AO: ao-the-rising Q: Brian Huang (Zelda) , Harkawal G.O.A.T, Wayne Frost (Takedown), GTL, Tidy Cat, Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion K, Matt Hopkins (Brisket), (SureShot), RedCoat PAX: RedCoat, Harkawal G.O.A.T, Elliot Gordon, (SureShot), Harjot Pannu (Cruiser), Tidy Cat, GTL, Matt Hopkins (Brisket), Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion K, Patrick Chow (Black Hole), Wayne Frost (Takedown), Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll)Continue reading “The Turkeys Strike Back”
Category Archives: Backblast
Towpath ruck
AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Hitchcock (Randy Sherman), Sunny The Machine Sehgal, Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion K, Nick Behmke (Watson), Tidy Cat, Wayne Frost (Takedown), Six-String FNGs: None COUNT: 10 WARMUP: standing stretches THE THANG: 45 minutes rucking the canal towpath. Good pace! MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: get readyContinue reading “Towpath ruck”
Happy Merkinsgiving! @theSwamp
AO: backblasts Q: Alan Hockenjos (Walden) PAX: JM ROONEY (GROVER), Patrick Chow (Black Hole) FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: Thanksgiving themed warm-up Turkey wings (arm circle arms, pretzels,seal and overhead claps), cranberry pickers, march of the wooden soldiers, Finkle leg swings, Heismans, side straddle turkey hops. All X10 THE THANG: Turkey Merkin day. Breast andContinue reading “Happy Merkinsgiving! @theSwamp”
Getting ready for Thanksgiving
AO: ao-the-big-house Q: Sachin Kulkarni (Scoop) PAX: Klondike, Adri Tolstrup (Pharaoh), Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Dick Clark, Leif Bergman (Yahtzee) FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: 12 SSH 12 Imperial Walkers 12 Windmills 12 Arm Circles forward/12 backwards 12 Weedpickers THE THANG: Thang 1 – Walls of Jericho 7 rounds of: 7 coupon curls 7 MerkinContinue reading “Getting ready for Thanksgiving”
Yacht Club. Mario and Luigi!
AO: backblasts Q: Marc Rubenstein (ScarU) , Sunny The Machine Sehgal PAX: Sunny The Machine Sehgal FNGs: None COUNT: 2 WARMUP: none THE THANG: Ruck 3 mi MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bear sighting in Mercer County Park :bear:, train for Solstice Ruck, Movember, Scrambled, Merkins COT: No man left behind
Tuesday ruck late post
AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Hitchcock (Randy Sherman) FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: stretch OYO THE THANG: 49 minutes around the PU campus MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dec 20 ruck! COT: thankful for a great campus
G.O.B.B.L.E P.I.E
AO: ao-the-rising Q: Matt Hopkins (Brisket) PAX: Sunny The Machine Sehgal, Morpheus FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP Turkey Jacks – Jumping jacks while flapping elbows like wings. Pilgrim Squats – Air squats with a pause on the down to give thanks. Harvest Hillbillies Gravy Stirrers – Big arm circles forward and backward. Turkey Trots –Continue reading “G.O.B.B.L.E P.I.E”
DayWOD-atTheAnchor-2025-11-22
AO: ao-the-anchor Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: Alan Hockenjos (Walden) FNGs: None COUNT: 2 Conditions: 47 deg and tapering rain WARMUP: BatWings, IW, squat – all IC x 10 THE THANG: the date 11’s w burpees and SSH’s (=55 reps) 22’s w merkins and squats (=231 reps) Attempted 25’s w foxholes and LBC’s butContinue reading “DayWOD-atTheAnchor-2025-11-22”
Movember Mosey Around Princeton
AO: backblasts Q: Marc Rubenstein (ScarU) PAX: Klondike, Nathan Arrington (Apollo), Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Wayne Frost (Takedown), beater, Ryan Kingsbury (Scrubbing Bubbles), JM ROONEY (GROVER), Sachin Kulkarni (Scoop), Srikanth Bondada (BabeRuth), 0 FNGs: 1 0 COUNT: 10 WARMUP: Cardinal cherry pickers, windmills, calf stetches THE THANG Thang 1 Its Movember! Move Obama 4 bearContinue reading “Movember Mosey Around Princeton”
YAMM! (Yet another Merkin Monday)
AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Matt Hopkins (Brisket) PAX: Patrick Chow (Black Hole), Alan Hockenjos (Walden), JM ROONEY (GROVER), Paul Harrison (Launchpad), Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis) FNGs: None COUNT: 6 Had a great time working out with the HIMs of the Swamp! Excellent meeting Launchpad and getting to do a Lunge Act with Dos for the firstContinue reading “YAMM! (Yet another Merkin Monday)”