WARMUP: SSH, low slow squats, MNC
THE THANG: Grab a rock, 5 man maker buy in
5 light poles, LBC’s, X & O’s, V Up’s, HTH, Big Boys round of 20, 15, 10 & 5
MARY: She was in the car with <@USBP08L1G>
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Prayer and a praise from everyone
COT: Flutters
WARMUP:
SSH – 20 IC
• Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
• Windmills – 10 IC
• Arm Circles – 10 fwd / 10 rev
• Hillbillies – 15 IC
• Mosey (~1/4 mile loop or parking lot lap)
THE THANG:
Part 1:
Partner Dora (10 minutes)
Pairs of 2. One partner does the exercise, the other runs ~50 yards and back.
Cumulative Reps per team:
• 100 Carolina Dry Docks
• 200 Step Lunges (single count)
• 300 Flutter Kicks (4-count)
Part 2:
3 Rounds – AMRAP style (~15 mins)
(As Many Rounds As Possible – move at your pace for 5 minutes per round)
Round 1:
• 10 Merkins
• 15 Squats
• 20 Flutter Kicks (4-count)
• Broad Jump 40 yards and back
Round 2:
• 10 Incline Merkins (on curb or bench)
• 15 Lunges (each leg)
• 20 LBCs
• Skip ~20 yards, jog back
Round 3:
• 10 Carolina Dry Docks
• 15 Standing calf raises
• 20 American Hammers (4-count)
• Mosey ~10 yards, jog back
Rest 1 minute between rounds.
MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tortoise and Hare
Busy Summer
COT:
Show to know
WARMUP: nope
THE THANG: head down 160, around wallmart, head back.
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: cannoli run next month, fort mill care center volunteer opportunities
COT: prayers and praises
WARMUP: Mosey then SSH (57 times for Bass’s bday), windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, moroccan nightclub, and cherry pickers.
THE THANG: Started off on benches – 2 sets, 10 each – step ups, inclined merkins, and dips. Mosey to wall – wall sits while bear crawling 2. Mosey to light poles where we did 10-20-30 of each exercise utilizing 3 light poles with runs between. Exercises were lunges, Carolina dry dock, squats, LBCs. Hit the wall again for more walls sits and bear crawls and then mosey back to Mary.
MARY: Gas pumper, American hammers, peter pointers, Freddy mercury, box cutters, and superman’s.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read the newsletter
COT: Prayers and praises
WARMUP: Run the loop then more of the typical hits: Windmill, SSH, Merkins, Low Slow Squats.
THE THANG: Hoist your bell overhead and move to the far parking lot.
For this round, the exercises would be performed with the bell and the burpee is without the bell:
10 Man-Makers: 2 Burpees
20 Simbas: 4 Burpees
30 Kettle Bell Swings: 6 Burpees
40 Overhead Press (20ea side): 8 Burpees
50 Lunge Walk Paces (25ea side): 10 Burpees
Partner Rounds
Round 1
Grab a partner and choose the left or right side of the loop to launch from.
Partner 1: Farmers Carry both Kettle Bells around the big loop.
Partner 2: Flutter Kicks
Flapjack
Round 2
Partner 1: Farmers Carry again
Partner 2: Box Cutters
Flapjack
Next, line up on one side of the parking lot. Bear Crawl with your Bell 40 paces, 20 each arm.
Next, come back together in a group.
Hold your Bell overhead until 1 man lowers his Bell then all PAX perform 10 Merkins.
Repeat 3 more times for a total of 4 rounds.
Farmers Carry the bell back to COT.
MARY: Sprinkled throughout plus a little at the end.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter details.
COT: You bet.
WARMUP: transitional COP (Circle of Pain)
Mosey about 150 yards and circle up
10 or so exercise moves 10-15 reps each In cadence
THE THANG:
Mosey to back of theatre and gather at bottom of lot
Jacobs ladder or 7’s with all exercise moves occurring at bottom of hill
1 wide arm merkin
Take lap
2 wide arm merkins
Take lap….up to 7
Move to parking spaces
7 parking space lines
Start with 1 at first line
2 at second line and continue up to 7
Exercises were
Merkins
Sumo squats
Bombjacks
Burpees
Mode of transportation was
Bear crawl
Duck walk
Backwards walk
Forward lunge
Mosey to island
Plank on curb of island
Take 7 plank steps to right
7 merkins
Take 7 plank steps to left
7 merkins
Rinse and repeat
MARY:
Mosey back to COP location
Freddy mercury’s
Then super man’s where members of the pax determined how long we hold the position :persevere:
Mosey to COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
:collision:Bethel men’s shelter today
:collision:April 12 FAST 5k pleasant knoll 3pm
:collision:Read Newsletter
COT:
Lazarus was a real man and Jesus was one of best buddies from childhood. He was dead 4 days and Jesus showed up and wanted the people to see how Awesome Sky Q is so he called Lazarus out of the tomb and said “unbound him and let him go”
What do you need resurrection from? What do you need to be unbound from?
Jesus can do it and change everything :clap: :fire: :point_up_2:
WARMUP:
THE THANG: Ruck with stops doing 10 merkins, 10 upright rows, 10 squats
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: prayers for parents, kids
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:
WARMUP: Long Mosey, then the usual:
20 SSH IC
10 LSS IC
10 Cherry Pickers IC
10 Imperial Walkers IC
10 Hillbilly Walkers IC
10 MNCs IC
Yoga
THE THANG:
To the Light Pole$! PAX were encouraged to go as hard/fast as they could.
Starting at the bottom, run to first light pole and perform 1 burpee. Return to start and perform one exercise.
Then run to 2nd light pole and perform 2 burpees, return to start and do second exercise.
Continue to 10th light pole. Exercises below. Pyramid if you complete early.
10 Bomb Jax
20 Merkins
30 Wide Arm Merkins
40 Squats
50 LBCs
40 Lunges
30 Diamond Merkins
20 American Hammers
10 CDDs
Extra Credit – Pyramid the workout (do in reverse) if there’s enough time.
MARY: Boys only.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Probably.
COT: Stays in COT.
WARMUP: Stretch Lab: Abe Vigoda, Cherry Pickers, Downward Dog, Honeymooner, Left over right, Right over left, Pidgeon Stretch, Trunk Twisters
THE THANG: Mosey to gym entrance, CDD, Peter Parker’s. People’s Chair up against the wall, bear crawl to the curb & back, burpees.
Mosey to the B’ball court. Two teams play HORSE. Any airballs or bricks warrant a burpee from that team. Blame the early morning cold weather for the burpees that resulted. The PAX preferred wind sprints, up and down the court to keep warm.
MARY: Ab Lab to close out the last 4 minutes before COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5K, Upcoming Convergence.
COT: Prayers for PAX’s personal health and families.