Backblasts

Date: 2025-11-13
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: Banks
PAX: Tortuga, Jolly, Beaker, Manhole, Framed, Banks, Ankles, Crack, LeMond, Toto, Woodrider (Justin Lacy) FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WOR:
– Chumbaburpee
– 10x Windmills IC
– 10x Mountain Man Poopers IC
– Stretch OYO

The Thang:
We started with breaking into 2 groups and doing a scout run in opposite directions around the short loop. The good guys won.

Then we circled up and did exercises with one as the pacer and then would rotate after. Exercises were:

– Pacer – 8x Sandball over the shoulders Round 1, 10x sandees round 2 – LBCs
– 2x draw from the deck and do the exercise listed
– bent over sandbag rows
– sandbag squats
– overhead press
– abyss merkins
– curls
– coupon grave diggers
– flutter kicks

Moleskine:
Don’t worry about what other people think

COT: iykyk

Tags: ao_dark_room, Tortuga, Jolly, Beaker, Manhole, Framed, Banks, Ankles, Crack, LeMond, Toto, Woodrider (Justin Lacy)

Date: 2025-11-12
AO: ao_ground_zero
Q: Crack , Pacecar
PAX: Da Vinci, Bo-Peep, Pacecar, Mr. Bean, Audible, Ankles, Samsonite, Elmer Fudd FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR:
SSH, Tappy Taps, Stretch OYO

The Thang:
Run/Ruck north (or whatever direction Da Vinci decided to solo run)

Moleskine:
Encourage one another. We are more likely to push ourselves to get better when supported by our friends.

COT: IYKYK

Tags: ao_ground_zero, Da Vinci, Bo-Peep, Pacecar, Mr. Bean, Audible, Ankles, Samsonite, Elmer Fudd

Date: 2025-11-12
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: Banks
PAX: Framed, DQ, Tortuga, Panhandle, Banks, Too Big To Fail (TBTF) FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WOR:
– 50 ssh IC
– 10 windmills IC
– 10 Mountain man poopers IC
– 10 merkins IC
– Stretch OYO

The Thang:

Thang 1: we started off with a 25 burpee race and then. Lined up in finishing order. We counted off last to first and your number was the amount of burpees you needed to do on a Bataan death march around the lake.

Thang 2: blackjack
We lined up and started with 20 thrusters and ran over to the merkin area and completed 1 merkin, then ran back and completed 19 thrusters and 2 merkins. We did this until we completed all rounds and finished with 1 thruster and 20 merkins

Mary: we round robined the Mary:
– 20 American hammers
– 10 box cutters
– 20 bbs
– 10 whatever that thing was DQ made us do
– 20 lbcs
– 20 leg raises

Moleskine:
Don’t complain

COT: Panhandles FIL and Framed’s friends

Tags: ao_tar_pit, Framed, DQ, Tortuga, Panhandle, Banks, Too Big To Fail (TBTF)

Date: 2025-11-11
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Cheese
PAX: Cheese, Gummi Bear, Jolly, Banks, Tortuga, Wagyu, White Noise, Shiplap, @count FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR: SSH & Down and Back

The Thang: Ultimate Frisbee

Moleskine: Honoring our Veterans

COT:

Tags: ao_flat_earth, Cheese, Gummi Bear, Jolly, Banks, Tortuga, Wagyu, White Noise, Shiplap, @count

Date: 2025-11-11
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: Crack
PAX: Flower Boy, Beaker, Toto, Framed, Jayhawk, Lakers, Manhole FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
The Q brought out a special friend for today’s workout, but nobody was man enough to take the challenge… Don’t worry, Bertha will show up at future workouts for those who want to step up their game!

WOR:
SSH
Abe Vigodas
Bat Wings
Tappy Taps
Mosey around the parking lot

The Thang:
Elevens at the light poles: derkins/thrusters

Dan Taylors (w/ :coupon:) towards Hacksaw Ridge

This One Goes to Eleven! – 11 reps of each exercise followed by run up Hacksaw and back down Curls
OH Presses
Goblet Squats
Merkins
Dips
Fox Holes

Mary
Flutter Kicks to 50
American Hammers

Moleskine:
107 years ago, an armistice was signed between the Allies and the Axis powers. The hope was that this would be the end of major conflicts/wars. A mere 21 years later, an even bigger conflict erupted.
We celebrate Armistice Day/Remembrance Day/Veterans Day to remember those who served and gave up some or all of their lives to give us the freedom that we so often take for granted. My charge for you today is to TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED! Thank a veteran today, and remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

COT: IYKYK

Tags: ao_dark_room, Flower Boy, Beaker, Toto, Framed, Jayhawk, Lakers, Manhole

Date: 2025-11-11
AO: ao_mastodon
Q: Da Vinci
PAX: Sparrow, Falsetto, Jailbreak, T-bone, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Panhandle, Da Vinci, Big Mac, LeMond FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR: Follow the Leader to Egyptic

Get your Ticket as we listen to Vincent 1952 (60 curls, 50 merkens, 40 shoulder press, 30 BBSU, 20 skull crushers, 10 thrusters) ROLL THE DIE OF DEATH COUPONS:
1. Curls
2. Skull crushers
3. Derkens
4. Shoulder press
5. One arm rows
6. Swimmer’s press
7. Hodors
8. Goblet squats
9. Thrusters
10. Around the worlds
11. Curls
12. Skull crushers
13. Derkens
14. Shoulder press
15. One arm rows
16. Swimmer’s press
17. Hodors
18. Goblet squats
19. Thrusters
20. Around the worlds

ROLL THE DIE OF DEATH NO COUPON

1. hand release merkens
2. merkens
3. Diamond merkins
4. Jump squats
5. Flying squirrels
6. Burpees
7. LBCs
8. Flutters
9. Box cutters
10. Leg lifts
11. hand release merkens
12. merkens
13. Diamond merkins
14. Jump squats
15. Flying squirrels
16. Burpees
17. LBCs
18. Flutters
19. Box cutters
20. Leg lifts

Martin of Tours celebrated on this day, Nov. 11. Pandhandle moleskin echo in Thomas Kelly (Quaker): “Nothing matters, everything matters.” T.S. Eliot (who nearly converted to Hinduism): “Teach us to care and not to care.”

Martin of Tours: “Lord, if I am still necessary to Thy people, I do not refuse the toil.” (he died in 601, between the ages of 60 and 81). Dorothy Mills, The Middle Ages, p. 34

Prayers for family and friends in distress.

Tags: ao_mastodon, Sparrow, Falsetto, Jailbreak, T-bone, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Panhandle, Da Vinci, Big Mac, LeMond

Date: 2025-11-08
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: T-bone
PAX: Da Vinci, Panhandle, Beaker, HOA (F3KC), Homie, Portage, The wet burrito, LeMond, DQ FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WOR: Motivatorsx7, Runners Stretch with yoga dogs

The Thang:1) 5 Alive around the lake (merkins, squats, shoulder taps, lunges, burpees). 2) Mosey around the school. 3) 1 swimmers press at bottom of ramp, 1 burpee at top – repeat adding one rep each time ~ 8-10 rounds completed

Moleskine: Prioritize the things and people in front of you – put your phone down – give people your full attention – for meetings be prepared and practice active listening (sources: James 1:19-20 and Jamie Dimon).

COT: Panhandle FIL, Noodles

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/21/jamie-dimon-checking-phone-tablet-in-meeting-is-disrespectful-mistake.html

Tags: ao_tar_pit, Da Vinci, Panhandle, Beaker, HOA (F3KC), Homie, Portage, The wet burrito, LeMond, DQ

Date: 2025-11-10
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: Jolly
PAX: SAGA, Da Vinci, DQ, Big Mac, Panhandle
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WOR: Abe Vigodas, Arm Circles, SSH, Michael Phelps

The Thang: Murder Bunny 5 Alive
We did Five Alive with Curl Presses, Nut Crackers, Skull Crushers, Thursters and Merkins.

It worked like this…
You did one curl press and then Murder Bunny 5 yards and do two curl presses, Murder Bunny 5 yards/three curl presses. Continue until you do five curl press.

Then you reverse murder bunny back to the start and add nut crackers. So 5 curl presses, 1 nut cracker. Repeat the murder bunny pattern up to 5 curl press and 5 nut crackers. Reverse murder bunny back and add skull crushers. Continue this same routine through all 5 exercises.

As an added bonus we had a timer to stop and do 20SSH/5 burpees every 5 minutes.

Moleskine:
Embrace the suck.
COT: IYKYK

Tags: ao_tar_pit, SAGA, Da Vinci, DQ, Big Mac, Panhandle

Date: 2025-11-10
AO: ao_ground_zero
Q: Lakers
PAX: Tortuga, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Manhole, Mr. Bean, Ankles, Sparrow, Samsonite, Crack, Beaker, Pool Boy FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WOR:
Stretchy, Tappy, chilly

The Thang:
Veni
Vidi
Vici

Moleskine:
Where are you feeling joy or satisfaction in living out your purpose or calling?

COT: IYKYK

Tags: ao_ground_zero, Tortuga, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Manhole, Mr. Bean, Ankles, Sparrow, Samsonite, Crack, Beaker, Pool Boy

Date: 2025-11-09
AO: downrange
Q: Dumpster
PAX: Dumpster, Other guys that I don’t know, but they were friendly and talked with a few of them. One guy grew up in Naperville. The other guy he used to live in Chicago and another guy is from Rockford, so all in all great crew and made some connections with these guys who live in the Denver area. FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WOR: stretch OYO

The Thang:
Rucked 2.5 miles around the trails at Red Rocks in Colorado- beautiful views!

Moleskine:

COT:

Tags: downrange, Dumpster, Other guys that I don’t know, but they were friendly and talked with a few of them. One guy grew up in Naperville. The other guy he used to live in Chicago and another guy is from Rockford, so all in all great crew and made some connections with these guys who live in the Denver area.