backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
130 backblasts mention “Straight Up”
THE FORT · SAT SEP 26
The Easiest Hardest Workout
WARMUP: windmill, SSH, Imperials, Hillbillys, Toy Soldiers, deadlift stretches THE THANG: Paula Abduls to playground 5 squats 3 merkins At playground Circle N'Diayes (16 and 20) Inverted rows on swings Mosey to statue…
THE BALLROOM · TUE JUL 21
PoBoy Mike Tyson’s
WARMUP: straight up Broga with some stretching THE THANG: mosey to benches for hips and back. Went to back lot for other warmup stuff two kinds of walkers, squats etc. more hip and hammy stretching. Down to playground…
THE ARMORY · SEP 15, 2025
Backblast! Doras in the corners
WARMUP: All Exercises called in cadence - windmills, imperial and hillbilly walkers, seal jacks, planks, down and up dogs and merkins and shoulder taps sprinkled in THE THANG: Dora’s in the corners. Each of four corners…
THE ARMORY · JUL 14, 2025
Backblast! Some % better is better than 0%
WARMUP: Slow mosey Windmills Fruit pickers Slow squats Merkins THE THANG: Mosey to wall Dips Step ups Mosey to lower lot: 1. Kettlebell swings 2. Goblet Squats 3. Kettlebell overhead Push Press (Alternate arms each…
THE ARMORY · JUL 7, 2025
Backblast! Smoked Heavy Stogies
Warm-Up: SSH – 20 IC Windmills – 10 IC Imperial Walkers – 20 IC Moroccan Night Clubs – 20 IC Low Slow Squat – 10 IC Strawberry Pickers - 15 IC Main Thang: ? Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds: 10 KB Goblet Squats 10 KB Lawn Mower 10…
6@6 · MAY 24, 2025
Backblast! Running with Stang
WARMUP: maybe THE THANG: running MARY: would have probably written her own backblast ANNOUNCEMENTS: maybe COT: video proof exists
TRAINING GROUND · APR 27, 2025
Backblast! Sht, I am going to be late for my Q
Still trying to catch up on my sleep, I was late for my Q on Sunday. The group had already launched, so I had two choices when I arrived: go left or right. I went right which turned out to be wrong. Shuffled down to WEP…
THE FORT · APR 19, 2025
Backblast! Fort Mill Tour
WARMUP: Mosey around WEP, Exercises THE THANG: 1st. a ladder around Police station lot, Partner work around fort Mill Pharmacy. 2.5 miles and a ton of exercise by all- we did them all MARY: Finished with partner work…
TRAINING GROUND · APR 6, 2025
Backblast! How fast can you walk up Harris
WARMUP: THE THANG: Jackson to Harris, over past the Print Shop and did the fishbowl twice, then took the back way around to COT MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE FORT · MAR 8, 2025
Backblast! Charons’ Boat & Schwing stuff
WARMUP: SSH, 5 Burpees, imperial squat-walkers, 4 Burpee, Moroccan nightclub-Calf raises, 3 Burpee, cherry picker, 2 Burpee‘s, hillbilly walkers, 1 Burpee THE THANG: tried dragging Charon‘s boat 1.0 (pictures in site- Q…
TRAINING GROUND · MAR 2, 2025
Backblast! Ruck around Town with a twist
WARMUP: Gear up THE THANG: 3.4 mile ruck, intermittent sand bag add with some backward hill climbs MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your Newletter. Yeager and March 14th The Hive Convergence COT: Prayers and Praises
THE FORT · SEP 28, 2024
Backblast! Fort 12 Year Anniversary
THE THANG: Liberty led boot camp, 3D led Kettlebell and Time Machine led run MARY: Dark Helmet rambled about cadence and people not keeping up with the rhythm of his glorious mane ANNOUNCEMENTS: NASA presented the…
ALCATRAZ · JUL 6, 2024
Backblast! Running Backwards Uphill
WARMUP: SSH, merkins, BROGA x12 minutes THE THANG: partner up for 5 stations x 2 rounds 1. Partner merkins 2. Partner leg throws 3. Alternating burpees with partner 4. Alternating 20# ball slams with partner 5. Combined…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 3, 2024
Backblast! It hurt me more than it hurt you
Opening Act: windmill, dying cockroach, hillbilly walker, mt climber, overhead clap, freddie merc, low slow squat, plank jack, side straddle hop, flutter, calf raise Headliner: accumulator, 5, 5-10, 5-10-15, up to 35…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 1, 2024
Backblast! Sweepin' like it's 1776
Hot Humid July in SC pre-run with Grout and Re-tread. WARMUP: run to parking lot where old tega cay coffee used to be and do 17 in cadence American Hammers then run to lowest point on Dave Gibson and do 7 in cadence…
THE FORT · JUN 29, 2024
Backblast! Blame JWOW
Honestly I was expecting low attendance so I was pleasantly surprised when I start seeing several cars rolling into WEP. JWOW sent me note mid week asking if I'd be willing to bring the junkyards on Saturday so I had to…
VARSITY · JUN 7, 2024
Backblast! Battle of Midway
June 4, 5, 6, and 7 in 1942 was the battle of Midway. Started with a mosey run to parking spot #19 and did: SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan N/C. Then ran to spot #42 and did Low slow squats, arm circles…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 3, 2024
Backblast! Dave Gibson hates you hills
VQ?: No WARMUP: 4:45 Pre Run THE THANG: Dave Gibson Hills 25 Merkins (Dave Gibson and Ben Casey) 25 Squats (Entrance to Gold hill school complex) 25 LBCs (Gold hill teachers parking lot) Go back up Dave Gibson Hill …
VARSITY · MAY 31, 2024
Backblast! Leg Day at the Varsity
WARMUP: COP for the following: - SSH x 30 - IW x 15 - Windmills x 10 - Mtn Climbers x 20 Too much chatter so we moseyed to the hill... THE THANG: Quadzilla Run to the bottom 10 Jumping Lunges Nur to the top 10 Bombjacks…
MAY 23, 2024
Backblast! Running with Burpees…..among other stuf
WARMUP: The Pledge at 0514 THE THANG: Off to kimbrell’s lot for the beginning of ‘round the block. Run the block with the following at each corner 5 burpees, 10 squats, 15 side straddle hops 3.0 miles - 80 burpees…
MAY 16, 2024
Backblast! 4 Corners of Pain
4 Corners of Pain: Corner 1 - 10 HR Merkins Corner 2 - 10 Squats Corner 3 - 10 Flutters Corner 4 - 10 American Hammers The loop was N White St, to Clebourne St., to Main Street.
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 6, 2024
Backblast! Loop loop-a-doop
Today happens to be the day before YHC's 6 year F3 anniversary WARMUP: It's STL. Disclaimer and out THE THANG: Leg it to Front St/Birkshire Heights. PAX will run at least two loops, stopping for each STOP sign for 10…
SWEEP THE LEG · APR 29, 2024
Backblast! 2024.18 Sweep the Leg
Run behind Gold Hill Middle for suicides. Base Line 7 Wide arm typewriter merkins in the sequence: Center, Left, Right, Center, Right, Left, Center At the turn: 7 Wide leg typewriter squats in same sequence We need to…
KITCHEN SINK · APR 26, 2024
Backblast! I love front squats
Dora with farmers carry, running and bear complexes (hang clean, front squat, press, back squat = 1 rep) around 60-70 reps completed with 800 meters for farmer carry. Bag toss overs with man makers. Finished by a row…