Category: The Armory

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After reviewing previous backblasts, YHC noticed that the last time I submitted a backblast for the Armory was in October 2019 immediately following a golf trip where I likely ate and drank too much. It so happens that this was the exact scenario for today’s beatdown. After a long weekend in HHI, YHC was ready to make a downpainment on the day and happy to see some friendly faces in the Pax

WARMUP:

Mosey around the parking lot

THE THANG:

25 SSHs IC
21 KB swings
18 High pulls
15 Squat thrusters
12 Overhead marches
9 Lunges
6 Burpees
3 Big boys

Then run a lap

Repeat 4 times

MARY:

Finished with 5 minutes of Mary around the horn

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Fastest 5k coming up on 4/12
Pints and Padres in April

COT:

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300 Reps and More

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Warm-O-Rama
Grandpa Jacks
Grandma Jacks
SSH
Moroccan Night Clubs
Michael Phelps
Arm stretches

Thang 1
40 Thrusters
40 Merkins or Squat hold Chest Press
40 Power Clean Press
– Short recovery lap
30 Thrusters
30 Merkins
30 Power Clean Press
– Short recovery lap repeat for 20 reps & 10 reps
Thang 2
10 Squat Knees to press Press
20 Big Boy Sit-ups W/ or W/out bell
10 Plank Pull Throughs
– 2 Rounds
Thang 3 – Hercules
Series of 3 single arm exercises immediately flapjack
3 Swings
3 Cleans
3 Push Press
– 2 Rounds

Announcements were made; read the news letters
Prayers for the Wyatt family and Pax.

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Overtones

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WARMUP: around the world
good morning
some fake yoga

THE THANG:
Barbarian to Press
8 reps for 5 rounds
in between rounds:
1. bear crawl – lunge walk back
2. crawl bear – reverse lunge walk back
3. bear crawl w/ bell – lunge walk back w/ bell
4. crawl bear w/ bell (sucked) – reverse lunge walk back (sucked more) (JWOW about fell over)

Bulgarian Split Squat and Cleans
1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1

Waiter carry back to COT
Right Hand: Row, Clean, Swing, Snatch
Left Hand: Row, Clean, Swing, Snatch
5-4-3-2-1

MARY:
again time was limited. Quack Attack is probably right about me.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3/14 Convergence @ the hive
3/15 Jäger @ GHMS
4/12 Luka Fast 5 @ PKMS

COT: Was held

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The Gauntlet: Strength & Stride

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WARMUP:
15-Moroccan night clubs
15-Overhead Claps
15-Imperial walker
10-Wind mills

THE THANG:

Slosey to the entrance
15 KB curls
15 KB overhead presses
10 KB rows each arm

Run to the 1st cone: 5 merkins
Run back to the beginning and repeat the exercises

Run to the 1st cone: 5 merkins
Run to the 2nd cone: 10 merkins
Run back to the beginning and repeat the exercises

Run to the 1st cone: 5 merkins
Run to the 2nd cone: 10 merkins
Run to the 3rd cone: 15 merkins
For 10 count we all discussed something that is impacting our life that no one knows about.
Run back to the beginning and repeat the exercises

Run to the 1st cone: 5 merkins
Run to the 2nd cone: 10 merkins
Run to the 3rd cone: 15 merkins
Run to the 4th cone: 20 merkins
Run back to the beginning and repeat the exercises

Mosey to COT and with Just enough time we did KB American Hammers

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3/1/2025: Battle Bot’s send-off
3/14/2025: Convergence
3/15/2025: Jaegar and Fundraising efforts check give away

PRAYERS & PRAISE:
Cspan Style, Everyone provided a prayer and a word of encouragement.

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I stole this Q from MeCa on Backblast, but it’s Different

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WARMUP:

SSH
Little baby arm circles
Reverse
Cherry pickers
Imperial walkers
Hillbilly walkers

THE THANG:

Listened to Metallica, Greatest Hits before Black Album

Mini progressive ladders

Ladders are in groups of 3, adding a new exercise every time

Ie – 5 reps, 5 and 10 reps, 5 and 10 and 5 reps

5 Thurster
10 Swings
5 Lawnmowers (Each Side)

OH Carry to end of parking lot and back

5 Overhead Press
10 Side Bends (Each Side)
5 Lunges (Each Side)

Bear crawl

5 High Rows
10 Tricep Extensions
5 Curls

Crab walk

5 Deadlifts
10 Merkins
5 Sumo Squats

Broad jump

5 Halos
10 Figure 8s
5 High Bell Flutters

Normal Carry

Repeat Again

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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No rain, no pain

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WARMUP: Some of the usual windmill, IWs, etc
THE THANG:
The rain was light but steady throughout and it didn’t scare off any of the pax. 36 degrees and wet — I’m grateful anyone showed up but I was especially grateful to see my co-Q Trucker. We used the morning as a faceoff between Trucker repping Penn St and DD repping Notre Dame in advance of the CFP game the following Thur.

Trucker led off with a history lesson of the rivalry that started in 1913. His upper body sequence included the list below with 19 reps on the first round and 13 reps in the second round.

Chest press
Skull crushers
Lat swings
Shoulder press
Front shoulder raises
Upright rows
Bent over rows
Curls
LBC
Mosey to funeral home and back

DD took over halfway through for a lower body sequence that included 4 quarters (4 rounds) of the following:

Cleans R/L
Goblet squat
Racked lunge R/L
Goblet calf raise
Swings
Core exercise
Mosey to front of church and back

It was a great .morning (once it was over) and a great warm up for the Irish victory 4 days later!

MARY: nah
ANNOUNCEMENTS: wine event, D2D, etc
COT: yes!

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Return of the box

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WARMUP: SSH, Low Slow Squat, Cherry Pickers
THE THANG:
Six parking spots marked with exercises.
1. Wood Chopper (was not popular)
2. Goblet Squat
3. Man Maker
4. Shoulder Press
5. Lateral Pull
6. Arm Curl

Cycle through 3 slots with one PAX doing 6 stepups (each leg) OR 10 box jobs. Do a lap. Cycle the remaining slots. Got through nearly six rounds
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Eve Convergence, D2DB10K
COT:

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Hitting the Cycle

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WARMUP:
Windmills
Moroccan nightclubs
Cherry pickers
Hillbilly walkers
Imperial walkers

Mosey, Merkins on curb, mosey

THE THANG:
Hitting for the Cycle
On 4 lightposts:
– 20 UHaul in cadence (1 straight chest press parallel to ground, 2 back to chest, 3 incline chest press in a 45 degree angle, 4 back to chest), MOT lunge walk
– 20 American hammers in cadence, MOT rifle carry
– 20 curls in cadence, MOT murder bunnies
– 15 man makers in cadence, MOT around the world

Cycle 2:
Monkey humping goblet squat in cadence
Skull crusher in cadence
Flutters with kettlebell press in cadence
2-hand upright row in cadence (bell gripped at waste level and bring up to chin)

Cycle 3:
Goblet squat
Halos
Single leg deadlift
Overhead press

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Mental health
Stress/anxiety around the holidays

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12 Days of KB Christmas

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WARMUP:
Quick mosey, SSH, low slow squats, windmill
THE THANG:
12 days of Christmas
1. Man maker
2. Clean and press
3. Single leg dead lift
4. Curls
5. Bulgarian split squats
6. Chest press
7. Skull crushers
8. Squats
9. OH press
10. single arm swings
11. LBCs
12. Man makers

MARY:
Some dumb tic toc merkin challenge, why? Because my son said I should.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Christmas party
COT:

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