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Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
214 backblasts mention “McHale”
6@6 · SEP 13, 2025
Backblast! There and back again
WARMUP: a couple announcements and plenty of kibitzing THE THANG: munn to Harris through Sutton place to Sutton view into mason’s bend, did a little loop in there and the headed back Ruckers probably just walked where…
TRAINING GROUND · SEP 11, 2025
Backblast! Gardenia FaceTime
WARMUP: THE THANG: walked a bit MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SOUL TO SOLE · SEP 4, 2025
Backblast! Soul to sole
WARMUP: THE THANG: we walked with weight MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsletter it all in there COT:
SOUL TO SOLE · AUG 28, 2025
Backblast! Bro-workout with Ruck
WARMUP: None THE THANG: 1 Mile Loop Around Kingsley, Each pax had a partner and rucked or shuffled in the opposite directions, meeting around the halfway point where they did 5 merkins, and they continued on to walk or…
TRAINING GROUND · AUG 24, 2025
Backblast! Solid start to a Sunday
Rucked up and headed out down through gold hill schools and up past light poles to Walmart parking and left onto stonecrest. Turned around at 30min. Finished close to 3.8miles. Solid mumble chatter and fellowship …
6@6 · AUG 23, 2025
Backblast! It Just Running
WARMUP: None THE THANG: Trail Running - no idea where they went, Rucker again no idea, Runners were supposed to go via the Candy Cane forest, gumdrop lane, past the goat house, up a hill to the old mill, downtown 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…
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…
6@6 · AUG 16, 2025
Backblast! Same Bat Time, same Bat Channel
One 6-mile road route was offered. Up to each man to find his own way. WARMUP: nope THE THANG: Run, Ruck, Jog or stroll. MARY: no time ANNOUNCEMENTS: Start running COT:
SLOW BURN · AUG 15, 2025
Backblast! Sweatiest Broga
WARMUP: low slow squat x10, plank, upward dog, downward dog, shoulder taps, upward dog, downward dog, peter parkers, upward dog, downward dog, SSH x10 THE THANG: 6 cones set up in a circle - pax and a partner head to a…
SOUL TO SOLE · AUG 14, 2025
Backblast! I’m a Soul Man…. ?
WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: It was raining and we were rucking 3.0 miles with slight inclines 1 giant frog Lots of puddles Fellowship all along the way MARY: N/A ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter COT: Be the identity you want…
TRAINING GROUND · AUG 10, 2025
Backblast! Sandbag to Sandbag
WARMUP: THE THANG: 160 to Stonecrest Blvd, up Hubert Graham to Kitchen Sink and same way back MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
6@6 · AUG 9, 2025
Backblast! Springfield Parkway
WARMUP: THE THANG: RT160 down to the QT on Springfield Parkway and back MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SLOW BURN · AUG 8, 2025
Backblast! Choose your adventure
WARMUP: Side straddle Hop, low slow windmill, cherry pickers THE THANG: Two separate paths to choose, left or right. All cards had a workout associated with them. Some let you advance, some sent you back a spot, some…
SOUL TO SOLE · AUG 7, 2025
Backblast! Trust falls and Lake Loops
WARMUP: Rucks and get moving THE THANG: Over 3 miles of fun, fellowship, and work. Out for a few Kingsley Lake Loops with stops of pain. Dips, Ruck Curls, Ruck Tricep pulls, squats, incline merkins, over head carry…
TRAINING GROUND · AUG 3, 2025
Backblast! Smokin Speedy Ruck
Rucked for 3.8 miles with smiles through Goldhill Schools, Walmart, and Neighborhood Coconut Creek??? to 160 back to Earthfare. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: Prayers and Praises
6@6 · AUG 2, 2025
Backblast! some ran, some rucked, some coffee only
WARMUP: grunting, groaning and stretching (respectables mostly) THE THANG: old man rucking, speed rucking, trail running, road running MARY: I asked who had signed up on Gloom Schedule the day before, then proceeded to…
SLOW BURN · AUG 1, 2025
Backblast! Gen X'er Beatdown
WARMUP: All the classics THE THANG: Wall Sits Two Pax did 3 burpee broad jumps and lunge walked back to the wall. Repeat until all pax have gone. 2 Rounds 7's on the Hill Mountain Climber and Merkins In the Chick-fil-a…
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…
6@6 · JUL 26, 2025
Backblast! 6 @ 6
WARMUP: no THE THANG: the usual MARY: who’s mom? ANNOUNCEMENTS: sure COT: yes
COLOSSEUM · JUN 24, 2025
Backblast! Convergence??
WARMUP: mosey up the hill behind the AO. Warm up exercises every few lightpoles THE THANG: go to wal mart and meet Golden Corral PAX for a partner DORA 1/2/3 100 merkins 200 squats 300 LBC’s Mosey back with a few…
KITCHEN SINK · JUN 4, 2025
Backblast! Sink Flag Handoff
WARMUP: Is for sissies. THE THANG: A .75 lap around the campus with full gear (weight vest and sandbag on your back, kettlebell in one hand and cinderblock in the other) each time you had to set down the block and hell…