When 3 are present (Digorno,Duece, myself) good things happen. Perspiration, encouragement and growth. Good work today boys! Warmup Hill Work: 5 hill sprints w alternating squat sets. Track Work: Jog, Sprint, Walk at alternating light posts w/ 5 sets of 10 merkins and 10 lunges/leg interspersed. 3/4 mike total. Stair Work: 3 stair sprints wContinue reading "BlackOps – MaryT – 5/31 – Curly"

So you've heard of the Circle of Pain? Come on out to St. Al's for the Rectangle of Pain, aka the Burpee Box. But wait: there's more! Double Coupon Day, courtesy Scratch-N-Dent. Come and get better. SYITG

40 is the age, and 40 is the number. Come pour a little out with your homies and #getbetter! And don't forget @RedRoof extra credit run 515 sharp. SYITG

20 HIM came out to help me celebrate my 50th birthday.  I thanked them with cake and ice cream, and by cake and ice cream I mean sweat and hardwork! Q: Forced Close Pax: 20 McAfee, Catfish, Iceman, Grave Digger, Gypsy, Little Jerry, Jitterbug, Abacas, Double Down, Nice & Slow, Scratch & Dent, Ashley, Retainer,Continue reading "5/30 Poshlands Birthday Backblast"

ohhhhh its a jolly holiday with mary no wonder that its mary that we love. 0530-0615 see you in the gloom shelbyville.  MARY RUN MARY RUN MARY RUN

Ok you HL'n SOBs.. my Post to Q ratio is now: 89:2.5. Talk to me in 5 more months! 14 HIMs joined me and J.Webb Sr on a mosey to Grandma's House...Over the Hill and through the woods...down the field etc etc Conditions: Overcast, 76 degrees. GearLander: Derby Mini Marathon Kilo colored running shirt. SomeContinue reading "BackBlast -Buschhh @ The Blender: To Grandma’s House"

Don't be afraid of the sand ... Join me and a few HIMs for a little fun in the sand. We will work, we will get better. See you in the sand. Iceman

After Q'ing in Lexington on Saturday with Gepetto, I felt like I had a pretty good game plan for The Rooster on Tuesday morning. I went to bed about 11 pm and thought to myself, Ok, six good hours of sleep and I'll be ready to go! Well, not exactly, 3:26 am my eyes popContinue reading "05/29/18 – Back Blast – The Mutt – Ring of Fire – Part Deux"

A good ole fashion game of capture the flag. READ THE RULES HERE Capture the Flag Ruck From a center point (Saints Bar St. Matthews), each team will be assigned a slice of the pie. Within that slice, you must place your flag. Teams will be randomly drawn out of a hat on Facebook liveContinue reading "6/22 June Ruck Event Announcement!!!!!"

Since we will be at Veterans Park I thought everyone might like a little taste of military PT, APFT to be exact. Then some fun teamwork with coupons.

Eleven HIMs graciously showed up for my VQ, including Airplane, who lacked only face-melting intro music when he emerged from the darkness with a flag held high aloft. VQ:  Cochran PAX: Scratch-N-Dent, Abacus, O.J., Little Jerry, Airplane, Big Bird, Boozer, Ashley, Meter Maid, Double Down, Valdez Warmed up with Abe Vigodas, Finkle Swings, Imperial Walkers, and Nancy Kerrigans. Main Workout:  We left theContinue reading "St. Al’s Back Blast 5/29/18"

7 PAX took the field today at the Bag of Wrenches - Vincent(R), Cutlass, Old Bay, Wham, Tin Cup, Chicken Fried, Grinder (Q) First off, it was great to meet Chicken Fried and Tin Cup.  TC was returning from a six month hiatus and he did great.  As always, the 2nd F is my favoriteContinue reading "Backblast – 5/29 BoW at the O"

I am sure the Gidget Widget 3000 could tell us how many posts vs Q's everyone has and I would rank up there at the top for least amount of Qs. Nonetheless It's that time of the year for frozen Mia Tai's and Rufi I mean Pina Colodas so I am taking my talents toContinue reading "Buschhh @ The Blender. 5/30 @ Mutt."

4 HIMs braved the threat of rain at Bayside this morning. About 5 minutes in, the rain parted and we had perfect weather for the beatdown. In attendance: T18(Q), Shuttlecock (R), Spam , and Banana Bread -Long Mosey in the rain to the covered porch -COP: 30 SSH (IC), 25 Grass grabbers (IC), Imperial WalkersContinue reading "Bayside BackBlast 5/29/18"

Hope you all still want some more after all that Murphing this weekend.  I don't want to build a nasty reputation on my VQ, and pledge to keep all fibulas intact.  Therefore, you won't face any coupons--and more importantly, coupon holes--tomorrow.  I've got some other work in mind for you. Meet behind the church byContinue reading "5/29/18 — Pre-Blast — St. Al’s"

We had such a great time playing in the Ring of Fire in LEXvegas this past weekend that I thought maybe we would give it a shot at Le Mutt. Join your ol' buddy Backdraft for a little running, a lot of coupon work, and we can watch Alberto blow in together. However, don't countContinue reading "05/29/18 – Pre Blast – The Mutt"

Who: T18 on the Q for tomorrow. Where:Bayside (Collins High School, Shelbyville) When: 5:30 a.m. What: More than what we would do if we slept in Thoughts: I am so thankful that I got to spend the day outside with my kids playing water balloons and sitting under shade trees on a Monday. Intentions: Thank allContinue reading "Bayside preblast 5/29/18"

I'm beyond pumped for my VQ at the O tomorrow.  As any good Mutt, I'm going to channel my inner Jake the Diamond Dog and get us on the field for a few innings.  Running, crawling, coupons, and Mary...could you really ask for anything more to shake off that pool/lake haze and get back toContinue reading "Preblast – 5/29 BoW at the O"

A total of 18 HIMs gathered at the best AO in all of F3 to do a Murph (to honor Lt. Michael Murphy) and honor the other fallen on this Memorial Day: Abacus, Noxeema Jackson, PK, Big Bird, Nickelback, Ratchet, Deuce, Yogi (FNG), Magnolia (FNG), Gru, Boozer, Duck, Tool Time, Kilo, Aerobie, Nice and Slow,Continue reading "Memorial Day Murph @ the Posh Backblast"

Ok, this is going to be a bit lengthy so grab a beverage and try and enjoy.  I'll try and take you exactly through the events of the night.  It will be like you were there sans the calloused and blistered feet. Due to the peer pressure of Kilo, I caved and took the MayContinue reading "May Ruck Back Blast 5/25/18 Tours Of Louisville"

Starting with the end COT, we gave thanks to our veterans, especially those that have sacrificed, so that we could get together on such a beautiful morning, a group of guys that motivate and inspire each other to get better, coming from all walks of life, race, creed, color, religion.  There's no other country inContinue reading "Back Blast – LJ Anniversary Q"