Author: ATTILA

  • Today Letter – “C” (for cold and cumulative)

    Today the PAX became familiar with words that begin with the letter “C.”  On a really cold morning, the cumulative effect of KB exercises crushed the PAX.  Here is how it went down?

    • COP
      • 30 SSH
      • 15 Russian soldiers
      • 10 DQ
      • 15 helicopters
      • 20 HRM
      • 40 2x LBC
      • 20 2x APD
    • Mosey to the bus loop for a cumulative beast with lawnmower pulls (each arm), high pulls, KB swings, sit ‘n presses and weighted American hammers, with around the worlds and lunges in between stops
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Good work by the PAX this morning.  Johnsonville and Lighthouse fought off the cold with a history/social studies lesson on Ukraine.  White Deer continue to set the pace with a KB.  All in all, it was one of those mornings where it was good to be done and get back in the car, just saying. 

    Keep an eye out for the pre-blast details on the unique Gridiron on Saturday.  Double dippers, come and join us and then support the marathon runners!

    God is good all of the time! Attila

  • A Stronger Arch Required

    Five iron clanging warriors faithfully represented at Circus Maximus today, honoring the start of another college hoops season.  YHC was light on sleep after the kickoff to another Hoos hoop campaign, but that did not mean this Q would be easy or recycled.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 10 herpies
      • 34 SSH
      • 17 IW
      • 17 DQ
      • 17 helicopters
      • 34 HRM
      • 17 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 34 LBC
      • 34 APDs
    • Mosey to the side of the school where we did 17 donkey kicks, lunge walk across the lot to do 17 lawnmower pulls (each arm); rinse and repeat 4x
    • Mosey to the practice fields for a modified weighted arch loader with 17 sit ‘n presses at end
      • Bear (death) crawl
      • Crab walk
      • Duck walk
      • Bunny hop
      • Cheetah
    • Mosey back to parking lot doing around the worlds
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Solid work today.  Offshore went for extra credit sneaking in more merkins between iterations of the arch loader.  November challenge accepted!  White Deer was his normal self, educating us on how other orifices can be used for alcohol consumption.  Entitling a BB “Itchy P&$$y” has a ring to it, but my inner Ron Burgundy/Toga reminded me to “keep it classy.”  

    For those wondering, the Hoos D was strong, and yes, the variations of 34 reps is a celebration of a beautifully ugly win on opening night.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Voting for the the Ground & Pound Party on Election Day

    Amidst the growing number of election going spectators, 10 chiseled warriors embarked upon an old school ground and pound workout.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 30 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 15 DQ
      • 15 helicopters
      • 20 HRM
      • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 30 LBC
    • Mosey to the football field for a bearimeter stopping every 50 yards (6 total times) to do 10 burpees, 20 WWII sit-ups and 30 APDs
    • Mosey to the jerkin gym for 3x 8 reps
    • Mosey to the bleachers for 25 bench kicks and 15 derkins, rinse and repeat
    • Mosey to the parking lot for some Mary
      • 20 FM
      • 15 American hammers
      • Ring of fire with 10 merkins
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Privilege to lead these men today.  It was unfortunate that Honeydo could not join us as this mix of exercises had his name written all over them.  Solid work all around by the PAX, and much less mumblechatter than we YHC attempted this bearimeter at Gridiron. 

    Go out and vote today!  We are blessed to live in a land of freedom.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Ask & You Shall Receive

    Nine noble warriors convened at the Gridiron to start their Saturday with a solid beatdown.  YHC attempted not to disappoint with some familiar favorites.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 35 SSH
      • 15 Russian soldiers
      • 15 DQ
      • 15 helicopters
      • 20 merkins
      • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 40 LBC
    • Burpee march – 15 burpees down the parking lot, with 25 WWII sit-ups, 25 2x flutter kicks and 25 APD; rinse and repeat for a total of 75 burpees and 125 WWII sit-ups, 2x flutter kicks and APDs
    • Mosey to the pickle ball courts
      • 5 shuttle runs
      • 7 reps of 3-man jerkins, rinse and repeat 3x
      • 5 shuttle runs
      • Partner wheelbarrows with 10 derkins at end, rinse and repeat 3x for each man
    • Mosey to the parking lot for some Mary – 20 2x American hammers and 20 FM
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Welcome home McFly!  Awesome to have you at Gridiron, and grateful for your service to our country.

    During our time on the pickle ball courts, the PAX was monitored by an employee of Henrico parks.  After a set of shuttle runs, he introduced himself and offered to get us whatever equipment we might want for the AO.  JACKPOT!   If all works out, the PAX will have its pull-up bars and a jerkin gym.  Gridiron is already a top-notch AO, and it is only going to get better. 

    Great to lead this PAX this morning.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Honeydon’t and a Beer Bong

    It is never a good sign when the PAX is eager and ready to tackle the gloom, but the Q fails to appear.  This morning 5 mighty warriors overcame this speed bump and adjusted on the fly.  Here is how the Circus hot potato went down:

    • Johnsonville COP
      • DQ
      • IW
      • Invisible jump ropes
      • Series of planks
      • LBCs
      • APDs
    • Turn over to Attila
      • AMRAPs with 30 seconds on and series of breaks starting a 15, then 10, then 5 seconds
        • Overhead pulls
        • Skull crushers
        • Sit ‘n presses
        • American KB hammers
      • Run the bus loop
    • Turn over to Offshore for a triple check
      • Merkin rows
      • Curls
      • Escalating bear crawl – 6, 12, 18 parking spots
    • Turnover to White Deer
      • Mosey to the pillars for an escalator
        • For ten pillars, add an additional lawnmower pull for each arm at each pillar while lunging between pillars
        • For ten pillars back, escalator with high pulls and overhead presses
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    White Deer had a fun finding in his son’s truck this morning…beer bong.  It appears to have been used. Maybe Hoops is not so innocent after all.  No truth to the rumor it was used for butt chugging. To be a fly on the wall of that house tonight!  Will Hoops be in trouble or will White Deer feel left out of all of the fun…updates to come on Saturday at Gridiron.  Perhaps there will be a prize available to the member of the PAX who does the most burpees on Saturday? 

    Honeydo, you owe us a beat-down.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Return of the Prodigal Merlot Consumer

    Today was the return of the prodigal son.  With the help of Chum Bucket’s headlocking efforts, Nightcrawler made his triumphant return to Gridiron as he avoided the temptation of merlot, firearms and fishing lures for the first time in months.  There was no need to find a fattened calf as Nightcrawler himself served in this symbolic role.  Once all of this joyful greetings concluded, a beatdown commenced.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 30 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 15 DQ
      • 15 helicopters
      • 20 HRM
      • 40 2x LBC
      • 10 Suzanne Somers –each leg
      • 40 APD
    • Mosey to the football field for a bearimeter stopping every 50 yards (6 total times) to do 10 burpees, 20 WWII sit-ups and 30 flutter kicks
    • Mosey to the bleachers for a Lindsay with dips and bench kicks
    • Triple check with 100 yard dash, wall sits and scorpion squats
    • Intervals around the football field
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Solid work from the PAX today.  Great to have FNG Scrapbook with us today.  Quick warning, never use sarcasm to introduce yourself, providing fake and somewhat feminine hobbies in your biography.  That will come back to haunt you when given a handle.  YHC should also point out that Tater headlocked our newest member of the PAX, but failed to show up for his virgin post.  Am I missing something?  Is this how it is supposed to work? Hoping there was a good reason for his absence, like a wicked case of the dueling dragons that sidelined that mighty redwood this morning.

    For the record, that bearimeter required a massive embracing of the suck.  It was all YHC envisioned and more.  Grateful the PAX did not have an all-out mutiny.  No merlot was returned to the Gridiron AO as a result that that exercise. Grateful to lead this fine group of men this morning after so many pre-empted Saturdays for little league ball. 

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Climbing the Rep Ladder

    Seven men of steel assembled at Circus Maximus to throw around the KB this morning.  Lots of fresh faces and for the first time ever, no audible flatulence (can you guess who was sadly missed?).  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 30 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 15 DQ
      • 15 helicopters
      • 10 HRM
      • 40 2x LBC
      • 10 Suzanne Somers –each leg
      • 40 APD
    • Lucky Bus Loop – do KB around the worlds while moving around the bus loop, stopping at the four quadrants of the bus loop, perform 15 reps of a certain exercise, adding a new exercise for each quadrant, with a total of 7 at the end
      • Lawnmower pulls – each arm (7x)
      • High pulls (6x)
      • Sit ‘n presses (5x)
      • 2x one-armed KB swings (4x)
      • 2x American hammers (3x)
      • Snatches (2x)
      • Weighted squat thrusts
    • Run the bus loop
    • Boat/canoe
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Solid work from the PAX.  T-claps to Mouse Trap for some solid headlocks.  FNG Tulip and Tobit did exemplary work for their first foray into KBs.  Honeydo slammed the 35 pounder around, and Offshore and Lighthouse quietly went about their work.  Not much mumblechatter.  This was one of those quietly deceptive workouts that really adds up.  Its cumulative impact is something the Ms will be grateful for later.  It was a privilege to start the day with these men. Do not be strangers to the Circus!

    God is good all of the time!


    Attila

  • Where’s Wojo?

    September 24, 2019

    There seems to be something in the water as for a second straight day the designated Q failed to show up at a local AO.  Hoping all is well with Wojo and nothing to be concerned about, and the PAX took it in stride with a traditional hot potato Q.  Here is the thang:

    • Mosey around the track
    • Handshake Q
      • COP with SSH, Russian soldiers, DQ, merkins, scorpion kicks, LBC and 1 burpee
    • Loose Goose Q
      • Mosey to elementary school for triple check with run, WWII sit-ups and wall sit
    • Ronnie Q
      • Mosey to the bus stop for a series of pole smokers and leg lifts
      • Mosey to the back of the school with a stop for 5 burpees
      • Mosey to the bleachers for a series of dips, jump squats, dips, merkins
      • Mosey to the jerkin gym for 3x 8 jerkins
    • Attila Q
      • Mosey to the football field for a modified arch loader with a bear crawl, crab walk, duck walk and bunny hop, with 15 WWII sit-ups at each sideline
      • Mosey to the bleacher for 2 sets of decline merkins and bench kicks
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Welcome to FNG River Dance!  Solid work from a new PAX member of double hate age.  All in all, solid work from the PAX.  Loose Goose has announced that his Lucky Horseshoe laminated card will be coming out for an upcoming Heartbreak as we test our fitness on the track.  Get fired up!

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • You vs. Dora

    Summer is over, and each morning is officially 0 Dark 30.  Four noble warriors battled the gloom and various physical ailments to throw around the KB at Circus Maximus.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 30 SSH
      • 15 Hairy Rockettes
      • 15 DQ
      • 20 HRM
      • 20 Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 50 2x LBC
      • 15 Scorpion kicks
    • KB mosey to the practice fields with a brief interlude of 25 lawnmower pulls, each arm
    • One man Dora
      • 100 sit ‘n press with runs at each 25 rep increment
      • 200 high pulls with runs at each 40 rep increment
      • 300 one armed swings with runs at each 50 rep increment
    • Mosey back to the flag doing around the worlds
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Solid work from the PAX today on a high rep/high intensity workout.  We should feel that one later on. Good to have Ponch back after being on the IL all summer.  The PAX fought through individual ailments to maximize the workout as Ponch had a banged up ankle; Johnsonville has a busted up shoulder, YHC was just worn down and tired from lack of rest; and White Deer had some violent explosions from his anus.  The PAX persevered and survived. 

    FYI, we do have a virgin Q from Tater at Gridiron on Saturday.  In addition, the retreat is Saturday as well. 

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Pre-Convergence Training

    It was a glorious Saturday morning, unusually cooler temps and humidity than normal late August.  Mumblechatter was extensive.  It was a spectacular day for a beatdown.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 30 SSH
      • 10 IW
      • 10 cherry pickers
      • 20 helicopters
      • 20 HRM
      • 20 Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 20 APD
      • 40 2x LBC
    • Mosey to the upper football field for a cumulative beast:
      • 216 merkins
      • 180 WWII sit-ups
      • 144 2x flutter kicks
      • 108 2x lunges
      • 72 2x crab cakes
      • 36 burpees
    • Mosey to the jerkin gym for 3x 7 jerkins
    • Mosey to the bathroom walls for wall sit
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Welcome FNG Shank!  Great showing for your first posting.  YHC was assuming Tater was going to post since he has been exclaiming the greatness of the cumulative beast.  Sorry you had to miss this one brother!

    The field was moist and freshly cut, so the PAX was covered in shavings and sweat.  It was a glorious start to the Labor Day weekend.

    See everyone at Timberwolf on Monday morning at 7 am for the convergence.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila