Snitch (Cory Beilharz )

Welcoming BSIA…A Day on Pickett’s

March 14, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Crawdad (Robbi Dickens)
PAX: Waffle House (Brady Greene), Crash Dummy, Lilydipper, Pusher, Lizzy, Brick, Dung Beetle, Jumbo(Carter Dickens), Pac-man, Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), @breaststroke, @kungblue
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
2+ miles of hills and sprints, a full morning on Pickett’s, two oil changes and some serious core for our first grind of daylight savings! Self-rating (8/10) :muscle::runner:

WARMUP:
100 SSH
Imperial Walkers
Hillbillies
Michael Phelps
Little of this and that
Tempo Merkins
Lap around the pond

THE THANG:
We moseyed to the yoga studio and hammered out core to start it off.
100 hello Dollie’s
2 x 50 =100 Flutter kicks
60 second plank
30-60 second elbow plank

>From there we headed to the bottom of Pickett’s Charge.
We did Dora’s up the first hill / ledge:
100 Merkins
200 Squats on the 4 count
300 LBCs

Then we did 7s up the next ledge if Pickett’s (touch the wall of the Celleseum) with merkins at the bottom and Smurf Jacks at the top. As we ran, we forced ourselves to put smiles on our faces. 😀

We gathered at the bottom of that ledge and did another oil change (100 SSH) as a transition workout.

Everyone moseyed to the bottom of Pickett’s and did a full Pickett’s (got grounded by touching the Asylum) and then gathered at the Colleseum for the pre-BSIA 60 seconds of silence and reflection.

Mosey to the parking lot (squats on the sidewalk) and did a full sprint back to the AO together. Gathered on the curb for some more sprints and then we circled up.

Each person picked a number of Merkins in their head that they wanted to complete. The point is not to compare yourself to someone else but to pick the number and grind it out. Comparison the thief of joy.

Recover!

MARY:
Yoga Studio for the dub

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hall Ridge

COT:
A couple themes:
1. Comparison is the thief of joy.
2. It’s been scientifically observed – not junk science – that you can force your body to feel emotions with your facial expressions. That’s why we forced ourselves to smile as we ran to get ourselves in the right headspace.
3. As we did Pickett’s today we heard the Bassmaster boats flying by. Those guys are the best at their sport and they did not become the best just by purchasing boats and showing up for the Classic. They had to show up each day and practice and grind and work hard.

The quote for today is, “You are not your grand plans, but your daily patterns.“ James clear

Let’s go!!!!

men were real men, women were real women

March 13, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: the-equalizer
Q: Ribbed
PAX: Smithers, Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Bookman, Madoff, Swimmies (Nathan Chesney)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: Cherry Picker

THE THANG: Fellowship mosey to the smoke house
54 Card desk pickup
Spades were Curls
Clubs were OHP
Dimonds were Rows
Hearts V-Up
Joker 10 Burpee

MARY:
Smoke session
Ring of fire starting at 5
50 LBS
George Cheerleader

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
escape hall Ridge

COT:Titus 2:2 older men should be dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and steadfastness

Fence Funding

March 9, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Waffle House (Brady Greene)
PAX: Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Double Wide, Cinco (Scott McGuire), Rainbow, Waffle House (Brady Greene)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
7 motivators, Wayne Dunn, Aw-Yeahs (for you, babe), Shoulder Blaster. All to warm up for the Burpee Buy-In, which is like Rainbow’s Burpee Box but with all the fun removed. I ended up with 60, which was probably the least of anybody.

Turned a Route 66 with Get Ups for the Grand Kids™ into a Route 55, 1) because I was not man enough to do eleven more, and 2) because we needed to get to the main event which was a Double Wide Sprint Session, AKA the Italian Tune-Up. It works wonders.

Little trip up Everest to find the first and second of approximately 23 fences we had to get over. Snitch (Cory Beilharz ) speculates that they are cash extraction devices for Big Jim & friends, and he may be right.

There was some bear crawling and some Crab Walking, followed by some picking sharp little rocks out of palms. Cat Gut (Mike Davis) might still be up there had we not retrieved him. Unmatched devotion to the game.

Last sprint in the parking lot and met up with the ruckers. Story that meant a lot to me on Saturday, about God’s attention and love for us. Prayers for the bereaved and for a friend carrying an enormous burden.

Now put those dewy shoes outside to dry.

Bait and switch

March 5, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Hands
PAX: P3, Waffle House (Brady Greene), Hands, Matlock (Bill Maddox), Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Borg, Casey Kasem (Jess), Tropicana, Sawdust, Blowhole
FNGs: 1 Blowhole
COUNT: 10
WARMUP:
SSH, froggy squats, high knees, butt kickers, tie fighters, tempo merkins
THE THANG:
Trotted over to the Grand Lawn to do a Waxjob Q – Crazy 48’s :tm:
Round 1 do a lap, 48 squats
Round 2 at the 1/2 way point and end of the lap, 24 4 ct flutter kicks and 24 squats
Round 3 at the four corners, 12 4 ct mountain climbers, 12 4 ct flutter kicks, 12 squats
Round 4 at the 4 corners and the 2 1/2 points on one leg of the lap (6 stops total) do 8 HR merkins, 8 4ct mountain climbers, 8 4 ct flutter kicks, 8 squats
Round 5 make a figure 8 and at each turn do 6 burpees, 6 of all the other exercises
We only got 1/2 way done and had to return to the AO. This workout was too crazy to complete by 6:15.
The pax was most discouraged that we had no time for broga. This was an epic Q fail. The Q promises to have a dedicated broga day on a Tuesday or Thursday soon.
Snitch (Cory Beilharz ) did remind us how to start leading and exercise and the proper phraseology thereof. However, we learned he does not have equivalent skill in ending an exercise. You can’t have it all I guess.
MARY:
She laughed at the Q’s time mismanagement
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Haw Ridge
We talked about the upcoming Fardeen Rastagar BBQ. More details to come.
Go hiking with Pac-man Friday morning.
COT:
I need to make a big change. I am scared but not paralyzed.
We welcomed Casey Kasem (Jess) ‘s friend from Wales – Blowhole. (get it? Wales, whale, …)

[the-pulpit] Hoops

March 4, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: the-pulpit
Q: Voodoo
PAX: Sawdust, Smoked Pickle, Leland Robbins (Geiger), Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Betty, Ike
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
Solid stretching

THE THANG:
Mosey to the bball courts. Started with a modified game of around the world.

Each PAX took a shot. We did a burpee for every miss. Repeated 3x mixing in suicides as the exercise.

Paired off. One team shot while the others did exercises until a layup, free throw and 3 pointer were made.
– T merkins
– Flutter kicks
– Suicides
– Lunges

Moved over to swings for 3 rounds of work

– pull ups
– Plank pull ins
– Fall outs

Added lunges/squats in round 2
Then swing jacks in round 3

MARY:
LBCs

COT:
Have some humility in your plans for the future.

There are two kinds of forecasters: those who don’t know, and those who don’t know they don’t know.”
John Kenneth Galbraith

“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭21‬ ‭ESV‬‬