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 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 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 4 Corners Facedown

4 Corners Facedown

YHC arrived early to scope the site and get in a 15 min. Pre Run. Temperature was 64 and balmy for early March. As we approached start time I announced a 1 minute warning. Odouls began the mumblechatter by sharing his opinion that my watch was off by 2 minutes and time was wasting. Since …

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BackBlast Welcome back…

Welcome back…

Conditions: mid 60s, with a nice breeze. Pre-Ruck: Showed up a bit early for the planned pre-ruck and had knocked out a lap when I was joined by a long time Kotter, Brady Bunch, rejoining after an extended paternal leave. By the next lap, Judge Judy had pulled in and joined us and shortly thereafter, …

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BackBlast Catapult 4-Year Anniversary!

Catapult 4-Year Anniversary!

Conditions: Pleasantly warm — low 60s. And of course, dark at 0500 when YHC biked into the Carolina Forest Community Church (CFCC) campus.  This morning marked the 4-year anniversary of the launch of #Catapult (CP)!  CP was created to have a place where the banged up, “gently used”, or “Tues. and Thurs.” only Pax could plant …

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BackBlast Stronger Together

Stronger Together

The Thang: Conditions: The temp was just right for a beatdown…57 and clear. YHC had planned to get some running/cardio into this beatdown… I don’t enjoy running but Im training for an adventure race and I needed a motivator to make it happen. COP 20-HARRY ROCKETTES  IC 15 – C. PICKERS  IC 15-LBAC  IC 15 …

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BackBlast Seven of Diamonds (or Clubs)

Seven of Diamonds (or Clubs)

Conditions: 40s and clear. Showed up early to lay out stage for the planned workout prior to a thirty-minute pre-ruck. Rousey had beat met there and was warming up on the back fields and Judge Judy pulled in and started while I was finishing up and we eventually all got together and shared a little …

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BackBlast Oyster Invasion

Oyster Invasion

We at Catapult celebrate lots of things… Judge Judy’s Imperial Walker form, farts, making fun of each other in group text, and visits from other AOs. Today several Oyster guys made the trek up to Catapult and we enjoyed their company. Without Killington there, and my gas at an all time low, we couldn’t really …

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