Backblasts

Date: 2025-11-01
AO: thesandlot
Q: Gherkin
PAX: Lazlo, citrus, Legacy, Klinger, Baywatch, Fish Fry, Defiance, Enron FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARM UP
SSH, IWs, Arm Circles, Michael Phelps, Cherry Pickers, WGS, Down Dog, Cobra Kai

THE THANG
Overcome a series of obstacles that are similar to those in a Spartan race. After each overcoming each obstacle, run to 14th street and back, and then move on to the next obstacle.

Bucket (Coupon) Carry
Carry your coupon to the far end of the turf and execute 6 burpees. Perform this 4 times for a total of 24 burpees.

Army Crawl
Army crawl 50 feet, execute 6 burpees. Perform this 4 times for a total of 24 burpees.

Monkey Bars
Cross the monkey bars and then execute 6 burpees. Perform this 4 times for a total of 24 burpees.

Balance Beam
Traverse the balance beam and execute 6 burpees. Perform this 4 times for a total of 24 burpees.

Cargo Climb
Climb to the top of the cargo net and down and then execute 6 burpees. Perform this 4 times for a total of 24 burpees.

MARY
LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS
– The Grunt on Saturday 11/8 – no thesandlot
next week!
Toy drive – Lazlo collecting
Fish Fry is organizing a team for the Taco Bell 50k ruck

COT
This past February 1. Ethan Densley, a very good friend of YHC’s family, took his own life. Today is his 24th birthday.
He was a Spartan race trifecta champion and loved overcoming the obstacles in the races. Burpees were one of his favorite body weight exercises. Thank you for celebrating his birthday with YHC today.

Tags: thesandlot, Lazlo, citrus, Legacy, Klinger, Baywatch, Fish Fry, Defiance, Enron

Date: 2025-10-31
AO: thefarm
Q: Running Man
PAX: Firehead, Infinity, Lumbergh, Moonshine
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP
Beet pickers
Willy Mays Hayes
Don quixotes
Heel raises
Itty bitty arm circles
Mosey around the fields

THE THANG
Motivators
Frankenstein walk to midfield (by bleachers)
54321 squats and air squat as partners
54321 shoulder taps and plank
54321 crunches and holds
54321 itty bitty arm circles and holds
54321 dips and holds
Spider walks (crab walks) back to the beginning
Circle of death
SSH
5 burpees
5 big boy situps
5 reverse lunges
10 glute bridges (5 each leg)
5 Grady corns
5 no surrenders
5 second plank hold
5 Mericans
5 WWIIs

Bear crawl to mid field
40 squats
Walking lunge to start
50 second wall sit

MARY
Flutter kicks
Side crunches
American hammers
Superman

COT
A gentleman died in Utah during an F3 workout, unfortunately. His obituary spoke very highly of F3 and how meaningful it was to Tony. I’m grateful for F3 and our friendship and motivation.

Tags: thefarm, Firehead, Infinity, Lumbergh, Moonshine

Date: 2025-10-31
AO: sparta
Q: Battleship
PAX: Atlas, Crop Duster, Doodles, NOAA, Pop Fly, Norm
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: SSH, Lunges w/a Twist, Cherry Pickers, WMH, DD, WGS, Cobra-K, Hill Billies, Imperial Walkers THE THANG:
Three Rounds, 2 Teams

Round 1: Lap around WSHS, with stops.
Each stop: Rock Paper Scissors
Winner chooses exercise and reps.

Round 2: Finish Lap around WSHS, end up on field with stops. Rock Paper Scissors at each stop.
Winner chooses exercise but only after loser chooses # of Reps.

Round #3:
On the field.
Rock Paper Scissors
Winning Team stays; does exercise of choice.
Losing Team does shuttle run to 50 yard line and back, then to 100 yard line and back.

Exercises: Step-Ups, Burpees, Carolina Dry Docks, Monkey Humpers, Derkins, Half-Squats, Calf Raises, Mike Tyson’s, Mountain Climbers, Moroccan-Shoulder Press, Flutter Kicks….

MARY: American Hammers, Toy Soldiers, LBC’s, Heels2Heaven, Nolan Ryan’s

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Grunt, Coat Drive

COT: Story of Job. Sometimes bad things happen that you can’t make sense of – Trust in Him.

Tags: sparta, Atlas, Crop Duster, Doodles, NOAA, Pop Fly, Norm

Date: 2025-10-31
AO: atlantis
Q: Hubble
PAX: Hammer, Gutterball, Hammerhead, Palmetto
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
– Side straddle hop
– Seal jacks
– Beet pickers
– Good morning
– Willie mays Hayes
– Short mosey to the dog park and back
THE THANG:
– Rotate thru PAX. each pick a slip from the candy bucket and call the exercise. – Repeat until bucket is empty or out of time
– Bucket includes 6 sets of: Shoulder Taps, Zombie Crawls, Derkins, and Monkey Humpers (reps for all drawn from values of 2 card suits) and 6 sets of:Planks x 10s, Merkins, Burpees, and air squats (reps drawn from values of 2 card suits) MARY:
– World’s greatest stretch
– Cobra Kai
– Reverse planks 60s
– Xs and Os
– LBCs
– Freddie Mercurys
– V-ups
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Grunt Nov 8! Hammer offered to carpool
COT:
Dia de los Muertos / All Hallows Eve
Remember those who’ve passed and tell their story, so their memories stay alive

Tags: atlantis, Hammer, Gutterball, Hammerhead, Palmetto

Date: 2025-10-31
AO: terrapin-station
Q: Breach
PAX: 2 percent, Michael Smith, Groundhog, CableGuy, Popeye, Sloop, Enron FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: SSH, IWs, Hillbillies, VREs, Downward Dogs, Cobra Kais, Runners Stretch, calf raises, Michael Phelps, Apollo Ohnos
THE THANG: Run around Bishop O’Connell stopping with 4 stops. STOPS 1,2, 4: 1 Minute Planks, 10 Burpees, 10 Triple Pump Squats (which are surprising hard!). STOP 3: 2 x 20 Dips, 20 Step Ups, 20 Incline Merkins MARY: 30 LBCs, 20 WW IIs, 20 Freddy Mercuries
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Coat Drive, the Ruk
COT: A pseudo intellectual attempt to contrast the occult characteristics of Halloween with the religious symbolism around the Catholic School

Tags: terrapin-station, 2 percent, Michael Smith, Groundhog, CableGuy, Popeye, Sloop, Enron