Back-Blast – Page 105

Back to school

September 10, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: juco
Q: Haggis
PAX: TrailMix, Mailbox, Love Shaq, Wanderer, Starlink, Booster, Windex, Dairy Queen, Bowser, Stye
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: includes in thang
Mission, Core principles and Disclaimer

THE THANG:
Billy Madison where each grade includes previous grade level
1st Grade: SSH x F3 count, 12 reps
2nd grade: Imperial Walkers/Hillbilly Walkers for Middle School (L/R=1, 12 reps)
3rd Grade: Squats/ Copperhead squats for Middle School 12 reps
4th grade: Lunges (L/R=1)/ Step back lunge Middle School)
5th grade: American Hammers F3 count, 12 reps
Run to STOP sign and back

6th grade: Shoulder Taps (L/R=1, 12 reps)
7th grade: Dips, 12 count
8th grade: Flutters F3 count, 12 reps
Run to Stop sign and back

No more elementary school
9th grade: Big Bois 12 count, Awkward Turtle and LBC
10th grade: Booyah Merkins (Partner Merkins, down and clap with a Booyah, in honor of the late, great Stuart Scott) 12 count
11th grade: Groiners (Mountain Climber but with both feet) 12 count
(ALL OF IT) 12th grade: ABC abs (on your 6, Draw uppercase letters with your feet) A-L
Run to Stop sign and back
MARY: no time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: nothing shared

COT: Luke 12

Now large crowds were traveling with Him, and He turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to Me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be My disciple.
Whoever does not carry the cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.”
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?
Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, “This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.”

There’s a story of a young man who was carrying his cross but found it uncomfortable and heavy.
It rubbed his shoulder raw and gave him splinters.
So he whittled it down to a nice small size, painted flowers on it, and wrote across the front, “I love Jesus,” as he tied it around his neck so that no one could doubt his devotion to the Savior.
As he reached the end of his life, he found himself before a deep chasm.
On the other side were the gates of Heaven, wide open to all who would enter.
But he could not cross, for it was too wide to jump and the gulf before him went down beyond sight.
As he watched, other people carrying their crosses came to the edge of the rift.
They threw down their full-sized crosses, which bridged the gap, and walked on them to the other side, where they entered the eternal delights of Heaven.
After they passed over, their crosses disintegrated.
Eventually, everyone with a cross passed to the other side, and the young man was left looking down at the abyss, then at his cross with the flowers and “I love Jesus” painted on it.
Then the gates of Heaven closed. End of story.
Our Church and our world today desperately need us to follow our Lord Jesus and to take up our share of His Cross.

Shared that my family is learning 7 deadly sins and graces to assist through them. We’ve reviewed Pride/Humilty, Greed/Love, Sloth/Zeal and Lust/Chastity. Q shared that sharing our weakness with family can be hard but so important to be the primary educators and support for our children. Also remember to support others who are struggling and ask for help when we need it

Prayer Pledge Picture
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[juco-rush] Berrywood hills for breakfast

September 10, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: juco-rush
Q: Trash Panda (JUCO)
PAX: Natty, Erector, Nadia (Aaron Jacques), Lt. Dan, Butterknife, Guardrail, Trash Panda (JUCO)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: mosey to Berrywood

THE THANG:
Hill repeats
First/last cul de sac x 5
Hit Cypresswood cul de sac on way out

ANNOUNCEMENTS: juco

COT: juco

What’s In Your Cup

September 9, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Crash Dummy
PAX: Pele (Jon Lindberg), Unibráu (Nick Robinson), Mr Jinxy, Lilydipper, Drum Major, Lizzy, Curveball, Brick, Abacus, Franzia, Shogun
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: Imperial Walkers – 10, Cherry Pickers – 5, SSH – 20, Tempo Squats – 10, Baby Arm Circles FWD – 10, BKWD – 10. Stretching.

THE THANG: 1st POC: Run to the rocks at Pickett’s Charge. Grab a rock. Tempo Goblet Squats – 20 Reps. Rock Swings – 25 reps. Squat Thrusters – 20 reps.
2nd POC: Bros Bowl. Run to the top. 25 Incline Merkins. Run to the bottom. Big Boys until the 6 arrives. Rup up. 25 Decline Merkins. Run down. 30 LBCs. Then American Hammers till 6 arrives.
3rd POC: Run to the Caribbean. Battle buddy. Wheel Barrell to the next island (switch partners as needed). Bear Crawl to next Island. Lunge walks to the end. Hold Plank until the 6 arrives.
4th POC: Run to the small pavillion near Caribbean. Everything in cadence. Bench Pullups – 15 reps. Dips – 15 reps. Wall sit.

Run up Cardiac then back to AO.
MARY: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS: GoRuck Event in Nov. Marine Corps Mud Run 9/27.

COT: A Buddhist monk asked his students: “If you’re carrying a cup of coffee and someone bumps into you, why did you spill the coffee?”
Each of his students replied, because someone bumped into me.
“No. The reason why you spilled the coffee is because that’s what you were carrying in your cup.”
If you were carrying water, you would have spilled water.
Then he said something profound.
He said, “Whenever life shakes you, whatever you’re carrying is going to spill out.”
So, if you’re carrying fear, jealousy, anger, greed, that’s what’s going to spill out.
But if you’re carrying love, compassion, kindness, empathy, that’s what’s going to spell out.
So, each day, you should pause and think to yourself, what am I carrying in my cup today?

Ruck

September 9, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: shamruck
Q: Fabio (Joe Hamilton)
PAX: Craps, Trojan, Webster, Free Fall, Honeydew, Baby Boomer, Mermaid, Ozark, Stripped, Squatter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: none

THE THANG: rucked

MARY: none

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 10 year F3 anniversary

COT: Greatful – are you being greatful for everything God has given you even when things are tough or not going the way you want it.

The Venus Fly Trap for CMUsday

September 9, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Sawdust
PAX: Pac-man, P3, Matlock (Bill Maddox)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:
– SSH
– Stretch
– Tempo Merkins
– Cherry Pickers
– Abe Vigodas
– Rockettes (with a knee lift)
– Tie-Fighters
– X-Wings
– A Solitary Burpee

THE THANG:
– Mosey with our :cmu: to the Pav-Lov for some AMRAP work. One of the PAX was the timer carrying :dumbbell: :dumbbell: around the Cloud. The remaining PAX worked stations of exercises with :cmu:s. We rotated through the stations and selected new exercises from the grab bag after the full PAX completed all stations. It was rinse and repeat for time.
– Once we were close on time, we all ran around the Cloud, collected our toys and headed to the AO.

MARY: We had a round of :atm: to close out the workout.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Anniversary Convergence planned for asylum-daybreak. More specific details to follow.

COT: Finding the thin line of letting your children grow on their own. But still protecting them from themselves and the outside world, because they are still children.