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199 backblasts mention “Flounder”
SLOW BURN · FRI OCT 30
44th Birthday Q
Today is day #5 and my birthday Q. What a week it's been! WARMUP: FNG showed so we went over 5 Core Principals first. SSH, Windmills, Moroccan Night Clubs, Stretching, Mosey THE THANG: Second Version of the 1982. 19…
SLOW BURN · FRI OCT 23
Accumulating Reps
WARMUP: SSH, Merks, Squats, Stretching, Nightclubs, LBCs, THE THANG: 4 corners ( 5, 10, 15, 20 reps) Squats, Merks, Bigboys, SSH, PlankJax) 3 rounds of 5 exercises with a lap in between. MARY: 3 mins of Mary…
SLOW BURN · FRI OCT 16
Dora & Mosey
WARMUP: BACKBLAST: NO SHORTCUTS, JUST WORK Warm-Up – Mosey to Lowe’s - Mosey to Lowe’s and circle up - 20 Side Straddle Hops - 10 Imperial Walkers - 10 Hillbilly Walkers - 10 Cherry Pickers DORA – Partner Workout - 100…
SLOW BURN · FRI OCT 9
We’re dry for now
WARMUP: windmills, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, Peter parkers all in cadence with some up and down dog stretching THE THANG: moseyed to the back of Lowe’s for a station to station ladder. Station 1- exercises…
SLOW BURN · FRI SEP 11
Never Forget
Driving to the AO this morning, I saw Italian Job running done 160 carrying a shovel flag to ao-the-forge . Great reminder for the community to never forget 9/11. If you have ever carried a shovel flag for an extended…
SLOW BURN · FRI SEP 4
Keep it close
WARMUP: windmills, cherry pickers, planks, down and up dogs, Peter Parker’s, shoulder taps - many in cadence THE THANG: stations were marked in a row of parking spaces. In each was written an exercise. Pax selected a…
SLOW BURN · FRI JUN 5
Some of you need a Draw Four!
It’s time for a round of Uno! Play your cards and do the exercises as follows: Blue - Merkins Green - LBC Yellow - Squats Red - lunges Skip - Run +2 - pick 2 exercises, 2 reps +4 - 4 reps all 4 exercise Reverse - Repeat…
SLOW BURN · FRI APR 17
Bucket Burn
WARMUP: We warmed up THE THANG: Buckets with all kinds of random work of all parts to the delight of the pax. Buckets were spread out around the parking lot so we could get a good mile plus of running in. MARY: Yes…
DAWN PATROL · TUE APR 7
Moderate until it isn’t
WARMUP: 80 SSH in cadence for Flounders bday Squats Broga THE THANG: Mosey to the Springs building near front by the garden area 10 dips 10 derkins 10 crazy leg twist 10 dips 10 derkins 10 Bulgarian split squats each…
COCKPIT · MON APR 6
And the cock crowed..
WARMUP: SSH, Imperials, Hillbillies, short mosey THE THANG: 4 corners of chestish 25 reps each. 2nd round of abs. Railroad track run one way and then back. 11 of buckets of surprise. Partner wall sit/bear crawl to close…
SLOW BURN · FRI APR 3
Not so moderate. But fun!
WARMUP: - Moroccan Nightclub - Cherry pickers - Imperial Walker - Windmill THE THANG: 1. Bucket of fun -> group does the exercise. One person runs with the sandbag 1. Exercises 1. Squats 2. Leg Raises 3. Merkins 4…
SLOW BURN · FRI MAR 27
It was a Friday… this Friday… at slow burn
WARMUP: ssh, windmill, imp walkers, Peter Parker’s, all in cadence. Mixed in some up and down dogs THE THANG: there was a list of 6 assignments taped to the empire pizza end and the Persis end of the building near cot…
SLOW BURN · FRI MAR 20
Backblast! Hello Newman
I. The Warm-O-Rama (The Tip-Off) • The Mosey: A light 5-minute jog around the AO (Area of Operation) to get the blood flowing. • Side-Straddle Hops: 20 reps in cadence (IC). • Imperial Walkers: 15 reps IC (keep it slow…
SLOW BURN · FRI JAN 23
Backblast! Liberty liberty parking lot tour
WARMUP: Windmill SSH IMPERIAL WALKERS Hillbilly walkers Merkins Broga THE THANG: Lunge walk Indian run Dora 50 dips 100 merkins 150 squats 200 LBC Light measured duck walk with dips Toy soldier merkin MARY: Upper body…
SLOW BURN · DEC 26, 2025
Backblast! Boxing Day ?
WARMUP: windmills, SSH, IW’s, Plank, Up Dog, Down Dog, Merkins, Mosey w some shuffles and butt kickers. THE THANG: 3 rounds of Merkins, Big Boys, Squats, Dips, Bobby Hurleys, Hammers and Derkins. Mosey around Lowe’s. 3…
SLOW BURN · OCT 31, 2025
Backblast! What costume are you wearing?
We did a little warmup with the usual exercises. I proceeded to introduce the topic for thought. What costume are you wearing? Are you being an imposter? Mosey over to the first stop for some 4 corners. 3 exercises then…
SLOW BURN · OCT 17, 2025
Backblast! so much chatter at slowburn
WARMUP: windmill mosey, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, low slow squats THE THANG: Dora with merkins, squats, crunches. Other guy runs loop. Lunge walk then bearcrawl, across the parking lot. Goldilocks squats…
SLOW BURN · OCT 10, 2025
Backblast! Parking Lot Tour
15 (12 boot, 3 run) toured Slow Burn’s parking lots. Here’s what we did: Warm Up - 10 SSHs (IC) - 10 Mountain Climbers (IC) - 10 Plank Jacks (IC) Four Corners (front, sides, and rear of restaurant row) - 15 Merkins at…
SLOW BURN · OCT 3, 2025
Backblast! Slow Burning Stogie
Warm-Up: SSH – 20 IC Imperial Walkers – 15 IC Hillbilly Walkers – 15 IC Moroccan Night Clubs – 10 IC Windmills – 10 IC Mosey around the parking lot The Thang: 1. 4 Corners: Corner 1: 10 Merkins Corner 2: 15 Squats…
SLOW BURN · AUG 29, 2025
Backblast! Toy soldiers suck
WARMUP: windmills, cherry pickers, Moroccan night clubs THE THANG: Dora, MOT is toy soldiers down and mosey back while your partner. 100 Merkins, 200 LBC’s, 300 SSH’s, 400 OH claps. Next set was rifle carry (empty…
SLOW BURN · AUG 15, 2025
Backblast! Sweatiest Broga
WARMUP: low slow squat x10, plank, upward dog, downward dog, shoulder taps, upward dog, downward dog, peter parkers, upward dog, downward dog, SSH x10 THE THANG: 6 cones set up in a circle - pax and a partner head to a…
SLOW BURN · JUN 27, 2025
Backblast! One to Ten
WARMUP: Yea, it's a good thing. We did that. THE THANG: String of Pearls...classic. Mosey and stop occasionally for: - Merkins - Squats - Carolina Dry Docks - Lunges (2 is 1) - Dips - Monkey Humpers - LBCs - Mountain…
SLOW BURN · JUN 6, 2025
Backblast! Mumble chattah at the Burn
WARMUP: SSH, Squats, Imperial, Cherry Pickers, Nightclubs, Mosey with Tot soldiers and Lunge Walk THE THANG: 11s w Merks and BigBoys, Squats and LBCs. 4 corners with 2 exercises at each corner ( Starfish style) w 5x…
SLOW BURN · MAY 30, 2025
Backblast! Slow Cookin'
WARMUP: Disclaimer and mosey around the Lowes campus. Circle up in about the middle of the parking lot for COP THE THANG: COP (all in cadence) SSH x 20, windmill x 10, squat x 20, merkin x 7/hold/drop to elbows/regular…