Backblasts

Date: 2025-10-16
AO: ao_mastodon
Q: Big Mac
PAX: Tortuga, Stock boy, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), The wet burrito FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WOR: Motivators (x7), T-bone Burpees (We miss that guy!), pick daisies, runners stretch, arm circles, Mountain Man Poopers

The Thang: One partner does a static hold, the other does the work, after each item either murder bunny up the hill or rifle carry down the hill. Rifle Carry and Burpees x 100
Wall Sit and Coupon Swings x200
Plank and BBSU x 300
Al Gore and Squats x 300
Hold curl and lunges x 200 (1 is 1) (We all had to stop here) Hollow Body Hold and Thrusters x 100

Moleskine: You don’t know what battles, challenges or setbacks others are facing. Be kind.

COT: 2.0 Jobs, Jailed parent of student, 50 mile race,

Tags: ao_mastodon, Tortuga, Stock boy, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), The wet burrito

Date: 2025-10-13
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: Big Mac
PAX: Jolly, Panhandle, DQ, Da Vinci, Portage, Leonidis
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR:
EMOM 35 SSH, 8 Burpees (5 minutes)
Each of the following for 30 seconds no rest
Pick Daisies
Good Mornings
Forward Arm Circles
Backward Arm Circles
Overhead Claps
Seal Claps
Jog in Place
SSH
Squats
Reverse Lunge

The Thang:
Mosey to grass
5 Minute Abs – 30 seconds each, no rest between.
Freddie murcuries
Flutter kicks
Plank jacks
Mountain climbers
BBSU
Leg lifts
Siscors
V-ups
Boat
Canoe

30 seconds on 15 rest
Burpees
Broad jump shuffle back
Squat jumps
Bonnie Blair’s
Merkins
Derkins
Hand release merkins
Rocket merkins
Burpees 2x merkins
Monkey humpers
Squat, half squat, tuck jump
Star jumps

30 Seconds on 30 Seconds rest
Coupon swings
thrusters
Blockees
Coupon swings
Thrusters
Blockees
Coupon swings
Thrusters
Blockees

30 Seconds on 15 Seconds rest
Overhead press
Rows right side
Rows left side
Curls
X3

30 Seconds on 15 Seconds rest
Coupon lunges
Squats
Thrusters
Calf raises
X3

Final 2 minutes Alternate every 30 seconds no rest.
Skull Crushers
Dips

Moleskine: Psalm 15 calls us not to slander or lie about people. My 2.0 was reflecting on this and told me he thinks it also applies to slander or lies about ourselves. Don’t call yourself stupid, not good enough etc. it’s a lie (probably). Don’t over-elevate yourself either.

COT: Jobs for 2.0s and Friend of a PAX, surgery, jailed parent of student.

Tags: ao_tar_pit, Jolly, Panhandle, DQ, Da Vinci, Portage, Leonidis

Date: 2025-10-15
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: Dumpster
PAX: Stock boy, Banks, Panhandle, Tortuga, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Samsonite, The wet burrito, DQ, Dumpster FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR:
To Blowin in the wind – Bob Dylan

1. Slow Arm circles – Front & Back
2. Leg circles
3. Leg stretch with arm stretch x 2
4. Sky reach

The Thang:
Perform first exercise then run lap under bleachers and back. Perform first exercise, then next exercise, then run a lap. Repeat exercises- progressively adding more ~ cumulatively.

5 Derkins
10 Coupon Swings
15 Plank Jacks
20 SSHs
25 Coupon Presses
30 Crab Jacks
35 Coupon Squats
40 Jump Ups
45 LBCs
50 Skull Crushers

Moleskine:
Don’t wait for others to do things. Be the Answer, be the solution to issues or problems.

COT:
Prayer read aloud- see attachment.

Tags: ao_tar_pit, Stock boy, Banks, Panhandle, Tortuga, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Samsonite, The wet burrito, DQ, Dumpster

Date: 2025-10-15
AO: ao_ground_zero
Q: Crack
PAX: Mr. Bean, Da Vinci
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WOR: SSH, Abe Vigodas, stretch OYO

The Thang: Ruck east to President St. and back

Moleskine: Take time to rest

COT: We prayed

Tags: ao_ground_zero, Mr. Bean, Da Vinci

Date: 2025-10-14
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: Manhole
PAX: Lakers, Flower Boy, Toto, Noodles, Manhole
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WOR: yup

The Thang: worked up a sweat

Moleskine: be a high road leader

COT: IYKYK

Tags: ao_dark_room, Lakers, Flower Boy, Toto, Noodles, Manhole

Date: 2025-10-14
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Jolly
PAX: Tortuga, Banks, Spokes, Cheese, Candyland, Panda Express, Jack, Hypotenuse, Gummi Bear, Bloomer, Bucky, DaCount FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WOR: SSH / Down and Back

The Thang: 7v6 Ultimate

Moleskine: Let the people closest to you that you care about know how you feel.

COT: Big Blue’s ankle

Tags: ao_flat_earth, Tortuga, Banks, Spokes, Cheese, Candyland, Panda Express, Jack, Hypotenuse, Gummi Bear, Bloomer, Bucky, DaCount

Date: 2025-10-14
AO: ao_mastodon
Q: Beaker
PAX: Panhandle, Beaker, Samsonite, Mr Roboto, Falsetto, Sparrow, LeMond, Da Vinci, Big Mac, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Captain Crunch, SAGA, Ankles, Stock boy, Treebeard FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WOR:
5 EMOM 8 burpees + 35 sshs
Picking daisies
Runners stretch

The Thang:
YHC set up 15 stations that PAX would workout at in order:

Sandbag squats
Flexed arm hang
Lunges
Kettle bell snatch and press
Deadhang knee raises
Battle ropes
Plank
Dips
Ab rollouts
Romanian deadlifts
Curls
Jump rope
Coupon jump squats
Derkins
Medicine ball slams

When 20 medicine ball slams are performed, everyone rotates.

After 1 full cycle, mosey to Hoffa and perform 2 manrises, ayg

Continue with a second cycle

Moleskine:
We are not independant. Ask for help.
COT: IFKYK

Tags: ao_mastodon, Panhandle, Beaker, Samsonite, Mr Roboto, Falsetto, Sparrow, LeMond, Da Vinci, Big Mac, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Captain Crunch, SAGA, Ankles, Stock boy, Treebeard

Date: 2025-10-10
AO: ao_ground_zero
Q: LeMond
PAX: Toto, Beaker, Cottontail, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Mr. Bean, Mr Roboto, Stock boy FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
We went north on the Elgin Branch of the Prairie Path.

Moleskin: The Q noted that he arrived on time to ao_ground_zero, even though he had been showing up a minute or two late in the previous weeks. Why? Because as Q, he held himself accountable for arriving at the AO early. We are capable of showing up on time and being more responsible than believe we are.

Tags: ao_ground_zero, Toto, Beaker, Cottontail, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Mr. Bean, Mr Roboto, Stock boy

Date: 2025-10-12
AO: ao_mastodon
Q: Stock boy
PAX: Noodles, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Brainfog, The wet burrito, Carmen, Cheap Shot, Audible, Mr Roboto, @Treebeard FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WOR:
Abe Vigodas, copperhead squats, copperhead merkins, toy soldiers, bat wings

The Thang #1:
Counting down from 10 to 1 in rep counts at 5 stations, with pull-ups/chin-ups at Cootees, derkins at the wall north of Cootees, lung squats on the circular landscaping wall on the northwest edge of the playground, coupon squats at the northeast corner of the playground, and BBSUs at the east edge of the playground.

The Thang #2:
Circle of fire countdown from 100 of squats, overhead presses, curls, leg lifts, and derkins; between each we did manrises, Bernies, crab walks, and bear crawls.

Moleskine:
Be patient with the ones you love.

COT:
Healing for Audible’s 2.0, Noodles’ trip to Chicago with his son, jobs for PAX and 2.0s.

Tags: ao_mastodon, Noodles, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Brainfog, The wet burrito, Carmen, Cheap Shot, Audible, Mr Roboto, @Treebeard

Date: 2025-10-11
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Cheese
PAX: Jack, Oompa, White Noise, Banks, Swish, Jolly, Chippy, Wagyu, Candyland, Shiplap, Sparty, Hypotenuse, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Bucky FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WOR:

The Thang: Ultimate

Moleskine:

COT:

Tags: ao_flat_earth, Jack, Oompa, White Noise, Banks, Swish, Jolly, Chippy, Wagyu, Candyland, Shiplap, Sparty, Hypotenuse, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Bucky