8 PAX (3 Ruckers / 5 Runners) woke up early, covered some miles, and got a little healthier.
Today is a great day to have a great day.
O.G.
BACKBLAST: Thursday, 8/06/26 Trains @ The Hub
QIC: HHH
PAX: Lights Out, PacRat, Dr. Freud, Atticus, O.G., 2005, Optimus, Campbells, Editor, Al Gore, Mufasa, and HHH.
Muggy, but no complaints here because the rain did not show up. Almost overslept, but still got here in time to set up the coffee and beatdown area. Here is what we did.
Warm Up
Good Mornings (OYO) while reciting
SSH (20 IC)
Bean Pickers (10 IC)
MNC (15 IC)
10 Ct. Body Builders (5 IC)
IST (10 IC)
Hillbilly (10 IC)
Reverse Parking lot lap and stop at the barricade
The Thang
Timer and Cones
2 groups/lines
(5) 5-min Rounds
Parking Lot after each round
10 Incline Merkins
Cone to Cone: Plank to Bear Crawl
10 Dips
Cone to Cone: Plank to Broad Jump Burpee (2)
6 Mike Tysons
Cone to Cone: Al Gore to Lunge Walk
10 Hop Overs
Cone to Cone: AMRAP ISTs to Inch Worm
10 Decline Merkins
Cone to Cone: AMRAP WWI to Crab Walk
Mary
N/A
Moleskin
I wanted to incorporate the barricade since it will be there another couple of months. Figured it is closer than the picnic tables and something new to use. Will probably keep adding 2 counts to the body builders until we get to at least a 24-count.
Got a couple of calls coming up, so I will keep this short and sweet. First, we didn’t really run a train on each other, although, if I had to, I would gladly do it with all of you.
I think this group means a lot to all of us. If it doesn’t yet, I’d encourage you to lean in a little more and find your tribe within it. We have so many HIMs here, and every one of us needs other men in our corner.
I’ve been thinking about our creed: “Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you found him.” I wonder if it should really be, “Leave no man where you find him.” Every day is another opportunity to help a brother take one step forward.
Be there when your brothers post. Show up when we circle up. Reach out during ot after coffeeteria. Every day brings new challenges. Some days are filled with victories. Some days are just plain hard. We rarely know what someone is carrying behind the scenes.
What I love most about this group is that we celebrate each other’s wins just as passionately as we rally around each other during the darkest days. That’s what brotherhood looks like.
If you don’t have a guy in this group you can be completely vulnerable with—someone you can call when life punches you in the mouth—then you haven’t experienced the full potential of what this group can be.
I’d be honored to be that guy for any of you. And I know I’m not the only one. There are a lot of men here who would answer that call without hesitation.
I just happen to come with soft, silky skin… and a pretty great set of ears.
I don’t say this often enough, but I love you guys.
SYITG,
HHH
PAX: Lights Out, PacRat, Dr. Freud, Atticus, O.G., 2005, Optimus, Campbells, Editor, Al Gore, Mufasa, and HHH.
Muggy, but no complaints here because the rain did not show up. Almost overslept, but still got here in time to set up the coffee and beatdown area. Here is what we did.
Warm Up
Good Mornings (OYO) while reciting
SSH (20 IC)
Bean Pickers (10 IC)
MNC (15 IC)
10 Ct. Body Builders (5 IC)
IST (10 IC)
Hillbilly (10 IC)
Reverse Parking lot lap and stop at the barricade
The Thang
Timer and Cones
2 groups/lines
(5) 5-min Rounds
Parking Lot after each round
10 Incline Merkins
Cone to Cone: Plank to Bear Crawl
10 Dips
Cone to Cone: Plank to Broad Jump Burpee (2)
6 Mike Tysons
Cone to Cone: Al Gore to Lunge Walk
10 Hop Overs
Cone to Cone: AMRAP ISTs to Inch Worm
10 Decline Merkins
Cone to Cone: AMRAP WWI to Crab Walk
Mary
N/A
Moleskin
I wanted to incorporate the barricade since it will be there another couple of months. Figured it is closer than the picnic tables and something new to use. Will probably keep adding 2 counts to the body builders until we get to at least a 24-count.
Got a couple of calls coming up, so I will keep this short and sweet. First, we didn’t really run a train on each other, although, if I had to, I would gladly do it with all of you.
I think this group means a lot to all of us. If it doesn’t yet, I’d encourage you to lean in a little more and find your tribe within it. We have so many HIMs here, and every one of us needs other men in our corner.
I’ve been thinking about our creed: “Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you found him.” I wonder if it should really be, “Leave no man where you find him.” Every day is another opportunity to help a brother take one step forward.
Be there when your brothers post. Show up when we circle up. Reach out during ot after coffeeteria. Every day brings new challenges. Some days are filled with victories. Some days are just plain hard. We rarely know what someone is carrying behind the scenes.
What I love most about this group is that we celebrate each other’s wins just as passionately as we rally around each other during the darkest days. That’s what brotherhood looks like.
If you don’t have a guy in this group you can be completely vulnerable with—someone you can call when life punches you in the mouth—then you haven’t experienced the full potential of what this group can be.
I’d be honored to be that guy for any of you. And I know I’m not the only one. There are a lot of men here who would answer that call without hesitation.
I just happen to come with soft, silky skin… and a pretty great set of ears.
I don’t say this often enough, but I love you guys.
SYITG,
HHH
📝 Backblast: Modified Murph (August Edition)
AO: The Hub
QIC: O.G.
PAX: Mufasa, Lights Out, HHH, Editor, Atticus, Saluki, Dr. Freud, Campbells
The Thang
The PAX gathered in the gloom for a classic hero workout with a “Crowd Pleaser” twist. We rocked the Modified Murph.
1 Mile
100 Sandbag Rows
200 Merkins
300 Squats
1 Mile
The PAX were free to choose how they wanted to complete the task and put in the work.
The Odyssey
Date: Monday August 3rd, 2026
PAX: Mr. Incredible, Little Minion, Gummy Bear, Optimus, Pacrat, O.G.
WARMUP:
- ACC w/ Core Principles + Mission Statement
- Toy Soldiers
- Beanpickers
- Willie Mayes Hays
THE ODYSSEY:
Journey home from the battle of Troy. Our first stop brought us into the Cyclop’s Cavern (aka the bottom of the amp) and we had to climb our way out by doing the following at each level:
- 5 Incline Merkins IC
- 5 Decline Merkins IC
- 5 Dips IC
- 5 Step Ups IC (8ct)
- 5 BSS R IC
- 5 BSS L IC
After 3 rounds up the Cyclops awoke and we had to sprint the rest of the way to get away. We sprinted all the way to the isle where Circe the witch lives. In a cruel trick she turned us to pigs! We had to do the following to get to Odysseus to warn him!
- Bear Crawl up the Grass hill
After warning Odysseus in time we were tranformed back and headed off on our journey (indian running) to Hades (Baby Patmos) There we did the following
- 1 Pullup
- 2 Pullups
- 3 Pullups
- 2 Pullups
- 1 Pullup
Amid the pullups we recieved a prophecy from Tyreeseus about where to head next. We journeyed around the lake, onto 85th, back into the entrace to the subdivision and right along the brick wall by the pond. There the call of the Sirens telling us to quit the following exercise was strong but my men stood strong against it.
- PAX wall sit while 1 PAX does 5 Burpees (Continue til all PAX have burpeed)
After resisting the sirens calls we journey home thankful we could see Ithaca at last. But a storm blew in and blew us East into a couldesac where Calypso fed us the lotus flower. So we had to perform the ultimate flower to escape.
- Moby’s Pushup Challenge (Flower Song)
Finally after defeating the lotus flower we set sail for Ithaca (parking lot) When we arrived the suitors needed to be vanquished by an back and forth attack thus we did the following.
- Ladder 7-10 Burpees & WW1s
Victory at last we made it home and reclaimed Penelope and the throne!
MOLESKIN:
I had find designing this one off of a very cool story. The movies awesome I saw it 3 times already! Themes are hard because if you force the theme too hard the workout could suck. Like I originally tried to fit in the Laestradonians, Cilla, and battle of troy and that was too many stops and the run would’ve been out of order. Gotta prioritize the men getting what they need and then the whole story and having fun! After all we are here to become better leaders and I had a great time leading today.
Pickup a Q this month if you can. If you’ve never Qed, come to Q school it will be very soon look out for it. Love you all have an awesome day!
-GB
BACKBLAST: Saturday, 8/01/26 Ultimate Frisbee @Colonel Wheeler
33 PAX 5 of which were FNGs. Great turnout! The PAX must love playing in the rain. Looks like we might have bought another month of Frisbee for now. Welcome FNGs and always great to see Scarecrow!