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THE ARMORY · NOV 15, 2021
Took Shatner out
WARMUP: alla carte, probably yoga heavy THE THANG: Series of exercises with a mode of transportation in between. We moved through the short side of the parking lot. 10ish reps in each Suitcase row Over head press Clean…
THE ARMORY · OCT 11, 2021
Keg and Kettlebell
Started with some warmup then the stuff. One PAX takes the keg (empty, but still weighting approx. 30 lbs) and carries it around two parking islands and back to the group. The rest of the PAW do an exercise until he…
THE ARMORY · SEP 27, 2021
CHAD Training @ The Armory
The weather was delicious in The Gloom today. A cool temp with <50% humidity is hard to come by in September... so YHC was more than blessed to be leading a group of men this morning. 0515. Let's get to work. COP 22…
THE ARMORY · AUG 30, 2021
Remember the 13
Today at the Armory, we spent 45 minutes in an attempt to remember and honor the 13 Service Members who paid the ultimate sacrifice last Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Kabul Afghanistan. While they are not the only ones…
THE ARMORY · JUN 14, 2021
Armory - Super Sets
11 PAX for 0.0 miles and what I felt was a hard workout...Tesh may argue differently. Did a little warmup SSH Round the World Good Mornings Some Yoga Super Sets done for a set time with some rest between. Set 1: KB…
THE ARMORY · APR 12, 2021
Better late than never!
Better late than never! 4 Corners - Travel with KBover head Squate/Lunges Alt Arm Merk / Mtn Climber Press/Burpee' Curls/Am Hammer Skull Crusher/LBC (I think) Message: Say YES especially when you want to say NO. Good…
THE ARMORY · MAR 29, 2021
Ring Around the Rosey
10 pax showed up at The Armory this amazing Monday morning to start the week off right. I am certainly happy that I was finally able to come out and enjoy the gloom with my brothers for the first time since January due…
THE ARMORY · MAR 8, 2021
9 Lovers of Triceps
Where are all of the BB's for The Armory? C'mon boys! Warm-up of a mosey and some SSHs. The Thang was ascending reps along the parking spots of Forest Hill Church. Line 1 = 1 Rep; Line 2 = 2 Reps...14 lines = 105 reps…
THE ARMORY · JAN 4, 2021
Deck of Pain
After a quick disclaimer and generic warmup, we moseyed over to firepit area and circled up for the Deck of Pain. Twelve strong men got stronger on Monday with a whole lot of fun kettlebell reps. We all took turns…
THE ARMORY · NOV 23, 2020
Ow, my Arms-ory
Welcome to another edition of a #SkateOrDie beatdown. This one the result of Uhaul (as former site Q of the Armory...when did that happen?) attempted to not be there for my workout. He was there, so I guess that didn’t…
THE ARMORY · NOV 16, 2020
Stealing from Metro
11 PAX on a crisp November morning YHC got some influence one from one of the few backblasts written at F3-Metro's Combine (Kettlebell and Sprinting) AO. Warm-up Run a big lap with unnecessary looping Plank - shoulder…
THE ARMORY · NOV 2, 2020
Cold Bells
9 men showed up for a cold kettlebell workout this morning at The Armory. Good news, I planned to divide the group into teams of 3 so it worked out perfectly. Since 9 / 3 = 3. :) In order to get warm, we took a lap…
THE ARMORY · OCT 26, 2020
4 Quarters of D.O.C.
7 Men got better @ The Armory & lifted heavy things frequently during a 4 Quarter Deck of Cards inspired workout. Brief Disclaimer & Warm-up: Mosey into IW/HW/WM/CP/LSS/MNC The Thang: 4 Quarters of Deck of Cards…
THE ARMORY · OCT 12, 2020
Rain and Pain at #TheArmory
It wasn't supposed to rain after 4am but it was sprinkling when I arrived at Forest Hill Church. My weinke was prepared and I wasn't going to change directions just because of a little rain. We did 21 SSH's to warmup…
THE ARMORY · SEP 28, 2020
EMOM Kettle Bell Blast
15 muscle men got stronger this morning with a stupid workout by YHC. We busted out about 40 minutes of straight slinging bells, with very little rest. I mean, this is a kettle bell AO, so we did kettle bell stuff…
THE ARMORY · SEP 14, 2020
ISI DORA at The Armory
It has been 1 year and 5 days since YHC last Q'ed at The Armory. Quite a few fond memories of the AO... including almost splashing merlot under the leadership of Assassin. Always a privilege to be asked to lead such a…
THE ARMORY · JUL 20, 2020
Are my arms supposed to be so floppy...?
Well, there was a bit of smack talk on the Slackiest of Slacks on Sunday night which led to a barn burner of a workout Monday morning... There was also some Tweeting on behalf of Tweeterless-YHC about the lack of adult…
THE ARMORY · MAY 11, 2020
Armory 5.11.2020
YHC was excited to lead on a cool, crisp morning. Was given the pass by the M to post after an 0200 feeding, so needless to say sleep was not an abundant resource leading up to this. Many familiar faces were seen prior…
THE ARMORY · APR 6, 2020
Virtual Mental Battle Armory
Be careful when you reach your direct messages. You never know what they will lead to. Just kidding. JWow reached out and I happily signed up to Q today for my first virtual/Zoom Q at Armory. We talked a bit about my…
THE ARMORY · MAR 9, 2020
Pumping iron after Yeti
YHC was called of the bench to help Q the Armory within a 24 hour notice. Always a pleasure to dish out the pain with iron! 9 PAX posted after the yeti, TClaps to Fishsticks for posting after completing the Yeti COP…
THE ARMORY · JAN 27, 2020
Armory Led Zep Tribute
Eleven in total at the Armory. Weather was a cool 38 degrees, no wind, dry. Ideal for what we were going to do. Warm Up Mosey Run Exercises: SSH (IC 12x) Windmill (IC 12x) Imperial Walker (IC 12x) Moroccan Nightclub (IC…
THE ARMORY · DEC 30, 2019
Final KB WO of the century
As we look towards 2020, it was appropriate to finish 2019 with a bang. The Thang: 20 merkins w/bell (10 each arm) - 19 Skull Crushers 20 Squats - 19 KB swings 20 Big Boy Sit ups w/bell - 19 leg raises 20 curls (10 each…
THE ARMORY · DEC 16, 2019
What is your Mission?
Theme - Do you accept your Mission? 17 HIM came to the Armory to accelerate! After a short warm up and Mosey to the front of the church, we all took a moment to share our one word for 2019! The question this morning "…
THE ARMORY · NOV 25, 2019
Pastor of Pain makes a visit in the Armory
YHC was asked to Q at the Armory by a HIM named JWOW and I jumped at the request. I am use to Kettlebells and love Qing them. Today I brought with me a WO that was recently Q'd at my home AO #Cannonball by Survey Says!…