Author: ATTILA

Mary Anne’s Abbreviated Mayhem
One last Iron Pax challenge to finish off September. Six noble warriors muscled through MaryAnne’s Abbrievated Mayhem. Here is how it went down:

Exercises done in sets of 25 reps, run 25 yards and do 3 burpees before returning for the next set of reps. Exercises included:
- 200 curls
- 175 squats
- 150 overhead presses
- 125 swings
- 100 merkins
- 75 thrusters
- 50 Bonnie Blairs
- 25 Blockees
900 reps, excluding the burpees. The PAX went for 46 minutes as Lighthouse and Offshore finished the gauntlet. T-claps for those beasts! Good work by all!

Prayers for Chisel’s family after his passing. Blood drive on October 20^th. Contact Pigskin with questions.

God is good all of the time!

Attila
September 28, 2021
Big Data Requirement Met
The rain could not stop 7 lucky PAX members from a round of kettlebells. Coverage was provided. Here is how it went down:
- COP
  - SSH
  - Dead man hang
  - IW
  - Arm circles
  - Helicopters
  - Merkins
  - LBC
  - APD
- KB escalator (5, 10, 15, 20 reps with a new exercise added and a run in between sets)
  - 50 high pulls
  - 50 curls
  - 50 swings
  - 50 sumo squats
  - 50 shoulder presses
  - 50 lawnmower pulls – each arm
- 11s with KB hammers and sit ‘n presses
- Run the bus loop
- COT with YHC taking us out
A late BB for the sake of Big Data. Remember the blood drive on October 20^th. Talk to Pigskin if you have any questions.

God is good all of the time! Attila
September 26, 2021
We Will Leave the Light On…
Just like a Motel 8, we tend to leave the light on just in case a familiar face shows up out of nowhere. Today, Cecil and Quest did just that. 11 weathered veterans joined up for a classic Gridiron pounding. Here is how it went down:
- COP
  - Punitive burpees
  - SSH
  - IW
  - DQ
  - Arm circles
  - Merkins
  - LBC
  - Scorpion kicks
  - APD
- Mosey to the grassy knoll for 10 minutes of burpees
- 4x set of 20 PLT
- 10 pull-ups
- Mosey to the football field for a one man Dora
  - 100 bench kicks – 4 sets/25 reps
  - 200 dips – 5 sets/40 reps
  - 300 LBC – 5 sets/60 reps
- Intervals 30 seconds on/30 seconds mosey around the football field
- Mosey back to the parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out
Always good to see some old faces. Quest is 51 years young and ripped! Also, welcome home Blue Moon! Good to have you back at Gridiron after visiting family in Germany. Lots of laughter and great fellowship. Glad we left the light on to see some faces we have not seen in a while.

God is good all of the time! Attila
September 18, 2021
12 Reps Each Card, No More Mumble Chatter
Time for YHC to get back to Q’ing a KB workout. Beautiful morning and a mouthy PAX accompanied the effort. Here is how it went down:
- COP
  - SSH
  - DQ
  - Arm circles
  - Merkins
  - LBC
- Deck of death – 12 reps of an exercise where each suit is a different exercise
  - Hearts – curls
  - Diamonds – high pulls
  - Clubs – overhead presses
  - Spades – sit ‘n presses
  - Joker – burpees
- Run the bus loop
- Mary
  - Reverse crunches
  - APD
  - LBC
- COT with YHC taking us out
Great morning and fun to be with these men. Late BB, so limited commentary.

God is good all of the time!

Attila
September 11, 2021
Covered in Grass
Beautiful morning to start the long holiday weekend. Time to get beach and pool ready for one last hurrah. Here is how it went down:
- COP
  - SSH
  - IW
  - DQ
  - Helicopter
  - Arm Circles
- Mosey to the football field for a cumulative beast:
  - 216 HRM
  - 180 reverse crunches
  - 144 monkey humpers
  - 108 2x crab cakes
  - 72 2x flutter kicks
  - 36 burpees
- Cool down with 30 APD
- Mosey over to the pull-up bars for an escalator with pull-ups and storm squats (starting at 8 each and working down)
- Mosey back to the parking lot for a ring of fire
- COT with YHC taking us out
Solid work from the PAX today. YHC slept on his head, so sported the faux hawk until sweat took over. For those who did the Iron Pax earlier this week, t-claps. Homer was only happy doing his burpees. Pigskin is a warrior. Chum Bucket excelled, and Gypsy just did his thing. Great day to be with these men. Prayers for Greenbow’s and Bacon Bits’ families and healing for the their fathers/fathers-in-law. Stay safe and see everyone at the convergence on Monday at Hoedown (7 am).

God is good all of the time!

Attila
September 4, 2021
Just Another Muggy Thursday
Six noble KB warriors assembled on a humid, sweaty morning. The PAX was ready for a challenge. Here is how it went down:
- COP
  - Invisible jump ropes
  - Russian soldiers
  - DQ
  - Arm circles – forwards and backwards
  - Helicopters
  - Run and touch a tree
  - Merkins
  - LBC
  - APD
- 13 exercise/7 rep rotation – each cycle do one exercise 13x
  - Lawnmower pulls – right (55 reps)
  - Lawnmower pulls – left (55 reps)
  - High pulls (55 reps)
  - Swings (55 reps)
  - Curls (55 reps)
  - Squat thrusters (49 reps)
  - Lunges – right (49 reps)
  - Lunges – left (49 reps)
  - Figure 8s (49 reps)
  - Sit ‘n press (49 reps)
  - Hammers (49 reps)
  - Tricep press (55 reps)
  - Overhead pulls (55 reps)
- COT with YHC taking us out
Great to have Tryhard with us today. Hard to believe CM had a bigger PAX than HBR this week.

Stay safe folks. For those with COVID, heal up. For everyone else, take care of your fellow brothers and sisters. See you in the gloom!

God is good all of the time!

Attila
August 19, 2021
Hello Humidity
Welcome back humidity and the dog days of summer. Six noble warriors and their KBs converged upon the Circus Maximus AO for some good ole fashioned ground and pound. Here is how it went down:
- COP
  - SSH
  - Russian soldiers
  - DQ
  - Helicopters
  - Arm circles
  - APD
  - Merkins
  - LBC
- AMRAP challenge – rotation of 5 exercises over a 30 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation; rests start at 20 seconds and move down to 15, 10 and 5 seconds
  - Curls
  - Weighted squats
  - High pulls
  - Tricep presses
  - KB swings
- Run the bus loop
- AMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 4 exercises over a 30 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation, rests of 20, 15, 10 and 5 seconds
  - Overhead pulls
  - Sit ‘n presses
  - Skull crushers
  - KB hammers
- Run the bus loop
A great start to the day with a great PAX. Solid work from all. Good to have White Deer and all of his audible orifices back. Corn Beef, do not be a stranger. It was good to connect with you.

God is good all of the time!

Attila
August 12, 2021
Back to Bootcamp
Time to reclaim Hearbreak Ridge. After 3 straight weeks of ultimate and dingers (all good, just realizing it had been 3 straight weeks), time to strap on the boots for a beat-down. Here is how it went down:
- COP
  - SSH
  - IW
  - DQ
  - Helicopter
  - Arm Circles
- Mosey to the football field for a cumulative beast:
  - 216 HRM
  - 180 reverse crunches
  - 144 squats
  - 108 flutter kicks
  - 72 2x crab cakes
  - 36 burpees
- Cool down with 50 LBC and 40 APD
- Mosey back to the parking lot with a Bernie back up the slope
- COT with YHC taking us out
It was time for the paid workout hogging the parking lot to see how real men workout. Solid work from the PAX today. If you have not been in a PAX with our elder statesman Pigskin, make it a point. He is running laps around dudes ½ his age. It is spectacular. Plus, he is a great guy to hang out with. Solid work from all of the PAX. Lighthouse, Ronnie, and Handshake were leading the PAX. Great to see Carfax.

God is good all of the time!

Attila
August 10, 2021
60 & Sunny
Always 60 and sunny, maybe not. But it was today! Time to seize the day with an enthusiasm unbeknownst to the rest of mankind. Here is how it went down:
- COP
  - SSH
  - IW
  - Dead man hang
  - Helicopters
  - Arm circles – forward & backwards
  - Suzanne Somers
  - Merkins
  - LBC
- Mosey to the bus loop for a one man Dora – 5 intervals with a run in between for each of the following:
  - Sit ‘n press – 100 total reps
  - Halos – 150 total reps
  - Lawnmower pulls – 200 total reps
- COT with YHC taking us out
Great to have Termite back for another posting this week! Solid work from our newest member of the PAX. Also, good to have more passport tour members at this KB AO. Great start to the day. PAX gave thanks for able bodies and great fellowship that came with this morning.

God is good all of the time!

Attila
August 5, 2021
Reclaiming the Gridiron
Today had the markings of a higher mileage, high rep beat-down. No humidity, plenty of clouds and an extra 1 ½ hours of sleep. The Gridiron awaited 12 noble and mostly healthy warriors. Here is how it went down:
- Mosey to the lower football field for COP
  - SSH
  - IW
  - Dead man hang
  - Helicopters
  - Arm circles – forward & backwards
  - Suzanne Somers
  - Merkins
  - LBC
- Mosey to the main baseball field in the back of the school for an arch loader
  - Load the arch from LF line to 2B with:
    Bear crawl
    Crab walk
    Bunny hop
    Duck walk
    Cheetah sprint
  - Mosey to the outfield wall for 10 burpees (50 total)
  - Run back to LF line
- Mosey to the tennis courts for four corners with 10, 15, 20 & 25 reps (70 total) of:
  - HRM
  - WWII sit-ups
  - Monkey humpers
  - Crab cakes (2x)
  - Reverse crunches
- Mosey back to the parking lot for a 3x check
  - Run parking lot
  - Chicken peckers
  - LBC
- COT with YHC taking us out
A little over 2 ½ miles with plenty of ground and pound reps. For those looking in the normal spots for us (e.g. Gypsy and maybe Probation?), we ventured a different path today, so more running for you. We were not on the turf fields! YHC had to take advantage of the cool weather and well-conditioned PAX in an effort to see some different parts of the AO. The PAX learned that there is a crap load of cricket being played at the Gridiron on Saturday. Our AO is infiltrated with pickle ball and cricket. Time to reclaim the Gridiron’s masculinity and put some chest hair on it.

Great work by the PAX. Great start to the weekend. Prayers up for our injured PAX members. As always, iron sharpens iron, but it is great to laugh while we do it. Great work men!

God is good all of the time!

Attila
July 31, 2021