BackBlast On The Fly

On The Fly

Conditions: 46 F, clear but soggy. YHC had completely forgotten about being on Q this morning, the second time that has happened this week. Two long trips and the holiday schedule have left me all kinds of confused, but it was good to get back out to the Motherships after a couple months away. Showed …

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BackBlast Held OUTDOORS Rain Or Shine

Held OUTDOORS Rain Or Shine

With the forecast looking rough for the morning I woke up wondering if I was going to be solo but being AOQ and the fact that one of our core principles is that workouts are held outdoors rain or shine I went ahead and showed up to the AO with 5 min to spare. To …

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BackBlast Pumpkin Pie Burner

Pumpkin Pie Burner

AO: The Gavel Conditions: 60s and wet Well due to Pikachu grabbing every 3rd Q this month, options were limited towards the end of the month, but as usual the ever popular post Thanksgiving day Q was open at The Gavel so I jumped on it. Going back to my AOQ days at the Village, …

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BackBlast The Flop Signal

The Flop Signal

YHC posted to Slack that this morning would be miles and smiles. We’d keep a good pace, so load your ruck accordingly and go heavier if you want to burn a few more calories before tomorrow’s Thanksgiving feasts. Turns out, that announcement is the equivalent of shining the Flop Signal onto the clouds over the …

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BackBlast Tour de Warthog

Tour de Warthog

Upon chatting with a few of the guys last week I let them know yours truly was on the Q sheet for Warthog. Without even thinking about it TR and Anchor Man committed a week earlier. Upon texting the night before for HC’s TR stepped up to drive us all to make the journey south. …

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BackBlast Merkin Mile To The Beach

Merkin Mile To The Beach

Was wondering how many pax would post on a cold Thanksgiving day week and was glad to have 6 #HIM join me in the gloom! Traveling COP A mosey around the track ensued and we did 2 laps around stopping at different points to do our warm up exercises which included the following: Hillbillie’s, Through …

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BackBlast Full Body Burner

Full Body Burner

So after the big weekend with the guys at the Spartan Beast YHC got a text from Kiwi reminding me of my Q the following day and it was a good thing too because it had slipped my mind. After about 30 seconds I had a plan and I was able to sleep easy that …

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BackBlast Hour Long Penguin Huddle

Hour Long Penguin Huddle

Knowing that the Monday WaveRucker has been slow to takeoff, YHC was excited to see some HCs roll in on Slack over the weekend and even the chance of an FNG. The FNG submitted the typical excuse Saturday night, that 0500 was too early though, so we rolled with our solid group of 4 ruckers. …

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BackBlast Gettin chilly with da boyz!

Gettin chilly with da boyz!

Conditions: Low 40s, dry and we’ve begun the season of can’t feel my fingers! YHC / QIC subbing for 1st Base at the wheel of the #BombSquad this chilly morning. 5 #HIM were present, pre-workout #mumblechatter flowing, 1-minute warning and then this happened… Welcome to F3, mission and disclaimer. Warm Up:IC 15 – 20 reps. of …

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BackBlast Where it all started!

Where it all started!

It’s always special to me to lead at Warthog because this is where it all started just over 7 years ago. I knew the men would be ready for anything I threw at them today. I tried to bring a mix of some of the first few beatdowns I had the privilege to be a …

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