Backblasts

DATE: 2023-04-25
AO: Atlantis
Q: Hammerhead
PAX: Infinity, Deflator, Chuck Taylor, Grease Monkey
FNGs: “Big Short” (Murray Clay, older bro of @Infinity)
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: 16 reps on honor of TB record by Adolis Garcia Sat 4.22 (Tex vs A’s, 3 Dingers and 2 Doubles) 16 SSH Squares
16 Arm Circles
16 Square Hops
16 No Surrenders (running joke is I kept calling these Take No Prisoners) 16 Cherry Pickers
16 Fwd Lunges
16 Rev Lunges
16 Elevator Merkins

THE THANG:
1-Indian Run Mosey down to Swiftboat for Chain Dips, Ammo Can Plyo-pushups, 10# DB Reverse Curls, 5# DB Triceps Extensions and Biceps Curls with 14# Ammo Can

2-Picked up two Sandbags and Shuffled to 11th Street Bridge for “Fight Gone Bag …”Unter Der Bruecke” version): 45sec Ammo Can Shots (14#)
45sec SDHP w/2×20# sandbags
45sec Ammo Can Push Press (25#)
45sec Step Ups
45sec I-Beam Pullups
(only had time for 1 out of 3 rounds)

MARY: Outta Time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Use the F3 utility called QSignups for taking the Q

COT: A large part of Lealadership is about setting the example and using time constructively (once lost time can never be regained!)

This day in 1915: On April 25, 1915, a week after Anglo-French naval attacks on the Dardanelles end in dismal failure, the Allies launch a large-scale land invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula, a doomed operation that would serve as a great lesson learned for the many amphibious assaults of WWII and the Korean War.

DATE: 2023-04-25
AO: General
Q: citrus
PAX: Moneyball, Lazlo, Toolbox, 2 percent
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: SSH, arm circles, WMH, cherry pickers, IW, hillbillies

THE THANG: As a group, 4 rounds of:
100 stepups
100 yard run
22 merkins
100 yard run (back to stepups)

2000 cumulative reps.

MARY: Rotate through each PAX providing the exercise while he did a 1 minute hang from the pullup bar.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Boneathon, Murph, Dad’s camp

COT: Hero workout in honor of Chad Wilkenson (https://chad1000x.com/). We tend to focus on anniversaries and milestone dates, but people are hurting every day. Reach out today to someone who you haven’t checked in on in a while.

DATE: 2023-04-24
AO: Horizon-Ao
Q: Gherkin
PAX: Kodiak, Purple Rain, Mr Haand, Trifecta, SPINAL TAP, citrus FNGs: Atache, Comish
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: Side straddle hop, Imperial Walkers, Michael Phelps, Cherry Pickers, Cobra Kai

THE THANG:
Partner Up
1 HIM traverses across field and back while other exercises
Switch partners after each set

Set 1
Run to the other side of the field
50 Double Merkin (B)urpees

Set 2
Backwards run to end of field
100 (O)verhead Claps

Set 3
Walking Lunges 20 yards
150 (M)erkins

Set 4
Bear crawl 20 yards
200 (B)ig Boy Situps

Set 5
Run to other end of the field
250 (S)quats

MARY:
Leg Lifts, Box Cutters, LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dad’s Camp in June, Bonethon

COT: The days are long but the years are short. It’s easy to lose sight of what’s important during our daily grind but the years go by fast. 2023 is almost 1/3 done. Try to appreciate it and focus on what’s important.

DATE: 2023-04-24
AO: Farm
Q: Sparky
PAX: Infinity, Chile
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP: SSH, Michael Phelps, Surrenders, Beet pickers, WMH, calve stretch, mozy THE THANG: MADE (Merkins, Air, Dupa, Everything else
Box rotation of Merkins (Regular, Wide Grip, Diamond, and Regular0 Air (squat jumps, Squat jacks, Bobby Hurley, skate jumps), Dupa (squats, side lunges, monkey humpers, summo squats) and ETC (Plank, dead bugs, glute bridges, single leg raises) MARY: LBC, penguin crunches, flutter kicks
ANNOUNCEMENTS: good job on the road cleanup
COT: the road to Errasmus
When the Disciples were on the road to Errasmus, they didn’t notice Jesua was with them until be blessed the bread at their meal and then gave them the Irish goodbye.
We need to be aware that we may be in the midst of something great and should appreciate all that we are doing and who we are with. You never know how good things can be until you look back. Our challenge is to cherish all those we are with and what we do today.

DATE: 2023-04-24
AO: Patriot
Q: Booking
PAX: Lucius, Lazlo, Anchorman, Strange Brew, Shake ‘N’ Bake, bogey, 2 percent, Ice Tea, Wedding Singer, CableGuy, Big Short, Legacy, Smokey FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, Potato Pickers, Down Dog, Cobra Kai, Fellowship Lap THE THANG: Break up into 3 groups for 4 rounds of these 7 x 20 exercises

20 coupon curls
20 atlas shrugs
20 coupon squats
20 coupon low rows
20 coupon chest press
20 derkins
20 leg lifts over coupon

After each 7x 20 set run 100 yards to other end zone, execute 5 burpees- completed 4 rounds

Murder bunny to 20 yard line- 20 curls
Murder bunny to 40 yard line- 20 squats
Murder bunny to 40 yard line- 20 swings
Rifle Carry back to end zone- done!
MARY: Flutters, LBC, Dirty Dogs, Mule Kicks, 50 calf raises ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bone-a-thon… check Slack channel
COT: Q trying to continue to be grateful for what he has and not always focusing on what he doesn’t have realizing. The things we all have would be blessing to those in need, our job, house, smile, and ability to work out. Adopt a mindset of gratitude.