backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
47 backblasts mention “Dear Abby”
LAZARUS · THU OCT 29
EMOM at the movies…
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, down dog, honey mooners, pigeon stretch, mosey to the parking lot in front of the movie theater. THE THANG: 4 corner EMOM (every minute on the minute) PAX broke into three group and picked a…
COCKPIT · WED OCT 28
Racing at the Pit
Always an honor and a privilege to lead my F3 brothers in a workout. Like to try and mix it up a bit for the PAX so I researched the backblasts for this AO. Reached out to the Site Q to inquire what kind of gear is…
COCKPIT · MON OCT 26
Easy on the Shoulders, Not on the Legs
This is my birthday week, so I'm trying to Q all 5 days. #1 in the books! WARMUP: Windmills, stretching, Moroccan NCs and a mosey down behind the stadium and school. THE THANG: Lamppost-palooza. Run to the lamppost…
LAZARUS · THU OCT 8
Goose Bread Beatdown
WARMUP: YHC warmed us up with the Motivator and some stretchy things. Then I handed it over to Bread Maker. THE THANG: We moseyed to the front of the theater and was introduced to the Leg Wrecker. Group 1 does Lt Dans…
COCKPIT · WED OCT 7
Running Season is Here
WARMUP: Mosey down hill behind school with various movements until reached the road loop at the bottom THE THANG: Running and exercises until finish First "mile" = Burpees followed by a lap, 4 total starting with 20…
LAZARUS · THU SEP 17
Kumquat
WARMUP: BC led that....it involved burpees in cadence, but only after some creative running THE THANG: Split into 3 groups, was gonna be 4, but Tesh was late. Rotated at Esso's whistle. Band Camp's job was to travel the…
COCKPIT · WED SEP 16
Old Bush
WARMUP: Mosey with a few stops to the middle school track. THE THANG: 100 yds of Burpee Dan. 10 Yards of lunges, 1 Burpee, 10 additional yards of lunges, 2 burpees, until you made it to the next end zone. Partner AMRAP…
SNAKE PIT · TUE SEP 15
4 corners of pain
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Few rounds of KB circuits in 4 corners of the parking lot with farmer carry in between stations MARY: Yes ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes COT: Prayers and Praises
LAZARUS · THU SEP 10
Pipe Hitters Shieldlock Q
14 at Lazarus for a Pipe Hitters Shieldlock beatdown. Here’s what we did: Warm-up - 5 Merkins (IC) - 5 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) The Thang Island Hopping with Maximus - Run to 2nd island, run back, 10 Mtn…
THE FORT · SAT AUG 29
Bands and Birthdays
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Willie Mays Hays, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers THE THANG: Each PAX was given 2 resistance bands. We then made our way around the AO stopping 8 times to do 5 band exercises in reps of 13 …
COCKPIT · WED AUG 26
100-Yard Double Quarter Pounder
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills and others THE THANG: - First Quarter (25 Yards): Run to the 25-yard line, complete 25 merkins Nur to the goal line. - Second Quarter (50 Yards): Run to the 50-yard line, complete 50 squats, and…
SNAKE PIT · TUE AUG 25
Dear gauntlet featuring Miss Cindie’s Gloryhole
WARMUP: SSH, IW, CP, MNC… Farmer carry to gauntlet THE THANG: 8/25 snake pit The gauntlet : 1. 15 tire flips 2. 20 monkey King deadlifts (50 LB). ** There was motion on the floor without any vote to rename this “the…
THE FORT · SAT AUG 22
Heavy Shiiiii
WARMUP: lap around the park. Stopped for some merkins, SSH and squats THE THANG: PAX cycled through 8 stations 1: 2x50 KB carry 2: 20 sandbag burpees 60lb 3: 20 hand release merkins, 20 squats, 20 big boys 4: 150lb ball…
THE HIVE · FRI AUG 21
35lb Moderate 24kg Hard
WARMUP: Yep THE THANG: Move to parking lot: Single Arm Deadlift Clean Squat and Press Overhead hold and March did 5 reps on the right, then 5 on the left We did some type of travel between round. I think we hit 4-ish…
LAZARUS · THU AUG 20
Push it to the limit
WARMUP: SSH Imp Walkers Moroccan nightclubs Michael Phelps Squats Merkins Broga THE THANG: Ladder interval up downs Merkins and Squats MOT Bear Crawl LBC Jump Squats MOT Lunges Dora with shared bag Merkins Big boys Imp…
SNAKE PIT · TUE AUG 18
Bunny Hill
We had 3 this morning at The Pit of Snakes for some bell hill work. Thang: 20 Swings 20 OH Presses 20 Squats 20 Flutters Run up the hill by the HS entrance. We did 5 rounds. Over to the lot near COT for murder bunnies…
COCKPIT · MON AUG 17
What would you say you do here?
WARMUP: yea, this is important THE THANG: 1. move the parking lot aisles. 1 burpee, run to the other end, 2 burpees, next aisle, 3 burpees, etc. up to 10 2. mosey to the hill with the close light poles. 5 squats at the…
LAZARUS · THU AUG 13
Egypt > Desert > Promised Land
WARMUP: in cadence/out of cadence exercises including some windmills, some toy soldiers, some SSH, and an Elf movie reference from Birdcage THE THANG: We were taken out of Egypt into the Desert and into the Promised…
THE FORT · SAT AUG 8
Chicken wing progression and playground Dora
Musical warmup: 1. https://youtu.be/K9GxdQ2MkzA?si=FDfWgqVtFrQM7muq remix by State of Mine (3:37) 1. Base = Imp. Walkers 2. Chorus: fruit pickers 3. Solos: Big Arm circle 4. Short loop mosey, while Q queued up next tune…
LAZARUS · THU AUG 6
BOMBS Away!
WARMUP: Warmupy things while waiting for Bobber THE THANG: B.O.M.B.S.-esque stuff. Partner up. One partner runs while other does first exercise of the round. Swap when partner returns. Round 1 Exercises: Burpees…
SNAKE PIT · TUE AUG 4
Smoked Out the Snake from the Pit
Warm-Up: SSH – 20 IC Windmills – 10 IC Moroccan Night Clubs – 15 IC Imperial Walkers- 20 IC Mosey around parking lot The Thang: 1. Ladder Start at 5 reps, add +5 each round until 20, then work back down. Exercises: KB…
COCKPIT · MON AUG 3
Cinder blocks and street lights
WARMUP: -Moroccan nightclub -imperial walkers -cherry pickers -side straddle hop THE THANG: -at each light do squats, side straddle hop, merkins and LBCs- reps 2,4,6,8,10,12 -with cinder blocks -> 100 sit-ups with…
LAZARUS · THU JUL 23
I Was Wrong, And I'm Grateful For That
The rain was forecasted to be gracing us but instead, all we had was clouds and humidity, a lot of it. Based on some of our fair-weather posting habits, I assumed no more than 3 PAX would post here due to the chance of…
COCKPIT · WED JUL 22
Getting swole at the Cockpit
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, various stretching THE THANG: Thang 1: Champaign run to the middle school. Patterned up. Partner 1 did AMRAP exercises in the school parking lot while…