BACKBLAST: Monday, 5/25/26 Honor the Fallen @ Patmos

QIC: HHH

PAX: Boo Boo, Atticus, O.G., Lights Out, Editor, Dr. Freud, Class Act, Bert, Spur, Goon, Heisenberg, Al Gore, Optimus, Beaker, and HHH.

9 PAX did the 4 mi ruck that bled into the beatdown. We paid a little homage to the Murph by visiting the pull up bars. Tried to create a WOD worthy of those that served and lost their lives. Here is what we did.

Warm Up
Carry Sandbags to the Amp
Circle up at the base
Good Mornings (OYO) while reciting the mission, principles, and creed
MNC (15 IC)
SSH (20 IC)
8 Ct. WMHs (5 IC)
Toy Soldiers (10 IC)
IST (10 IC)
Hillbilly (10 IC)
Snake lap up the amp
Merkin Complex (2)
If a PAX yells, “Honor the Fallen”, each PAX has to do 1 merkin complex
Mosey to the Playground
Pull Up lines (3 min)

Mosey to the hill
Sprints (2)
Mosey back to the amp

The Thang
6-minute timed rounds
Everyone in front of a sandbag
Snake your way up the amp and back down
REPEATO until time

Round 1
Sandbag Burpee (1)
Bear crawl to next bag

Round 2
Deadlifts (5)
Lunge walk to next bag

Round 3
Cleans (3)
Broad jump to next bag

Round 4
Rows (5)
Plank walk to next bag


Mary
WWIs (10 OYO)
WWIIs (10 OYO)
WWIIIs (10 OYO)
REPEATO until time (~6 min)

Moleskin
15 PAX posted this morning with 9 HIM getting after it early for a 4-mile preruck that bled straight into the beatdown. No shortcuts. No easy route. Just men choosing the harder thing together.

If not every PAX used their “Honor the Fallen” yell for the Merkin Complexes, it was probably because the workout was already demanding enough to leave most men focused on simply grinding through the next rep. But that’s fitting too. Real sacrifice isn’t comfortable, and today wasn’t supposed to be.

Today we tried to put together a workout worthy of honoring those who served this country and paid the ultimate sacrifice. We will never fully comprehend the cost of the freedoms we enjoy every single day, but we can choose to live lives worthy of that sacrifice.

We paid a little homage to the Murph with a stop at the pull-up bars before getting after sandbags, sprints, carries, crawls, jumps, lunges, and plenty of suffering together. Every man gave what he had today, and that deserves T-Claps all around. Some pushed pace. Some battled through fatigue. Some modified when needed. All showed up and contributed.

That matters.

One of the greatest lies men tell themselves is that they’ll “get back to it later.” Later becomes complacency. Complacency becomes decline. And decline impacts more than just you. Your family, your brothers, your community, and the people counting on you need you at your best.

So post. If you’re injured, modify. If you’re tired, post anyway. If life feels heavy, that’s even more reason to come out. Keep moving forward.

And if you’ve been thinking about signing up to Q, do it. Lead. You don’t need the perfect workout. Men need your leadership more than they need perfection. Visit another AO. Meet new brothers. Push yourself outside your comfort zone. Find ways to serve others because the mission doesn’t stop at the workout.

To former PAX and future PAX: the door is always open. Come back out. There’s a spot for you in the gloom.

We are unbelievably blessed to live in this country and to have the freedom to gather the way we did this morning. Today we remember and honor those who gave everything so we could.

Never waste that gift.

SYITG,
HHH