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Backblast by Spit Valve – Nantan (Geoff) on 2/18/2026

Backblast! The Armory – Spit Valve – The Olympics (Army Fitness Test)
DATE: 2026-02-18
AO: The Armory
Q: Spit Valve – Nantan (Geoff),
PAX: Little Dinghy (Jim Amy) Doubloon (Matthew Walker) Sound machine (Brandon) Sajak Boone’s Farm (Chris) ransomware (Andrei) Jiffy pop (Prabhu)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8

8 PAX competed in the Winter Olympics (an F3-ified version of the Army Combat Fitness Test)
WARMUP:

  • SSH
  • Helicopters
  • Good Mornings
  • Moroccan Nightclubs
  • Calf and Ankle Stretch

THE THANG:

  1. Hand-Release Merkins (2-minute AMRAP)
  1. Feet no more than a boot apart
  2. No peeling yourself off the ground
  3. Hand-Release is a full T (Crucifix) with your hands
  4. Thumbs are inside the outside limit of your shoulders (i.e. hands are on the narrower side)
  5. Any resting must be done at the top of the Merkin in proper plank form, or the clock stops for you
  1. Gold: Jiffy Pop (57)
  2. Silver: Sajak (52)
  3. Bronze: Little Dinghy (48)
  4. Age-Modified Gold: Sajak (100 points)
  5. Age-Modified Silver: Little Dinghy (100 points)
  6. Age-Modified Bronze: Jiffy Pop (99 points)
  1. Sprint-Carry
  1. Set up cones 25 meters apart
  2. Sprint 25 meters out and back
  3. Carry 2 coupons out and back
  4. Side Shuffle out and back
  5. Carry 2 coupons out and back
  6. Sprint 25 meters out and back
  1. Gold: Spit Valve (1:23)
  2. Silver: Doubloon (1:25)
  3. Bronze: Jiffy Pop (1:26)
  4. This was a modification from the Army version, which involves a sled drag, so we don't have age modifications for this one.
  1. Medicine Ball Power Throw
  1. This event was eliminated at the end of 2025 from the Army Test, but it's still fun.
  1. Gold: Spit Valve (36'10")
  2. Silver: Sajak (33'3")
  3. Bronze: Sound Machine (29'7")
  4. Age-Modified Gold: Sajak (100 points)
  5. Age-Modified Silver: Spit Valve (98 points)
  6. Age-Modified Bronze: Doubloon (83 points)
  1. Plank
  1. Chillcut position
  2. If you pike or sag, your clock stops
  1. Gold: Little Dinghy (4:30)
  2. Silver: Ransomware (4:13)
  3. Bronze: Spit Valve (3:01)
  4. Age-Modified Gold: Little Dinghy (100 points)
  5. Age-Modified Silver: Ransomware (100 points)
  6. Age-Modified Bronze: Spit Valve (94 points)

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