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🦅 BACKBLAST: OG’s Manniversary Crucible

📋 THE O-P-S (Operational Summary)

• When: 5/28/2026 @ 5:30am
• Where: The Hub
• Weather: Crisp NWI morning—perfect for burning off the demons.
• QIC: OG
• The Pax Count: 11
• The PAX: 2005, Optimus, Mufasa, LaLoyd, Editor, Campbells, HHH, Pheidippides, Heisenberg, Dr. Freud, OG

🪵 Warm-O-Rama

• Good Mornings x10 IC (Getting the hinges loose)
• Side Straddle Hops (SSH) x10 IC
• Imperial Walkers x10 IC (Mumble chatter begins)
• Side Straddle Hops (SSH) x10 IC (OG likes jumping jacks)
• Arm/Shoulder Complex x10 IC (The shoulder burn is real)
• Side Straddle Hops (SSH) x10 IC (Seriously, so many SSHs)
• Bean Pickers x10 IC

🏔️ THANG 1: Paying the Gravity Tax

The Pax marched to the 10-yard hill to face a 3-Round, 9-Trip escalation of sheer willpower. No running allowed, but the shoulders were instantly screaming for mercy. Early finishers held a Low Plank or an agonizing Al Gore at the top until the Q called “DOWN!” for a synchronized, brother-to-brother recovery walk.

Round 1: The Bear Crawl Phase 🐻

• Trip 1: 10x “OHHH Geez” (8-count custom chest press/overhead pull/side-to-side complex) at the bottom -> Bear Crawl Up -> 10x Hand-Release T-Pushups at the top.
• Trip 2: 6x “OHHH Geez” -> Bear Crawl Up -> 6x Hand-Release T-Pushups.
• Trip 3: 3x “OHHH Geez” -> Bear Crawl Up -> 3x Hand-Release T-Pushups.

Round 2: The Lunge Walk Phase 🦵

• Trip 1: 10x Coupon Clean and Press at the bottom -> Lunge Walk Up -> 10x Ranger Merkins (elbows tucked!) at the top.
• Trip 2: 6x Coupon Clean and Press -> Lunge Walk Up -> 6x Ranger Merkins.
• Trip 3: 3x Coupon Clean and Press -> Lunge Walk Up -> 3x Ranger Merkins.

Round 3: The Bernie Sanders Phase 🏃‍♂️💨

• Trip 1: 10x Row-to-Deadlift Combos at the bottom -> Bernie Sanders (Backward Run) Up -> 10x Diamond Merkins at the top.
• Trip 2: 6x Row-to-Deadlift Combos -> Bernie Sanders Up -> 6x Diamond Merkins.
• Trip 3: 3x Row-to-Deadlift Combos -> Bernie Sanders Up -> 3x Diamond Merkins.

🧰 THANG 2: The 12-Gauge Crucible

1. 10x Chest Presses (Grounded on the pavement)
2. 10x Overhead Press (Strict iron hoisting)
3. 10x Tricep Extensions
4. 10x Werkins (Wide pushups for maximum chest pump)
5. 10x Front Raises
6. 10x Curls (No swinging allowed)
7. 10x Bent-Over Rows
8. 10x Deadlifts
9. 10x Pickle Pointers (The inner thighs and upper abs were begging for a timeout)
10. 10x Lunges (Bodyweight recovery—You’re Welcome)
11. 10x Deadlifts
12. 10x Calf Raises (Finishing on our toes)

🌊 6MOM (Six Minutes of Mary)

Time was running thin, but OG ensured the core was thoroughly pulverized before the final bell.

• American Hammers x10 IC
• LBCs (Little Baby Crunches) x10 IC
• Flutter Kicks x10 IC
• Box Cutters x10 IC
• Freddy Mercuries x10 IC
• Plank Hold for the remainder of time until the clock hit exactly 0615.

🛡️ COT & WORDS OF WISDOM

1 Peter 5:8 (NASB)

“Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

OG’s Manniversary Message:

One year ago—technically the 31st—I stepped out of the shadows and back into the gloom after taking a short break from a lot of things in life, including F3. I was coming out of a dark place, but 365 days ago, God put on my heart that I needed to make a choice to ‘show up.’ What I found wasn’t a casual workout routine; it was a line of High Impact Men who refused to let me stay in the dark. At first, it was mostly about me, but now #IAMTHIRD.

I don’t know if anyone could tell during the prayer, but I was very close to crying right there in the COT. You men locked your shields around me and are sharpening me into exactly who God designed me to be. These beatdowns aren’t just changing my physical appearance and abilities… they are changing my heart , mind and soul. The moments of pushing past what I feel I can do has been the ULTIMATE prescription against my anxiety and depression.

1 Peter 5:8 warns us to stay alert and stay sober-minded because our adversary, the devil, is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. He doesn’t attack a locked shield wall easily; he looks for the man who wanders away from the pack. He wants to isolate you, get you alone with your thoughts, and let those demons of complacency, addiction, anger, and unworthiness destroy you from the inside out.

We do not step out into the gloom just to move concrete and steel; we do it to wage war against the shadows, against the evil one. But over this past year, I learned that when we stand together, the darkness loses.

In this circle, we cast out every shadow of doubt and every demon trying to hold us back from our families, our callings, and our potential. We lock our shields to protect and lift up the brother next to us. Do not fight your battles in isolation. Lean on this brotherhood, endure the crucible, and let yourself be sharpened into the leader, husband, father, brother, son, etc …  you were designed to be. Thank you for the last 365 days, men. Hold the line.