Category Archives: Backblast

Gloomy Two!

AO: ao-the-rising Q: Matt Hopkins (Brisket) PAX: Wayne Frost (Takedown) FNGs: None COUNT: 2 WARMUP: Walk around lot Motivators x 5 Leg stretches required after Solstice Ruck! DC Stretches THE THANG: Mosey to Colliseum Step ups x25 Irkins x10 Dirkins x10 Dips x15 Mosey to bleachers to do Stairs on Monday! Repeat above with aContinue reading “Gloomy Two!”

3rd annual winter solstice ruck

AO: backblasts Q: RedCoat PAX: Patrick Chow (Black Hole), Uday Jain (WallE), Matt Hopkins (Brisket), Ritesh Mitra (Munchies), Harkawal G.O.A.T, Swish (Stephen Vaccaro), Srikanth Bondada (BabeRuth), Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Lafayette, Fernando (Cyclone), Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Aryaman Kulkarni (MasterChef), Sunny The Machine Sehgal, Brian Huang (Zelda), Hitchcock (Randy Sherman), beater, Carl Schumm (Full Throttle), JoeContinue reading “3rd annual winter solstice ruck”

12daysOfChristmas-atTheRising-2025-12-20

AO: ao-the-rising Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: Swish (Stephen Vaccaro), Brian Huang (Zelda), RedCoat, Harkawal G.O.A.T, Wayne Frost (Takedown), (SureShot), Nick Nandagiri FNGs: None COUNT: 8 Conditions: 26 deg WARMUP: SSH, windmill, :muscle:⭕️, ⭕️:muscle:, SSH, :snow_capped_mountain: :person_climbing:, merkins, all ICx12, mosey to upper lot THE THANG: 12 Days of Christmas WO from Dunphy ofContinue reading “12daysOfChristmas-atTheRising-2025-12-20”

Rainy Friday Training Ruck

AO: friday-the-ruck-canal Q: Marc Rubenstein (ScarU) , Aryaman Kulkarni (MasterChef) PAX: Hitchcock (Randy Sherman), Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Attila (Jeremy Stitts) FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: calf stretch THE THANG: ruck 2.5 mi MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: Solstice Ruck come prepared! COT: in the car we had coffeteria -all present rucking Sat night!

Wheel of Workouts (WoW Effect)

AO: ao-the-oak Q: Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion King) PAX: Matt Merritt, Shane Vergari (Cuttthroat), W. Jason Griffith (F3 Risky Business), Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Brian Huang (Zelda) FNGs: None COUNT: 6 Last Q for 2025…Simple…Pax spin…Pax do the counting… WARMUP: Parking Lap Motivators 5x Stretches M Phelps Shakira Parking Lap THE THANG: Spin the Wheel of WorkoutContinue reading “Wheel of Workouts (WoW Effect)”

This Day in History- 12/17/25

AO: backblasts Q: Marc Rubenstein (ScarU) PAX: W. Jason Griffith (F3 Risky Business), Wayne Frost (Takedown), Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion K, Aryaman Kulkarni (MasterChef) FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: cardinal cherry pickers, dc stretches THE THANG: Workout 12/17/23 4 corners x 2 12 Burpees 17 Push ups 25 Squats 12 Mountain climbers 17 Dips 25 BroContinue reading “This Day in History- 12/17/25”

Icy Freeze Snow Storm

AO: ao-the-rising Q: Brian Huang (Zelda) PAX: Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion K, Sunny The Machine Sehgal FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: open gate, close gate, Michael Phelps, right and left arm stretches, calf raises THE THANG: Side Straddle Hops x 25 Newton’s Cradle x 25 One legged burpees x 20 (10 on each leg) Walking lungesContinue reading “Icy Freeze Snow Storm”

Does Aviator know counting?

AO: ao-the-big-house Q: Sachin Kulkarni (Scoop) PAX: M B (F3 Aviator), Ari Meisel (Moneypenny), Klondike, Uday Jain (WallE) FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Exercises were done in the garage given the conditions at Palmer square Imperial Walkers – 10 Hillbilly Walkers – 10 Arm Circles – 10 forward / 10 reverse SSH – 55 THEContinue reading “Does Aviator know counting?”

Hanukkah 8 crazy nights Shamash up workout @theSwamp

AO: backblasts Q: Alan Hockenjos (Walden) PAX: JM ROONEY (GROVER), Patrick Chow (Black Hole) FNGs: None COUNT: 3 Hanukkah themed workout! WARMUP: arm circle arms, arm challahs (pretzels), Sufganiyot squats, latke lunges, & Shamash straddle hops x10 THE THANG: 8 crazy nights, schlep (mosey) to each station (night) and receive our Hanukkah gift(exercise), gifts compileContinue reading “Hanukkah 8 crazy nights Shamash up workout @theSwamp”