backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
28 backblasts mention “Cicada”
CURRAHEE · TUE OCT 27
Merkins, Squats & a Nutsniffer
WARMUP: windmills, cherry pickers, imperial walkers and seal jacks. THE THANG: Rucks on and stoping every 1/4 mile for pain stations. Exercises consisted of merkins and squats in cadence. Which type and how many varied…
KITCHEN SINK · WED OCT 14
Gear at the Sink
WARMUP: Gear Carry THE THANG: Sandbag fun, KB fun MARY: Short and sweet ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read Newsletter COT: Prayers for children, marriages. Praises for health to exercises and the men of F3.
CURRAHEE · TUE OCT 13
The Hill
WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: The Hill, out and back. MARY: 20 LBC's with ruck on legs, 11 4-count flutter kicks ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men's shelter upcoming, COT: Prayers. Thanks to Pollo Hermano for the privilege to Q and to…
THE FORGE · WED OCT 7
Shoulders Where Forged
WARMUP: 20 SSH, 15 Hillbilly’s, 15 Potato Pickers, 10 Windmills and 15 Imperial Walkers THE THANG: Moseyed over to the church parking lot beside an awesome pumpkin patch. Partner up and do sets of 100 reps split between…
CURRAHEE · TUE OCT 6
Walmart has a weight room?
WARMUP: THE THANG: Walk to Walmart and back via Hubert Graham MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
BLOCK PARTY · TUE SEP 29
FORTeen Years
WARMUP: 14 Burpees THE THANG: Mosey to center of WEP Pax rotated into center based on year of 1st post (ie Class of 2026, 2025, 2024, etc). Varied exercises were performed by all including Burpees, Partner Derkins…
CURRAHEE · WED SEP 23
Cool Breeze
WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, MNC THE THANG: PICK UP EVERYTHING and head to the front of the school at the crosswalk. 10 manmakers farmer’s carry coupon of your choice towards COT and stop at the other crosswalk. 10 OH Press…
KITCHEN SINK · WED SEP 2
The daily
WARMUP: - Mosey around the big loop - Mountain climbers - Windmills THE THANG: 10 second rests between sets 1 - Curls (12 reps x 3) 2 - Lying triceps extension (12 reps x 3) 3 - Overhead press (12 reps x 3) 4 - Side…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JUN 16
Light poles and Bear Crawls
WARMUP: Stretch and a few SSHs, windmills, etc… THE THANG: Light poles alternate between sprint and bear crawls as mode of transportation, at each pole 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 15 squats, 20 LBCs. We got to 8 poles. On…
SOUL TO SOLE · JUN 19, 2025
Backblast! Waldo where are you?
WARMUP: None ! Got out of the car running to catch up. THE THANG: Ruck to ao-the-coachs-box, show some grit and hall ass back to COT! MARY: She was creepy, saw some dying Cicada movements ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Barry, 4th…
CURRAHEE · FEB 10, 2025
Backblast! Just because you are at the top...
WARMUP: SSH Welcome the FNG Low slow squats Low slow merkins Mountain climbers THE THANG: Capture fort playground: Bear crawl up the ramps on the play ground. Get out before the cops show up. Attack the hill At the…
SOUL TO SOLE · FEB 6, 2025
Backblast! Rucking with…….thoughts, a Socratic and
WARMUP: Nope - off at 0500 THE THANG: Ruck and insert exercises at different points along the 3 mile route. Merkins with ruck on Calf raises Peter Parker’s Parker Peter’s Incline merkins with Ruck on Squats Lunge walks…
SWEEP THE LEG · FEB 3, 2025
Backblast! Smiles with Some Miles
WARMUP: SSH, Windmill, Plank position then honeymooner and downward dog a couple of times THE THANG: Ran a U starting from Earthfare to Gold Hill Middle and back with Exercises being 10 burpees, 10 Squats, and 10 big…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 16, 2024
Backblast! Hills for the Pax
WARMUP: The Pax were disclaimed (sort of) and did 25 SSH, 10 windmills, and some leg and back stretches to warm up. The group split and the running group left Earthfare and jogged to the Brayden neighborhood. THE THANG…
SOUL TO SOLE · DEC 12, 2024
Backblast! I miss Ohio?
5 were at Sole-to-Sole for a ruck through Kingsley where we found out the we are losing our Pax Battle Bot to …… Ohio…. Specifically Toledo. This fascinating development puts him closer to his wife’s entire family, and…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 9, 2024
Backblast! Is F3 all about acceleration?
WARMUP: - SSH x30 - Windmill x10 - Cherry pickers x10 - Quad stretch both legs 10 count each leg - Calf stretch both legs 10 count each leg THE THANG: Ran to Berkshire heights loop and at each stop sign - 10 bomb jacks…
APR 22, 2024
Backblast! AKA at The VA
WARMUP: Sasquatch led with a warm up as YHC was coming in hot. THE THANG: grabbing a few heavy things and in no particular order 20 hand release merkins 20 Sandbag over the shoulder tosses 20 zerker squats Farmer carry…
CURRAHEE · APR 9, 2024
Backblast! Heavy Load
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Stretches THE THANG: Variations of catch me if you can with the 80lb sandbag + 40lb ruck mounted on the chest and a ruck sack on the back. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: Closed in prayer
CURRAHEE · MAR 12, 2024
Battle Bot was battling something and it wasn't The Hill
Slackblast: Battle Bot was battling something and it wasn't The Hill DATE: 2024-03-12 AO: ao-currahee Q: Sprocket PAX: Mayday Falcon Crest Ryan_F Cicada Excite Bike FNGs: 0 COUNT: 5 WARMUP: THE THANG: We rucked from TES…
CURRAHEE · FEB 13, 2024
Slackblast:
Slackblast: Substitute Q DATE: 2024-02-13 AO: ao-currahee Q: Olaf PAX: decibelf3 Sprocket Falcon Crest Ryan_F Cicada FNGs: 0 COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Widmills, stretches, merkins THE THANG: Repeat of previous week, PT with…
SOUL TO SOLE · FEB 1, 2024
Circling Cicadas Truck
Slackblast: Circling Cicadas Truck DATE: 2024-02-01 AO: ao-soul-to-sole Q: Band Camp PAX: Sofrito Sprocket Duck Dynasty Cicada FNGs: 0 COUNT: 5 YHC’s first ruck Q ever. Thanks to Esso for letting me borrow his ruck…
JAN 29, 2024
our job is to spread seeds
Slackblast: our job is to spread seeds DATE: 2024-01-29 AO: ao-virile-agitur Q: Cicada PAX: Olaf FNGs: 0 COUNT: 2 WARMUP: brisk shuffle to get warmed up. Despite what the other guys said it was cold this morning. THE…
SWEEP THE LEG · JAN 29, 2024
Running with burpees and such
Slackblast: Running with burpees and such DATE: 2024-01-29 AO: ao-sweep-the-leg Q: Cyclops PAX: Band Camp 38 Special Badlands fishstix Tesh Cicada Olaf Liberty Bibberty Mainframe Bonsai FNGs: 0 COUNT: 11 WARMUP: None …
CURRAHEE · JAN 23, 2024
Ashley Cummings and Nasty Gloves
Slackblast: Ashley Cummings and Nasty Gloves DATE: 2024-01-23 AO: ao-currahee Q: Mainframe PAX: fishstix Sprocket decibelf3 Falcon Crest Ryan_F Cicada F3DaVinci Tinsel FNGs: 0 COUNT: 8 Great to see DaVinci and Tinsel…