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824 backblasts mention “maximus”
AUG 28, 2025
Backblast! substi-Q at the pond
My boy Poppins blew out his hammy doing something in the shower... sounds wild... so I figured PAX could chase me around for 45 minutes instead. Pledge at 5:14 brief disclaimer and LFG Out and back route up main street…
BUSHWOOD · AUG 27, 2025
Backblast! No lube needed
So here's the thing, I missed a few guys. Not bc I don't appreciate my fans, but bc I was having oxygen issues in the brain and the video evidence was maliciously destroyed. The 4 headed monster(ish) was fantastic and…
SOUL TO SOLE · AUG 21, 2025
Backblast! Sharing Burdens
9 men shared their burdens and three sandbags (40lb, 60lb, and 80lb) for a 3.05 mile trek at Soul to Sole this morning. Route was as follows: - Down Broadcloth, right on Textile, right on Innovation, Right on Kingsley…
KITCHEN SINK · AUG 20, 2025
Backblast! Lifting heavy things
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, MNC, Squats THE THANG: Ruck Carry, KB Swings, Squats, KB rows, Ruck merkin Ruck Cary, Team Dora, 200 KB Thrusters, 200 Curls, 300 deadlift Ruck Cary, 1 minute of overhead press, 1 minute…
CURRAHEE · AUG 19, 2025
Backblast! GTE-esque Beatdown
We got about 3 miles of shuffling/running… Buy in - run almost a mile, 60 merks, 60 big boys (partner holding feet), all timed. With your partner, Shuffle run around the school and then a long pain station of ruck…
SWEEP THE LEG · AUG 18, 2025
Backblast! Pendulum 8s
WARMUP: mosey through the stopping points THE THANG: Starting at top of Dave Gibson hill on middle school side and running to 160 we did 8s with 7 burpees at the top, 1 navy seal burpee at the bottom, 7 burpees at the…
TRAINING GROUND · AUG 17, 2025
Backblast! Rolling hill around Baxter
WARMUP: grab Sand bags and rock/weight vest THE THANG: walk towards Baxter back road including Gadenia and rotate the 4 sand bags through the 8 PAX every 7 to 10 minutes. End it up with 3.75 miles fast walk. MARY…
THE HIVE · AUG 15, 2025
Backblast! Introducing the Stork Press
WARMUP: After a messy start of out of order exercise commands, we warmed up THE THANG: 5 rounds, 2 exercises, 1min each - 20 Swings with a plank, 6 burpees and run with KB 2 rounds, 6 exercises, 1 min each clean, squat…
LAZARUS · AUG 14, 2025
Backblast! Lazarus - Rising In The Rain
WARMUP: Not so much, we just got moving. THE THANG: The destination was the Red Ventures parking deck. We made our way with a few stops along the way. Run a bit: Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Carolina Dry Docks Run a bit…
KITCHEN SINK · AUG 13, 2025
Backblast! Kitchen Faucet Was Turned Off At The 'S
Bring your sand bag. Those were the instructions. WARMUP: Short mosey with a few of the typical warmup exercises. THE THANG: Grab your bag...sandbag, and meet me by the flag poles. I reintroduced the GoRuck 60x60 and…
BLOCK PARTY · AUG 12, 2025
Backblast! Are you able to pivot when an obstacle
WARMUP: SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, Peter Parker’s, Parker Peters, arm circles, Moroccan nightclubs THE THANG: up and down hill with LSS at bottom and big boys at top x3 Wind sprints and ne’er backx5 Amphitheater 10…
ALCATRAZ · AUG 9, 2025
Backblast! The Traz - 080925
WARMUP: Probably some. THE THANG: We ran to the Golf Club and back and did a lot of dumb stuff on the way... there were bear crawls around the circle in front of the clubhouse, carrying rocks up and down the cart path…
THE HIVE · AUG 8, 2025
Backblast! Candyman’s Pain
WARMUP: - 10 Side Straddle Hops - 10 Grass-pickers - Plank to Down Dog, calf stretch’s to Sunrise THE THANG: - Mosey to circle with KB What it is - 50 reps, KB run up the hill, 50 reps, KB run down the hill, move to…
AUG 7, 2025
Backblast! Pit and the Pendulum
THE THANG: Harris St Hills, pendulum from 21 to Audrey. 10 Mike Tyson’s at Audrey, 10 Am Hammers at the park and 10 Jump Squats at 21, repeat until legs are shot or time for COT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel and Naked Gun COT…
AMERICAN JACKAL · AUG 4, 2025
Backblast! Monday blues
WARMUP: mosey, ssh, merkin THE THANG: Four rounds of super sets with different MOT between. station one: four rounds of 5 jump squat, 10 jump lunge, 20 squat mosey and then duck walk Station 2: 3 rounds of 5 mike Tyson…
THE FORT · AUG 2, 2025
Backblast! Coupon Savings
WARMUP: Skip handles the warmup w a mosey and SSH, merkens, wind mills and stretching. THE THANG: Skip took the 1st 30. Ran to Massey hill and conducted partner workout with burpees, squats, lunges and merkens. Mosey…
VARSITY · AUG 1, 2025
Backblast! Sharpen Your Axe
6 got marginally better but significantly sweatier at Varsity. Here’s what we did: Warm Up: - 15 SSHs (IC) - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) - 10 Mountain Climbers (IC) - 10 Windmills (IC) Mosey to…
JUL 31, 2025
Backblast! Multiples of 5
WARMUP: Mosey to Print Shop THE THANG: 5 pull-ups at the Print Shop. Run to parking lot at the corner of Williamson St and Watson St. for 10 merkins Down Williamson St hill to Fort Mill COG for 15 LBCs Up Academy St for…
KITCHEN SINK · JUL 30, 2025
Backblast! 30 7s on 7/30
WARMUP: pick up all your things and carry them to the workout location THE THANG: Wearing weight vest or ruck we attempted to complete as many rounds of 7s with different exercises and gear each round. MARY: take all…
BLOCK PARTY · JUL 29, 2025
Backblast! The Grinder, Beast, & Gauntlet
Warm-O-Rama SSH Windmills Arm circles Moseyed to the pharmacy parking lot where the party began. Each Circuit was done for 5 minutes for as many rounds as possible, with a 1 minute rest in between. After the 3rd circuit…
JUL 28, 2025
Backblast! Smoked Briskets
WARMUP: windmills, cherry pickers, hillbilly walkers THE THANG: 100 yard sprints 6x, bar work, toe lifts, knee lifts, side crunches to failure 3x, Wall work: crunches, penguins, toe touches till failure 3x Block work…
TRAINING GROUND · JUL 27, 2025
Backblast! Miles and smiles
8 men showed up to ao-training-ground this AM for 3.6 miles of ruck and some lessons on where to buy grass fed beef and creatine. Great fun and sweat was shared by these awesome PAX, NASA Cohiba Maximus Grout miyagi…
THE FORT · JUL 26, 2025
Backblast! Repeat post
Solid workout similar to varsity last week. We did all 4 muscle groups for 15 minutes each. I am tired mostly due to trash pick up. Various counts from 10-20 Shoulders Moroccan Night Clubs Overhead Claps Arm Circles…
THE HIVE · JUL 25, 2025
Backblast! Deadly Dozen
WARMUP: SSH, IW, Merkins, Deep Leg Stretches then Mt Climbers THE THANG: 400ish M run after each exercise. Counts were 20, carry’s were to the Handicap lot. 1. Farmer Carry 2. Sing Leg Deadlift 3. Lunge 4. Snatch 5. Man…