BackBlast Thrust into ’23

Thrust into ’23

Weather: 51 degrees. Fog setting in around 5:45am. Warm-up on the go: Imperial walkers, LBACs, cherry pickers, and ‘mericans (23). Partner Block work: Station 1: Combined 100 Block swings – Partner 2 mosey down and back. Station 2: Combined 150 Block Humpers- Partner 2 does 20 Bulgarian squats then swaps out. Station 3: Combined 200 …

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BackBlast 12/28/22 Bomb Squad, Lifts and Laps

12/28/22 Bomb Squad, Lifts and Laps

-Conditions: 30 degrees, no wind, dark, dry, sky’s clear. 10 pax posted to work off some Christmas cookies at a slightly warmer beat down than the previous few days have offered and discovered that 30 degrees is significantly more comfortable workout weather than 20 degrees and shouldn’t prevent anyone from posting. For all the fair-weather …

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BackBlast Just Keep Us Moving

Just Keep Us Moving

AO: BombSquad Conditions: 20s and cold “Just keep us moving” that was the only request prior to the beatdown from Rousey as he was the first to HC the day before. Considering the temps would be in the 20s, I figured that was probably the wisest choice. Honestly I didn’t have high hopes for a …

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BackBlast Stop, Ladder Time

Stop, Ladder Time

Few short weeks ago, I made the trek out west to the remote lands of Gatlinburg, like many pioneers of yesteryear, I was amazed by the wonders I discovered, and the fascinated by the new cultures I met. Given the season, I even planted a few flags, and taxed the natives as residents of South …

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BackBlast Rain No Shine

Rain No Shine

AO:Bombsquad Conditions: Wet, Cold.  Weather app said 37 degrees with a feels like of 27.  Rain was light but steady. Add a little bit of wind and it was great.  It felt like GrowRuck 17 in Pinehurst so I dressed accordingly. CrossStitch is such a great AOQ, he lined me up what feels like months …

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BackBlast Bombsquad 12/19 4 corners

Bombsquad 12/19 4 corners

YHC took the Q to fill a gap in the schedule a few days out. However instead of using that time to prepare a workout I elected to wing it and it showed. Fortunate to have some season pax so I chose to outsource additional four corner rounds to the group. Orientation: Frigid 32 degrees, …

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BackBlast What Would Candy Cane Do?

What Would Candy Cane Do?

AO: BombSquad Conditions: 40s and clear Well I had no intention of Q’ing today. To be honest, this just happened to be one of the very few Saturday workouts that I could actually attend since my wife didn’t have to go in to work early today. So as I was checking Slack last night to …

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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 ¿ 7 Corners ?

¿ 7 Corners ?

Conditions: Clear and Very Pleasant 60F Got at text from AOQ Cross Stitch at 0445 that he was out of commission for the morning, suffering from a headache for more than 12 hours. Hopefully he can shake that today. 15 Thru The Tunnel, IC 10 Willie Mays Hayes, IC 15 Tempo Squats, IC 15 Imperial …

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BackBlast Just Some Good Ol’ Boys

Just Some Good Ol’ Boys

AO: BombSquad Conditions: Perfect Theme Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxD0PqVlt5Q YHC was looking forward to my Q all month. An on the eve of the occasion worked out a beatdown on paper that I was sure would invigorate and challenge the PAX. I had every detail accounted for except one, the fact at Saturdays start on the Hour …

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