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 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 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 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 Stacked DoD!

Stacked DoD!

Conditions: Rain on and off in 50s — soggy morning.  YHC used FiA’s shelter for this morning’s beatdown.  They being the smarter gender took their workout into the deck — lol! YHC (QIC)’s monthly trek (outside of his normal Saturday AO) to Q and/or post…and so it was honor to be able lead the #HIM at F3 …

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BackBlast Wrestlemania

Wrestlemania

Conditions: Yellow (lots of pollen) and warm – really nice morning for a block workout at Sharknado. I was pretty tired up a little later than normal last night and with this being my 2nd Q and 4th workout this week I guess I was kind of feeling my age – ha ha! 5:15 rolled …

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BackBlast Cracker Jack (John)

Cracker Jack (John)

Conditions: unseasonably warm for early March with lots of yellow stuff floating around in the air. Well when it comes to backblasts I always say better late than never! This one was delayed but here it is. With Flop over in England enjoying a warm Guinness while the Timeshare Pax hold down the fort I …

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BackBlast Building Blocks

Building Blocks

Warm up mosey Tempo squats, LBACs, Reverse LBCAs, Cherry pickers Lines with lunges and squats for the squeeze, high knees, butt kicks and a sprint. Block work: 10 OH Press, 15 Block swings, 20 Triceps extensions, 25 Block squats, 30 Muricans, 35 Block Humpers 1 lap around the church in between each exercise picking up …

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BackBlast These colors don’t run, but these PAX do!

These colors don’t run, but these PAX do!

I love a good theme and didn’t realize that I was on Q for President’s Day. I was excited to see no HCs for a prerun (otherwise I could have been convinced to join) but did have high expectations for the beatdown with several texts and HCs on Slack. Proper rhetoric was executed (1 minute …

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