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333 backblasts mention “Italian Job”
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…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON OCT 12
Hateful 8s
9 did the hard thing this morning at Sweep. The Thang 3.8 miles, 3 exercises (Burpees, Pistol Squats, Hand Release Merkins) of 8 reps at 8 stops on a figure 8 course - Stop 1 - Earth Fare - Stop 2 - Kangaroo Express …
SWEEP THE LEG · MON SEP 28
Poles of Death
The Thang: Mosey to the light poles at the back of the school. Out one, 10 merkins, back to start 10 lunges (each leg). Out two poles 5 burpees, back to start, 10 squats. Out 3 poles, 10 merkins, etc. Repeat until time…
THE FORGE · FRI SEP 25
Forge!
Dojo was a no go so he handed the Q stick to me. Tired from two previous Qs this week, the plan was limited running and more strength training. Quick warm-up then we headed to The Wall for 3 rounds Erkins, dips, and…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE SEP 22
Cinder Block Party
We had 12 including a fly by guest appearance from Warning Track. Standard warm-up exercises then we moseyed over to the stack of cider blocks. 1st DORA - Merkins (100), Squats (200), LBCs (300) partner 1 did exercises…
THE FORGE · FRI SEP 18
4 quarters of pain
WARMUP: SSH, LSS, mosey, some Broga THE THANG: moseyed over to side of Harris Teeter (for a little contact high :flushed:) Wall sit as one Pax ran to concrete and did 3 burpees, halfway through changed to balls to the…
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…
THE FORGE · FRI SEP 11
Rememberence
WARMUP: 9 exercises of 11 counts per started and ended with burpees THE THANG: Atempt to get 10 rounds of the following 34 step ups, 28 Merkins/derkins ors irkins, 18 big boy situps, bear crawl length of building. We…
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…
COLOSSEUM · TUE AUG 25
Why do my Hips Hurt?
WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmills Cherry pickers Hillbilly walkers THE THANG: The Nolan Richardson Partner workout: Partner 1 starts the exercises while partner 2 nurs 50 yards, does 1 Bobby Hurley, then runs back…
COCKPIT · MON AUG 24
School Tour
Commentary courtesy of Dark Helmet: 12 men at The Pit Of Cocks received a generous helping of Italian Jobs. The Thang: - Run 1/4 mile-ish then perform the following - 10 Burpees - 20 HR Merkins - 30 Lunges - 40 Mountain…
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…
COLOSSEUM · TUE AUG 18
Colosseum...The Return
WARMUP: You should've done that & stretched prior to launch. THE THANG: Run to the bottom of the hill at the entrance of the school compound for 5 of each of the following Merkin series: Wide-Arm, Diamond, Regular…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON AUG 10
Physical Readiness Teast
WARMUP: dynamic 10 Wind mill 5 bend & Reach THE THANG: 1 mile 1 stop (20 low slow squats, 10 hand release merkins, 30 American hammers) Competition test 1 minute ARAP Merkins 1 Minute ARAP curlups 1.5 mile run MARY…
MINNOW POND · THU AUG 6
Link street on my heart
Written by DOAH in slack: [commentary by Band Camp] Heart Breakers: Cubbie and almost Crystal Lake, but he uncommitted sometime last night… The Thang: Route attached [was attached in slack, you could look up today's…
KITCHEN SINK · WED JUL 29
Carry the Load
10 men carried heavy things on a sweaty Wednesday morning at the Sink. Here’s what we did: Warm-up - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) - Front Fold Stretch - Side Stretch Mosey to flag pole The Thang…
Q SOURCE · WED JUL 29
Vision (Q3.4)
The difference between sight and vision is sight sees what’s in front of you while vision sees where you’re headed. Vision is the ability to see what ought to be done and communicate it in a way that motivates action…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE JUL 21
A slice of pie
WARMUP: SSH, arm circles, windmills, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, Moroccan nightclubs, mosey THE THANG: Thang 1: 7’s Merkins at the bottom of the hill into parking lot - NUR to top - jump squats at the top - run…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE JUL 14
The blockiest of Parties
WARMUP: stretches before and some at top of Massey THE THANG: 11’s on Massey burpees and jump squats. Run to smooth Baptist church parking lot. 4 corners. Reps of 25 merkens, big boys, dips , and squats. Run mode of…
COCKPIT · MON JUL 6
Cockpit Circuits, wait, what?
The basic rundown of this morning's workout was to sprint (or run) approximately 400m then do a series of exercises, in reps 10, 15, or 20. WARMUP: 400m jog to the bottom of the hill Side Straddle Hops, Squats, Butt…
THE FORGE · FRI JUL 3
250th Birthday Party
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Picker, Hilly Billy and Imperial walkers THE THANG: DORA with 250 reps of Merkins, Squats, LBC running part was around the Harris teeter parking lot and we worked in front of the firework stand…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JUN 30
Four corners, lots of reps
WARMUP: SSHs, IWs, WMs, Plank THE THANG: 4 corners of pain and some burpees All corners start with 50 reps each, exercises stay the same each time around – Corner 1: squats, then run to corner 2 – Corner 2: hand release…
THE ARMORY · MON JUN 29
Decisions
Five guys (including FNG “Trash Panda”) put in 45 minutes of work this morning. YHC joined them for the last 34. Here’s what we did. The Thang - 10 Goblet Squats - 10 Curls - 10 Calf Raises - 10 American Hammers - 10…
THE FORGE · FRI JUN 26
Forged...for Sprinting
WARMUP: We charted a lap around the parking lot and completed a few warmup exercises. THE THANG: Before we took off, I asked the PAX to remember one thing. When the assignment is to run to a specific destination, do not…