BackBlast A day that will live in infamy

A day that will live in infamy

AO: The Plank Conditions: 61 degrees and awesome.   7 Dec 1941 is a “Date that which will live in infamy, “ as stated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during a speech a day later.  At 0800 Sunday morning, 7 Dec 1941, the Japanese attacked the United States at the naval base at Pearl Harbor. …

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BackBlast For the Love of Playing Football!

For the Love of Playing Football!

50 Degrees – PERFECT!   Here’s the breakdown –    The North Team: Brown Bag – Team Captain Castaway – Offensive Captain Chicken Little – Defensive Captain Beefsteak Candy Cane Pikachu Quaker Sade Tiny Dancer Weasel   The South Team: Billboard – Team Captain Hard Hat Grilled Cheese Weedeater Flash Blooper Manziel Bubbles Butch Tapout …

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BackBlast Little bit of everything!

Little bit of everything!

Conditions 50’s – real nice #ThePlank is such a great AO…I mean, it was forged from the irons of #ElevationMonday!  I was excited to Q Tuesday, and then Jingles had his farewell Q at #WH, so Castaway graciously agreed to swap.  Seemed like good numbers were to be had, and they were, with 13 studs …

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BackBlast Moist

Moist

Had expected it to be cold after yesterday’s frigid beatdown at Catapult, but it was merely chilly in the 50s with a steady breeze. Unfortunately, it started to rain right around 5, starting light and picking up enough that I opted to move us under the stadium stairs to begin. Had to improvise a little …

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BackBlast Thankful. And Cold.

Thankful. And Cold.

32 degrees and a hard frost on the car this morning. Was thankful to see 9 cars come in with Pax willing to brave the cold for some exercise and camaraderie. Today was (supposed to be) a Catapult/Plank convergence. Thankful for Jetah and Fergie coming over the ICW, good work men. Got right to it …

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BackBlast Timing is Everything

Timing is Everything

AO: The Plank Conditions: 43 Degrees; light breeze; Perfect 5:14:45 – 15 Second Warning 5:15 – Brief Disclaimer given as exercise began. YHC came in hot to the Plank with 30 seconds to spare (according to my watch) only to find the PAX taking a Capri Run around the track. They were on the far …

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BackBlast Birthday Week Q Tour – Day Two

Birthday Week Q Tour – Day Two

43* PERFECT!   Here we go! Day 2 of the birthday week Q tour.    Proper disclaimer was given and at 0515 it went something like this:   Mosey around the track   25 SSH IC 15 TTT IC 15 IW IC 10 Merkins SC 15 LBAC IC 15 LBAC in Reverse IC 15 CP …

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BackBlast The Essentials: Stairs, Blocks, & Suicides

The Essentials: Stairs, Blocks, & Suicides

The last time YHC Q’d #ThePlank it was a slow morning and only 2 other PAX showed up.  Knowing that this amazing AO is capable of big numbers (and trying not to take it personally), I posted an HC call out on Slack to which a thunderous silence ensued.  Eventually Fergie chimed in encouraging men …

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BackBlast First Base’s Baseball WOD

First Base’s Baseball WOD

Conditions ~ 70. Pleasant, but not quite as nice as the slightly cooler temps earlier in the week, IMHO. First time on Q at the Plank, I’d had planned a workout last weekend and then decided to go away from it after trying to fine tune it last night while watching the Braves get destroyed …

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BackBlast 49* PERFECT

49* PERFECT

49* PERFECT   Arrived at the super bright Plank to find Hot Tub doing warm-up laps and Cyclone stretching. One-minute warning given, proper disclaimer, and at 0515 we started off with a slow Mosey around the track. Halfway around we saw El Red Cardo Moseying to catch us and by the time we got back …

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