Author: ATTILA

  • When Small PAXs are a Good Thing

    A CDC sponsored, socially responsible workout today at Circus.  Physical spacing and relatively modest numbers should not fool you.  Three modern warriors showed great commitment yet practiced social distancing this morning.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 40 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 10 DQ
      • 15 helicopters
      • 20 merkins
      • 50 2x LBC
      • 25 2x APD
    • AMRAP challenge – 30 seconds of an exercise (series of 4-5 in each round) with decreasing intervals of rest in subsequent rounds (starts at 20 seconds, down 15, 10 and 5)
      • Set #1 – high pulls, halos, swings, curls, and squats
      • Run the bus loop
      • Set #2 – sit ‘n presses, overhead pulls and American hammers
    • COP sans ball of man with YHC taking us out

    Great work by the PAX this morning.  Lighthouse is a faithful warrior, and good to have Byproduct out on the west end as he engages in social distancing from everyone but his girlfriend.  Stay well and safe men!  Make sure you are caring for others right now.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Socially Responsible Beatdown

    A CDC sponsored, socially responsible workout today at Circus.  Physical spacing and relatively modest numbers should fool you.  Three modern warriors showed great commitment yet practiced social distancing this morning.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 30 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 10 DQ
      • 15 helicopters
      • 20 merkins
      • 35 2x LBC
      • 25 2x APD
    • One man Dora, each man performs as follows
      • 100 sit ‘n presses in increments of 25 with a run in-between
      • 200 single arm KB swings in increments of 40 with runs in-between
      • 300 lawnmower pulls in increments of 60 (30 each arm) with runs in-between
    • COP sans ball of man with YHC taking us out

    Great work by the PAX this morning.  Lighthouse is a faithful warrior, and good to have Byproduct out on the west end as he engages in social distancing from everyone but his girlfriend.  Stay well and safe men!  Make sure you are caring for others right now.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Quarantine This

    Open air, moderate-size PAX in good health and limited interaction served as the CDC-approved backdrop for an early weekend beat-down.  Quarantine this…err, this is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 40 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 10 DQ
      • 15 helicopters
      • 20 HRM
      • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 50 2x LBC
      • 25 APD
    • Partner wheelbarrow 15 yards, with 10 derkins – repeat 4x
    • Lindsay with WWII sit-ups and dips
    • Curb crawl with merkins ascending to 6 and back down to 1
    • 2x 25 PLTs
    • Mini-Michigan – 100 yard sprint 5x, 80 yard sprint 4x, 60 yard sprint 3x, 40 yard sprint 2x and 20 yard sprint
    • Jack Webb
    • Captain Thor
    • Mosey back to the parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out (no ball of man)

    Great work by the PAX this morning on a high-paced full body workout.  YHC enjoyed being back in the Q saddle after 1+ month.  Prayers for Tater as he recovers from knee surgery, and for White Deer as he gets further tests/scans on his knee.  Get healthy Earthworm.  To all of the PAX, stay well during this time of uncertainty and risk.  Honor the needs of others as we try to keep one another well.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Teamwork

    Quiet morning at Circus Maximus.  Lighthouse saved YHC from going solo.  Knowing crowds would be light, a mindless workout was planned.  Here is how it went down:

    • Slaughter starter – 10 burpees
    • Mosey to the practice fields, stopping 2x to do 20 lawnmower pulls
    • Cumulative beast
      • 180 high pulls
      • 144 halos
      • 108 sit ‘n presses
      • 72 2x KB hammers
      • 36 swings
    • Mosey back to the parking lot, stopping 2x to do 20 lawnmower pulls
    • COT

    Quick recovery to White Deer on his leg injuries.  Solid work by Lighthouse.  He did a great job of putting up with YHC being ½ awake for this workout. 

    Everybody stay healthy.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • A Dark Workout

    Hot Potato Q at Circus this morning.  Here is how it went down:

    • Johnsonville
      • COP
        • 10 burpee slaughter starter
        • SSH
        • IW
        • DQ
        • Suzanne Somers
        • 2-legged flutter kicks
        • Supermans
      • 11s with snatches and decline merkins
    • White Deer
      • Parking lot lunge escalator – stop every spots to do an exercise, increasing reps by 2 at each stop
        • High pulls
        • Lawnmower pulls
      • Mosey to the curb for 20, 10, 5 reps of the following
        • Sit ‘n presses
        • Overhead pulls
        • Skull crushers
        • APDs
      • Ring of fire – 10 merkins, individual choice
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Here is what we learned today.  YHC was sleep deprived and void of an ability to lead.  Lighthouse is along for the ride.  White Deer and Johnsonville are not willing or capable of doing a backblast.  Thankfully the sum is greater than the individual parts.

    It was a dark morning.  The timers for the lights were off cycle.  It still did not stop the PAX from getting work done. 

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Cumulative Effect

    March has commenced for YHC with a faithful four posting at HBR.  A simple Q and and stellar PAX saw it go down like this:

    • Mosey to the football field for COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 15 Russian soldiers
      • 10 DQ
      • 15 helicopters
      • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 25 2x LBC
    • Cumulative beast with
      • 216 HRM
      • 180 WWII sit-ups
      • 144 2x flutter kicks
      • 108 2x crab cakes
      • 72 monkey humpers
      • 36 burpees
    • Mosey to the parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work by the PAX today.  It was not an overly creative Q, but it served its purpose.  YHC came home with dirt and grass shavings in every crevice of his body. Probation was dressed for the ladies with his smedium F3 shirt that exposes navel. Hence, Handshake fled the jurisdiction before we were done, or at least that is my story.

    APDs going out to many of the HBR PAX who have been MIA.  The weather has been getting warm, so it is time for everyone to start getting ready for summer. 

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Faithful 4 Reunited

    YHC continued the comeback tour with a return to Circus Maximus.  A faithful four joined together to throw around the KBs.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 40 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 10 DQ
      • 20 Helicopters
      • 20 merkins
      • 40 2x LBC
      • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 25 APD
    • KB escalator down the bus loop with increasing reps of each exercise (5, 10, 15, 20), with a new one added at each stop
      • Overhead lifts
      • Lawnmower pulls (each arm)
      • Curls
      • Swings
      • Snatches
      • Sit ‘n presses
    • Run the bus loop
    • Finish
      • 20 skull crushers
      • 20 American hammers
      • Boat Canoe
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Good to see some familiar and faithful faces this morning.  The PAX was relatively quiet, getting in some solid KB work.  On to the next AO for all. 

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Back in the Saddle

    YHC has been sidelined with the flu.  Seeing that there was no Q, signed up last night, not knowing it was going to be wet and rainy.  No worries.  With one HBR faithful warrior, Handshake, in tow, we commenced a covered workout as YHC works his way back into shape.  Here is how it went down:

    • Mosey to the bus loop for COP
    • 30 SSH
    • 15 IW
    • 10 DQ
    • 15 helicopters
    • 20 merkins
    • 40 2x LBC
    • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
    • 25 APD
    • 12 minutes of alternating burpees and donkey kicks
    • Modified straight-line 4 corners (4 stops with 10, 15, 20, 25 reps)
      • HRM
      • WWII sit-ups
      • Monkey humpers
      • Crab cakes
    • Mosey back to the parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out

    I have missed the PAX and missed this AO.  Good to be back with a faithful warrior.  Hopefully the weather will improve and bring back more of the PAX in future weeks.  The burpees and donkey kicks were a good kick-starter to getting back in shape.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Try 20 of Everything

    Circus Maximus had its first winter tour guest today, Oyster.  One traveler and 4 regulars joined forces to sling around some KBs.   No Q, so YHC took first 1/3 and White Deer took the last 2/3s.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
    • 30 SSH
    • 15 IW
    • 10 DQ
    • 15 helicopters
    • 20 HRM
    • 40 2x LBC
    • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
    • 25 APD
    • Curbside service
      • 20 overhead pulls
      • 20 sit-n-presses
      • 20 skull crushers
      • 20 KB American hammers
      • 20 lawnmower pulls – each arm
    • Mosey through the bus stop with death crawls and lunges; stopping at each set of pillars to do 20 reps of alternating exercises while doing a wall sit
      • Curls
      • Lawnmower pulls
      • High pulls
      • Presses
      • Planks
      • Boat/canoes
      • Halos
      • Figure 8s
      • Heels to heaven
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work today men.  YHC was functioning on limited sleep, so this BB will be like him, half asleep.  Way to get ‘ur done!  Oyster, good to have you brother.  Come back before the next tour.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • The Loyal Few

    Sound familiar, cold morning and loyal KB warriors unite.  The Q had 2 workouts ready.  Johnsonville informed YHC that he still needed to remain calf cautious, so the PAX went with straight ground and pound.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
    • 30 SSH
    • 15 IW
    • 15 DQ
    • 15 helicopters
    • 20 HRM
    • 40 2x LBC
    • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
    • 20 APD
    • AMRAP challenge – rotation of 5 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation; rests start at 20 seconds and move down to 15, 10 and 5 seconds
      • Weighted squats
      • High pulls
      • Curls
      • Halos
      • KB swings
    • AMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 4 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation, rests of 15, 10 and 5 seconds this time around
      • Skull crushers
      • Sit ‘n presses
      • KB American hammers
      • Overhead pulls
    • AMRAP challenge/version 3 – rotation of right and left-armed lawnmower pulls over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation, rests of 10 and 5 seconds this time around
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Thankful for a loyal PAX on a really cold morning.  PAX was ready for warmer surroundings when done.  Safe work travels to White Deer.  See you at either Gridiron or Circus next week.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila