Heavy rain meant we were under the picnic shelter. YHC came in a bit hot... Always right on time WAR Dipping dotsHelicoptersNancy KerrigansRosalita WhipsHurdler Stretch and Butterfly The Thang Tabata style, but no timer. Pax led in rotating fashion, with the leader deciding when we were done with that exercise. Turkish get upsWonderbrasCurlsStep upsSide plank … Continue reading Outta time – feats of strength backblast 7/19/21

Vacation was good. Vacay! And it's also good to be home. But never good to see the Q sheet empty at 9pm the night before. And so I Q'ed... Started with a lap around the Harmon Park bathrooms. Stopped by the octagon picnic shelter, where Pax were instructed to select a piece of paper with … Continue reading Northern Aggression 7/7/21

Slowly rehabbing from a midfoot/heel issue, YHC envisioned a mosey free workout. A recent backblast by Yorkie from High Point fit the bill...so I "borrowed" it... Warm-a-Rama Mosey around the parking lotSSHSun godsCopperhead squatsSame side Abes3 T&C (note: no clue what this was, so we skipped it) The Thang: Tabata - 20 seconds ball out … Continue reading Backblast for Northern Aggression 6/23/21

YHC rolled in "hot" (AKA tardy) but thankfully Boone's Farm actually showed up for the boot camp Q and had initiated WAR. Whew! Whew! Bootcampers moseyed, while the Strongmen did our thang...exercise pairs on each side of the BB court, alternating AMRAP until Omaha called. Round 1: Turkish get ups and wonderbrasRound 2: Curls and … Continue reading Feats of Strength Backblast June 7, 2021

16 pax posted for this Flashbang Friday. It went like this… WAR at tennis courts. Nancy Kerrigans x10ic fwd/revSeal jacks x10icHillbillies x25icSeam rippers x20ic The Thang - three themes. With an injured shoulder from a mountain bike crash, this workout targeted legs and abs. Kept seeing news about a cicada horde that wasn't even around … Continue reading Bikes, Bugs, and Birthday Backblast 5/21/21

Feats of Strength Backblast 5/3/21 WAR SSHSeam rippersDean VigodasSun godsGoof ballsWarm up mosey around the skate park The Thang Each pax given a piece of chalk. Round 1. Gratitude Pax did curls. One at a time, each Pax took their chalk to the concrete area at the end of the court. Each wrote a list of … Continue reading “Gratitude, Grievance, and Do Good”

There was a high degree of pre workout mumblechatter on slack, with a high proportion of those fartsacking. Not Farside, who after lighting up Slack last night, showed up in his starched and pressed black Sox. He was ready for Nickelback. YHC was Surprised Hook Em didn't post for the Neil Diamond. Really? WAR: Nancy … Continue reading “Neil Diamond went to West Virginia for a Nickelback Concert” Flashbang Friday Backblast 4/23/21

Went something like this... WAR  SSH - YHCSlow Mountain Climbers with calf stretches - Boone's FarmImperial walkers - KaySSH - Huffy The Thang - Dice partner work The Dice Partner upRolled dice to select exercises for 2 stations. P1 ran, acting as the timer. P2 did the exercise rolled by dice.Rotated twice through each station and the … Continue reading Skate Rats Friday backblast 4/9/21

Here's a shocker...YHC signed up for the Q a bit late last night.  Around 9:30ish.  But no one else had signed up, so there's that. Woke up this AM and still no one else had signed up to attend. I was glad Boone's Farm and Epstein joined the workout. Plus it was a beautiful morning. … Continue reading Skate Rats Saturday backblast – Dice

WAR - called on Pax to lead their favorites SSH x20IC YHCAbe Vigodas - DeliveranceSeam rippers - Hook'emChinooks - Broad sideGoofballs - Hand bells THE THANG - partner up and work through the following as many times as possible P1 CurlsP2 Run around skate parkSwitch P1 Copperhead squats (with weights?)P2 Run around skate parkSwitch P1 … Continue reading Backblast for Feats of Strength 3/15/21