Backblasts

Date: 2026-01-17
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Hypotenuse ,
PAX: Oompa, T.B., Wagyu, Tortuga, Jolly, Bloomer, Gummi Bear, Banks, Jack, Hypotenuse, Cheese, Endo, Shiplap FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WOR: SSH x15, down and back

The Thang: 7v6 mostly eastbound ultimate

Moleskine: Masculinity is to be of service without expecting anything in return.

COT: HBD T.B.
Good luck on interview Oompa
No serious facial injury

Tags: Flat Earth, Oompa, T.B., Wagyu, Tortuga, Jolly, Bloomer, Gummi Bear, Banks, Jack, Hypotenuse, Cheese, Endo, Shiplap

Date: 2026-01-17
AO: Mastodon
Q: Cheap Shot ,
PAX: Samsonite, Lakers, The wet burrito, Stock boy, Jayhawk, Dumpster, Bloomer, Mr Roboto, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Cheap Shot, Endo FNGs:
COUNT: 11
WOR: SSH, Abe Vigodas, Imperial Walkers, Batwings, goofballs, copperhead squats, pretzels

The Thang: Traveled around Mastodonia, impressing barmaids, crossing bridges, fighting goblins, finding traps, defeated the dragon.

Moleskine: Try to see the humanity in those that have opposing opinions to you.

COT: Jobs for PAX

Tags: Mastodon, Samsonite, Lakers, The wet burrito, Stock boy, Jayhawk, Dumpster, Bloomer, Mr Roboto, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Cheap Shot, Endo

Date: 2026-01-06
AO: Mastodon
Q: Treebeard ,
PAX: DQ, Stock boy, Dumpster, Panhandle, Mr Roboto, LeMond, Da Vinci, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Beaker, Treebeard, Audible FNGs:
COUNT: 11
WOR:
Yep!

The Thang:
12 Days of Christmas Beatdown

Moleskine:
Yes ✅

COT:
True that.

Tags: Mastodon, DQ, Stock boy, Dumpster, Panhandle, Mr Roboto, LeMond, Da Vinci, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Beaker, Treebeard, Audible

Date: 2026-01-16
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Bo-Peep ,
PAX: Da Vinci, T-bone, Bo-Peep, Mr. Bean, Manhole, Endo, LeMond, Panhandle, SAGA, Stock boy, Mr Roboto, Dr. Phil, Toto, Buns FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WOR: SSH, GOOFBALLS, TAPPY TAPS—stretch on your own

The Thang: Run, Ruck towards Geneva

Moleskine: Being present is one of the greatest gifts we can give to those around us. It holds true in the realms of running, work, and relationships that our presence—although it requires sacrifice—is the main way we can promote transformation and growth in our lives.
Take 30 seconds of silence to identify an area of life where you want to be more present

COT: 1. Prayers of thanks for a successful eye surgery for LeMond father. 2. Those laid off recently at Mr Roboto workplace. 3. Manhole friend Ray who has a lot of health issues. 4. Cookies family as they navigate an extremely challenging health diagnosis.

Tags: Ground Zero, Da Vinci, T-bone, Bo-Peep, Mr. Bean, Manhole, Endo, LeMond, Panhandle, SAGA, Stock boy, Mr Roboto, Dr. Phil, Toto, Buns

Date: 2026-01-16
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Has Been ,
PAX: Jolly, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Cheese, Tortuga, Bloomer, Has Been, Panda Express, Pine tar, Banks, Samsonite, Oompa, Gummi Bear FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WOR:

The Thang:prayer

Moleskine: challenge yourself to pray out loud daily in 2026, with your spouse before bed (especially if you had a disagreement), with your children nightly, with your brothers/ friends in person (if you can’t in person then stay true to your word and actually pray with a text letting them know you did. New year new habits

COT:

Tags: Flat Earth, Jolly, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Cheese, Tortuga, Bloomer, Has Been, Panda Express, Pine tar, Banks, Samsonite, Oompa, Gummi Bear

Date: 2026-01-15
AO: Mastodon
Q: Sparrow ,
PAX: Da Vinci, DQ, Endo, Tortuga, Stock boy, Dumpster, Samsonite, Mr Roboto, Audible, Sparrow FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WOR: lots of arms

The Thang:
1. Stockboy can do a Muscleup
2. Everyone does a lot of pull-ups.
3. Merkins, squats, BBSU, Bonnie Blaire, Manrise

Several Jokes. Here’s one:
A guy walks into a bar and orders 12 shots. Before the bartender even returns with the check, the man has slammed back half of them and shows no signs of slowing down. As the guy finishes his final shot, the bartender asks, “Why are you drinking so fast?”
The guy wipes his mouth and replies, “You would be drinking fast, too, if you had what I had.” The bartender asks, “What do you have?” The guy says, “75 cents,” and runs out the door.

Moleskine: Free speech is important to all of us. I’m going to use mine to say the following:
Now is the time in your life to make sure you carefully answered life’s most important question: what determines heaven or hell?
I’ve spent a lot of time researching the clearest Bible passages about this, and I’m happy to share my results if you are curious. Or better yet, search it out yourself.

COT: prayers.

Tags: Mastodon, Da Vinci, DQ, Endo, Tortuga, Stock boy, Dumpster, Samsonite, Mr Roboto, Audible, Sparrow

Date: 2026-01-15
AO: Dark Room
Q: LeMond ,
PAX: Jolly, Beaker, Manhole, LeMond, Framed, Brainfog, Banks, Toto, Lakers FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
– Warmorama: 5 mins
– Motivators from 7
– Abe Vigoda
– Back-stepping lunges
– Imperial Walkers
– Batwings
– Cocaine Bear
– At base of Hacksaw Ridge
– 14 merkins at base, bear crawl to top
– 14 leg lefts, 14 squats, mosey down
– Repeat with 13 of each exercise, then 12, 11…
– Q cut this short because of time!
– Howling Monkey’s X 2. Monkey humpers: 10 each while others hold ankles in full squat. – At playground:
– Pax partner up
– One Pax hangs from chain of swing
– Other Pax performs 15 burpees
– Switch and repeat
– At the field, cones 10 feet apart
– Ape walk to station 1, 10 reps,, mosey back
– Ape walk to station 2, 10 reps, mosey back
– Ape walk to station 3, 10 reps, mosey back
– Ape walk to station 4, 10 reps, mosey back
– Exercises:
– Lunges: 2 is 1
– Moleskin:
– “Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them.” – Marcus Aurelius – That man is my brother, that woman is my sister.

Tags: Dark Room, Jolly, Beaker, Manhole, LeMond, Framed, Brainfog, Banks, Toto, Lakers

Date: 2026-01-14
AO: Tar Pit
Q: Panhandle ,
PAX: T-bone, Oompa, Tortuga, Da Vinci, Panhandle, SAGA
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WOR: SSHs, Good Mornings, arm circles, runners stretch

The Thang:
Went over to the spa. PAX given 8 exercises. Do 5 reps and run a lap on the hamster wheel. Then 10 reps, 15, and 20. If you finish 20, back down to 15, 10, 5. Only Tortuga got to 15, I think. Exercises were:

– Swimmer’s Press
– block-squats
– One-armed rows
– WWIII sit-ups
– lunges
– curls
– coupon swings
– uneven block merkins

Moleskine:
Persevere

COT: Treier family, jobs

Tags: Tar Pit, T-bone, Oompa, Tortuga, Da Vinci, Panhandle, SAGA

Date: 2026-01-13
AO: Mastodon
Q: Too Big To Fail (TBTF) ,
PAX: Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Mr Roboto, Jailbreak, Samsonite, Sparrow, Panhandle, Endo, LeMond, T-bone, Stock boy FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WOR:
SSH, T-Bone Burpees, CH Squats, CH Merkins/Calf stretch, Abe Vegodas

The Thang:
5 stations, run through stations 1-5 in order with a varying mode of transport in between, then work your way back from station 5 to 1. That is 1 round.

Round 1 – no coupons but not easy
– end of field – 10 burpees, side shuffle
– mid-field – 10 merkins (IC), side shuffle
– base – 10 burpees, hold squat
– Hoffa – mosey
– Top Of Hoffa – 10 burpees
*mosey down, do everything in reverse, SSH/squat for the 6
Recovery lap around baseball diamond (I forgot to do this)

Round 2 – coupons, weighted work
– end of field – 15 goblet squats, rifle carry
– mid-field – 20 overhead press, rifle carry
– base – 15 thrusters, leave coupon
– Hoffa – bear crawl up
– Top Of Hoffa – 20 ball’s to the wall (using the fence)
*mosey down, do everything in reverse, SSH/squat for the 6
Recovery lap around baseball diamond

Burnout round
3 minutes – 100 Curls target (active recovery of SSH if you need a break) 2 minutes – 100 dips target (take breaks as needed)
Man-rise sprint to the top of Hoff

6MOM – no time remaining

Moleskine:
Shared my experience of being more intentional physical/mental breaks, rest, and time for personal interest. Really the value is being intentional with your time which applies to everything you do.

COT:
LeMond father’s procedure, Mr Roboto friend’s marriage/relationship

Tags: Mastodon, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Mr Roboto, Jailbreak, Samsonite, Sparrow, Panhandle, Endo, LeMond, T-bone, Stock boy

Date: 2026-01-13
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Jack ,
PAX: Jack, Pine tar, DQ, Banks, Candyland, Fiona, Bloomer, Tortuga, Homie, Gummi Bear, Cheese, Shiplap, Jolly, Has Been FNGs:
COUNT: 14
The Thang: 7v7 Ultimate, 3 games, Bloomer won the most

WOR: 5burpees, 10 SSH

Moleskin: Even as you care for your children and forgive them, so does your father in heaven.

COT: Banks’ Family Dog passed away yesterday

Tags: Flat Earth, Jack, Pine tar, DQ, Banks, Candyland, Fiona, Bloomer, Tortuga, Homie, Gummi Bear, Cheese, Shiplap, Jolly, Has Been