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COLOSSEUM · MAY 27, 2025
Backblast! Memorial Day continuation
WARMUP: mosey with ssh and merkins THE THANG: Modified combination of the Danny Dietz and Matthew Axleson hero wods. Lots of running. Lots of reps. MARY: only a little ANNOUNCEMENTS: some COT: yes
SLOW BURN · MAY 23, 2025
Backblast! SlowBlast
WARMUP: We did. THE THANG: Warm up 4 corners in back lot - 3 rounds – 25 reps of each - Merkins - Squats - Diamonds - Big Boys Dora - 50 burpees - 150 dips - 250 CDD MARY: No chicks. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 19, 2025
Backblast! The Greyhounds could not be slowed with
23 at ao-sweep-the-leg this morning. The plan, 1/2 mile loops with 4 pain stations. Pain Station 1 - 5 burpee bomb jacks, each lap first 15 pax added 2 reps (leaders did 15 reps on their final lap) Pain Station 2 - 5…
VARSITY · MAY 16, 2025
Backblast! Almost too much
WARMUP: SSH out of sync optional, Cherry pickers, moroccan night clubs, slow merkins, Imperial walkers THE THANG: 1 man tosses the 60# 30 yards, NURs back. Meanwhile, groups of 4 rotate between pull-ups, merkins, and…
MAY 15, 2025
Backblast! 2025 PGA Championship - Quail Hollow
WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance THE THANG: Inspired by the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this will be a loop with 18 stops. The distance between the stops are based on the length of the holes (slightly modified…
BLOCK PARTY · MAY 13, 2025
Backblast! Block Party Beatdown
WARMUP: SSH, windmill, cherry pickers, navy seal burpees (10 count movement) THE THANG: Mosey to Walter Elisha Run to each park bunch and do 5 Navy Seal Burpees. Wait for the 6 to finish then run to next bench together…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 12, 2025
Backblast! Soggy Bottoms and Sucky Hills
WARMUP: disclaimer, Mission and 5 core values (in order) 30 SSH THE THANG: Mosey to top of hill at Dave Gibson, Issue plan for workout- not well received Hill repeats .25 down and .25 back- exercises at top of hill…
MAY 8, 2025
Backblast! Guess who’s back…back again
WARMUP: pledge to the flag and disclaimer THE THANG: on the corner of downtown, instructions were given for the .5 mile loop. - merkins with a shoulder tap at the top (15) in corner one where we were at - At the 4…
RING OF FIRE · MAY 7, 2025
Backblast! But what about the blocks?
WARMUP: 4 minute warning and then a 2 minute warning Started with mission of F3 Plant, Grow and Serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of make community leadership DISCLAIMER Warmup…
MAY 5, 2025
Backblast! The Webby
The Webby WARMUP: Windmills, MNC, IW THE THANG: 2013 M buy in/Cash out 3 rounds of the following: 26 Burpees 26 BBS 26 Squats 26 Merkins 26 Lunges (each leg to many complaints) After rounds 1&2 run length of field…
VARSITY · MAY 2, 2025
Backblast! Bald Wod
WARMUP: SSH, MNC, Honeymooner, Downward Dog THE THANG: Mosey to benches. Round 1: 20 reps of Merkins, LBC's, Squats - Run Lap 20 reps of Dips, BBS, Monkey Humpers - Run lap 20 reps of SSH, Lunge (10 E/L), Incline Merk…
MAY 1, 2025
Backblast! Just a big suicide
WARMUP: mosey up to the base of spring street, near where the old Hardee’s was THE THANG: run up and down spring street, suicide fashion. Run out to the first cross street, and do 15 merkins, then return to start for 5…
RING OF FIRE · APR 30, 2025
Backblast! Gridiron Ladder and Escalator
We moseyed a bit with some but kickers and karaoke as we made our way to the center of the Gridiron for a few warm up exercises. - Grandpa Jacks - Imperial Walkers - Hillbilly Walkers - Some stretchy things Then we…
APR 29, 2025
Backblast! Golden Corral 042925
After selecting Option 2 (which was the wiser choice) we set off to do the business… WARMUP: Mosey to the roundabout by the apartments at the bottom of Grant Farm. Some windmills, some cherry pickers, SSH, and such… THE…
APR 24, 2025
Backblast! Murph prep 2.0
WARMUP: Mosey and five reps at each pain station starting at the furtherst one out. Pain stations were: Burpee. Jump squat. Hand release merkins. Squats. Merkins. And pull ups. THE THANG: Home base was at pull up bars…
BLOCK PARTY · APR 22, 2025
Backblast! Murph prep
WARMUP: ssh and merkins THE THANG: 9 different exercises at amor artis pull up bars. Pull up. Merkin. Inverted row. Derkin. Leg raises. Diamond merkin. Chin up. Bar dips. And burpee pull up. Number of reps was decided…
AMERICAN JACKAL · APR 21, 2025
Backblast! Birthday Beatdown
WARMUP: SSH Merkins Windmill Mosey to the bottom of the hill THE THANG: PAX divided into two groups at bottom of hill One PAX from each group run to top of hill and back - pick up a partner and carry them to top of…
THE FORT · APR 19, 2025
Backblast! Fort Mill Tour
WARMUP: Mosey around WEP, Exercises THE THANG: 1st. a ladder around Police station lot, Partner work around fort Mill Pharmacy. 2.5 miles and a ton of exercise by all- we did them all MARY: Finished with partner work…
THE ARMORY · APR 14, 2025
Backblast! Get The Work Done - KB Style
WARMUP: Run the loop then more of the typical hits: Windmill, SSH, Merkins, Low Slow Squats. THE THANG: Hoist your bell overhead and move to the far parking lot. For this round, the exercises would be performed with the…
THE ARMORY · APR 7, 2025
Backblast! Statblast for Armory
The threat of rain caused a MASSIVE vaginitis outbreak and no one showed up. Sad, but not unexpected... In related news, it didn't rain. I wonder what these guys do when life ACTUALLY gets difficult...?
BLOCK PARTY · APR 1, 2025
Backblast! AKA ‘25 at Block Party
WARMUP: Mosey to vet clinic parking lot. SSH, LSS, MNC, Merkin, Down Dog, Up Dog THE THANG: Mosey to large parking lot at the corner of Confederate and Monroe White for a DORA. - 100 Mike Tyson (MOT - Run to far side of…
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAR 31, 2025
Backblast! Worst 100 Yards Ever
WARMUP: SSH/IW/HW/CP THE THANG: Mosey to football field “Worst 100 yards ever” Cocaine bear crawl 100 - merkins 1-4, back down 400 Lunge walk 100 - squat jumps 1-4, back down 400 Side shuffle (side bear crawl) 100 …
ALCATRAZ · MAR 29, 2025
Backblast! Halfpipe Hell
WARMUP: - Mosey around the park - SSH - Windmill - Imperial Walker THE THANG: Everyone pulled a block from my truck. These are pavers that weigh slightly more than a cindy. One end of the parking lot - 26 curls - 26 leg…
MAR 27, 2025
Backblast! Here's your statblast...
It was too long ago. I am a loser for not posting it sooner. I have no idea. I only take some amount of solace in the fact that the FNG went rucking so he won't know what he missed...