BackBlast Like Blind Melon said… No Rain

Like Blind Melon said… No Rain

Earlier in the week the forecast was an 80% chance of rain Thursday morning, so naturally I prepared a rain Q. Weds night the forecast hadn’t changed much, so I went to bed planning on being under the overhang. At 4:30 the radar showed a huge dry window from 5am to 6:30, go figure. Since …

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BackBlast Hot, Humid, Abs, Arms, and Chest

Hot, Humid, Abs, Arms, and Chest

Warmup with ssh and imperial walkers. Picnic table fun with hundreds of reps for abs, arms, and chest. Recovery run around the lake. A few more sets of abs and arms. 2 minute leg hold and plank.

BackBlast Sprints and burpees

Sprints and burpees

5:14 Rolling in hot one minute warning 5:15 Proper F3 disclaimer Let’s get to work! Mosey to Valor park COP 25 ssh ic 7 burpees oyo 15 imperial walkers IC 7 burp n merk oyo 12 wind mills ic 7 triple burp n merk oyo plank of pain mosey to the rear park n garage …

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BackBlast Light The Fire, It’s Cold Out Here

Light The Fire, It’s Cold Out Here

AO: Catapult Conditions: 30s and clear Well its my 15th Q since the First F Challenge started… honestly it feels like it should be a lot more than that, but it is what it is. Judge Judy asked me if I had any ideas left… answered him pretty quickly. I don’t! But I think we …

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BackBlast Blocks on the field

Blocks on the field

YHC pulled into The Plank at 0508 to the sight of some expected cars. Drifter was stretching out after a 2 mile prerun and Candy Cane was finishing up his 5K, or as Drifter put it his “Valvano points”. Cyclone came in at the same time and then we noticed a Jeep pull in. Is …

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BackBlast Arrow Air Flight 1285R Remembered

Arrow Air Flight 1285R Remembered

Welcome & Disclaimer The Pledge of Allegiance COP SSH, IW, TTT, WM, Hillbilly’s, LBAC-Fwd, Air Press, Seal Clap, LBAC-Reverse and upon completion mosey’d in counter clockwise fashion around the church building and to the cross. Upon arrival shared the following: On this date, 37 years ago, a charter flight carrying 248 US soliders back to …

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BackBlast Little bit of this and that

Little bit of this and that

YHC was running behind this morning and after checking slack the night before figured there would at least be two there at the Hulk waiting since two pax responded with ๐Ÿ‘ on slack. I rounded the curve coming up to the Hulk lot to find neither of the two that I expected and saw Drifter …

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BackBlast Solid Monday at Sharknado

Solid Monday at Sharknado

AO Sharknado Conditions High 40โ€™s and beautiful. One Minute Warning as i finished up my pre run. Disclaimer  15 Each IC, Harry Rocketts, Tempo Squats, Imperial Walkers, 15 Ea LBACF,R, 20 SSH Three rounds 40 seconds on 20 seconds of โ€œRestโ€ Squats for 40 an Squat hold for 20 Four merkins with four shoulder taps …

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BackBlast Nice, cold, and wet … IYKYK

Nice, cold, and wet … IYKYK

In planning out the Q for today, YHC decided to piggy back off Hoser’s Q last week and focus on ruck + sandbag movements in various forms. Start off with a ruck lap followed by a ruck+SB lap to get warmed up*it was here that Bling kept his streak alive and the title of the …

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BackBlast Gavel Friday

Gavel Friday

AO: The Gavel Conditions: 50s and wet Capping off the week with a nice recovery workout under the awning. 1 minute warning Disclaimer COP: As it was cold, wet, and windy… made the call to get started with a lap around the church to the block pile. Everybody grabbed a block and headed to the …

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