I’m really not that clever, and that is a terrible title for a Backblast, but, you get what you pay for…

Big VQ happening elsewhere in the Hill of Rocks, so the crowd was small at Man U that morning. But no worries, these guys came to work…

Little warmup with a lap around the lot and some jumping and stretching… It was pretty standard. SSHs, Windmills, a Merkin or two… You get the idea.

The Thang:
I decided to do a repeat (with a little variation) from my Q at The Ranch a couple of weeks prior. AMRAP workouts are always a pleaser, AMRAP with cinderblocks really makes us happy…
So the deal is, everyone does the exercise to failure (or if you’re Burgundy, until you get bored, because I think he could do these things literally all day) then run a lap. If there is a still a Pax there doing the exercise when you get back, keep running. If not, plank and get ready for the next exercise when the 6 gets in.
The exercise rounds included (in no particular order):
1. Curls
2. Squats
3. Straight arm hold (hold the block straight out in front of you until you drop)
4. Bent Over Rows
5. Triceps Extensions
6. Shoulder Presses
7. Partner Leg Presses (you had to be there, but one Pax gets on 6 with legs up in press position, partner takes block and leans forward onto first partners feet. First partner presses to failure, then flapjack)

I know there were a couple others, but I can’t recall… Chalk it up to old age, or that I may have blocked it from my memory because it was awful. I don’t know… At any rate, you get the idea…

Always a good time when you cross the river. We should all do it more often. The Fort has seen what I feel is bordering on ridiculous growth these past few months, and it’s good to get out and to visit other brothers and to get other terrible ideas for workouts… So keep the Spirit of Spitz alive even after the AO challenge is over, and get out there.

Helmet, out.