Core Crusher Rewind

Core Crusher Rewind
70°
Clear (85% humidity)
4 mph W (9 mph gusts)
DATE: Wed, Jul 22, 2026
BACKBLAST:

Warm Up

 

Card 1: COP (Warm-up) & Transition

Timing: ~8 Minutes All exercises In Cadence (IC)

  • Side Straddle Hops (SSH): 20 IC (Get the blood flowing)
  • Grass Pickers: 15 IC (Slow, deliberate reach to loosen the hamstrings and lower back)
  • Wonder Bras: 15 IC (Keep the shoulders warm and chest open)
  • Imperial Walkers: 15 IC (Gentle rotational core activation)
  • Little Baby Arm Circles: 10 forward IC, 10 reverse IC

The Thang

Transition: Head straight to the turf. Grab a patch of grass and prepare to enter the Ring of Fire.

Card 2: The Thang – Part 1: “The Core Ring of Fire”

Timing: ~15 Minutes This is a high-volume, structural endurance block. Move immediately from one exercise to the next with minimal rest.

Round 1: Plank Mastery (5 Mins)

  • Standard Elbow Plank: 1 Min hold (Maintain a completely flat, neutral spine as shown above)
  • Plank Jacks: 1 Min IC (Core stability under dynamic movement)
  • Left Side Plank: 45 Sec hold
  • Right Side Plank: 45 Sec hold
  • Chilcutt Plank: 1 Minute
  • Rest: 30 Seconds

Round 2: The Low-Angle Burn (6 Mins)

  • Flutter Kicks: 20 IC (Keep heels 6 inches off the ground, hands under the rump if needed)
  • Hello Dollies: 15 IC (Horizontal scissor kicks)
  • Rosalitas: 15 IC (Vertical leg splits)
  • LBCs (Little Baby Crunches): 25 IC (Look straight up at the sky, shoulder blades off the turf)
  • Freddie Mercurys: 20 IC (Bicycle crunches, executing with control)
  • Rest: 1 Minute

Card 3: The Thang Continued – Part 2: “The 11s” & Mary

Timing: ~17 Minutes An F3 classic modified to keep the PAX in a tight footprint without running.

The 11s (Bodyweight Core & Lower Body)

Instead of running between spots, PAX will perform a Bear Crawl 5 yards forward to do Exercise B, then Crawl Bear (backward bear crawl) 5 yards back to do Exercise A.

  • Exercise A (Start): Big Boy Sit-ups
  • Exercise B (End): Squats
  • Ratio: Start with 10 Big Boy Sit-ups, bear crawl 5 yards, do 1 Squat. Crawl bear back, do 9 Big Boy Sit-ups, bear crawl, do 2 Squats. Continue this pattern until you reach 1 Big Boy Sit-up and 10 Squats (always adding up to 11).

COT

Card 5: CoT (Circle of Trust)

Timing: ~5 Minutes

  • Count-o-rama (Count the PAX)
  • Name-o-rama (Call out names, respect the Respects, welcome the FNGs)
  • Announcements & Prayer Requests
  • Prayers for @sticky bumps family as they prepare to move and begin a new exciting chapter.
  • Prayers for those who are suffering with injuries both physically and mentally, for Caterpillar and his crew as they prepare for 9 days in the back country in NM.

Chumbawamba sign off