAZARUS · JUN 13, 2024
Backblast! Need for speed
WARMUP: the usual suspects, we added, Phelps to the usual Windmills, Pickers, low and slow squats, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers. Plank with Peter parkers, Parker Peter’s THE THANG: couple webs! Moseyed over to…
SEABISCUIT · JUN 11, 2024
Backblast! Handoff
WARMUP: Count the out: 10 THE THANG: Oxford Route ANNOUNCEMENTS: Flag Handoff, CSAUP galore, Emilio’s 2nd F, F3 Dads COT: Struggles of having 2.0 stay home on video games vs out of house with friends and risk of drugs…
THE FORT · JUN 9, 2024
Backblast! An un”fort”unate series of events
Warmup SSH Windmills Imp walkers Hillbilly walkers Michael Phelps Plank- yoga stretches Merkins Carolina dry docks Sandbag carry to big hill, down trail. Hill is off on left side. Mode of transport was lunges and bear…
LAZARUS · JUN 6, 2024
Backblast! Redstone Showdown
WARMUP: 15 "latecomer" burpees Side-straddle hops Big arm circles Michael Phelps Sumo-Squats Don Quixote Mosey THE THANG: 10 / 20 / 30 reps in pairs Base 1: Merkins with fist-bump Base 2: Bobby-Hurleys Base 3: Big Boy…
BLOCK PARTY · JUN 4, 2024
Backblast! Murphish
WARMUP: SSH, mosey to print shop THE THANG: 1st Station - Print shop 25 pull ups 25 squats 2nd Station - Academy & MAIN 25 merkins 25 squats 3rd station - Academt & Monroe White 25 merkins 25 squats Repeat - most got 3…
LAZARUS · MAY 30, 2024
Backblast! Billy Madison Merkins
VQ?: No WARMUP: SSH Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Cherry Pickers Mountain Climbers Merkins Broga Mosey to Redstone Theater THE THANG: Billy Madison Gauntlet 10 sets and run to 4th island and back You then repeat…
BLOCK PARTY · MAY 29, 2024
Backblast! Post Murph cool down
Mosey to bank for warm up Mosey to Pike walls for leg ups, derkins, and wall ups. Mosey to WEP for loop indigenous run w burpees. Mosey to rear Pike lot for bear crawls and merkins. Mosey to Massey Hill for 11’s. LBCs…
LAZARUS · MAY 24, 2024
Backblast! Monkey in the middle
WARMUP: ssh, windmills, pickers THE THANG: Teams of three pax. One pax starts on exercises at one end of lot lined up in row of parking spaces. Second pax runs to far end of lot about 100 yards and starts SSH, 3rd pax…
MAY 20, 2024
Backblast! 8 for "The Seven"
WARMUP: Mosey, 20 SSH, 10 Moroccan Nightclubs, 10 Hillbilly Walkers, 10 Cherry Pickers THE THANG: The Seven: (7 Rounds) - 7 Merkins - 7 Overhead Press - 7 Knees to Elbows - 7 Bent Rows - 7 Manmakers - 7 Swings - 7…
CURRAHEE · MAY 14, 2024
Backblast! Moist Shovel Flag Transfer
Mist and drizzle at 0445 but it was raining hard at my house so I knew we were going to get wet. WARMUP: rucks off, yogging around parking lot and warm-a-rama including plank and various doggy-named stretches…
SLOW BURN · MAY 10, 2024
Backblast! We was rollin
WARMUP: moseyed over to side by Persis and did a warmup with SSH Windmills Strawberry pickers MNC Overhead Claps Low and slow squats Cyclops Plank Downward Dog Upward Dog Runners stretch Merkins THE THANG: back towards…
LAZARUS · MAY 9, 2024
Backblast! Movie date for two ?
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hop Moroccan Nightclub Imperial Walker Hillbilly Walker Strawberry Picker Merkin Honeymooner Downward Dogs Mosey to movie theater parking lot THE THANG: we split the following Back to the 80s Dora…
LAZARUS · MAY 8, 2024
Backblast! Derby Days
VQ?: No Minor warm up Jump Around House of Pain w burpees every time Jump is mumbled. Horse Track with Pain Stations 1. Merkens, Dry Docks, Derkens 2. Squats, Bobby Hurleys, lunges 3. LBCs, flutters, hammers 4. Burpees…
KITCHEN SINK · MAY 8, 2024
Backblast! Embrace what's coming
WARMUP: Mosey around the small loop with butt kickers & toy soldiers mixed in. To that, add a few warm-up exercises. THE THANG: Everyone gets the opportunity to complete the 60x60. This is where you start with a sand…
CLYDESDALES · MAY 8, 2024
Backblast! Does this seem familiar?
WARMUP: 0 SSH THE THANG: Parking lot to Munn make left Down to Harris St. make left Up hill to Ardrey make left Down to White make left Back to Founders Gazelles add a loop at WEP or loop around old Kingsley to add…
THE HIVE · APR 26, 2024
Backblast! I like big bells and I cannot lie
WARMUP: quick warmup THE THANG: Mosey to other parking lot 3 laps- 10 or 20 reps depending on if it’s single or double-handed First lap-Overhead carry 1st corner- Cleans 2nd - Skull crushers 3rd- Squat thrusters 4th…
LAZARUS · APR 25, 2024
Backblast! Dora at the Movies
VQ?: No WARMUP: Side straddle hop Imperial walker Mountain climber Imperial Walker Merkin Downward dog Honeymooner THE THANG: Dora 300 Squats 200 Dry Docks 100 Lunges 50 Burpees Mosey to Farm Haus Hill Bear crawl up…