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The Fog (Army PT Test) Pre Blast 1/5/19

Here are the last two sets of numbers.  Hoping for a good turnout this Saturday. The PT test consists of number of pushups you can do in 2 minutes, number of situps you can do in 2 minutes, followed by a 2 mile run.  You get points for each event based on your age.  60ContinueContinue reading “The Fog (Army PT Test) Pre Blast 1/5/19”

Christmas Caroling Ruck – Back Blast 12/8/2018

Weather – 28 degrees. Mild Wind.  58% humidity. 5 PAX and a 2.0  – Huggies(Q), Chestnut, Fungi, Plumb Bob, Miyagi Chestnut brought his daughter along.  She carried a 10 lb ruck sack and was ahead of us almost the whole time.  Very impressive. This month’s #RuckClubCallout was a caroling ruck.  We had to ruck atContinueContinue reading “Christmas Caroling Ruck – Back Blast 12/8/2018”

The Bridge @ the Posh Back Blast 12/5/18

Weather cold snowy 30 degrees Pax (7) – Gypsy, Dynomite!, Bob Ross, Mr. Kotter, Nice N Slow, Huggies(Q), Drive-Thru(R) I wanted to revisit the Iron Posh Challenge we did on 9/12 with some variations.  I took out the competition aspect and added more exercises.   These types of workouts are really “you vs you”. DisclaimerContinueContinue reading “The Bridge @ the Posh Back Blast 12/5/18”

The Agony Back Blast 11/29/18

Weather – cloudy 31 degrees.  63% humidity.  Some light rain at the very end PAX(25) – Wildflower, Fungi, Momma’s Boy, Gilligan, Crockpot, Frosted Tips(FNG), Nino, Viking, Kilo, Bagger(FNG), Bulletin(R), Airplane, Cochran, Big Bird, Pew Pew, Abacus, Retainer, Nice n Slow, PK, Meter Maid, Alexa, McAfee, Weedwacker, Cowboy, Huggies(Q). Disclaimer Mosey to upper parking lot COPContinueContinue reading “The Agony Back Blast 11/29/18”

Back Blast – Operation Legacy Veteran’s Day Ruck in honor of Marine Sgt. David N. Wimberg 11/11/2018

Weather – Cold Sunny 25 degrees.  75% humidity 14 PAX – Sump Pump, Alexa, Meter Maid, Airplane, Skid, McCoy (R, FNG), Huggies (Q), Jitterbug (R), Maize, Catfish, Diablo, Momma’s Boy, Fungi, Chestnut I’ll start with how this all came together.  I was in a time pinch trying to get this project off the ground.  We’veContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – Operation Legacy Veteran’s Day Ruck in honor of Marine Sgt. David N. Wimberg 11/11/2018”

The Fog Back Blast 11/10/18

Weather clear and cold 24 degrees.  58% humidity.  A little windy. PAX – Lady Bird (R), Drive-thru (R, FNG), Retainer, Iceman (R), Meatball, Bear (2.0), Mr Cotter, Huggies (Q) Coldest day for me this winter so far.  Below freezing. COP 25 SSH IC 20 Imperial walkers IC 20 hillbilly squats in IC Arm circles 20ContinueContinue reading “The Fog Back Blast 11/10/18”

The Agony Back Blast 10/25/18

Q School Week 41 degrees, clear, 71% humidity (lowest humidity I’ve recorded for a workout yet) PAX – Abacus, Big Bird, Jolly Rancher, Momma’s Boy, PK, Wildflower, Fungi, Nino, Huggies(Q), Cold Call, Crockpot, Alexa, Soccer Mom. My 19th Q in the books.  As I said in the pre blast, after my first post, I hadContinueContinue reading “The Agony Back Blast 10/25/18”

The Agony Pre Blast Q school week 10/25

I’ll be your humble substitute Q for the Agony tomorrow.   This will be my 19th Q.  After my first post I told Nino that Qing is something I had no desire to do…ever.  I’ll be honest, it still doesn’t come easy for me but there is a certain feeling you get from it that’sContinueContinue reading “The Agony Pre Blast Q school week 10/25”

The Silo Back Blast 10/15/18

Weather 60 degrees, cloudy, 100% humidity. PAX 16  Nice n Slow, Catfish, McAfee, Nino, Dunphy, Cochran, Kilo, Abacus, Big Bird, PK, Worm, Hot Wheels, Valdez, Huggies (Q), Snow Day, Amelia I deviated from my original plan which required quite a bit of setup.  Time just gets away from you.  I’ll use that plan in theContinueContinue reading “The Silo Back Blast 10/15/18”

The Fog (Army PFT) Back Blast 9/29

Perfect fall morning 5 PAX – Huggies (Q), PK, Meter Maid, Hot Wheels, Gypsy The turn out was much lower than I expected. We had 30 last time.  Must have been due to conflicting events.  Little Jerry had a perfect score last time, so can’t do much better than that. Anyway, we had 5 HIMContinueContinue reading “The Fog (Army PFT) Back Blast 9/29”

The Fog Pre Blast – 9/29

It’s that time again!   The Army PT test.  This is game day boys.  Bring your A game. 0700 at the poshlands (Beckley Creek Park Splash Pad) Here are the results from last time. F3Name – Push-ups(Score our of 100), Sit-ups(Score our of 100), Run(Score our of 100) – total score out of 300. AbacusContinueContinue reading “The Fog Pre Blast – 9/29”

Back Blast – Black Ops Ruck Training at the Posh 9/28

Weather 47 degrees 100% humidity.  Foggy 7 PAX –  Launch Pad (R), Spalding, Huggies (Q), Nice n Slow, McAfee, Nino, Miyagi Gear – This was the coldest morning I posted in a while.  Got the chance to wear my GoRuck simple pants.  I could tell the PAX were jealous…  Rucker 2.0 with 30 lb weight.ContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – Black Ops Ruck Training at the Posh 9/28”

Carpenter Back Blast 9/22 “Vae Victis” or “Woe to the Vanquished”

Weather 72 degrees 95% humidity.  The rain held off just long enough for the workout Mosquitos in full effect PAX (6); Tanks (3) – Chestnut, Flo Jo (tank), Grinder (tank), Captain Insane-o (tank), Worm, Huggies (Q) This was my second workout at the Carpenter (Joe Creason Park).  It was my VQ for this AO.  IContinueContinue reading “Carpenter Back Blast 9/22 “Vae Victis” or “Woe to the Vanquished””

Black Ops Ranger Panties Ruck Back Blast 9/22

Cloudy 63 degrees 85% humidity PAX 12 – Huggies (Q), Alexa, Grinder, Meter Maid, Maize, Miyagi, Nice n Slow, Nino, Gypsy, McAfee, Chestnut, Tool Time I found this from an ad released by GoRuck.  To be eligible for a “Ranger Panties” patch,  we had to wear our rucks (no weight requirement) and ranger panties.  TheseContinueContinue reading “Black Ops Ranger Panties Ruck Back Blast 9/22”

Back Blast The Bridge 9/12/18 (Iron Posh Challenge)

We completed the inaugural, what we from now on will call, The Iron Posh Challenge! Weather clear 62 degrees 94% humidity 21 PAX  Little Jerry (R), Hot Wheels, Endo, Mayberry, Alexa, Abacus, Big Bird, Amelia, Double Down (R), Nice n Slow, Donut, Uncle Rico, Storm Trooper, Launch Pad (R), Mamma’s Boy, McAfee, Maxi, Nino, Dynomite!,ContinueContinue reading “Back Blast The Bridge 9/12/18 (Iron Posh Challenge)”

The Bridge Pre Blast 9-12-18

The moment we’ve all been waiting for…well maybe just me.  The POSH CHALLENGE!!! Patches are up for grabs to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place two-man teams. Gold, Silver and White.  Wear gloves. This is not a ruck event.  DO NOT BRING YOUR RUCK, unless you expect to win and would like to try on yourContinueContinue reading “The Bridge Pre Blast 9-12-18”

The Agony Back Blast 8/23/18

Weather clear 56 degrees 96% humidity PAX 16 – Huggies (Q), Momma’s Boy, Cochran, Pork Chop, Valdez, Airplane, Abacus, Forced Close, Wildflower, Matlock, Fergie, Boozer, Gilligan, Steerage, Alexa, Catfish I wanted to create a workout bank to come back to in order for the PAX to track progress.  This was inspired by the Iron PaxContinueContinue reading “The Agony Back Blast 8/23/18”

Pre Blast – The Agony 8/23/18

Inspired by the Iron Pax Challenge, I’m gonna plan some workouts that can be repeated and we can track our progress.  Tomorrow’s workout will involve arms/chest.  It will be given the creative title “Huggies1”. We will be using coupons so bring some gloves.  Every couple months when I Q, we’ll repeat the workout and seeContinueContinue reading “Pre Blast – The Agony 8/23/18”

The Bridge Back Blast 8/15

Weather Clear 73 degrees 84% humidity. 13 Pax – Valdez, Nice n Slow, Bob Ross, Endo, Maxi, Flood Plain, Pew Pew, Double Down (R), Old Bay, Huggies(Q), Dynomite, Storm Trooper, Abacus Started with short mosey around the parking lot COP 30 SSH (IC) 20 Imperial Walkers (IC) 15 Grass Grabbers (IC) 20 Abe Vigodas (IC)ContinueContinue reading “The Bridge Back Blast 8/15”

Posh Black Ops EC 5K Run Back Blast 8/8/2018

72 degrees, 98% humidity, Thunderstorms in the area PAX (3) – Nino, Nice n Slow, Huggies YHC wanted to get a good time on a 5K for myself so I proposed this idea thinking nobody would go for it, especially that it was to be before an epic Hot Wheels beat down. Anyway, we ranContinueContinue reading “Posh Black Ops EC 5K Run Back Blast 8/8/2018”

Ruck Training at the Posh 8/3/18 Back Blast

Weather – clear 65 degrees 12 PAX – Star Child, Launch Pad (R), Fanny Pack(R), Nino, Nice n Slow, American Beauty (FNG), Flounder, Gypsy, Pew Pew, Flood Plain, McAfee, Huggies (Q) This was the second black ops ruck training and we had a great turnout! We started with a Native American run to the eggContinueContinue reading “Ruck Training at the Posh 8/3/18 Back Blast”

Back Blast The LOCO at the County 7/31/18

It was a dark and stormy night… 12 Pax – Huggies(Q), Abacus, Yogi, Meter maid, Fergie, Valdez, Launch Pad, Airplane, Storm trooper, Star Child, Little Jerry (R), Double Down (R) COP SSH (IC) X 30 Imperial Walkers (IC) X 20 Abe Vigodas (IC) X 15 Thang 8 stations placed around St. Al’s to equal aboutContinueContinue reading “Back Blast The LOCO at the County 7/31/18”