BackBlast AOQ Handoff

AOQ Handoff

YHC arrived about 25 minutes early for a pre run to find several vehicles already on site. Apparently they were on a long run since no one was in sight. As the time approached numerous faces from other AOs began to appear. It was an honor for First Base and I to have so much …

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BackBlast Lunge With a Twist

Lunge With a Twist

Warm Up: Mosey in between the following exercises: Side straddle hop, Tempo Squats, LBACs, Cherry Pickers, and Burpees. Get a coupon and meet back at the first corner for Colt 60s (Colt 45s with extra reps!) Lunge walk with a block twisting both ways at the bottom the short length of the church. Rifle carry …

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BackBlast Bears, BLIMPS, Mucho Chesto, and MOM

Bears, BLIMPS, Mucho Chesto, and MOM

AO Catapult, home turf, familiar faces, HIM ready to give their all. Conditions Perfect (60 degrees & Clear) Crabs sent out an urgent message that he was still recovering from thinking he was Bode Miller while skiing with his buds in Utah and needed a little relief from the Catapult Q this morning. I had …

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BackBlast Don’t Mess With Mother Nature (or Quaker)

Don’t Mess With Mother Nature (or Quaker)

AO: BombSquad Conditions: Perfect (60 degrees & steady rain) 5:59 – One Minute Warning 6:00 – Proper Disclaimer & Mission Statement COP: 50 SSH IC; 20 Tempo Squats IC; 20 Imperial Walkers IC; 20 Merkins IC; 20 Hillbillies IC; 20 TTT IC; 20 Windmills IC; 5 Core Principles of F3; 20 LBAC IC; 20 LBAC …

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BackBlast 3/21/23 Catapult no bar pull up training.

3/21/23 Catapult no bar pull up training.

Conditions: A clear, cold and dark but dry March morning. 33 degrees with light wind. 4 pax posted for my return to Q at Catapult. I thought I’d tweak a bomb squad Q I used last month focusing on improving my pull up max and make it a little better. Warm Up (10 min):  15 …

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BackBlast Three’s Company

Three’s Company

Hoser needed a Q- I answered the call (on Saturday Headgear……). Asked the crew to grab your rucks and your bags, along with a positive attitude we would conquer Doug Shaw. I had an awesome partner WOD set up, but, with only 3 studs making it out early I had to curb that debacle for …

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BackBlast Not Reinventing The Wheel

Not Reinventing The Wheel

Conditions: Cold snap continued, in the mid to upper thirties. YHC and Judge Judy got in early for a preruck and were surprised to find the gates to the ball fields open for the first time in recent memory. Was looking like it would be just two for the beatdown, but then a shady character …

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BackBlast Easy Peazy, One Two Threezy

Easy Peazy, One Two Threezy

Conditions: 40s, scattered clouds, just off of a full moon Killington came up lame after jailbreaks at BombSquad yesterday, so YHC got the call as a substitute. Decided to do a block heavy Q as that is what Killington said he had been planning prior to realizing he was on the IL, and figured I …

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BackBlast 5 for 5!

5 for 5!

Conditions: Friggin cold and windy! 29. I just mowed my yard 5 days prior in shorts and t-shirt. YHC (QIC) on Q at #Waverucker (WR). Trying to re-work my schedule to get back to posting every few months as the benefits of rucking as a low impact alternative to running as well as the opportunity …

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BackBlast Q-101 Returns #Mothership Edition

Q-101 Returns #Mothership Edition

AO: Warthog Conditions: 40s and clear Q-101 used to be an annual event until the pandemic hit. Since that time, its only been done once by now Nantan, Quaker. Prior to that, One Call has always Q’d it and has done a great job setting the standard for how a beatdown should be run. Q-101 taught newer …

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