Author: ATTILA

  • Welcome to Cell Block HBR

    Three modern day warriors gave every sad clown ever to grace our planet a massive middle finger, waking up early to embrace the suck of cold, wet weather.  Here is how things went down:

    • Mosey from the parking lot to the bus loop to find cover for COP
      • 30 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 15 DQ
      • 10 2x merkins
      • 30 2x LBC
      • 10 Suzanne Somers – each leg
      • 10 scorpion kicks
      • 10 pickle pounders
    • 10 minutes of burpees
    • 40 APD OYO
    • Jack Webb
    • Captain Thor
    • Triple Check with wall sit, run the loop and crab cakes
    • Mosey back to the parking lot with COT and YHC taking us

    Handshake was full of smart commentary today.  First, this was a cell block special.  Small, confined, cold, dry spot and not much meandering.  Also during the triple check, he properly noted that YHC is built for comfort, not speed.  YHC is not fast, but he is all about form.  Got no excuses for the fact that you need an hourglass to time my runs.

    Great work by Offshore and Handshake today.  So grateful not to do it alone.  YHC was shaking his head at 5 am thinking of all the days to sign up in advance to Q.  Thanks for the support men!  It was an honor to lead you in this beatdown.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

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    Ten burley gladiators fought through the cold temperatures to embrace the suck of a cumulative beast of burden.  Here is how things went down:

    • Parking lot tracers
    • COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 12 cherry pickers
      • 15 helicopters
      • 10 2x merkins
      • 10 Suzanne Somers, both legs
      • 30 2x LBC
      • 10 pickle pounders
      • 15 1 legged APD – each leg
    • Mosey to the football field for a cumulative beast with:
      • Hand release merkins (216 total)
      • WWII sit-ups (180 total)
      • 2x flutter kicks (144 total)
      • 2x crab cakes (108 total)
      • Monkey humpers (72 total)
      • Burpees (36 total)
    • 50 yard lunge walk with 150 yard dash
    • 100 yard partner wheelbarrow relay
    • Mosey back to parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out

    Welcome to your greater area Honda dealer.  We looked in the parking lot during COP and realized that there were 6 Hondas/Acuras and 1 Subaru.  Then Cecil, Captain LIFO, came speeding in, taking the turn on 2 wheels of his Chrysler minivan.  F3 might need to look for a sponsorship offer from Honda/Acura, official car of middle-aged men.

    Great work by the PAX today.  Adderall added to the level of difficulty with 13 pound pack attached to his chest.  Johnsonville and Vanilla Ice paced the cumulative beast.  Quest continues to be a faithful member of the PAX, growing in strength.  Thanks for letting YHC given the cumulative beast at try at Gridiron.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • White Deer is a Lazy Sack

    Two weeks ago, three modern day warriors and one keyboard impaired Q convened to throw around some KBs at Circus Maximus.  Until today, the world was unaware that such events occurred.  Let it be known in the annals of Big Data, that it did indeed occur.  We did have COP, did a beast, some boat/canoes and other various KB exercises.  There was even COT.  No injuries to report.  Our Q just failed to report such activities.  Today, that has been remedied.

  • Double Date with Dora and Lindsay

    Six modern day warriors convened at Circus Maximus to throw around some cold KBs.  Here is how it went down:

    COP

    • 25 SSH
    • 15 IW
    • 10 DQ
    • 15 helicopters
    • 10 2x merkins
    • 25 FM
    • 10 scorpion kicks
    • 10 pickle pounders
    • Mosey to the bus loop for a Dora
      • Run the bus loop with
        • 100 sit-n-presses
        • 200 KB swings
        • 300 lawnmower pulls
      • Weighted lunge walk to other end of bus loop
      • Lindsay with KB halos at one end of loop and 2x LBC at other end of loop
      • Weighted lunge walk back to front of bus loop
      • COT with YHC taking us out

    Good to have the Kubota clown car and Ponch back with the CM PAX this week.  We have missed them, and it was their KB were grateful to be dusted off.  Solid work from everyone.  More running than usual today, but no mumblechatter on that.  If you have not been to CM, you need to come just to hear Keymaster’s audible and amused laughter each time White Deer has a minor explosion between his legs.  It is borderline joyful, like a little kid.  Good to see the PAX having fun during the workout.  It is the highlight of the workout for me, not joking.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • What Do Earthworm, Captain Thor & Jack Webb Have In Common?

    Cold weather could not stop 13 men of steel from traversing the Gridiron terrain.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 11 IW
      • 12 cherry pickers
      • 13 helicopters
      • 14 2x merkins
      • 15 Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 30 2x LBC
      • 10 pickle pounders
    • Mosey to the grassy knoll for 10 minutes of burpees
    • 40 APDs
    • Mosey to the pickleball courts:
      • Jack Webb (up to 10 merkins and 40 arm lifts)
      • 5 suicides
      • Captain Thor (up to 10 WWII sit-ups and 40 American hammers)
    • Mosey to the football field for a 21 (variation of 11s) – start with 15 bench kicks, run across the field to do 6 hand-release merkins and run back across; repeat with increasing/decreasing reps until 6 bench kicks and 15 hand-release merkins
    • COT with YHC taking us out?

    So what do Cecil, Jack Webb, Earthworm and Captain Thor have in common?  They all made a surprise appearance at Gridiron today.  It was great to have Earthworm back after an extended hiatus for surgery.  Thankfully he adhered to the disclaimer of finding alternative exercises when needed, but as always, Earthworm took advantage of the 2nd F, fellowship.  Real blessing for YHC and the PAX to see have that today.

    T-claps to Rosie for suggesting the Jack Webb/Captain Thor combo platter in a recent BB.  Add the suicides in the middle, and it is a nasty fastball from the Q.

    Continued strong efforts from Adderall, Quest, Johnsonville and Chum Bucket.  Quest joined us a few months back looking for some men to sweat with, and he continues to get stronger and stronger.  T-claps for Quest for his consistency.  As always good to see Byproduct, P-Trap and Night Crawler back in the fold.  Thankful that Night Crawler, decked out in his Elmer Fudd hat, did not start firing when Johnsonville starting calling any and all local ducks with his sphincter on the pickle ball court.

    One Gridiron member was missing.  No White Deer sighting today.  Something about a fart sack swallowing his manhood.  You missed a good one.  Unfortunate for you.

    Good turnout from a strong PAX.  It was an honor to be with these men today.  Awesome start to the day.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Three Man Hot Potato

    The gloom nor a post New Year’s hangover could deter a triumphant three.  No Q, so it was time for the hot potato KB Q.  Here is how it went down:

    • Attila
      • COT
        • 25 2x SSH
        • 10 DQ
        • 15 Hillbillies
        • 15 Helicopters
        • 25 Suzanne Summers
        • 10 merkins
        • 30 FM
      • Triple check with bear crawls, sit ‘n presses and lawnmower pulls
    • White Deer
      • 20 halos each way
      • 20 high pulls
      • Farmers carry down bus loop
      • 10 ½ Turkish get-ups, each side (weighted)
      • 10 ½ Turkish get-ups, each side (unweighted)
      • 10 low pulls
      • 20 KB presses
      • 10 snatches – each side
      • 20 alternating KB swings
      • 10 clean and racks – each side
    • Johnsonville
      • Wall sit with weight
      • Wall sit with curls
      • 11s with donkey kicks and merkin rows
    • Farmers carry back to parking lot with COT – YHC taking us out

    It was a quiet workout, just warriors gutting it out.  Good to be with my brothers.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • PAX is Gaining More Respect

    A group of Circus Maximus veterans answered the early alarm in order to throw around some KBs.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 30 2x SSH
      • 12 IW
      • 12 DQ
      • 12 Helicopters
      • 12 Suzanne Somers – each leg
      • 12 2x merkins
      • 30 2x LBC
    • Catch me if you can around the bus loop – one man carries 2 KBs while is partner does 10 burpees; repeat for a total of 50 burpees for each member of the PAX
    • Ground ‘n Pound AMRAP – 30 seconds for each exercise, with a series of breaks of 20, 15, 10 & 5 seconds
      • Overhead pulls
      • Sit ‘n presses
      • Skull crushers
    • Triple check
      • Bear crawl and run
      • Lawnmower pulls
      • Crunchy frogs
    • 1 minute wall sit
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    5 KB veterans meant we were all business today.  A solid crowd for the holiday week.  For those that did not know, Chum Bucket is now a man that merits respect.  He crossed over into his 50s on Monday, and he continues to be a hoss on the KBs.  Good to see him out this early.  For those that are not aware, Johnsonville has one more Gridiron before he meets the same fate.  This PAX is redefining what to expect from the respected years.  Honeydo and YHC are minorities in the bunch.  YHC wishes we could say that we are running circles around these stallions, but when it comes to KBs, not so much.

    Stay tuned for more info on workout times for next Tuesday.  Details remain unknown.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Not Solo After All

    At 06:59 it was not looking promising.  There was a Q, and he was about to embark on a solo mission.  Thankfully three more PAX members shook off the fartsack and kicked their inner sad clown in the groin, which is more than White Deer can say this morning.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 50 SSH
      • 15 Hillbillies
      • 15 DQ
      • Arm circles – 10 small/5 big, both ways
      • 15 Helicopters
      • Moving plank around the parking island
      • Parking lot tracers
    • Mosey to Pavillion
      • Series of 15 abyss merkins with partner doing squats
      • Rinse and repeat 5x
      • 30 2x LBC
    • Mosey to a different Pavillion
      • 25 dips
      • 25 one leg step-ups (right leg)
      • 25 dips
      • 25 one leg step-ups (left leg)
      • 30 2x LBC
    • Mosey to the Pavilions and perform the following 2x
      • 1 minute pole sit
      • 25 pole smokers
      • 25 hand release merkins
      • 25 WWII sit-ups
      • 1 minute elbow plank
      • 25 2x flutter kicks
      • Bear crawl 10 poles
    • Mosey around the school to the front for triple check
      • Run bus loop
      • Reverse crunches
      • Storm squats
    • Mosey back to parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out

    Grateful for the PAX that joined YHC today.  Flying solo would have sucked.  Solid work all around, with prayers being made for Johnsonville’s family after his mother had a stroke this week.  Great time after the workout at Einstein’s.  Lesson learned – teenage boys can do some stupid things.  Keep your head on a swivel.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Shaking Off a Week’s Worth of Ailments

    No sad clown syndrome for 7 noble warriors.  The cold weather would not deter the PAX from attacking the morning with an enthusiasm unbeknownst to the rest of mankind.  Here is how it went down:

    • Parking lot tracers
    • COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 20 IW
      • 15 DQ
      • 20 helicopters
      • 10 Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 20 hand-release merkins
      • 30 2x LBC
    • Mosey to the jerkin gym for jerkin ladder for 10 on down
    • Mosey to the football field for a modified beast – 12 exercises at the 25, 50 and 25 yard lines then run goal line to goal line with exercises being cumulative
      • Merkins – 216 total
      • WWII sit-ups – 180 total
      • Flutter kicks 2x – 144 total
      • Crab cakes 2x – 108 total
      • Alternating lunges 2x – 72 total
      • Monkey humpers – 36 total
    • Triple check
      • Run
      • Bench kicks
      • Storm squats
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Welcome back Offshore!  Good to get you back in the fold.  As usual, strong work from Johnsonville after a week of strenuous workouts that were solely focused on testing his liver function.  No burpee inducing upchucking in his return to the Gridiron.  Adderall continues push the PAX and his own personal limits.  Quest continues to be steady and consistent.

    For the record, White Deer did not do crab cakes during the cumulative beast.  They were some variation of a dead cockroach.

    YHC had some unfortunate advice for the PAX.  All PAX should be careful not to lick the jerkin pole in this cold weather.    Just let that settle in.

    As for the 3rd F at Einstein’s, the PAX was grateful to see our brother Earthworm return for some great fellowship.  His body might be recovering, but his mind remains highly conservative and highly opinionated.  Never a dull moment with our brother.  Good to see you Earthworm!  Do not be a stranger.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • A Grinder

    It was cold and the week had taken a toll on a pair of rugged warriors, but that was not going to stop us.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 10 BOYOs
      • 25 SSH
      • 20 IW
      • 15 DQ
      • 20 Helicopters
      • 10 2x merkins
      • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 25 2x LBC
    • Lucky Bus Loop – farmers carry to 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)
      • Halos (4x)
      • KB swings (3x)
      • Weighted lunges – both legs (2x)
      • Dead lifts
    • Run the bus loop
    • 20 overhead pulls
    • COP with YHC taking us out

    Not going to lie, today was one of those days we had to grind through.  White Deer joined YHC is just gutting it out.  The PAX was not in top form, but showed immense heart.  T-claps to White Deer for joining me in this tough one.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila