The "Armistice" Workout for Veterans Day (Video)
- bradleyhaag
- Nov 12, 2014
- 2 min read
Being a Veteran myself and a huge supporter of my borthers & sisters who have/are still serving. I had to celebrate Veterans day in a way that would make my fellow Veterans proud. Coincidentally I was recently except to Team Red White & Blue as a member and coach, making it the perfect time to follow their lead in performaning the honorable "Armistice" workout on Veterans Day.
As TeamRWB.org explains "On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War. This Armistice Day was later re-named to Veterans Day. At exactly 11 a.m., each November 11th, a color guard, made up of members from each of the military branches, renders honors to America's war dead during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. The 11 minutes of work and the 11-based rep scheme represents the rich history of Veteran’s Day. The two-minutes of rest/reflection represents this moment of silence at the tomb of the unknowns. The 1st round of work represents Veterans of wars past, and the 2nd round of work represents Veterans of present and future wars."
The WOD: “ARMISTICE”
9 minute AMRAP
100-meter sprint
11 sit-ups
11 air squats
100-meter sprint
22 sit-ups
22 air squats
100-meter sprint
33 sit-ups
33 air squats
*add 11 to the sit-ups and air squats for each additional round
2-minute rest and reflection followed by 9 minute AMRAP
100-meter sprint
11 pushups
11 box jumps (RX 24”/20”)
100-meter sprint
22 pushups
22 box jumps (RX 24”/20”)
100-meter sprint 33 pushups
33 box jumps (RX 24”/20”)
*add 11 to the pushups and box jumps for each round
Check out my performance of "Armistice" here:
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