backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
185 backblasts mention “Snatch”
SNAKE PIT · TUE OCT 27
Tea-Bell-ers, Gauntlets, & Glory Holes… Oh My!
Warmup - Quick… mosey to Gear setup Thang: Board of pain while waiting your turn for the Gauntlet: 1. 15 Cleans each side 2. 25 swings 3. 15 snatches each side 4. 25 Swings 5. 25 Curls (1 ct.) 6. 25 Swings 7. 10 RDL’s…
THE HIVE · FRI OCT 16
KB BOP for Farmers
Site Q let me know there would be a shovel flag handoff this morning so expected a large crowd. Means different paces needed to be accommodated, perfect for a BOP. Arrived early to set-up and get a prerun in, because…
DAWN PATROL · TUE OCT 13
Brought the Gear to Dawn Patrol
Have participated in the Dawn Patrol workouts for a few months now. Noticed one thing missing at most workouts, gear. Remedied that this morning. WARMUP: Started at COT with the usual suspects THE THANG: Set-up gear in…
THE ARMORY · MON SEP 14
3 man weave
WARMUP: SSH, Hillbillies, Imperials, Round the world (with bell), halos. Carry to workout point, mosey loop THE THANG: 25 Swings 25 Curls 25 Overhead Press 3 Rounds Mosey Loop 10 cleans (5R,5L) 10 one arm press (5R,5L)…
THE ARMORY · MON SEP 7
300+ reps
WARMUP: mobility and the norms THE THANG: 50 KB swings, 40 goblet squats, 30 gorilla rows, 20 snatches, 10 clean and press, 10 thrusters, 20 high pulls, 30 reverse lunge, 40 merkins (hand on bell), 50 swings 15,10,8…
SNAKE PIT · TUE AUG 25
Dear gauntlet featuring Miss Cindie’s Gloryhole
WARMUP: SSH, IW, CP, MNC… Farmer carry to gauntlet THE THANG: 8/25 snake pit The gauntlet : 1. 15 tire flips 2. 20 monkey King deadlifts (50 LB). ** There was motion on the floor without any vote to rename this “the…
THE BALLROOM · TUE AUG 11
Gear Workout at The Ballroom
Have not attended the Ballroom in a while so browsed through backblasts to see what the guys at this sight have been doing for the past couple of months. Did not see any gear show up in the BBs, so thought I would…
THE HIVE · FRI AUG 7
Hive suck fest
WARMUP: quick mosey, side straddle hops, merkins, low slow squats, swings. THE THANG: Quick ABC practice. 5 rounds each arm with 5 swings in between. 11s: Front rack squat & upright row 10 min 100 snatch test with a…
KITCHEN SINK · WED AUG 5
Start with Station #3
Last time I Q'd the Kitchen Sink we only used 1pc of gear. Needed to up my game for this Q to live up to the name Kitchen Sink, gotta bring more gear, so we used 3pcs. this go around - Ruck, SB, & KB. WARMUP: Started…
THE HIVE · FRI JUL 31
Circle with sandbag run
WARMUP: 1. Side Straddle Hop 2. Moroccan night club 3. Wind Mill 4. Imperial walker 5. Cherry picker THE THANG: 1. Circle of exercise with sandbag run 1. Gorilla Rows 2. Man Makers 3. Goblet Squats 4. Flutter Kicks with…
SNAKE PIT · TUE JUL 14
Compounds and Snatch Test
WARMUP: briefly THE THANG: KB Compound: Start at baseline and perform 1 complex each arm of: Swing, clean, press, snatch, OH lunge, front rack squat. Carry bell up to next cone, run to opposite baseline and back to…
SNAKE PIT · TUE JUL 7
Hills, bells, Cindy’s… A two-man show at the pit
WARMUP: the usual suspects THE THANG: we ran out of time with this somewhere during round 6 Circuit: Each round, do exercise at each station… every time you pass the base, grab Cindie & do manmakers. MOT up hill is NUR…
THE HIVE · FRI JUN 26
Ding Dong Done
WARMUP: usual stuff THE THANG: 1-min on/30-sec rest… AMRAP Set #1 and 2 had 100 swing buy-in. We had to shorten times on set # 3 Set 1: Cleans R Squats LBC Clean L Step FORWARD alt. Lunge Simba (BBSU w/ press) Swings…
SNAKE PIT · TUE JUN 16
Tesh’s bell workout 6/16
WARMUP: the usual THE THANG: 60 seconds on, 30 seconds off… 10 rounds of: 6 snatches, 10 swings, 2 burpees (w/ 2x merkin) Take a lap 10 more rounds… This time: 3 bent rows each side, 10 1-leg deadlift, some third item I…
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…
THE HIVE · FRI APR 17
Monkey King on Tires at Hive
WARMUP: usually stuff THE THANG: All 1 group: ONE BELL 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 Swing Am.Swing Goblet squat Thruster Set/Deadlift Deadlift to High Pull Set for # breaths = # reps just finished Take a lap… end by Tires. Split…
SNAKE PIT · TUE MAR 31
Cindie circuit snakey pit
Warmup: usual… Carry bells down the hill Thang: 2 stations & ‘base’ Base is Garage by Cindie-storage. Bell-station (1) is by bus drop, Body-exercise up the hill a bit Circuit: Each round, do exercise at each station……
THE HIVE · FRI MAR 6
Backblast! 2026.10 The Hive
The Longest Ladder 5 burpees or 2 55# manmakers at the baseline. Snatch squat at each rung on 1st ladder Two high pulls on the 2nd
THE ARMORY · MON FEB 16
Backblast! Raiders from Sweep
Warmup: SSH Windmill Around the world Humane Burpee Thang: 4 Pop clean & squat 4 thrusters 4 swings 4 rows (each arm) 8 merkins on the bell Bear crawl w/ bell between each set I think we did 7 sets. "[Sweep the Leg guys…
THE HIVE · FRI FEB 6
Backblast! Omplex
No warmup needed; got right to work!! 5 Different Complexes for 8 Minute AMRAP 5-5-5-5 - All single arm then switch 5 Rows 5 Deadlifts 5 Swings 5 Reverse Lunges 4-6-8-10 4 Pullovers 6 Halos 8 Alternating Swings 10…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JAN 13
Backblast! Gear WO @ The Colosseum
Read some backblasts and decided to bring some toys to the Colosseum for all the PAX to enjoy as a means to change it up a bit. WARMUP: Moseyed to the loop at the front of the school where gear stations were set-up…
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…
THE ARMORY · MON JAN 12
Backblast! What’s in the Box?
WARMUP: Windmills, MNC, world’s greatest stretch and merkins THE THANG: Carry our big bells to the far side of the parking lot, found a box full of terrible exercises and carries such as snatches, curls, man makers and…
RING OF FIRE · MON JAN 12
Backblast! The Hall Charge
We honored Thomas Lee Hall this morning. Tom was a member of Fort Mill's National Guard, Co. G. Company G left Fort Mill to join the Old Hickory Division at Camp Sevier in Greenville during October 1917. The men knew…