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319 backblasts mention “Splinter”
DEC 16, 2024
Backblast! SGT Zachary D. Tellier
WARMUP: Mission, 5 CORE Principles, Credo Mosey with a few things mixed in then typical warm-up exercises. THE THANG: ZACHARY TELLIER Army Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier Died September 29, 2007 Serving During Operation…
DEC 2, 2024
Backblast! Sgt Tommy Mac
WARMUP: The warmup was SSH, windmills, mountain Climbers, Imperial Walkers and Hillbilly Wallers THE THANG: Today we honored my good friend and mentor Retired Sgt Thomas McNamara. He served in the Army in Vietnam and…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 27, 2024
Backblast! Q has manners. Today
WARMUP: stretch, SSH, Mtn. climbers, sherry pickers, ssh THE THANG: Track work- 1sr lap stopping at 4 corners merkins, diamond, wide arm, shoulder tap- 2nd lap squats, alt lunges, jump squats, sumo squats 3rd lap big…
THE RANCH · NOV 21, 2024
Backblast! Final Countdown
Temps dropped a bit so the plan was to keep us moving to stay warm. WARMUP: Started with SSHinCadenceX50, then moseyed to the loop at the front of the school. While moseying we got in some high knees, butt kickers, &…
VARSITY · NOV 15, 2024
Backblast! Bad(lands) Decisions
Pre-run at 0445 for those that set alarms... WARMUP: yog around parking lot and them SSH, WM, baby arm circles while waiting for Grout to get out of the bathroom. Grab Cindy and rifle carry down to the lower parking lot…
VARSITY · NOV 8, 2024
Backblast! Bars Blocks Benches Burpees
Run Warmup SSH (15x I/C) Windmills (10x I/C) Imperial Walkers (15x I/C) Low slow squats (10x I/C) Big Arm Circles (7 forward, 7 backwards) Peter Parkers (10x I/C) Plank Stretches (Downward dog, upward dog) Run Thang1…
NOV 4, 2024
Backblast! Don’t be a weak sauce
WARMUP: Some Broga, SSH, windmills, quad stretches, push ups, shoulders THE THANG: The Helton - 800 meters, 30 squat thrusters with block, 30 burpees x 3 rounds - plus elevens of Merkins and curls MARY: in between…
LAZARUS · OCT 31, 2024
Backblast! Halloween House Party
WARMUP: Mosey to the back lot Side Straddle Hop x 25 Windmills x Most ever done Cherry Pickers x 10 Moroccan Night clubs x 10 Merkins x 10 THE THANG: High knees Lunges Nur sprints x 3 Karaoke The Pax pulled exercises…
RING OF FIRE · OCT 30, 2024
Backblast! The Big 4-2 Birthday Beatdown
After it was announced that there was an FNG, I felt like I had to be a little more through on our disclaimers, especially with the Nations Leader there. So, disclaimers and 5 core principals were given to help the FNG…
OCT 28, 2024
Backblast! The Donny & Birt
This was my make-up Q for having missed 2 weeks prior for being DR. WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, Moroccan Nightclubs THE THANG: The Donny: U.S. Army Specialist Donald L. Nichols, 21, of Shell Rock, Iowa, assigned to the 1st…
VARSITY · OCT 25, 2024
Backblast! Core workout snuck up on us
WARMUP: Moseyed around the COT parking lot and made our way to the pullup bars. Completed: WMinCadencex7, LSSinCadencex10, IWinCadencex10, MNCinCadencex10, BigArmCirclesinCadencex14, SSHinCadencex20. Time to get to…
OCT 21, 2024
Backblast! Payne Train
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Google “Payne Train” lots of pull ups, pushups, squats and running MARY: yes, abs for five minutes ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yes
VARSITY · OCT 11, 2024
Backblast! Full Metal Jacket
WARMUP: Parking lot mosey to Stop sign 20 SSH, 10 Windmill. Continue mosey to COT 10 Imperial Walker, 10 Hillbilly Walker, Plank, Honeymooner, Downward Dog. THE THANG: Mosey to Cindy, rifle carry her to SCES bus loop…
SEP 18, 2024
Backblast! Week 2 Iron Pax
Week 2 Iron Pax
SEP 11, 2024
Backblast! Week 1 Iron Pax
Week 1 IPX
SEP 9, 2024
Backblast! Iron Pax 2024 Week 0 - Wednesday
WARMUP: Jog around the 400m loop Warmup exercises THE THANG: Kalsu The Thang Kalsu – 100 thrusters Start the 1-minute EMOM timer Perform 5 burpees As soon as you finish the burpees, start doing thrusters When the timer…
THE RANCH · SEP 5, 2024
Backblast! Not Much Running Wild At The Ranch
WARMUP: Run over to the middle school, around the loop to the flag. Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Squats, Dead Lifts, Plank, Downward Dog, Up Dog, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Peter Parkers, Merkins THE THANG: With just…
SEP 2, 2024
Backblast! Blocks and Hills
There were three at the Badger this morning. Disclaimer - It's been a while since I Q'd here, modify if necessary. Warm-ups - SSHs, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, MNCs Next, we made our way to the Pull-up bars and grabbed…
VARSITY · AUG 30, 2024
Backblast! Sparty Start
Short mosey run Warmup: SSH (20xI/C); windmills; Imperial Walkers; Moroccan N/C; Low Slow Sqts; big arm circles; peter parkers; plank stretches Thang 1: Mini-Spartan: Start at bottom of hill, run up to pull up bars, do…
THE RANCH · AUG 29, 2024
Backblast! Round Up the Cattle
Since it's The Ranch, I wanted to do something Yellowstone-inspired. This was my attempt. I can't say my "best attempt" with a straight face. WARMUP: Run a lap around the campus (about .8 miles), then some SSH and…
AUG 26, 2024
Backblast! Folds of Honor
WARMUP: Honored corporal Brock Buckner and the Folds of Honor Foundation. Got some work in with SSH, windmills, tappy taps, overhead claps, honey mooners, light merkins, etc THE THANG: pull up work at the bars, then…
AUG 19, 2024
Backblast! Tellier & Griff- We Get To
YHC substituted Q'd and put this together so that we could honor a few of our fallen, remember that we get to and have a little IronPax prep. WARMUP: 10 SSH, 5 Windmills, 10 Moroccan NC's THE THANG: First was for…
VARSITY · AUG 16, 2024
Backblast! Dude Where's My Car
I've wanted to do this workout for YEARS! I was always worried we wouldn't have enough time to do it. WARMUP: 10 SSH, 5 Windmills THE THANG: The Dude Where's My Car workout is to do a rep in every parking space in the…
RING OF FIRE · AUG 14, 2024
Backblast! Band Practice at The Ring of Fire
Warm-up: SSH x30 - Merkin x10 - Windmills x10 - Run to the pull-up bars – 10 strict pullups with no step and not kipping. When you get to failure your partner can grab your feet and help you - Grab a coupon and head to…