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344 backblasts mention “Poppins”
BLOCK PARTY · TUE SEP 29
FORTeen Years
WARMUP: 14 Burpees THE THANG: Mosey to center of WEP Pax rotated into center based on year of 1st post (ie Class of 2026, 2025, 2024, etc). Varied exercises were performed by all including Burpees, Partner Derkins…
COCKPIT · SAT JUL 4
‘Merica 250
WARMUP: 5 Burpees THE THANG: Flipped off King George, as well as 13 Colony inspired exercises for a rep count of 1776 MARY: She slept in ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your various newsletters COT: Remembered what our fore fathers…
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 15
The Loredo
WARMUP: 20 SSH, 20, Hillbilly Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs (or some version of that) THE THANG: The Thang We put our own spin on Loredo, kicking things off with the run: 6 Rounds for Time - 🏃 400-meter Run - 🦵 24 Squats…
THE HIVE · FRI JUN 12
Shanaynay In The House! Step Off!
Uno! Called no one as none of us won a game of Uno, but we all won for posting. Your Q went like this: Blue - Curls Green - LBC Yellow - Goblet Squats Red - Chest press Skip - Run +2 - pick 2 exercises, 2 reps +4 - 4…
FLIGHT PLAN · WED MAY 13
Running is fun?
WARMUP: N THE THANG: Y MARY: N ANNOUNCEMENTS: Y COT: Y
SOUL TO SOLE · THU MAR 26
Stairs, step ups, heavy weight carry, broga
WARMUP: load up rucks, sandbags and kettlebells THE THANG: figure out going up and down the stairs at the mathnasium building, one lap, head to amphitheater for a web… with Rucks on: 1 step up each leg, 4 calf raises…
THE ARMORY · MON MAR 23
The Armory
WARMUP: SSH, Low Slow Squat, Imperial Walker, Merkin, Peter Parker, Moroccan Nightclubs THE THANG: Grab your bells and scoot on over to the other side of the parking lot Pair up by counting off. Poppins has a lame leg…
KITCHEN SINK · WED MAR 18
Backblast! Loaded sink
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Cherry pickers, hamstring stretch, runner stretch, merkins THE THANG: Ruck march with some merkins and squats, partner work with sandbags: thrusters, bent over rows, tosses. Some…
LAZARUS · THU JAN 29
Backblast! Autopilot
WARMUP: THE THANG: YHC (Poppins) wanted to play capture the flag and was set to do it but a nagging injury forced me to the sidelines and so as an audible a running route was suggested: 3.7 miles were gained with…
DAWN PATROL · THU JAN 22
Backblast! Coming in HOT
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: SECTION 1: AMPHITHEATER ESCALATION (15 min) Partners start at bottom level. One partner works, one rests/counts. Round 1 - Level 1: ∙ Partner A: 20 dips ∙ Partner B: 20 Squats ∙ Both: BEAR CRAWL…
FLIGHT PLAN · MON JAN 19
Backblast! GHES out and back
WARMUP: THE THANG: Ran to Gold Hill Elementary and back. 4+ miles depending on which loop you hit at the school MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SNAKE PIT · TUE JAN 13
Backblast! Welcome to the jungle
WARMUP: windmills/IW/HW Arm circles/OH claps/phelps SSH THE THANG: ================================================================================ WORKOUT FORMAT: 7 Rounds x 4 Stations Each station: 60 seconds work, 15…
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
LAZARUS · THU JAN 8
Backblast! Twice as nice
Warmup SSH Imp Walkers HB Walkers Low slow squat Merkin Broga Bear crawl Indian run - 6 does 5 flutters Subdivisions Cocaine bear crawls Lunge Walk Compounding SSH Duck Walk with compounding squats Dora 50 CDD 75 SSH…
DAWN PATROL · DEC 30, 2025
Backblast! Minuteman’s a grandpa!
WARMUP: Imp walkers/MNC/arm raises/SSH/plank/merkins THE THANG: THANG 1: ROUND 1 100 ∙ Partner A: Diamond Merkins (max reps) ∙ Partner B: Wall Sit (against stage) ROUND 2 200 ∙ Partner A: American Hammers ∙ Partner B…
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…
CURRAHEE · DEC 23, 2025
Backblast! Get the ruck outta here
SubstiQ for my boy Poppins as he recovers from a Hammy issue. Get better bro! WARMUP: circle up for IC SSH, produce pickers, IW, broga stuffs, and Mtn climbers THE THANG: Assortment of circuits 4rounds- 4 min ruck…
LAZARUS · DEC 18, 2025
Backblast! MILGA WRAP at Lazarus
Last WO of the year at Lazarus. Poppins had EH'd an F&G, so a proper disclosure was given with an introduction to FOOPC. We did a short warm‑up in the parking lot while getting to know F&G, then headed to the circuit…
DEC 1, 2025
Backblast! Gobbler Challenge
WARMUP: skipped it THE THANG: Honored Richard Sheltra Firefighter Pineville-Morrow Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue North Carolina Age: 20 Year of Death: 2016 Year Honored: 2017 Richard Michael Sheltra Richard was…
6@6 · NOV 29, 2025
Backblast! Embrace the ish
WARMUP: not needed THE THANG: lotta runnin’ MARY: not present ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: personal
BLOCK PARTY · NOV 25, 2025
Backblast! Apparently “another” Pendulum
WARMUP: Some THE THANG: Pendulum on Monroe White St. 5 Bombjacks in the middle: 25 Merkins at the top of the hill. 25 Seal Jacks at the top of the other. Decrease by 5 each round then back up. MARY: some ANNOUNCEMENTS…
SLOW BURN · NOV 21, 2025
Backblast! Musical spaces
WARMUP: WINDMILLS/PICKERS/MERKINS/LOW AND SLOW SQUATS THE THANG: mosey over to Lowe’s 11s with big boys and merkins PART 1: MUSICAL CHAIRS WITH THE BURPEE PIT (20 min) Setup: Everyone in a parking spot. ONE LESS spot…
BLOCK PARTY · NOV 18, 2025
Backblast! Webbs and Swings
WARMUP: SSH/MERKINS/peter Parkers/mountain climbers THE THANG: Jack Webb at the print shop- pull-ups / merkins up to 6/24 Ran to top of hill at Withers and Watson- stopped to bear crawl through field. Once we got to…
DAWN PATROL · NOV 11, 2025
Backblast! Frozen tundra mumblechatter
WARMUP: An adventurous warmup of circle runs and SSH IW Tunnel touches Merkins Mtn Climbers Overhead claps One man ran two circles around us wilst we completed the various exercises. THE THANG: We moseyed to the center…