Backblasts

Date: 2026-09-01
AO: Mastodon
Q: Too Big To Fail (TBTF) ,
PAX: Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Audible, Tenderfoot, Beaker, Mr Roboto, Stock boy, Falsetto FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
Conditions:
already hot and too many mosquitos

WOR:
– Abe Vegodas
– SSH
– Arm Circle routine
– CH Squats
– CH Merkins

The Thang:
Start at a central BASE, do 3 blockees, then roll the di to see what adventure awaits you (Adventure 1-6 outlined below). Rinse and Repeat

Adventures:
1 (Hoffa) – shoulder carry, OH press x25, murder bunny
2 (bridge) – shoulder carry, feet on rail side plan (down and back), curl carry 3 (light post/path intersection) – shoulder carry, curls x50, rifle carry 4 (home plate) – rifle carry, sprint the bases, rifle carry
5 (SHOP) – shoulder carry, coupon squats x25, bear crawl drag 6 (COOTIES) – shoulder carry, pull-ups x10, OH press carry

Moleskine:
Who you are in the solution of an issue can be bigger than the issue itself. Mistakes and challenges will happen but embrace the opportunity that comes from.

Tags: Mastodon, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Audible, Tenderfoot, Beaker, Mr Roboto, Stock boy, Falsetto

Date: 2026-09-02
AO: Tar Pit
Q: Da Vinci ,
PAX: Jolly, T-bone, Da Vinci, Panhandle, Tortuga, Ankles
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
Conditions: Annoyingly muggy.

WOR: Entire workout timed to John van Deusen’s album As Long as I am in the tent of this body: https://open.spotify.com/album/6rdN8JNF1tCmEMr1o5KS16

The Thang:
Icosahedron of Intensity.

Cool down from T-bone

Moleskine: From Wendell Berry’s The Country of Marriage, fifth stanza https://allpoetry.com/poem/12625918-The-Country-of-Marriage-by-Wendell-Berry

COT: Prayers for Tortuga, Wes, Cookies M, Gummi Bear M

Tags: Tar Pit, Jolly, T-bone, Da Vinci, Panhandle, Tortuga, Ankles

Date: 2026-09-01
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Bloomer ,
PAX: Bloomer, Shiplap, MaiTai, Krampus, Snatch (F3 NW HWY), Y2K, Pine tar, Cheese, Jolly, Spokes, Hypotenuse, Has Been, BigBlue, Gummi Bear, Panda Express, DQ, Babe, Knuckleball, Tortuga, Elsiha (Kilt), pancake FNGs: None
COUNT: 21
Conditions: sweaty

WOR: side straddle hops, lunge stretch, work across the field and back

The Thang: frisbee

Moleskine: practice gratitude

Tags: Flat Earth, Bloomer, Shiplap, MaiTai, Krampus, Snatch (F3 NW HWY), Y2K, Pine tar, Cheese, Jolly, Spokes, Hypotenuse, Has Been, BigBlue, Gummi Bear, Panda Express, DQ, Babe, Knuckleball, Tortuga, Elsiha (Kilt), pancake

Date: 2026-09-01
AO: Dark Room
Q: Framed ,
PAX: Brainfog, LeMond, Crack, Framed, Manhole, Toto, perculator FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
Conditions: Steamy

WOR: SSHs, Abe Vigodas, Imperial Walkers, Mountain Climbers

The Thang:
– Iron Pax Week 0: https://youtu.be/X8JOMOAcWXs?is=7-R46PmZ1Qr1wVYM – Finished with time to spare so added in a round of Mary for good measure

Moleskine: There’s always a little more gas left in the tank. Push yourself. Don’t leave anything on the table. It’s never too late to start. Take action. Keep moving forward. No regrets.

Tags: Dark Room, Brainfog, LeMond, Crack, Framed, Manhole, Toto, perculator

Date: 2026-08-31
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Mr Roboto ,
PAX: Audible, Endo, Hypotenuse, Mr Roboto, Tenderfoot, Mr. Bean FNGs:
COUNT: 6
Conditions:
Overcast, but perfect temp, about 70°, with a few sprinkles before and during COT.

WOR:
Imperial walkers x10
Toy soldiers x10
Tappy Taps x10

The Thang:
3 runners—1 with a jogging stroller—and 3 ruckers went south on the Prairie Path.

Moleskine:
There are many things that are not your responsibility specifically but are everyone’s responsibility as part of society or a community within it. Therefore, you do bear some responsibility for that thing. If you’re asked to take on a task, say ‘yes’ if you don’t have a good reason to say ‘no’.

Tags: Ground Zero, Audible, Endo, Hypotenuse, Mr Roboto, Tenderfoot, Mr. Bean

Date: 2026-08-31
AO: North Beach
Q: Brainfog ,
PAX: Brainfog, Dumpster, Crack, Manhole, Lakers, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Stock boy FNGs:
COUNT: 7
Conditions:
Cool and gloomy with a little rain

Warm up:
Ssh
Abe vigoda
Tie fighters
Good mornings
Goof balls

The Thang:
Part 1 – Skate park circuit:
Pacer- 30x Dips with bag
Clean and throw onto ramps
Incline merkins on small ramps
Derkins on small ramp
Wall sits with bag
Rocky Balboas on steps
Clean and throw onto ramps

Part 2 – Ladder Challenge:
Cone 4: 25 dead lifts
Cone 3: 25 bent over rows
Cone 2: 25 15 shoulder press
Cone 1: 3 get ups
Cones set in a line, clean-throw to furthest cone.
Do exercise,
Bear crawl drag back to 2nd furthest cone,
Do exercise
Bear crawl 3rd, etc. back to baseline.
Repeat and take off the last cone each round.
Props to Stock boy for completing this 💪

Moleskine:
Everyone makes mistakes. Learn what you can and move on.

Tags: North Beach, Brainfog, Dumpster, Crack, Manhole, Lakers, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Stock boy

Date: 2026-08-31
AO: Tar Pit
Q: T-bone ,
PAX: Beaker, Chuck, Big Mac, Oompa, Spit Valve, Jolly, Tortuga, Mall Cop, SAGA, Panhandle, T-bone FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
Conditions: overcast

WOR: :heavy_check_mark:

The Thang: DJ Keller WOD
4 rounds for time:
5 blockees
11 WW3 sit-ups
26 thrusters
31 lunges (2:1)
141 yard run

Moleskine: Dolly Parton – In the Sweet By and By

Tags: Tar Pit, Beaker, Chuck, Big Mac, Oompa, Spit Valve, Jolly, Tortuga, Mall Cop, SAGA, Panhandle, T-bone

Date: 2026-08-29
AO: Tar Pit
Q: Panhandle ,
PAX: Beaker, Big Mac, Da Vinci, Portage, Panhandle, T-bone
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
Conditions: warm and lovely

WOR: SSHs, arm circles, abe vigodas, arm stretches

The Thang:
Ladder EMOM where at each set starts with a number of reps for two exercises. PAX increases reps each minute until failure and then run a circuit. When the come back, they start a spittoon of exercise. Exercises were:

– Thrusters/BBSs (start with 8); spittoon of 400 curls
– Blockees/Lunges (start with 6); spittoon of 600 crunches
– Merkins/Squats (start with 10, increase by 2); spittoon of 300 overhead press – Coupon swings/leg lefts (start w/10); spittoon of 600 rows – WWIII Situps/Block merkins (start with 8); spittoon of 600 flutters

Moleskine: listened to Dolly Parton’s “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsLZGwbM-Vg”

Tags: Tar Pit, Beaker, Big Mac, Da Vinci, Portage, Panhandle, T-bone

Date: 2026-08-29
AO: Mastodon
Q: Stock boy ,
PAX: Carmen, Dumpster, Audible, Shamwow, Endo, Mr Roboto, Lakers, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Short Circuit, Cheap Shot, Jailbreak, Stock boy, T-Rex, Pom-Pomeranian, Rainbow Sprinkles, Domo, Arigato, Chip Shot, Sub Two, Castle, Doodle FNGs: 2 Castle, Doodle
COUNT: 21
Conditions:
Mid 60°s, slightly overcast, pleasant.

WOR:
Side straddle hops, Abe Vigodas, squats to Moby’s Flower, shoulder taps/merkins to The Coasters Yakety Yak.

The Thang:
1. King of the Hill; 2 teams, the Olds and the Youngs, competed. The Olds had to bear crawl up Hoffa and attempt to touch the fence at the top. The Youngs had to tag them; when tagged the PAX had to do BBSUs. Team Olds won if any PAX reached the fence, and team Youngs won if they tagged all the Olds. After each round, the team that won had to send their oldest to the other team.
2. Scatter (dodgeball variant). Everyone for themselves. you had to stay in bounds, and if you had the ball, you got two steps. If you hit a PAX on the fly, they were out, but if they caught it, you were out. When out, PAX did SSHs on the sidelines until the PAX that got them out was out; then the PAX could go back in. 13+ had to throw with non-dominant hand. To win, you have to get everyone else out yourself. No one won before time ran out.
3. Kickball – Everyone on a team got to kick each inning. 13+ had to kick with non-dominant foot.

Moleskine:
Dads enjoy these sorts of times with your kids, and kids appreciate your dads for bringing you to things like this. Memories will be made that you’ll both think back upon the rest of your lives.

Tags: Mastodon, Carmen, Dumpster, Audible, Shamwow, Endo, Mr Roboto, Lakers, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Short Circuit, Cheap Shot, Jailbreak, Stock boy, T-Rex, Pom-Pomeranian, Rainbow Sprinkles, Domo, Arigato, Chip Shot, Sub Two, Castle, Doodle

Date: 2026-08-29
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Panda Express ,
PAX: Shiplap, Swish, Banks, Snatch (F3 NW HWY), Hypotenuse, Knuckleball, Cheese, Panda Express, Gummi Bear, Jolly, Sparty, Archive, Cookies, Y2K, T.B., D’Count, White Noise, BigBlue, Krampus, Has Been FNGs: None
COUNT: 20
Conditions:

WOR: ssh, side to side

The Thang: 3 competitive games of 10v10

Moleskine:
have fun

Tags: Flat Earth, Shiplap, Swish, Banks, Snatch (F3 NW HWY), Hypotenuse, Knuckleball, Cheese, Panda Express, Gummi Bear, Jolly, Sparty, Archive, Cookies, Y2K, T.B., D’Count, White Noise, BigBlue, Krampus, Has Been