Backblasts

Date: 2026-06-23
AO: The General
Q: bogey ,
PAX: citrus, Fairweather, Lazlo, bogey, Robo, Ice Tea, Gherkin, SAAS FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
THE THANG: Full Field Full Body fun.
Line up on goal line. Partner-up for special tick tock exercises. On tick tocks exercises, hold Al Gore upon finish to wait for rest of group to finish.
100-yd mosey. 50 air presses. 100-yd mosey return to the original goal line. 90-yd backpedal. 50 T-merkins IC tick tock. 90-yd backpedal to return. 80-yd karaoke facing home side. 50 LBCs. Return.
70-yd butt kickers. 50 shoulder taps IC. Return.
60-yd high knees. 50 flutter kicks IC. Return.
50-yd bear crawl. 50 calf raises. Return.
40-yd mosey. 50 squats tick tock. Mosey return.
30-yd mosey. 50 merkins tick tock. Mosey return.
20-yd crawl bear. 50 Mtn climbers tick tock IC. Mosey return. 10-yd walk(!). 7 escalator walkout merkins. Walk return.

MARY: BAT WINGS (keeping arms up until Recover)
20x IC LBACs forward
1x 10-ct
20x IC LBACs reverse
2x 10-ct
20x IC seal claps
3x 10-ct
20x IC overhead claps
4x 10-ct
Recover – Big R

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 25th anniversary remembrance coming up, 9/11 stair climb opportunities to lead and help out (see Gherkin), ruck n float, prayers for Fairweather and Traveler Ms who are nearing delivery dates (congrats!), SLT role/lunch/burpee challenge,

COT: It’s been 8+ months since YHC last posted at thegeneral. YHC injured himself November 2025 and was sidelined from something that played a central and important role in his life – fitness. 2025 was a difficult season for YHC, which included a hardship with his middle child, and a change in professional status. YHC had been putting a lot of energy into both work and working out, and often using each as a means of tuning out and numbing to the difficulties and challenges going on around him. Once the job and fitness were gone as outlets, YHC got knocked off course and felt lost. YHC’s faith practice became more intentional as his life balance needed recalibrating. YHC encouraged the PAX to examine their own lives to make sure they are not over-reliant on any one thing/person, especially as a means of avoiding/numbing underlying issues. As positive as fitness can be for a HIM, it can also be a negative if over-relied upon as an escape. Because if (when!) that positive outlet gets taken from a HIM, and he gets knocked off balance, there are many more negative things that will try to fill that void. YHC gave thanks for the opportunity to push into discomfort with the men around him, and encouraged the PAX to examine and rebalance their lives, and to draw upon the HIMs around them for support. Well done men.

Date: 2026-06-14
AO: TG10
Q: Legacy ,
PAX: Hobbyhorse, Legacy, Rim Fire
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP: N/A
THE THANG: See the preblast

Rim Fire wins with a 13
Hobbyhorse is in 2nd with a 10
Legacy takes last place with a completion-grade safe harbor, but, hey, I suffered. MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS: TG10 is undead!
COT: “A little bit of something beats a whole lot nothing,” Dave Kovar’s Dad

Date: 2026-06-22
AO: The Farm
Q: Infinity ,
PAX: Squatter, Short-Timer, Firehead, Infinity, Bonefish
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WarmUp: SSHs, Don Quixotes, Beet Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Learning to Fly, World’s Greatest Stretch and Mosey. The Thang:
In commemoration of my turning 47 years old this week, we performed the following: 4 Rounds of the following with coupons:
– 14 Shoulder Presses
– 10 Yards Murder Bunnies
– 14 Goblet Squats
– 10 Yards Murder Bunnies
– 14 Derkins
– 10 Yards Murder Bunnies
– 14 Thrusters
– 10 Yards Murder Bunnies
47 SSHs
Mary: LBCs with coupons, American Hammers with coupons, Flutter Kicks with coupons and plank 47 seconds. Announcements: Squatter Q Wednesday.
CoT: As we lock shields this morning and I look ahead to turning 47 this Wednesday, I’ve been reflecting a lot on the mileage behind us and the terrain left to cover. We all know the cultural script for a guy hitting his late forties—the temptation to look back, panic about the passing years, and chase impulsive, rash distractions in a classic mid-life crisis. But the wisdom gathered in the first half of life teaches us that true leadership demands prudence. It’s about resisting those fleeting, reckless whims and instead anchoring ourselves deeper into our commitments to our families, our communities, and each other. The first half of life was about laying the foundation, making mistakes, and learning how to endure the grind; the second half is where we get to build the legacy. I am stepping into this next season not with apprehension, but with massive hope and anticipation for the impact, purpose, and depth still to come. Let’s keep sharpening each other, resisting the easy escapes, and leading with intention for the long haul.

Date: 2026-06-22
AO: The Driveway
Q: Play-Doh , bogey
PAX: Play-Doh, Flux, bogey
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP:

Good stuff from bogey and WGS.

THE THANG:
– Lateral coupon throws
– Carries
– Coupon Ground to Shoulders
– Bearhug Carries to “Secret Garden” Turf By Hydroponics
– Sandbag Getups
– Carry Back to Start
– Plank Pull Throughs

MARY:
Static coupon holds.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We’ll try to keep the Mondays going regularly through Pax’s summer travel.

COT:
YHC reflected on how age has changed his thinking about his father’s parenting. He is more understanding and aware of his own flaws and shortcomings, even if it is not always easy to see exactly what they are in the moment.

YHC is also grateful to the PAX who get things started & keep things going when he is running late.

Date: 2026-06-22
AO: Acropolis
Q: Doodles ,
PAX: Drano, NOAA, El Camino, Rambler, Hightower, Obadiah, Atlas, OnlyFans, Doodles FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
Warm up
SSH, imperial walkers, hillbillies, arm circles, Willy mays, cherry twists, Matt foleys, down dog, kobra Kia, child pose. Mosey lap

The Thang
Frisbee bocce

Round 1
Bear crawl, Merkins, Mike Tyson’s

Round 2
Frog jump, Bonnie Blair’s, burpees

Each pax throws frisbee and then rolls ball to see how close. Then transport to disc. Reps are the disc yardage distance minus ball distance from the disc times first numeral of the yardage to split the exercises between the two numbers. It exercised the grey matter muscle for us.

Mosey lap after each round. Pax completed 2 rounds and then played frisbee. Team 2 won, but team 1 was cut short from their comeback due to refs stoppage time.

Mary
In the frisbee

Announcements
Ruck and float on August 1. September 11 star climb. A hike in Maine in September.

COT
The 4Fs are faith, family, friends, financial. None of the four can be full throttle at the same time. we have to balance all four. Father’s Day is family, make time for family. It’s one of the most important.