Author: wstark

This morning’s ruck was

Cancelled due to lightning

☹️

Backblast: April 21st, 2026
AO: Lower Necropolis Run

PAX:

Mile High
Photon
Lullaby
Sprocket
Rumor
Isosceles
Van Gogh
Dutch
Coconut
Flo
Van Wilder
Guardian
Arcy
Meatloaf
Gulliver
Sven (Q)

Our mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
Five principles are open to all men, always free, always outdoors, always led by a member of the pax, and end in a circle of trust.

Credo is leave no man behind, but leave no man where you find him.

Workout name: GCM taper Run

Many pax running the relay, and the half this Sunday, route is many shorter out and backs to allow for modification of distance and pace and never be too far away from the flag.

Count-o-Rama:
Name-o-Rama

The Six: Iso

The six and other pax spoke about Fossil and opportunities to support him and his family this week.

COT

5 HIMs from BlackSwamp got 1% better.
Mile High the Q and the 6
Burbon
Finkel
Oil Change
Huckle Berry
Honored to lead.

Backblast: April 15th, 2026
AO: Grantland

PAX:
Bourbon
Guardian
Thor
Stark
Cocktail
Carmen Sandiego
Spaulding
Van Gogh
Ukulele (Q)

Our mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
Five principles are open to all men, always free, always outdoors, always led by a member of the pax. Only you know your medical history so modify if needed. End in a circle of trust,

Credo is leave no man behind, but leave no man where you find him.

Workout name: The Vator Workout

Warmup: chain breakers, windmills, SSH

The THANG:

Back to back alternating isometric and plyometric exercise 1 min each then 30 sec rest and repeat
First bench jump squats and wall sit
Second hop over block and overhead hold
Third bonnie blairs and lunge hold
Fourth clap merkins and block farmer hold
End Tuck burpees for 1 min and 4min plank 1 min wall push

Count-o-Rama: 9
Name-o-Rama
The Sixth: Spaulding

COT
Ball of man

4/20/26 Camelot – I Just Felt Like Runnin’

Pax:
Purdy
Rudy
Vespa
Norm
Doubtfire
Footloose
Fat Amy (Q)

Intro
Warm-up: Abe Vigotas, 8 count motivator, 5 count Squativator

The Thang: Running Medley

Indian Run around the quarry
20 merkins
Fartlek run around the quarry
20 merkins
Suicide runs on the basketball court x2
30 merkins
Progressive run around the quarry x2

Walk back

COT

Held primarily under the cover of the school entrance we dodged the weather enough to get it done. About 9 1/2 minutes a zone we broke into two groups with all zone close enough for decent mumble chat.

PAX
Arcy
Gulliver
Manchester
Binford
Q – Quick Draw

Zone 1
5 burpees
5 Navy Seal Burpees
5 Yogi Bear Burpees
5 Man Makers
Repeat

Zone 2
30 Block Rows (2 or 1 hand)
10 – Inverted Rows
30 Block Rows
10 – Inverted rows with iso holds

Zone 3
10-20 Bench Dips
20 Squats
20 Bloc Squats
10-20 Bench Dips
Repeat

Zone 4
Battle Rope – Alternating, slams and fly – you choose
Isometric heavy carry to cone and back
Repeat

PAX:
Sven
Coconut
Photon
Ukulele
Waldo
Tackleberry
Bourbon
Isosceles – Q

Dedicated the run to Fossil who was with us in spirit. We prayed like crazy for his recovery or return to the Lord. Also prayed for everyone close to him.

Twin Challenge

Pax:
Armstrong
Deliverance (Q)
Fallout Boy
Pinto

Tabata workout. Had 6 different options for Groups of 4 exercises.
Had each pax choose or chance (roll die) to select the group.
Tabata timer for 60 seconds each exercise, 30 second break, 45 seconds for each, 30 second break, 30 seconds each, 30 second break per set.
Set 1 (roll by Fallout) Rows, Block Squat, Box Cutters (holding block), Man Maker. Set 2 (choice by Armstrong) Dips, Calf Raises, LBC's, Absolution. Set 3 (roll by Pinto) Block Press, Toe taps, Flutter Kick (holding block), Block pull-through Murican.

Mile-Stone
PreThang: 25 Don Quixotes and 25 Jacks

Thang:
25 Merkins,
– Rifle Carry 100m – repeat X4
25 blockies
– Run 100m down/back – repeat X2
25 BBC
– 100m coupon curl walk – repeat X4
25 Thrusters
– Run 100m down/back – repeat X2

COT
PAX: Southie & Colson

Backblast: April 19th, 2026

AO: Pump Station Beatdown

PAX:

Smokey (down range)
Ukulele
Colt 45
Geppetto
Spaulding
Crawdad
Jersey
Guardian
Tarnished
Shepherd

Carmen Sandiego (Q)

Our mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
Five principles are open to all men, always free, always outdoors, always led by a member of the pax. Only you know your medical history so modify if needed. End in a circle of trust.

Credo is leave no man behind, but leave no man where you find him.

Workout name: Greta is back

Warmup: SSH’s, arm circles, Willie Mayes Hayes

The THANG:

Partner workout
100 goblet squats
200 overhead presses
300 block swings
400 bent over rows

One partner does the workout. The other carries the block to the cone, runs the rest of the hill.

Partner switches. He runs up to the cone where the block is and carries it up the rest of the hill. Same format on the way down.

Count-o-Rama: 11
Name-o-Rama

The Sixth: Shepherd

COT

Ball of man