Cat Gut (Mike Davis) – Page 11

D Day

June 6, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Cat Gut (Mike Davis)
PAX: Gibbler, Matlock (Bill Maddox), P3, Rainbow, Waffle House (Brady Greene), Bunny, Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Farley, Hot Tub (John Muller)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: SSH, Baby arm circles in lunge, cherry pickers, tempo squats

THE THANG: backwards up baby Everest and 5 up/downs on top; 7’s on skunk hill; backwards up cardiac with rock- alternate curls and squat thrusters at each light pole – sit-ups at top. Return rock and then backwards up cardiac again. Triceps on top. Mosey to top of baby Everest. Route 66 with sit-ups every other pole up to 11. Mosey to Everest. Run to top and mosey to Asylum stairs. Bear crawl/ lunge to bottom. Mosey back to AO.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Psalms 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God”

It’s All Fun & Games

May 30, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Sawdust
PAX: Double Wide, Tropicana, Cinco (Scott McGuire), Matlock (Bill Maddox), TRC/Crab legs, Rainbow, Hands, Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Waffle House (Brady Greene), Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Bunny, Gibbler
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP:
– SSH
– Stretch
– Tempo Merkins
– Cherry Pickers
– Abe Vigodas
– Rockettes (Bunny-style)
– Tie-Fighters
– X-Wings
– Burpees (Because Bunny wasn’t sure if he was warm)
– Route 66 with Squats up to the Asylum

THE THANG:
Two (2) Teams Competing for most Exercises Complete. One team would run based on the roll of the dice, while the other did exercises. When the run team returned, the teams switched.

The Rollin’ & Runs:
1. Space Needle
2. Asylum Building
3. Whole Big Circuit
4. Down to the Overlook
5. Upper Parking Lot
6. Tree Run

The Exercises:
– 10 – Burpees
– 15 – Seal Jacks (4 – Count)
– 20 – LBCs (4 – Count)
– 15 – Peter Parkers (4 – Ct)
– 10 – Sumo Squats (4 – Count)
– 15 – Hello Dollys (4 – Ct)
– 20 – Merkins
– 15 – V-Ups
– 10 – Lt. Dans
– 15 – Gas Pumpers
– 20 – Side Crunches (10 EA)
– 15 – Boxcutters (4 – Count)

MARY:
– Matlock (Bill Maddox)’s Dante’s Core
– Cat Gut (Mike Davis)’s Boat-Canoe

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Book Club after BOM
– Anderson County Starfish Coming this Summer

COT: Do not expect to Rise to the Occasion, but Fall to your Level of Training. Focus on training in your life; spiritually, physically & mentally to be prepared for any eventuality.

Sherpa training

May 19, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Hands
PAX: Cinco (Scott McGuire), Bunny, Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Cosmo 2, Double Wide, F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Hands, P3, Pac-man, Rainbow, Techmo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: Motivator, plank work, mosey to Everest

THE THANG: 25 Merkins and 25 4 count LBC, then up Everest. Rinse and repeat for 3 trips total. 4 round was at the base of the space needle with one trip up the Space Needle. A game of tackle the skunk was then considered but ultimately rejected by all the pax but P3 had to be called off the chase. We did some toe merkins and core work at the home office and then worked our way back to the AO, stopping to bear crawl, lunge and broad jump a few times.

MARY: Never

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Book club coming soon. Memorial Day same time or later? TBD

COT: You are a fisher of men. Check your bait!

The Cinco Day Circuit

May 5, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Cinco (Scott McGuire)
PAX: Farley, P3, Rainbow, Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Cinco (Scott McGuire), Cosmo 2, Double Wide, Hands, Love’s, Matlock (Bill Maddox), Pac-man, TRC/Crab legs, Tropicana, Techmo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP:

• Side Straddle Hops x 25
• Cherry Pickers x 5
• Arm Circles
• Michael Phelps
• Merkins

THE THANG:

Main Workout: “The Cinco Circuit”

5 stations | 5 exercises | 5 rounds (We got 3 in!)

Form the Mexican Train. Carry a tire overhead. Follow the light poles. Every 5th light pole is a station. Do 5 burpees together.

Stations:
1. Cinco Squats – 5 tempo air squats, hold at bottom of last one for 5 seconds, 5 jump squats
2. Taco Twists – Russian twists (25 each side)
3. Mariachi Merkins – 5 merkins, then 5 mountain climbers (repeat)
4. Fiesta Flutter Kicks – 25
5. Burro Bombs – 5 donkey kicks per leg, then 5 shoulder taps

Total = 5 rounds x 5 stations x 5-themed reps

Optional: Play Latin music in the background for flair.

MARY:

1. 2 Sprints
2. Canoe w/ CatGut

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Hardship Hill

COT:

Cinco de Mayo isn’t Mexico’s Independence Day — that’s a common myth. Instead, it commemorates the Battle of Puebla in 1862, when a small, under-equipped Mexican force defeated the French army, one of the strongest in the world at the time. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Mexicans stood their ground and protected their homeland.

So why does that matter to us? Because this workout — and life — isn’t about having the perfect conditions. It’s about grit, unity, and heart. Just like those soldiers at Puebla, we show up, we fight together, and we leave no man behind.

You vs. You 1st F Challenge for April at the Asylum

April 25, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Sawdust
PAX: Rainbow, P3, Double Wide, Cinco (Scott McGuire), Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Tropicana, Gibbler, Matlock (Bill Maddox), Bunny, F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Newton
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
– SSH
– Stretch
– Tempo Merkins
– Tie-Fighters
– X-Wings

THE THANG:
PART 1: RUN
– 10-minute timer
– Begin at Line 1:
1. Run to Line 2 (10 yards) and back
2. Run to Line 3 (20 yards) and back
– Run to Line 4 (30 yards) and back
1. → That’s 1 rep
– Rinse and repeat for 10 minutes
– Record total reps
– 1-minute rest
PART 2: AMRAP
– 3×2-minute timer (no rest between movements)
– Count total reps (cumulative):
1. 2 minutes AMRAP Side-Straddle Hops (SSH)
2. 2 minutes AMRAP High Knees (count 1 leg)
3. 2 minutes AMRAP Mountain Climbers (count 1 leg)
– 3 minutes rest
– Record total reps from Round 1
THEN… REPEAT THE ENTIRE WORKOUT
Start over from Part 1 and repeat the full circuit. Reset your rep count
Submit Your Scores (4 Total):
1. Round 1 Run Reps
2. Round 1 AMRAP Reps
3. Round 2 Run Reps
4. Round 2 AMRAP Reps
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3PzswIJNrUsoNEjY53llgqp6bqH3clDy7V9I17T7hdR8M3g/viewform?usp=sharing
MARY: N/A

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Frozen Head CSAUP
– Hardship Hill

COT: Celebrate the small victories, wins & blessings. We don’t know His overall plan. If we think of His plan as a tapestry that He can see from the finished side, and we only see the small pieces of the back side. There is beauty in the small view we have and we should take joy in the things He calls us to do in the moment.