Author: backblasts

Date: 2026-09-29
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Hypotenuse ,
PAX: Panda Express, Banks, Knuckleball, Pine tar, MaiTai, Gummi Bear, Y2K, Snatch (F3 NW HWY), Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Swish, Cheese, Tortuga, Candyland, Jolly, Hypotenuse, Big Mac, BigBlue, Lib, Bolt FNGs: None
COUNT: 20
Conditions: Cool as a cucumber

WOR: ssh dnb

The Thang:10v10

Moleskine: Do hard things like Case Keenum.

Tags: Flat Earth, Panda Express, Banks, Knuckleball, Pine tar, MaiTai, Gummi Bear, Y2K, Snatch (F3 NW HWY), Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Swish, Cheese, Tortuga, Candyland, Jolly, Hypotenuse, Big Mac, BigBlue, Lib, Bolt

Date: 2026-09-29
AO: Dark Room
Q: Brainfog , Framed
PAX: Brainfog, Manhole, LeMond, Oompa, Framed, Endo, Flower Boy, Body Double FNGs:
COUNT: 8
Conditions:
Brisk, muddy, gloomy with some fog but we could still see the stars

WOR:
SSH + stretching

The Thang:
IPC week 4
Everyone made it through a round and then some 💪
Every rep counts, each full round was 150 reps.
Didn’t forget to submit your score:
https://ironpax.f3greenwood.org/submit

Moleskine:
Being competitive is great motivation. Always push yourself to do better. Reflecting on your results and progress is also important. Appreciate when you set a new personal best or hit a new goal.

Tags: Dark Room, Brainfog, Manhole, LeMond, Oompa, Framed, Endo, Flower Boy, Body Double

Date: 2026-09-28
AO: Tar Pit
Q: T-bone ,
PAX: Big Mac, Chuck, Jolly, LouGee, Tortuga, Beaker, T-bone, Panhandle FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
Conditions: perfect fall morning

WOR: SSH, AV’s and OYO

The Thang: IPC Week 4 Crayolas’s Masterpiece

Moleskine: Shepherding you thru the unknown is Gods specialty – see Isaiah 42:16

Tags: Tar Pit, Big Mac, Chuck, Jolly, LouGee, Tortuga, Beaker, T-bone, Panhandle

Date: 2026-09-28
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Mr Roboto ,
PAX: Pool Boy, Crack, Audible, Cheese, Endo, Sparrow, Mr Roboto, Ankles, Mr. Bean FNGs:
COUNT: 9
Conditions:
Getting chilly…48° but not windy

WOR:
SSHs x10
Tappy Taps x10
Abe Vigodas x10
Stretch OYO

The Thang:
4 ruckers, 5 runners ➡️ South on Prairie Path

Moleskine:
My M and I had a fight last night. It was something small that got big before we got to the crux of the issue and worked it out. In the past, I would have just fallen asleep in my bitterness without bringing up the thing bothering me. The way this played out was better than in the past, but we still have work to do. To sum it up as Ankles did, “If you’re going to fight, fight well.” Or something like that.

Tags: Ground Zero, Pool Boy, Crack, Audible, Cheese, Endo, Sparrow, Mr Roboto, Ankles, Mr. Bean

Date: 2026-09-28
AO: North Beach
Q: Lakers ,
PAX: Stock boy, Manhole, Lakers
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
Conditions: Dark and Ominous, a thick and oppressive fog rolling in over the empty fields

WOR:
SSH, Arm Circles, Picking Daisy’s, Heavy Carry

The Thang:
Moved to the field with the hill.

Pax performed four exercises, 10 reps each.
One pax pulled the sandbag 100’ out and then back. Rotate puller as pax continue exercises.

Round one: Standard Pull
Squats
Lunges
Deadlifts
Ground-to-back rack

Round two: Reclined Over head pull (this may have been a bad idea) Chest press
Overhead press
Thrusters
Merkins on bag

Round three: no pull due to time
American Hammers w/bag
BBSU
BEAR-hug squats
Ground to side shoulder

Final exercise: sled-dog the bag back to the COT

Moleskine:
Leverage. Use what we’re good at to help make other people’s lives easier!

Tags: North Beach, Stock boy, Manhole, Lakers

Date: 2026-09-27
AO: Downrange
Q: Dumpster ,
PAX: Brainfog, Dumpster, Treebeard, Endo, Mr Roboto, Too Big To Fail (TBTF) FNGs:
COUNT: 6
Conditions:
Amazing 57° at start time, beautiful course, beautiful conditions

WOR:
Stretch OYO

The Thang:
We ran 5 kilometers. Endo finished second overall with a time of 18:05, just 28 seconds behind first and an incredible 1:46 ahead of third. The rest of us finished in the 23–32 minutes range.

Moleskine:
Friendship. Okay, break for coffee and snacks!

Tags: Downrange, Brainfog, Dumpster, Treebeard, Endo, Mr Roboto, Too Big To Fail (TBTF)

Date: 2026-09-26
AO: Tar Pit
Q: Da Vinci ,
PAX: T-bone, The wet burrito, Portage, Beaker, LeMond, What-‘., Da Vinci FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
Every PAX gets a lightning round (roll from the 10x dice and pick an exercise)

GIB COUPON (Tabata) [sprint between rounds as needed] 1. Blockees
2. Incline merkins
3. Derkens
4. Curls
5. Skull crushers
6. American Hammers with Coupon
7. Coupon squats
8. One arm rows

GIB NO COUPON (Tabata) [sprint between rounds as needed] 1. Side straddle hops
2. High Knees
3. Burpees
4. Jump squats
5. Mountain climbers
6. Plank Jacks
7. American Hammers
8. Flutters

GIB AB (not Tabata)
1. LBCs (2 is 1)
2. Box Cutters
3. BBSU
4. Oblique
5. Leg lifts
6. Freddie Mercuries (4 is 1)
7. American Hammers (2 is 1)
8. Flutters (4 is 1)

Moleskin: “Humans are heart-soul-mind-strength complexes designed for love” (The Life We’re Looking For p. 31). We connected that to the mezouza (counteracting touching our phones) and the Feast of Tabernacles in Lev. 23:40-42 (don’t get too attached to your house – all is temporary). The deep roots of our love of Fall “rejoice for seven days before the Lord.”

COT: Voice many concerns and silence.

Tags: Tar Pit, T-bone, The wet burrito, Portage, Beaker, LeMond, What-‘., Da Vinci

Date: 2026-09-25
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Cheese ,
PAX: Cheese, Babe, Panda Express, MaiTai, Tortuga, Pancake, Shiplap, White Noise, Y2K, DQ, Jolly, Candyland, BigBlue, Pine tar FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
Conditions:
Beautiful Fall morning

WOR:
SSH & Abe’s

The Thang:
Ultimate on 2 fields
Moleskine:

Tags: Flat Earth, Cheese, Babe, Panda Express, MaiTai, Tortuga, Pancake, Shiplap, White Noise, Y2K, DQ, Jolly, Candyland, BigBlue, Pine tar

Date: 2026-09-25
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Endo ,
PAX: LeMond, Comp, Endo, Beaker, Pool Boy, Mr Roboto, The wet burrito, Cheap Shot, Runs, Toto, Mr. Bean, Topham, Tenderfoot, Stock boy FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
Conditions: warmish and muggyish

WOR: ssh, goofs, stretch

The Thang: went north

Moleskine: Say 5 positive encouraging things to your kids for every 1 criticism. Not a rule, just a guideline to consider.

Tags: Ground Zero, LeMond, Comp, Endo, Beaker, Pool Boy, Mr Roboto, The wet burrito, Cheap Shot, Runs, Toto, Mr. Bean, Topham, Tenderfoot, Stock boy

Date: 2026-09-24
AO: Mastodon
Q: Stock boy ,
PAX: LeMond, Dumpster, Beaker, Big Mac, Mr Roboto, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Audible, The wet burrito, Tenderfoot, Stock boy, DQ FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
Conditions:
Cool, fairly dry, perfect for a beatdown.

WOR:
Side straddle hops, copperhead squats.

The Thang:
IronPAX Week 3 Challenge

Playlist:
Metallica — Hero of the Day
System of a Down — Forest
Pearl Jam — Glorified G
Red Hot Chili Peppers — Breaking the Girl
The Rolling Stones — Sympathy for the Devil
Chris Cornell — Pillow of Your Bones
TV on the Radio — Lazerray
Joshua Homme — Centipede
Led Zeppelin — In My Time of Dying

Moleskine:
Train yourself to do hard things when there are no stakes so you can do hard things when there are high stakes.

Tags: Mastodon, LeMond, Dumpster, Beaker, Big Mac, Mr Roboto, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Audible, The wet burrito, Tenderfoot, Stock boy, DQ