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COLOSSEUM · TUE OCT 20
Q School at Colosseum
It was my honor and privilege to share some QSchool lessons learned with 6 of my brothers this morning. Please bookmark this backblast as you prepare your first Q. Many of us are here to assist as you plan and would…
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…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON SEP 14
Post BRR good ideas
(Courtesy of DH, thanks buddy!!) 10 came to Sweep the Leg to celebrate the one day of the year that I get to run near the front of the pack… the Monday after BRR. It was a veritable party… Q: Shady Pax: Shady 38 Special…
THE FORGE · FRI AUG 21
Full-body at The Forge
9 men survived The Forge this morning. Here’s what we did: Warm Up: - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) - 10 Windmills (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) The Thang Long Loop Mosey behind HT and back to Starting Point…
THE FORGE · WED AUG 12
A VQ and Lessons in Teamwork
Eagle Claw's VQ!!! WARMUP: Eagle Claw led. Start right at COT, no mosey, circle up for: - 20 SSH - 10 WM - 10 IW - 10 MNC - 10 cherry pickers Everything 4 count as usual. Then mosey over to the nearby Grace Presbyterian…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE AUG 4
Chance, Choice, and Scrotum Tunnels: The Memoirs a MILGA Man
It was a moist, humid morning. The message covered a fairly simple topic, Life. We delved into the topic of chance with the use of a coin flip. Winner named the activity and rep count. Things are at times (Most) out of…
LAZARUS · THU JUL 30
Back to School Bootcamp
WARMUP: Grandpa Jacks, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs, Windmills THE THANG: Moseyed to the front of the theater for class to begin. Each grade 1st through 12th were 12 reps, repeating each of the previous grades…
THE COACH'S BOX · THU JUL 2
Deck of Cards - Habits
WARM UP: SIDE STRADDLE HOP = 15 IMPERIAL WALKER = 15 MOROCCAN NIGHT CLUB = 15 CHERRY PICKER = 15 LOW SLOW SQUAT = 15 DECK OF CARDS WORKOUT / 4 PART WORKOUT / 13 CARDS PER PART / 1 EXERCISE PER CARD: NUMBER OF REPS =…
THE HIVE · FRI MAY 8
Q-school and the 3 C’s
WARMUP: windmills, imperial and hillbilly walkers, planks, shoulder taps and mountain climbers all in cadence. Throw in some seal jacks in cadence too. THE THANG: 3 C’s of q school - corners, chalk and cardboard. 4…
THE HIVE · FRI APR 24
Complex
WARMUP: Of course! Halo, around the world, single leg deadlift with the kettlebell a bit after some standard stuff without the bell (SSH,IW,HW) and yoga to make Coaster groan. THE THANG: Humane Burpee Clean, Reverse…
COLOSSEUM · TUE APR 14
1912, Titanic, and Lessons Learned
WARMUP: Slow mosey around the parking lot area to the flags in front of GHES, approx 1/2 mile, then circle up for the following: - 20 SSH, 4ct - 10 WM - 15 imperial walker - 15 hillbilly walker - 15 MNC - 10 strawberry…
THE COACH'S BOX · THU MAR 26
Three lessons for leadership
WARMUP: mosey to high school faculty lot and do the following exercises I/C Windmills Cherry pickers Imperial walkers Seal jacks THE THANG: Dora on the hill Mosey to the top of the hill of 21 100 Burpees - switched to…
THE FORT · SAT MAR 14
Backblast! Death by burpees & bears
WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, mountain climbers, cherry pickers THE THANG: Four corners with bear crawls, 21s of LBCs & burpees MARY: Yes ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes COT: Prayers and praises
COCKPIT · MON MAR 9
Backblast! Shoulder pain
WARMUP: SSH, mosey Down the back hill, shuffle one way, flapjack, Carioca, flapjack THE THANG: Partner up, one does the exercise the other runs out and back. Merkins Step ups Derkins Irkins Run back up the hill stopping…
FLIGHT PLAN · MON MAR 2
Backblast! Homestead Route
WARMUP: Not at this AO. But YHC did jump a lot from 5:10-5:14 (Q-drenaline) THE THANG: Run to WillowBrook and back via Orchard Park Elementary. Proof: https://www.strava.com/activities/17574144266 MARY: Might have…
FLIGHT PLAN · MON JAN 12
Backblast! Trails Are The Better Option
WARMUP: THE THANG: Some ran trails others ran boring roads to Wally World MARY: Nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read Newsletter COT: Yes
THE HIVE · FRI JAN 9
Backblast! What she said
WARMUP: THE THANG: 10+3 got Hived as I visited the DMZ and gave a KB lesson. - JCruise , Cherry Pie , and Time Machine rucked it out. I believe that most of the world’s problems got solved, but as capitalists, you'll…
DEC 24, 2025
Backblast! Eve of the Lord's birth - convergence
WARMUP: The usual THE THANG: DH-type-stuff MARY: worked into Thang ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter & upcoming changes COT: Lauren Hope Styles (sp?) - 21 RIP, Prayers for Geronimo & family. Reading from Ezekiel centered around…
THE ARMORY · NOV 24, 2025
Backblast! Armory / Rivalry Week
BUY-IN: 20 Man Makers w KB DORA #1 / Farmers Carry - merkins - Jump squats - Dips DORA #2 / Run lap - Snatches - Goblet squats - Curls COT
NOV 20, 2025
Backblast! Minnow Pond / Harris Street x2
Harris Street x2 120 merkins 120 LBC’s 4 miles
SLOW BURN · NOV 14, 2025
Backblast! Lessons, Learnings and Mahktar Ndiayes
WARMUP: Mosey to behind Empire for COP with various exercises in cadence including; SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers and a question answered incorrectly by the PAX. Therefore.....5 burpees OYO. THE THANG: 3…
NOV 6, 2025
Backblast! Run, Do The Thing, Repeat
After a prompting from Farmers Only (On Q elsewhere today), I decided to recycle a workout from last year. WARMUP: No THE THANG: Run to a stop, do exercises, run to the next, etc... The first 3 stops had 3 exercises at…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 5, 2025
Backblast! No OYO Dora on Fire
WARMUP: Slow mosey around the student parking lot, then circle up near main entrance to school at AO Jones Blvd for 10-20 of the following: - SSH - WM - IW - MNC - Strawberry pickers Then mosey to the bus loop at corner…
AMERICAN JACKAL · NOV 3, 2025
Backblast! Complicated not Hard
WARMUP: 105 SSH in Cadence THE THANG: - Bear crawls and jump squats - Lunge walk and merkins - Hill run + 6-count burpees in cadence - Hill run + LBC in cadence - Derkins, dips and incline merkins 3 minutes of Mary