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Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
60 backblasts mention “shower curtain”
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 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 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…
OCT 8, 2024
Backblast! Curtain order
WARMUP: side straddle hop THE THANG: Indian run with burpees MARY: lots of different things ANNOUNCEMENTS: long duck runs slow COT: prayers for those in need Praises for the fellowship and all that it is.
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…
AUG 19, 2024
Backblast! Amory
Work Hard to become better! WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: Kettlebell workout 10 Thrusters Riffle carry to pain station 25 Kettlebell swings Riffle back to starting point 10 Thrusters Riffle carry to pain station 25 Lunges…
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 COACH'S BOX · JUL 18, 2024
Backblast! No Shower Curtain, No Problem
WARMUP: SSH x 25 THE THANG: Mosey around lot mixing in Low Slow Squat, Merkin and Flutter Mosey to benches near hill and complete 2 rounds of step ups, dips, derkins. Grab a coupon from nearby rock storage facility…
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…
THE ARMORY · JUL 1, 2024
Backblast! Wheres my partner
WARMUP: Mossie- 1/2 mile, the circuit run THE THANG: Get a partner- one runs the others works MARY: time for three- See attached ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE ARMORY · JUN 10, 2024
Backblast! Tap The Taint
WARMUP: SSH until the stragglers joined us = 30 in cadence. High Plank Downward dog Upward dog Merkins x 5 Repeat THE THANG: KB Swings x 30 Snatch x 30 (15 each side) Side bends x 15 each side (cadence count) Lap around…
THE ARMORY · JUN 3, 2024
Backblast! Kettlebell Chaos: Four Rounds of Fury w
Rolled in with seconds to spare, hopped out grabbed the kettlebells and gave the disclaimer. Warm up : Cherry Pickers Stretch the hamstrings reach to the right foot, then the center then the left foot, back to center…
THE ARMORY · MAY 20, 2024
Backblast! Smoked Heavy Picker Uppers
Reviewed the F3 Mission and Core Principles WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Morrocon NC, Merkins, and Strawberry Pickers THE THANG: Stage 1 = 100 Kettlebell Swings Stage 2 = Dora (Team up with a Partner): 50…
THE ARMORY · MAY 13, 2024
Backblast! Anybody got a shakeweight?
WARMUP: SSH, cherry pickers, windmills, arm circles forward, backward. Mosey around the parking lot THE THANG: 30 sec on 30 sec off- KB Swings Goblet squats RH row LH row RH merkin LH merkin RH clean and press LH clean…
THE ARMORY · MAY 6, 2024
Backblast! Reversal of Aging Through F3
We reversed the aging process through short bursts of intense energy expenditure (three specific throwing bells exercises with a subsequent yog - soft j) followed by brief intervals of recovery (broga stretching)…
THE ARMORY · APR 22, 2024
Backblast! 300 is the count
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Cherry pickers, merkins THE THANG: Partner work: count is 300; Big Boys, Chest Press, one arm overhead press, 100 count tricep extensions & LBC’s MARY: no time ANNOUNCEMENTS: HIM Camp, read your…
THE ARMORY · APR 15, 2024
Backblast! Armory 15APR2024 - Mog Mile
WARMUP: Not really. We lived. THE THANG: Mogadishu Mile - 4 Rounds for Time - 19 Kettlebell Ground-to-Overheads (53/35 lb) - 19 Kettlebell Front Squats (53/35 lb) - 19 Kettlebell Push-Ups (each hand) - 400-meter…
THE ARMORY · APR 8, 2024
Backblast! Test Run
WARMUP: yea, we did that THE THANG: test run for QvQ on Wednesday 15 manmakers Flip 12 sandbags Bear crawl back Modified a little to try to space guys out Interspersed 4 Rows 3 Cleans 2 Snatches 1 Thruster MARY: lunge…
THE ARMORY · APR 1, 2024
Backblast! Ass Kickin’ Suicides
WARMUP: windmill Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers Cherry picker Moroccan nightclub Mosey w/out bell 20 merkins on curb in cadence, mosey THE THANG: Lunge walk to front of church Count off by 4, set up for suicides…
THE ARMORY · MAR 25, 2024
Swinging into the week
Slackblast: Swinging into the week DATE: 2024-03-25 AO: ao-the-armory Q: Farmers Only PAX: Esso Slash Warning Track Rebound Sugarbug JWOW 3D Happy Hour Barkley Wooden Leg shower curtain Cubbie, Cornerstone…
THE ARMORY · MAR 18, 2024
Slackblast:
Slackblast: Tabata plus burpee workout DATE: 2024-03-18 AO: ao-the-armory Q: Cubbie PAX: shower curtain Slash Jeremy Antall15 Rebound Joe Lyons (F3 Long Duck) Wooden Leg Sugarbug Boogie Nights Farmers Only Conundrum…