backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
20 backblasts mention “Hauschka”
RING OF FIRE · NOV 26, 2025
Backblast! Farmers bring in the Thanksgiving holid
WARMUP: motivators from 5 THE THANG: 2 minute farmer carry followed by 1 minute workouts. We mixed in multiple rounds of running to the pull up bars and laps around the track to honor Splinter who is DR. MARY: mixed in…
JUN 17, 2019
Bringing the Pain to Crows Nest
Having never been to Crows Nest before, YHC arrived at 0445 to get the lay of the land. It gave me some time to get a few things setup and wait for the Pax to arrive. Temp was around 73. Folks started arriving by 5:10…
APR 16, 2019
Run with Faster Men...
A Running BB? 6 was the count at Sea Legs Tuesday. I couldn't believe Bones was out here only 1 week after twisting his ankle pretty badly at the previous Sea Legs session. You would think that would have slowed him…
NOV 20, 2018
Hills, Hills, Hills
We ran. Mile and a half-ish warm up around the parking lot, up the back hill, around the front on 49, back into the parking lot, around towards the back of the school, around the track, and back out to the front…
NOV 17, 2018
All Legs at The Deep
YHC arrived a little early for the workout since I haven't been out to the Deep in a while. Been doing a little running this year so did a little pre-run myself while Q-Bert and Olaf did some rucking with some heavy…
OCT 10, 2018
Pre-Michael Showdown at the Abyss
YHC didn't look at the weather forecast last night so it was a bit of a surprise walking outside this morning to the pouring rain. No big deal but had to audible a couple of things on the weinke. One thing I love about…
SEP 18, 2018
Palisades=Hills
The hills were alive. Rolling in from Tega Cay I was like "How hard can a stroll through Palisades be?" Turns out hard! A couple of notes from YHC before leading a running workout. - Try to post a few times when you are…
SEP 4, 2018
6 pack at Sea Legs
I don't usually document the runs, but I figured it could still be helpful for those Q'ing a workout at Sea Legs that may be unfamiliar with the lay of the land. Every backblast counts. Nothing special this morning…
MAY 29, 2018
BEYOND at Sea Legs with Royale
I was honored that Maximus would reach out to me to Q the roaming BEYOND workout. On a Tuesday choices were Golden Corral or Sea Legs for me, and with my new change in work schedule I needed the closest option, so our…
MAY 8, 2018
Fast! Baby Laps!
What does that mean? First, shout out to Hauschka for the invite to Sea Legs. After attempting a route through Palisades for 20 minutes the day before, I decided on an oldie. Lets run in circles around the school real…
FEB 6, 2018
Speed work @ Sea Legs
Many guys still working on P200 prep. I got the call to Q late on Monday night, figured I'd mix it up a little bit. Showed up on a cold morning about 33° but it didn't take long for us to warm up! Our goal is to get in…
DEC 27, 2017
Bring Back the Donkey Kicks
9 Pax and 2 Runners showed up in freezing temps and were ready to get after it. The runners were already off to the races so the rest of us needed to move to warm up. There was no disclaimer given as there were no FNG's…
AUG 23, 2017
More than a Workout (at the risk of sounding cliche)
It was an 80 degree humid, gloomy morning at the Abyss. As we waited for the majority of the PAX to arrive, Witch Hunt pointed out something unique about this AO (important for anyone who with a VQ coming up). At around…
AUG 12, 2017
Not Too Much Running
So 8 Pax showed up at the Deep for a muggy 78 degree early morning beatdown. Cha Ching asked if there was going to be a lot of running, to which YHC responded, "Not too much" (We will come back to that). No FNG's were…
JUL 25, 2017
Sea Legs gets a Security Detail
I've said it before and I'll say it again, If you haven't made it out to Sea Legs yet you are missing out. For my first post at Sea Legs I got to run across Buster Boyd Bridge and and witness some of Sky Q's work in a…
THE RANCH · MAY 18, 2017
Fear the Kraken
Short mosey to traffic circle for Warmup. 15 - Mountain Climbers 15 - Peter Parkers 15 - Parker Peters 15 - Imperial Walkers 20 - SSH 20 - Moroccan Night Clubs The Thang Mosey to rear entrance of school. YHC had a quick…
MAY 10, 2017
12 Men, a Painful Board and Maturity
12 men gathered on a humid gloomy morning. No FNG's were present so no disclaimer was given and we moseyed to the back of the school track for the warmup. Warmup 15 - Mountain Climbers 15 - Peter Parkers 15 - Parker…
FEB 22, 2017
Running, Kraken Burpees and Being Intentional
11 men gathered on a damp gloomy morning at The Abyss. With no FNG's present, a very brief disclaimer was given and we moseyed around the parking lot to circle up. Warm Up (All in Cadence) - Thanks Cable Guy for the…
THE RANCH · JUN 9, 2016
Siri leads a mean COP
13 of The Fort's finest arrived at the Ranch. I am always excited to Q at this AO. Last time it was a surprise appearance for the Board of Pain. Might have explained why the number was a bit lower than the weekly…
THE RANCH · FEB 4, 2016
Bored of Pain?
YHC thought of bringing a little surprise to the Ranch this week. So I consulted my brother Jekyll and collected all the ingredients for what would be a fine beatdown this gloomy Thursday. As the Pax rolled in we…