Backblasts

Date: 2025-05-05
AO: horizon-ao
Q: Maguire
PAX: Purple Rain, Attache’, DoorDash, citrus, Enron, Jenner, Fish Fry, Kombucha FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: side straddle. Imperial walkers. Hillbillies. LBAC. Willie Mays. Pickers. Down dog. Greatest stretch. Cobra Kai.

THE THANG:
Rocky quote: you know the older I get the more things I gotta leave behind. That’s life. But you only stop fighting when you stop believing. Every step forward – no matter how small – is still a step forward who you are meant to be.

1. Loosen arms w some shadow boxing. Mosey to get coupons. Butt kickers. High knees.

2. 7s. One side burpees. Other side around the world w coupons.

3. 7 different lines. Timer was runner who went about 70 yards total with coupon. Other stations: blockies, coupon curls, merkins, joe louis, leg lifts over coupons, flutters while holding coupon. Did three full rotations.

4. Circle for 25 LBCs and a minute of shadow boxing (or so). Did that three times.

MARY: we did some spelling. All caps. Drago. Clubber Lang. Thunderlips.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Boneathon. Murph. And more check channels.

COT: Huge rollercoaster week. Some personal loss and my oldest graduated college. Extreme highs and lows. Derek Jeter spoke at the commencement about Choices. Your choices. I think about TIME. We are not guaranteed tomorrow. Take advantage of time to be better, to help others and maybe even do more.

Tags: horizon-ao, Purple Rain, Attache’, DoorDash, citrus, Enron, Jenner, Fish Fry, Kombucha

Date: 2025-05-05
AO: thepatriot
Q: Summit
PAX: Bone, Rim Fire, Jones, Shake ‘n’ Bake, Smokey, 2 percent, Lucius, Bob the Builder, Anchorman, Trademark, Deliverance, Big Short, Short Rib, Gherkin, Ice Tea, Strange Brew, Wedding Singer, Lazlo, Prestige, Piano Man FNGs: None
COUNT: 21
WARMUP: All IC….SSH, IW, Hillbillies, Michael Phelps, Cherry Pickers, WMH, DD, WGS, Cobra Kai (in honor of Karate Kid song in playlist)

THE THANG:
– Mosey to amphitheater with stop on way for lunges.
– Tabata Set 1 (20 secs work, 10 secs rest) X 8 sets
– Box Jumps on steps -or- step ups
– Mosey around school stopping on way back for some lunges
– Tabata Set 2 (20 secs work, 10 secs rest) X 8 sets
– Alternate Shoulder Taps with legs on steps & Durkins (or Urkins or Merkins for modification) – EC…hold plank during rest
– Mosey around school back to track
– 10 min “Tough Guy Tuesday/Thursday Audition for Laz)
– From EZ Bear Crawl to 20 YL and do 3 Burpees…bear crawl back and do 2 No Surrenders at EZ…repeat for 10 mins.

MARY: All IC..Hammers, Leg Lifts, Flutter Kicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Boneathon, Murph, Convergence and don’t forget Mother’s Day! See Announcements channel.

COT:
YHC shared that 24 y.o. daughter visited from Jersey for weekend. We reflected and celebrated the accomplishment of a big goal that she set for herself to run a half marathon with YHC. She set the goal at a particularly challenging time in life.

YHC and daughter trained and completed the St Jude’s half in Dec2024. Each mile was dedicated to someone who may be experiencing their own trial. Also, celebrated every mile marker with a high five, shout out or YHC doing dance move…reminder to enjoy the journey. Message is that doing hard things can bring healing and we can enjoy the journey in the process.

This morning the PAX was treated to 80s movie music soundtracks throughout the beatdown. You’re welcome!

2 percent enjoyed the journey and identified every single movie…even the obscure ones. Bravo!

Tags: thepatriot, Bone, Rim Fire, Jones, Shake ‘n’ Bake, Smokey, 2 percent, Lucius, Bob the Builder, Anchorman, Trademark, Deliverance, Big Short, Short Rib, Gherkin, Ice Tea, Strange Brew, Wedding Singer, Lazlo, Prestige, Piano Man

Date: 2025-05-05
AO: thefarm
Q: Infinity
PAX: Trilogy, Sparky
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WarmUp: SSHs, IWs, World’s Greatest Stretch, Michael Phelps, Don Quixotes, Beet Pickers, and Mosey.

The Thang: With five cones placed in five yard increments, the PAX performed the following traveling exercises, stopping at each cone to perform the stationary exercise, then traveling all the way back to start with no stops:
– 15 Merkins, then Bear Crawl to each cone for more merkins for 5 cones, and then Bear Crawl all the way back to start (no coupons)
– 20 Coupon Squats w/ OH Walking Lunge for 5 cones then Coupon Walking Lunge all the way back – 5 Thrusters w/ Murder Bunnies for 5 cones then Murder Bunnies all the way back
– 15 Glute Bridges w/ Crab Walk for 5 cones then Crab Walk all the way back (no coupons) – 10 Shoulder Press w/ Rifle Carry for 5 cones then Rifle Carry all the way back

Mary: Side Crunches, Starfish/X-Factor Crunches, and Reverse Crunches.

Announcements: We need a Q for Wednesday. Lumbergh has Friday. Pad Thai’s move Saturday, June 14th, 0730.

CoT: It’s good to be busy, preoccupied, and challenged with projects and activities that help us grow. Men are meant to act and take action. However, it’s also important to maintain habits or practices that enable balance. Stephen Covey referred to this concept as taking time to “sharpening the saw.” Whatever that means for you, keep at it. That’s how we will maintain our health, social connections, career progression, and relationship improvement.

Tags: thefarm, Trilogy, Sparky

Date: 2025-05-03
AO: balls-of-fury
Q: Popeyes
PAX: Hightower, Obadiah, Fish Fry, Yard Sale
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: 2 vs 1 and 1 vs 1
THE THANG: rotate every 5 points and then 2 vs 2
MARY: old vs young
ANNOUNCEMENTS: West side dominating the attendance. East siders need to show up COT: Stay out of the kitchen when you’re not supposed to be in it

Tags: balls-of-fury, Hightower, Obadiah, Fish Fry, Yard Sale

Date: 2025-04-29
AO: delphi
Q: Ashe
PAX: K-Pop, Rambler, Rocket, Pop Fly, Blue Steel, NOAA, Nano, Toolbox, Crop Duster FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WARMUP: always. SSH, mosey, and stretching

THE THANG:

1. 2 sets hill sprints.

2. Bball court 10 man makers, 15 in cadence swings, 10 thrusters

3. Mosey to tennis courts for 2 sets of relay races. Reverse crawl & sprint, reverse run and merkins. Partners merkin and then squats.

4. Bball court to repeat number 1.

4. Mosey to field. Group smarminess and mountain climbers, then group slides and Superman holds

MARY: always. It was amazing.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Memorial Day Murph.

COT: find breaks and peace.

Tags: delphi, K-Pop, Rambler, Rocket, Pop Fly, Blue Steel, NOAA, Nano, Toolbox, Crop Duster