Category: Backblast (Page 564 of 904)

In this edition of Midoriyama there was a 2nd F citing with 4 full grown HIMs and 2 Cotter 2.0s. For those counting at home that’s 7 PAX who braved the blizzard of 2020 to keep pushing the rock.

Unfortunately one of the PAX immediately said he had to go. Oh well, his loss, let’s do this!

Disclaimer, warmup, mosey.

We arrived at the covered shelter (because while it was snowing that stuff melts and makes you wet and miserable) to embark on the Tammy Wynette (Stand By Your Man!)

Partner up, partner one does 10 reps of one exercise while the other does 10 reps of a different one. Flapjack the exercises until you reach 100. We did 3 rounds of this as follows:

1. Merkins & Squats
2. American Hammers & Alternating Shoulder Taps
3. Dips & LBCs

Unfortunately, one of the 2.0s was struggling to maintain his effort and pretty much gave up. His loss but we’ll keep encouraging just the same.

Mosey back toward the startorama for the next leg of our journey.

Doracides!

Partner up again (or keep the same as it was) to do 100 Lunges (each leg), 200 CDDs, 300 Side Straddle Hops & 400 Air Presses. This was tough and we were pushing up until we ran out of time. We only made it through most of the SSHs.

Mosey to the start. It was fun men!

Namorama, announcements & prayer requests.

Aye!

YHC pulled into the parking at the Schiele Museum about 15 minutes early. Only three vehicles counting mine. Strog up running EC and Big Pappy running the heater. Cars pulling in hot.

Get out of cars circle up. No FNG so no disclaimer. Let’s get it on. YHC hijacks Q at this time.

Pledge.

Warm up as group. 20 SSH IC. 20 Abe Vigoda in super slow motion. 30 flutters. 40 Moroccan Night Clubs. 50 LBC IC.

Bootcampers follow me, Painlab stay with Big Pappy.

Mosey to Garrison Boulevard. 10 Toy Soldiers IC. Mosey a bit. 20 Hand Release Merkins facing downhill. Mosey a bit. 30 squats. Mosey. 40 Hammers. Mosey. 50 Monkey Humpers facing Garrison. Mosey.
10 Hip Slappers. Mosey. 20 Hillbillies.
Mosey. 30 CDDs. 40 Lunges to next telephone pole. 50 Marge & Homers. Hang a right on Chestnut. Mosey to intersection.
50 Mountain Climbers. Mosey. 40 LBCs. Mosey. Right on Maple. 30 Shoulder Taps. Mosey. 20 Box Cutters. Mosey. Right on Fairfield. 10 Makhtar N’diayes. Mosey. 50 Freddie Mercurys. Right on Carlton. 40 Mike Tysons. Q power runs out. Mosey. 30 Imperial Walkers. Left on Garrison. 20 Dying Cockroaches. Mosey. 10 Flying Squirrels. Mosey to wall on Schiele. Wall sits. Clavin is leaving. Monkey Humpers towards him as he drives out. 10 Dirty Hookups. Mosey to Amphitheater. Bearcrawl up bleachers. Across top row. Joe Hendrix down. Or not. Lunges. 20 Dips. 20 Inclines. 20 Inclined crunches. Burpees to finish. Mosey to join painlab folks.
Little Mary. 10 Burpees. 10 ,Imperial Walkers.
Saved by the bells.

First time Qing the Original Gashouse.
We 2 miles got ran.

Circle up for COT, announcements and namorama.
Pappys phone died so no video. Pappy told us out.

Thanks for letting me lead.

5 Men showed for another serving of the Diablo Sammich. We started with the PLEDGE then got some Merkins and Butterfly SitUps to start. Then we moseyed with our rucks, a sandbag, and kettle bell to Martha’s. We got to the (sort of) hill by the picnic tables for the first part: The Donkey- Put all the rucks, the sandbag, and the kettle bell in a pile. Each man took a turn carrying everything he could carry up the hill to the picnic tables and back. While that was going on, the rest of the PAX did reps of various exercises to keep us moving. We figured there were 3 rucks weighing about 45-50#, a couple rucks weighing 20-30#, a 40# sandbag, and a kettle bell (?15-20#). We figured the load was over 200# for several of us. I think it was harder than I expected. The sandbag “fell” off my shoulders on the way up…thank the Lord. We moved on to the picnic tables for some step ups then worked our way back to start after hitting each light with some exercises-we started with 10 reps of the new exercise and did 5 of all of the previous exercises. We started with 10 Merkins then followed with the rest: Squats, Mountain Climbers, American Hammers, and Flutter Kicks. I can’t remember the order. We did a few more things at the remaining lights and finished coming out of the park with Hand Release Merkins-thanks Watts Up, they sucked. We got back to start and did some upright rows to get our final 45 seconds’ worth.

We had a quick COT then split for work.

It was another great day with the rucks. If you have not come to Diablo or another ruck workout, you are missing out. Give it a try and come join us.

Whoopee

So, instead of my usual breakdown of the beat down and eventually getting to the meat and potatoes of what I wish to present …. I’ll skip ahead for those that may feel I prattle on or choose to snooze while reading my BB …. lately I’ve  Noticed a great many individuals who’ve ‘disappeared ‘ like so much vapor many of which had come for some time whether short or long , but now they’re missing …. hopefully those whose information we are now collecting to better reach out won’t slip through and be lost. I challenged those present This morning at one point ( instead of asking for a 10 count) and announced that I’d present this challenge in the back blast …. any of you who happen to look over in the grocery check out line or at the movies, Lowe’s, gas station where the &@$$ ever and you happen to notice a previously named pax member whose been on hiatus … here’s just a few examples that I gave then as I do now Squirt ( yes, I know he appeared at Diablo once but then went off to hibernate again) speaking of hibernating,,, Turtleman , who only posts when the temperature is between 61 and 61.5 degrees, Brown Streak, and Captain Stubing….. it’s a regular “Where are they Now “ ….ask them 2 questions: 1) what happened ? 2) is there something different we could do to encourage you to come back ? It was at this point this morning that JK2 said,  “Give them Midol!”

now on with the show …

pledge , disclaimer ….

warmup in a rapid fire fashion  all in cadence ( except burpees)

MNC x15

Don Q x 12

SSH x 15

merkins x 16

5 burpees for the train ( no one claimed to have heard it … in fact there was a discussion on the subject …)

mosey far away …. to the side wall of Pelicans for Australian Mountain Climbers IC x12

now we mosey for real real … at Sara Palin’s road to Nowhere we do 10 merkins ( JK 2 said he already did these to which I reminded him …. you v you and modify as you see fit)

mosey to Across from Dr office for 10 squats

Riverwood Drive for something else and at next street stopped for another something something and on to the BIG TOP!

Gastones Hill!! Much discussion on trademarks and liability and whether the G man was rolling uncomfortably in the fart sack realizing someone was walking all over his stomping grounds …. ah well

first time up a burpee again each mail box ( hell box for Whoopee)

await pax at top and return

this time up,,,, nur up and perform 2 merkins ( yes! In the direction you are going .. facing downhill!) each hell box … wait for pax and return to..

third time run up and 3 plank jacks … along the way I was accosted by a viscous dog that was barely restrained ( it smelled my mailman blood!)

followed Watts Up’s example and stood like Al Gore for the six … and return back down …

fourth time up we squatty pottied ( 4 squats) each box up and back

lastly we side lunged up to dumpster and side lunged back …. 3 minutes to get us back …. well ,,, we took a little longer and went a tad over  ….  but it’s all good!

todays bible verse was Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. – Romans 12:2

we also had great news from JK2 in his job hunt he will be accepting the job offer from Dry Pro…. his M is understandably nervous with this new chapter in their lives and he also shared an amazing story of how God touches us in our lives and that he is a very REAL and loving God … recently someone came into his work ,,,, this individual looked a little rough around the edges but went up to the president of his company and told him of Gods great love and that he is very real and not to worry , he has THIS!

announcements for Ruck at Folsom Saturday 5:30

3/21 ruck/ run / fun all day F3 5 year anniversary ? Haven’t heard about it? Get out from under that rock !! Push that rock!!

training for Rooster, ruck, p200 various 5k’s etc. come get some !

great group this morning ,,, yeah it was a smaller group , but damn they did great work , plus it’s always a pleasure to lead and with a smaller crowd you get to commune together a little better … we had many great conversations as the previous paragraphs are devoted to but we also spoke of Linus and Bandits upcoming new Walking AO starting early March on Saturday’s , I was asked about the meaning of my Tweet about how The Labyrinth may or may not have an actual script …. this owing to the fact that several weeks ago Stinky Bird and I swapped days but each site q maintained the warm up to add confusion and most recently giving the q over to Outhouse since he knew he’d be Out if town for 6 weeks. This caused a lot of talk about how we should encourage our pax to step up and that all should plan on having a weinke at the ready or should be capable of pulling off a last minute q ( just like Outhouse did other week).

until the next one …

13 was at prison break this morning getting after it and pushing rocks. Some guys ran 6-7 miles some ran 3-4 miles but one thing is for sure we ALL got better! It was my first Q  as site Q at this AO and I enjoyed it. I appreciate everyone coming out, I look forward to what God does in the future for this AO and the brotherhood!

Announcements

Axe throwing get with Huck on that

Convergence March 21

Shooting guns at Allen Tates house that afternoon I believe

Prayer requests 

Each other

My wife and her pregnancy

Unspoken prayer request

Thank you for the opportunity to lead!

Round Up