Backblasts

Date: 2026-05-25
AO: The Farm
Q: Gus ,
PAX: Infinity, Gus, Trilogy
FNGs:
COUNT: 3
WARM-UP
SSH
Beet pickers
Michael Phelps

BERT
50 burpees
400 meters
100 merkins
400 meters
150 walking lunges
400 meters
200 squats
400 meters
150 walking lunges
400 meters
100 merkins
400 meters
50 burpees

IN MEMORIAM
Cpl. Albert Gettings served as a team leader with Fox Company, 2d battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Gettings and his squad came under small arms fire where Gettings was wounded along with his fellow Marine. Fully exposed, he continued to direct fire towards the enemy while his squad maneuvered against the enemy. Gettings was 27 years old when he passed away in 2006. He was mortally wounded by enemy fire. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with a Combat V for valor in 2006. After reviewing his actions of bravery and selflessness, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford upgraded the award to a Silver Star. Cpl. Gettings and other fallen Marines of their unit live on through the stories passed down by the Marines of Fox Company says Master Sgt. Neil Mason, who served alongside Cpl. Gettings.

Date: 2026-05-25
AO: 1st F
Q: Peanuts ,
PAX: Rollingstone, Goldfish, Ice Tea, Horshack, Drano, Doodles, Renaissance, Lazlo, Hammerhead, Atlas, Bone, Rocketman, Lonestar, Peanuts, The Tulip, Yard Sale, Gator, Trademark, Hoolihan, Papi, Flea, Ashe, Walker, Ripcord, Corkscrew (F3 The Capital), Peloton, NOAA, OnlyFans, Hammer, Legacy, Roboto; Hobo; GameStop, Rain Man; Sidekick; Silo FNGs: 1 Rain Man; Sidekick; Silo
COUNT: 36
WARMUP: we did some
THE THANG: the Murph!
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: none
COT: Thank you for the opportunity to come out and do another one of these hard things standing alongside these men. Take time and remember those that made it possible for you. It’s a powerful notion.

Date: 2026-05-25
AO: The Patriot
Q: Jag ,
PAX: Jag, Attache’, Smokey, Summit, Piano Man, sticks, Disco, Shake ‘n’ Bake FNGs:
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: SSH; Air Press: LBAC; Phelps; IW; WMH; RVE; Down Dog; Runners; Greatest; Cobra Kai
THE THANG: Mosey around the field with sets of 10 Burpees, 20 Merkins, 30 Abs, and 40 Legs. Bears v. Crabs soccer. MARY: Penguins; Hammers; Nolan Ryans
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Plenty. Check announcements
COT: Honor those who are not with you, but have contributed to your life. by paying it forward.

Date: 2026-05-22
AO: The Farm
Q: Firehead ,
PAX: Trolley, Squatter, Gus, Infinity, Lumbergh, Firehead, Trilogy FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
Michael Phelps, Don Dixotes, Beet Pickers

THE THANG:
Do the following starting with first exercise, then add the next in escalator fashion. Early finishers doing SSH until Q ends it (usually 2/3 of PAX done). A few moseys here and there:

10 – Merkins
20 – Big boy sit-ups
30 – Squats
40 – Irken
50 – Step Ups
60 – Flutter Kicks
70 – Mountain Climbers
80 – T-claps
90 – Lunge
100 – LBC Didn’t have time

MARY:
N/A – included in Moleskin

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: AI has proven useful this week.

Date: 2026-05-23
AO: Olympus
Q: NOAA ,
PAX: Peanuts, Nano, Flea, NOAA
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: standard stuff

THE THANG:
PAX would throw 3 dice. If all different numbers – 2 burpees. If 2 or 3 dice had same number, PAX lead that exercise. Q was bored with the “normal” exercises so some new ones were selected.

Round 1:

1. Chicken Peckers
2. Alternating Side Squats
3. Big Boi Knock Out
4. Reverse Burpee
5. Scorpion Dry Dock
6. Gorilla Humpers

Intermission: each PAX led a stretch

Round 2:

1. Plank Dips
2. Baryshnikov Squats
3. Captain Thor
4. Walmart Burpee
5. Merkin Jack
6. Cross Climbers

MARY: yes

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Murph
Convergence
Baywatch going away party

COT: while I’m used to dealing with physical problems or pain, psychological trauma is much more challenging. Showing concern and empathy can be difficult without feeling like you’re pressuring.