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291 backblasts mention “Barkley”

SOUL TO SOLE · THU MAY 21 Miles and Smiles Q: Boogie Nights · 7 PAX WARMUP: mumblechatter THE THANG: miles and smiles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: HAPPY BDAY Barkley COT: COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 17 Backblast! O Brother Where Art Tho? Q: Stang · 6 PAX WARMUP: Imperial Walker, Hill Billy Walker, Over Head Claps, Windmill, and Potato Pickers All 11 Count THE THANG: Mosey to front of school for start of 4 Corners. 4 Rounds were called with different exercises each… THE ARMORY · MON FEB 16 Backblast! Raiders from Sweep Q: Band Camp · 6 PAX Warmup: SSH Windmill Around the world Humane Burpee Thang: 4 Pop clean & squat 4 thrusters 4 swings 4 rows (each arm) 8 merkins on the bell Bear crawl w/ bell between each set I think we did 7 sets. "[Sweep the Leg guys… COLOSSEUM · TUE FEB 10 Backblast! Your MILGA is showing Q: Birdcage · 9 PAX What a wonderful day in the MILGAhood. This being my first visit and q to Colosseum, I aimed to disappoint. The workout was this - poles on the back of the school. increase rep count by 1 at each pole then return to… SOUL TO SOLE · THU JAN 15 Backblast! Sofrito is here!!! Q: Cherry Pie · 11 PAX WARMUP: nope THE THANG: walk Kingsley loops 3.2ish miles. Finish with some squats, imperial walkers, merkins, burpees MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: jan 31 run/ruck at river walk COT: prayers for successful medical procedures and… COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 13 Backblast! Gear WO @ The Colosseum Q: Ruby Slippers · 10 PAX Read some backblasts and decided to bring some toys to the Colosseum for all the PAX to enjoy as a means to change it up a bit. WARMUP: Moseyed to the loop at the front of the school where gear stations were set-up… COLOSSEUM · SEP 16, 2025 Backblast! No Barkley, No Peace Q: darkhelmet · 13 PAX Roughly, this is what was done: Run to the back of the school. Here's the series... run to the 3rd light pole out back - Grab a rock, here’s the sequence - 15 curls, run two light poles, 15 flutters, run back - 15… AUG 28, 2025 Backblast! substi-Q at the pond Q: Badlands · 27 PAX 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… JUL 17, 2025 Backblast! The While Zipper Q: Crystal Lake · 17 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to Fort Mill Pharmacy parking lot, Moroccan nightclubs, low slow squats, and 9 burpees Mosey around Clebourne to next parking lot and 5 diamond merkins in cadence Mosey to next parking lot and 5 jump… COLOSSEUM · JUL 15, 2025 Backblast! Donuts are a food group!! Q: Cake Boss · 11 PAX WARMUP: Slow mosey Lunge walk Mosey Fruit pickers Imperial walkers Low squat Merkins Slow mosey Hillbilly walkers Moracan night clubs Slow mosey 3 rounds of Swing crunches and pull ups THE THANG: Accumulating ladder… COLOSSEUM · JUL 8, 2025 Backblast! Welcome back to the 90s Q: Shady · 19 PAX WARMUP: SSH while we gathered everyone to get the party started. Then took off for a short mosey over to the flags. Windmills, cherry pickers, low slow squats, merkins. Then ran to the back of the school. THE THANG: we… COLOSSEUM · JUL 1, 2025 Backblast! When in doubt, blame Schwartz... Q: darkhelmet · 10 PAX With no announcement as to the Q for the day as of the afternoon of the night before, which is unusual for Barkley, but becoming very usual for The Fort overall, I mentioned casually that I would just take it. So… JUN 27, 2025 Backblast! Circuit Q: Rebound · 15 PAX WARMUP: cherry pickers, windmills, Moroccan night clubs THE THANG: 5 pain stations 1. Sandbag - 20 dead lift, squat, shoulder toss 2. Kettlebell - 20 curls, swings, overhead press 3. 25 merkins, dry docks, shoulder taps… COLOSSEUM · JUN 24, 2025 Backblast! Convergence?? Q: Cyclops · 8 PAX 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… JUN 19, 2025 Backblast! Golf Q: Cyclops · 13 PAX WARMUP: Running with burpees THE THANG: Golf 10 merkins and 10 LBC’s at every tee box 5 burpees at every green Each hole varied in length - par 3, par 4, or par 5 Front 9 was both hills on Monroe white Back 9 was from… COLOSSEUM · JUN 17, 2025 Backblast! Tic-Tac-Two was enough Q: Suplex · 2 PAX WARMUP: motivator, imperial walkers, up/down dog, side stretches, windmill THE THANG: 1) music: Mama Said Knock You Out - FFDP (2:45) → Plank Jacks in between Catch Phrase O’ Pain (CPOPs) CPOP: "Mama said knock you out"… COLOSSEUM · JUN 10, 2025 Backblast! Are you not entertained? Q: Halfback · 7 PAX WARMUP: right to business, broke out into two teams THE THANG: 4 levels of action: Round 1) work you way through exercises by flipping over papers, you either advance, go back, or go back to start and have to redo the… THE ARMORY · JUN 9, 2025 Backblast! Always a crowd pleaser… Q: Shady · 13 PAX WARMUP: Mosey’d around the parking lots and picked up Sugar Bug so he got a chance to run. Back at COT we did: windmills, cherry pickers, low slow squats, merkins, Peter Parker’s, Parker Peter’s. THE THANG: Everyone’s… MAY 29, 2025 Backblast! Loops of Clebourne Q: Pusher · 18 PAX Minnow Pond is one of the premier AOs in the Fort. Thanks to NASA for his leadership. YHC was honored to Q the workout and bring some pain to start the day. In addition, I wanted to bring a heartfelt message to the men… COLOSSEUM · MAY 27, 2025 Backblast! Memorial Day continuation Q: Farmers Only · 11 PAX 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 THE HIVE · MAY 23, 2025 Backblast! The Hive Shovel Flag Hand-Off Q: Deep Dish · 32 PAX WARMUP: Happy Hour warmed us up for the impending bear down THE THANG: Round 1: 10-min AMRAP 10 x KBS 10 x KB squats 10 x KB deadlifts 10 x KB clean and jerk Round 2: 25-min of suffering PAX circle up at bottom of the… THE FORT · MAY 17, 2025 Backblast! Slork Q: Slash · 7 PAX WARMUP: tickle time THE THANG: ran around fort mill MARY: she didn’t show up ANNOUNCEMENTS: stuff COT: prayers THE HIVE · MAY 16, 2025 Backblast! Man makers make it Q: Barkley · 5 PAX Warm Up: SSH, MNC’s, Imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers. One lap Workout: 3 Rounds 3 man maker buy in before each round of: 20 Tricep Ext, 20 Swings, 20 curls, 3 man makers, run lap 3 Rounds 3 man maker buy in before… COLOSSEUM · MAY 13, 2025 Backblast! Showed up from the shadows Q: Greg Shoney · 7 PAX WARMUP: pain THE THANG: pain MARY: & more pain ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: