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327 backblasts
THE ARMORY · MAR 24, 2025
Backblast! Post Golf Trip Memories
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…
THE ARMORY · MAR 17, 2025
Backblast! 300 Reps and More
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…
THE ARMORY · MAR 10, 2025
Backblast! Overtones
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 …
THE ARMORY · FEB 17, 2025
Backblast! The Gauntlet: Strength & Stride
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…
THE ARMORY · FEB 10, 2025
Backblast! I stole this Q from MeCa on Backblast,
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…
THE ARMORY · JAN 13, 2025
Backblast! Decending Ladder of Fun
WARMUP: 20 SSH, 10 Hillbilly Walkers, 10 Cherry Pickers, 10 Moroccan Nightclubs Mosey to center of parking lot THE THANG: Round 1: 5 Manmakers, 10 American Hammers, 15 Skull Crushers, 20 Swings, 25 Curls, 30 Lunges, 35…
THE ARMORY · JAN 6, 2025
Backblast! No rain, no pain
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…
THE ARMORY · DEC 30, 2024
Backblast! Brotherly Bonding Burnout
WARMUP: cherry pickers, THE THANG: partner switch shoulders/abs/legs MARY: Burnout ANNOUNCEMENTS: weekly newsletters COT: brothers dad/new years cheer
THE ARMORY · DEC 23, 2024
Backblast! Return of the box
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…
THE ARMORY · DEC 16, 2024
Backblast! Hitting the Cycle
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…
THE ARMORY · DEC 9, 2024
Backblast! 12 Days of KB Christmas
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…
THE ARMORY · NOV 25, 2024
Backblast! Prep for turkey leg lifts
WARMUP: little of this little of that THE THANG: 4 rounds-goblet squats, right arm press, left arm press, right side row, left side row- mosey- 4 rounds swings, clean and press, high pull, deadlift- mosey- 3 reds. Step…
THE ARMORY · NOV 18, 2024
Backblast! On the fly
WARMUP: Imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, mountain climbers, shoulder taps THE THANG: 11’s to start: Manmakers and tricep extensions. Method of transportation changed each round between toy soldiers, over head carry…
THE ARMORY · OCT 14, 2024
Backblast! Bell & Chain Headbanger
WARMUP: SSH, MNC’s, hillbilly Walker, imperial squat Walkers, cherry pickers THE THANG: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10yAnKVLcqOzqICoCKlDGdXOWZ50O0vQNTdIYRodtFZc/edit MARY: KB-V-sits ANNOUNCEMENTS: Rock Region…
THE ARMORY · OCT 7, 2024
Backblast! IPX … sort of
Warmup: 2 rounds of a Tabata 20 seconds work 10 seconds rest 1.SSH 2. Windmill 3. Merkins 4. Squats 5. Plank jacks 6. LBCS Next chunk of time A modified meatloaf massacre from a past IPX workout 20 reps of thrusters 20…
THE ARMORY · SEP 30, 2024
Backblast! One arm at a time
WARMUP: mosey, 5 reps each arm of swings, row, clean, press and snatch THE THANG: Dora Each partner does all of the reps each round if the bell is set down the punishment is one burpee first round, two second round and…
THE ARMORY · SEP 16, 2024
Backblast! Be Consistent with Da Bell
WARMUP: Some warm up included SSHs Lunge KB twist Low slow squat Reverse Lunge walk Merkins Moroccan Nigjt Clubs Hill Billy walkers ImperialWalkers Sumo squats Mosey THE THANG: Tabata 4 rounds 20 seconds each Good…
THE ARMORY · SEP 9, 2024
Backblast! Dora….Dora….Dora
WARMUP: windmills, Cherry pickers, jog, morrocan night clubs, imperial and hillbilly walkers, seal jacks and take bells to the main lot. THE THANG: Dora’s Dora 1 - 50 swings, 100 squats, 150 curls, 100 squats, 50 swings…
THE ARMORY · AUG 26, 2024
Backblast! Lots of Swings and Man Makers with a fe
WARMUP: Some SSHs, Windmills, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Moroccan nightclubs and then a short mosey with the bells to the front loop THE THANG: Escalating cumulative ladder with a lap between…
THE ARMORY · AUG 12, 2024
Backblast! Zero Running
WARMUP: Windmills, Torso-twist, Hillbilly Walkers THE THANG: 1. 200 Kettlebell swings with 2 burpees every 90 seconds 2. 21- Burpee Jump Overs and 21 two-handed clean and press, 15- Burpee Jump Overs and 15 two-handed…
THE ARMORY · JUL 29, 2024
Backblast! Pyramid scheme
Normal warmups: SSHs, Walker's, windmills, mountain climbers, Peter Parkers, & Parker Peters. Series of pyramids with movement following. Pyramid was 10 merkins w/bell pull thru, 20 goblet squats, 30 American hammers…
THE ARMORY · JUL 22, 2024
Backblast! Cruise Around The Islands
WARMUP: 15 SSH IC 10 Windmill IC Plank Warmup Honeymooner to Downward Dog 5 Merkin 5 Parker Peter 5 Shoulder Taps 5 Burpees OYO Mosey to the Islands THE THANG: x2 See image Station 1: Overhead March (15 reps each side)…
THE ARMORY · JUL 15, 2024
Backblast! 4 Corners of Pain
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: 4 Corners Circuit/4 Stations/5 Exercises Each Station Run a Lap After Finishing Each Station (after carry) Transport KB Between Each Station With Carry/Exercise Station 1: Goblet Squat x 20 OH…
THE ARMORY · JUL 8, 2024
Backblast! 2024.28 Armory
Standard warmup... One of my favorite KB formats is the 3x3x3: 3 rounds of 3 sets of 3 exercises. But to mix it up, 2 sets from the current followed by 1 set of the previous, so A-A, then B-B-A, then C-C-B... I think…