Backblasts

DATE: 2021-10-11
AO: Farm
Q: Matthew – Running Man
PAX: Chile, Rocky, Infinity, Sparky
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
Calf raises
Arm circles
Side straddle hops
Beet pickers

THE THANG:
Tabata
Big boy sit-ups
Hungarian split squats
American hammers
Glute Bridges
LBCs
Squats

MARY:
Jack Webbs
The motivator

COT:
Have a goal and stick with it!

There is an oft-repeated theory that people who are lost walk in circles. Not long ago, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics tested that theory. They took participants to a thick forest and gave them simple instructions: “Walk in a straight line.” There were no visible landmarks. The test subjects had to rely solely on their sense of direction. How do you think they did?
The scientists concluded, “People really [do] walk in circles when they do not have reliable cues to their walking direction.” When questioned afterwards, some participants self-confidently claimed that they had not deviated in the slightest. Despite their high confidence, GPS data showed that they walked in loops as tight as 20 meters in diameter.
Why do we do have such a hard time walking in a straight line? Some researchers hypothesize that small, seemingly insignificant deviations in terrain make the difference. Others have pointed to the fact that we all have one leg that is slightly stronger than the other. “More likely,” however, we struggle to walk straight ahead “[because] of increasing uncertainty about where straight ahead is.”
Whatever the cause, it is human nature: without reliable landmarks, we drift off course.

Isn’t it interesting how small, seemingly insignificant factors can make a major difference in our lives?

DATE: 2021-10-12
AO: Atlantis
Q: Deflator
PAX: Infinity, Rogue, True North, Hammerhead
FNGs: Chairman (DR PAX), Captain D (DR PAX)
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
Four Corners, sprinting to each with LBACs, World’s Best Stretch, and other exercises
Four Corners, Bear Crawl to each with Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Copperhead Squat, T-Jacks THE THANG:
Indian Run to Nationals Stadium stairs. Last in line executed 3 Merkins and sprinted to the head of the line to take over carrying a 25# KB.
21’s and Guns: Took turns each round curling KB for 1100 reps cumulatively while the PAX did Merkins at the bottom and LBCs at the top of the stairs, the total always adding to 21 (start with 1 Merkin and 20 LBCs). Mosey back to the start, trading off who carries the KB.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: We’re planning another OTB workout this Friday by Riot. Same place and time.
COT: Deflator came out and Q’d this morning even though he had a lot of work to get done and slot in his mind. Working out with a three helps with both of those. It’s important to stay fit keep a clear mind.

DATE: 2021-10-11
AO: Horizon-Ao
Q: Lucius
PAX: Brown Bag, Disco, Magoo, sticks, Undertow
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: SSH; Cherry Pickers; Wind Mills; Downward Dogs; Cobra Kais; Moroccan Night Clubs; Michael Phelps; Mosey to the Coupons … and Back

THE THANG: The PAX celebrated pumpkin spice latte season by completing a series of fall-themed exercises. Here is a mostly true account of what they accomplished.

PAX rotated through stations, performing: 15x Overhead Pumpkin Presses; AMRAP 60-lb Sandbag Clean and Squats; AMRAP CB Curls.

Relay Races: Bear-Crawl Pumpkin Rolls; Sandbag Carries; CB Farmer Carries. Each PAX completed each relay 2x. While resting, PAX performed rest exercises: Merkins; Squats; Jump Squats; Tempo Merkins; Alternating Shoulder Taps; Overhead Claps.

Coupon Fire Brigade Across Fields, moving all CBs, sandbags, and pumpkins. After returning CBs to their resting place, PAX performed running Pumpkin Rugby Tosses and Running Sandbag Carries.

MARY: 75 x LBCs; 25x Flutter Kicks (IC). You can’t argue with the classics.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Grunt and Chad 1000x on the Horizon.

COT: Today we performed a series of exercises using readily available coupons. Sometimes you need to work with what you’ve got. Embrace this as you go through your week.

DATE: 2021-10-11
AO: Patriot
Q: Bone
PAX: Pop Fly, 2 percent, CableGuy, Lazlo, Big Short, Shake and Bake FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: The usual – except without Rockettes
THE THANG:
ROUND 1: 1492
1x Hand Release Burpee
4x Bonnie Blair’s (every other leg)
9x Sit-ups
2x big jumps forward
Repeat to the 50 yard line
Active Recovery – each PAX called 15 calf raises
ROUND 2: DORA (50yd line & back)
100x Merkins
200x Squats
300x LBCs
ROUND 3: DORA (side line to side line)
50x Dips
100x Step Ups
150x Freddie Mercurys

MARY: flutter kicks, toy soldiers, and something else.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Grunt, cornhole, and and upcoming 2dF event COT: Be Excellent to Each Other

DATE: 2021-10-10
AO: F3Capital-News
Q: Maj. Payne
PAX: Maj. Payne, Old Bay, Horshack, Roddick, Nano, El Niño
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
26,2 mile ruck!