Author: backblasts

Date: 2026-05-15
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Dumpster , Mr Roboto
PAX: Crack, Panhandle, LeMond, T-bone, Dr. Phil, Cheap Shot, Mr Roboto, Stock boy, Shamwow, Dumpster, Buns, Mr. Bean, The wet burrito FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WOR:
Arm Circles
Seal Claps
Hillbillies
Stretch OYO

The Thang:
Runners ran East to Blanchard St. and went up and down the hill. Ruckers rucked East.

Moleskine: I’m notorious for collecting stuff- especially if it’s free or cheap and I sometimes don’t put things in their right place or don’t have a spot for them. I’m going through my cluttered garage right now- sorting and organizing and decluttering stuff that I put in it over the winter.

Find ways to declutter your life – whether it’s physical things, ideas, bad habits, toxic people, etc

Tags: Ground Zero, Crack, Panhandle, LeMond, T-bone, Dr. Phil, Cheap Shot, Mr Roboto, Stock boy, Shamwow, Dumpster, Buns, Mr. Bean, The wet burrito

Date: 2026-05-15
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Gummi Bear ,
PAX: Shiplap, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Pine tar, Wagyu, DQ, Panda Express, Gummi Bear, Cheese, Spit Valve, Manhole, Banks, Oompa, Bloomer, Tortuga, Dewey, Has Been, Hypotenuse, Jolly, Krampus, Frogger, Cutter , Cutter FNGs: 1 Cutter
COUNT: 22
WOR: old school mosey and down and backs (despite shock, complaints and jeers from some of the pleabs).

The Thang:
Two games of ultimate 6v6 on football field and 5v5 on soccer field

Moleskine:
Your Molskines have an impact here

Tags: Flat Earth, Shiplap, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Pine tar, Wagyu, DQ, Panda Express, Gummi Bear, Cheese, Spit Valve, Manhole, Banks, Oompa, Bloomer, Tortuga, Dewey, Has Been, Hypotenuse, Jolly, Krampus, Frogger, Cutter , Cutter

Date: 2026-05-14
AO: Mastodon
Q: Mr Roboto ,
PAX: Stock boy, Da Vinci, Endo, Samsonite, Beaker, Mr Roboto, DQ FNGs:
COUNT: 7
WOR:
Sit-ovators from 7 (Sit on coupon as we do motivators. Surprisingly good at working out muscles around top of legs below waist.) Copperhead squats x10
Batwings x10 (Arm Circles forward and backward x10, Michael Phelps, Pretzels, and Moroccan Night Clubs)

The Thang:
SHOP EMOM/AMRAP
– Format: 40 seconds work / 20 seconds rest. Each minute is a different exercise. Repeat the 5-exercise cycle 6 times. – Coupon Curl – Seated at edge of picnic table
– Overhead Press – Seated at edge
– Bent-Over Row – Seated, lean forward
– American Hammer – Seated on table
– Skull Crusher – Lying on table
FINISHER — Abs Are All You Need
– Play “All You Need Is Love” — The Beatles (~3:47). Hold crunch position (supine, elbows and knees touching) throughout. Perform a Big Boy Sit-Up every time you hear “All You Need is Love” or “Love is all you need.” MARY for 3 minutes.

Moleskine:
– None of us who is married has a perfect marriage, but if we put in the work to resolve conflict we can make them better.

COT in thread.
(Also, this is the picture that my preblast pic was based on.)

Tags: Mastodon, Stock boy, Da Vinci, Endo, Samsonite, Beaker, Mr Roboto, DQ

Date: 2026-05-14
AO: Dark Room
Q: Jolly ,
PAX: LeMond, Banks, Body Double, Framed, Toto, Tortuga, Jolly, Crack, Manhole FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR:
5 min EMOM: 35 SSH/7 burpees
Abe Vigodas
Arm Circles
Michael Phelps

The Thang:
More EMOM!
We did two exercises every minute increasing the reps by 1 each round until you fail to complete them in the minute. Upon failure you run the short loop and start on a Mary spittoon.

Round 1:
2 Murder Bunnies out and back, 5 thrusters. Add one to both each minute.

BBSU spittoon to 450

Round 2
2 Lunges/ 10 Merkins

Flutter kick spittoon

Round 3
2 Broad jump burpees (not to be confused with Tortuga’s burpee broad jumps) / 15 curls

Bicycle kick spittoon.

Final round
Sprint to light pole and back/ 30 goblet squats. Did this twice.

Moleskine:
Work hard/play hard

Tags: Dark Room, LeMond, Banks, Body Double, Framed, Toto, Tortuga, Jolly, Crack, Manhole

Date: 2026-05-13
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Manhole ,
PAX: Stock boy, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Audible, Ankles, Dumpster, Crack, Manhole FNGs:
COUNT: 7
WOR: sure

The Thang: to the marsh!

Moleskine: gratitude

Tags: Ground Zero, Stock boy, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Audible, Ankles, Dumpster, Crack, Manhole

Date: 2026-05-09
AO: Tar Pit
Q: LeMond ,
PAX: LeMond, Da Vinci, T-bone, Archive, Endo, Homie, DQ, Panhandle FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
• Warmorama
– SSHs
– Imperial Walkers
– Toy Soldiers
– Mountain Climbers
• Mosey up and down stairs at the school
– Stop to do side plank hold
– 10 urkin/derkin swivels: 10 up, 10 down
– Body weight hold on ledge for 1 minute
• At the field
– Torture
– 1 blockee, 4 murder bunnies
– 2 blockees, 8 murder bunnies
– Up to 6 blockees, 32 murder bunnies
– Save the Knees: 4 sets of 4-count exercises
– 10 merkins
– 10 alt arm/leg raises
– 10 leg swings
– 10 Australian Snow Angels
– Broadjump burpees to the cones.
– Circle of Death:
– Groiners to 100
– Sprint back to the blocks
• Game of Uno
Credit to Drop Thrill from F3 Fort Mill for this idea!
• Shuffle the deck of Uno cards and whatever the number is, Pax perform that number of reps with the exception of 0 being a short lap around the playground. The color of the cards determines the exercise. You have to play your cards just like in Uno. Color on same color, or same number on same number. • Blue = Curls
Green = BBSs
Yellow = Goblet squats
Red = Bentover rows
Ø = Run a lap
+2 = Two of the last card/exercise drawn
+4 = Four reps of all four exercises
Reverse = Do the same exercise you just performed
Wild = Change color
• Mary
– Dead Bugs
– Freddie Mercuries
– Flutter Kicks
• Moleskin:
– Resentment and letting go of past hurts.
– My prayer: God, show me the way to let this go. Help me to forgive others and myself.

Tags: Tar Pit, LeMond, Da Vinci, T-bone, Archive, Endo, Homie, DQ, Panhandle

Date: 2026-05-12
AO: Dark Room
Q: Lakers ,
PAX: What, Body Double, Lakers, Manhole, Toto, Crack, Flower Boy FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR:
Gentle Mosey around parking lot. First, but not last, instance of Manhole saying he was ready for coffee. Stretches

Scout Run around the Broga Mat. All agree to buy Body Double some shorts asap.

The Thang: At the BOUNCE HOUSE
Circle up at center court. What made a great effort to get mumble chatter going right away.

Ring of Fire: Q calls directions and all pax shuffle left or right, facing center the whole time. When Q calls “down” do a burpee.

Doracides: Partner up.
Pax 1 does a ladder run to 3pt line, half, 3pt, far baseline.
Pax 2 does exercise. Excercises were 100 jump squats, 200 lunges, 300 squats. Toto proved himself to be a BEAST as usual.
When pax finished, join the Six. Everyone does all the reps, if you finish early, you do extra! Flower Boy was not nearly winded enough.

Knockout: We played a quick game of Knockout. Manhole won!

Moleskine:
“Every choice you make is a vote for the man you want to become!” Become the HIM you want to be!

Tags: Dark Room, What, Body Double, Lakers, Manhole, Toto, Crack, Flower Boy

Date: 2026-05-12
AO: Mastodon
Q: Falsetto ,
PAX: Stock boy, LeMond, Da Vinci, Endo, Ankles, Samsonite, Dumpster, DQ, Mr Roboto, Falsetto, Dumpster (if he changes his name back) FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WOR:
– Motivators from 7 in tempo to “Beat it”- Michael Jackson, @140bpm, any slower becomes the dreaded “Slowtivators” – Batwings ICx10
– Abe Vigodas ICx10
– OYO stretch what you need
–
Rifle Carry to Hoffa- “Andante” walking tempo,

Thang 1: “Back in Black” -AC/DC
Verse- Coupon Curls in tempo
Chorus- Coupon Dips in tempo
Everything else- Coupon Squats in tempo

Trivia: guess bpm for Back in Black??
90bpm (if within 10= Plank hold, others Manrise)

Thang 2: “Photograph” Def Leppard
Verse- Coupon Swings
Pre-Chorus- Shoulder Press
Chorus- Burpee on every “Photograph”
Everything Else- Plank and enjoy!
**16 Burpees completed

Trivia: guess bpm for Photograph??
125bpm (if within 10=Manrise, others=LBC)

Thang 3 “Misery” Maroon 5
Exercise X 5= BOMBS
Blockees
Overhead Press
Merkins
BBSU
Squat Jumps

Trivia: guess bpm for Misery??
103 bpm (within 10=Manrise, others=Bear crawl Hoffa)

Thang 4 “Invincible” 12 min!!
Hoffa Manrise
Ring of Fire to 100 Merkins at top
BBSU Spitoon to 100 at bottom
rinse/repeat subtracting 10 from Ring of Fire (90,80,etc.) and adding 10 to BBSU (110,120,etc.) till end of song

Moleskine-
Are you living for “glory of past days/youth”?? Like the character in Tool’s “Invincible”?? Pre-Chorus]
Warrior struggling to remain relevant
Warrior struggling to remain consequential
[Chorus]
Cry aloud
Bold and proud
Of where I’ve been
But here I am
Where I end

Instead consider the beauty of your current sseason of life! There is beauty in every season. Be present where you are and WHEN you are.

Tags: Mastodon, Stock boy, LeMond, Da Vinci, Endo, Ankles, Samsonite, Dumpster, DQ, Mr Roboto, Falsetto, Dumpster (if he changes his name back)

Date: 2026-05-08
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Toto ,
PAX: LeMond, Stock boy, Shamwow, T-bone, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Mr. Bean, Buns, Toto, Beaker, Mr Roboto, Crack, Panhandle FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WOR: N/A

The Thang: Ran south on the Prairie Path – stopping to do 10 side-straddle hops after each street crossing.

Moleskine: Hopefully someone remembers what I said because I don’t.

Tags: Ground Zero, LeMond, Stock boy, Shamwow, T-bone, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Mr. Bean, Buns, Toto, Beaker, Mr Roboto, Crack, Panhandle

Date: 2026-05-11
AO: Tar Pit
Q: Da Vinci ,
PAX: Stock boy, Da Vinci, Big Mac, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Chuck, Dumpster, SAGA, Sparty, Jolly, DQ, Panhandle FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
Musical warmorama to Knocking on Heaven’s Door and Hurt.

What’s the Tea of this beatdown. Die of Death Standard (coupon and no coupon) with Musical choice. We got good muscle exhaustion, no cap. We ate. It was mad fire. Sleeping in is sus, FR. Those folks are mid, bruh.

Moleskin from journalist Kelsey Piper on X:

“My ancestors buried half their children. All mine are alive. My ancestors’ house had a dirt floor. Mine is wood. I have indoor plumbing, I have hot water, I have never in my life hauled a full bucket half a mile and I probably never will. Do you know how rare it is, in human history, for small children to wear shoes? Mine have multiple pairs. I can speak to my relatives who live thousands of miles away, for free, at any time. Video, if we want video. With machine translation, if we speak different languages. The original Library of Congress had 740 books in it. I have more than that. If I run out of books in my home my local public library has 350,000. If I want to take a hundred books with me on vacation, they all fit on a device that fits in my purse. I have heat in the winter and AC in the summer and a washing machine and I have never, ever, ever had to scrub a dress clean by hand in the stream. I can look up recipes from more than a hundred different countries and I’ve tried dozens of them. I ride a clean and modern train across my city for $4, or take a robot taxi if I’m out too late for the train. I donate $40,000 every year to the cause of getting healthcare to the world’s poorest people and even after the donations I never have to think about whether I can afford a book, or a pair of shoes, or a cup of coffee. There is a great deal more to fight for, of course. I hope that our descendants will look back on our lives and list a thousand ways they’re richer. Maybe we ourselves will do that, if some of the crazier stuff comes true. But the abundance is all around you and to a significant degree you aren’t feeling it only because fish don’t notice water.”

Tags: Tar Pit, Stock boy, Da Vinci, Big Mac, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Chuck, Dumpster, SAGA, Sparty, Jolly, DQ, Panhandle