backblasts
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82 backblasts mention “longshanks”
BLOCK PARTY · THU APR 9
Minnow Pond Greatest Hits and Shovel Flag Handoff
My last day as site Q for Minnow Pond / Thursday Block Party, so I wanted to revisit some of the more fun workouts had here in the past. WARMUP: None THE THANG: Part 1 - Harris St Hill Work Proceed down White/160, left…
DAWN PATROL · TUE JAN 6
Backblast! Over sharing
WARMUP: in the police parking lot (Longshanks style) Toysoldiers, mosey, butt, kickers, mosey, high knees, karaoke THE THANG: Hit the hill (minuteman has some video evidence) for 7s Burpees and Bombjacks Headed over to…
ALCATRAZ · MAY 3, 2025
Backblast! Hills and Thrills
WARMUP: Jog a lap with some butt kickers. SSH, MC, merkins, Willie mays Hayes, Moroccan night clubs. THE THANG: mosey to the pull-up bars. 3 pull-ups each. Everyone else doing squats while waiting. 2 rounds of 10…
FLIGHT PLAN · DEC 23, 2024
Backblast! Hello, is there anybody out there?
Little chilly and light on numbers, but we did have a guest from North Atlanta, Man Tooth. He said he knows the infamous, Longshanks. Simple route this morning , run down 160 toward Gold Hill Middle. Take left on…
THE HIVE · AUG 16, 2024
Backblast! Hive 9th Birthday
We gathered strong for a kettlebell celebration WARMUP: Happy Hour led THE THANG: Airborne had 10 minutes of EMOM ran a lap Band Camp had 10 minutes of EMOM (Free Smells splashed a little root beer cause he's 19) ran a…
MAY 3, 2024
Backblast! Working hard when it doesn't matter
WARMUP: "SSH IW SSH HW"Plank "Shoulder Taps Up Dog Peter Parker Up Dog Mountain Climber"THE THANG: "Mosey to find different walls Wall Sit - 2 burpees down the line BTTW - shoulder taps and australian mountain climbers…
THE FORT · AUG 19, 2023
What are we doing here today?
Slackblast: What are we doing here today? DATE: 2023-08-19 AO: ao-the-fort Q: longshanks PAX: Band Camp darkhelmet fishstix Grinder JWOW Ruby Slippers Senator Tressel, Portal FNGs: 0 COUNT: 9 WARMUP: SSH, windmills, IW…
THE YARD · MAR 25, 2023
That’s Ten For Ten!
Slackblast: That’s Ten For Ten! DATE: 2023-03-25 AO: ao-the-yard Q: Drop Thrill PAX: Bitcoin Barry Manilow Dictator tater Sprocket, Dorothy (Aiken) FNGs: 0 COUNT: 7 WARMUP: We did a few exercises at 25 each and talked…
THE FORT · FEB 11, 2023
Shanks/Helmet at The Fort
Slackblast: Shanks/Helmet at The Fort DATE: 2023-02-11 AO: ao-the-fort Q: darkhelmet longshanks PAX: Anchorman fishstix Clickbait Bitcoin Headspin Slash Maximus Masterpiece Peach Stand Walker trucker, Winchester…
SWEEP THE LEG · FEB 1, 2021
Hilltopia
Eight men posted for Sweep the Leg on a cool, but dry, first day of February. Disclaimer given Short mosey run to launch point and lay out the plan: Start at the bank and do 12 Bobby Hurleys Run out to and down to…
JUL 16, 2020
Quality Questions
12 PAX gathered, brief disclaimer and we're off at what was collectively determined as "not mosey" pace. Each stop: 5 burpees 10 Carolina Dry Docks 15 Jump Squats 20 Hello Dollys (some in cadence, some not) At the…
JUN 6, 2020
Uphill Times
19 Pax posted on a Yumid morning to salute Old Glory and dig deep to tackle the surrounding hills. We were honored to welcome FNG/The Fonz (EH'd by Pusher) and a quasi-Kotter in Santini ( who has lost his excuses for…
SNAKE PIT · MAY 27, 2020
20 at The Snake Pit
OMG Becky, am I at the correct AO? That was my thought when I pulled up at 5:11am and saw 15+ dudes waiting in the parking lot. The power of location! The Snake Pit doesn't get much love way out at CRHS. I was honored…
FEB 13, 2020
4 Corner Crusher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cEAG-u_hUs YHC had the privilege to cross the river and Q for 11 at Minnow Pond. Conditions were stellar: 67 and dry. Here’s what we did: The Thang Run to First Baptist (.3 miles) - 4…
DEC 5, 2019
Bass chasing minnows
11 PAX were challenged with the mission to avoid being caught by the bass. Pretty much accomplished by all who attended. A special shout out to a couple of first posters to the pond Barry Manilow and Anchorman. Nice…
NOV 7, 2019
Bataan Death March at Minnow Pond
12 Pax. 45 degrees. 1 EC’er (Longshanks). Shanks is the only one who shows up 15 minutes early to a workout and runs hill repeats on Massey St. I’ll have to try that amount of crazy soon. Goodness! The PAX arrived and…
JUL 1, 2019
The Honey Badger 1776 Challenge
There was alot of chitter chatter on Twitter.....and Slack......leading up to this workout on 7/1 regarding posting to Badger or some other location in the greater Fort area. I ponder if some thought my idea of a…
APR 12, 2019
History at The Hive
Pulling into the HIVE early to set-up shop YHC was surprised to see 2 cars already there! Rebel was enjoying a few ‘Be Still’ minutes and Geronimo was getting after it in the parking lot with what appeared to be his…
NOV 23, 2018
Be prepared at the Bermuda Triangle!
Having the Q the day after Thanksgiving can be tough. But it's also the best way to hold yourself accountable. When Homebrew reached out to me with the offer to Q this day I knew I had to accept. I'd do anything to help…
OCT 25, 2018
Can Longshanks do Moderate?
So the question came up after Hasselhoff made a call to the bullpen last second as to whether YHC could lead a moderate workout and not get banned from leading it again. 15 PAX showed up to find out the answer. The…
RING OF FIRE · MAY 23, 2018
The Coop: Mixed Meters
24 PAX gathered in the gloom. The summer numbers bump is upon us. Can we stick with it when it is 10° again?? The Thang: Lots of mixed (non-4) counts Mosey around the main parking lot covering as much ground there as…
THE BALLROOM · APR 17, 2018
Today + You = History
10 Pax posted to #THEBallroom for another chapter in Redwood Originals month. This was YHC's first Q (or even post) to the not-so-new site now at Pleasant Knoll Middle School. Prior experience the past 18 months as Site…
COLOSSEUM · APR 10, 2018
Colosseum Classic (yes, wall and light poles)
Beautiful 50F AM at the Colusseum Mosey through Pickup Lanes x2 Mosey Hill with the light poles Worked our way up the hill stopping at each light pole: - 30x SSH - 10x Slow Windmill - 25x Moroccan Nightclub - 20x…
BLOCK PARTY · APR 10, 2018
Worthy Crew @ Block Party
18 PAX showed up strong on a beautiful spring morning. After the disclaimer, we shuffled out for a brief mosey replete with a Longshanks-style warmup: Butt kickers to Carioca around the Springs corporate center parking…