Author: ATTILA

  • Hot Kettle-tato

    No one volunteered for the Q at Circus Maximus, but that is never a problem with J-ville around.  Hot potato Q ensued, and here is how it went down:

    Johnsonville kicks us off:

    • Warm-up – 25 SSH, 10 merkins, 20 LBCs, 20 Mountain Climbers
    • 10 KB curls – each arm
    • 15 KB presses
    • 10 Lawnmower pulls – each arm
    • 20 KB swings
    • 10 merkin rows
    • 11s – wall planks & sit-up presses

    White Deer takes the reign

    • 20 APD
    • 10 one-leg APD – each leg
    • Boat, canoe, paddleboat
    • Triple Check – burpees, wall sit and double weighted farmers carry

    YHC finishes it up

    • 20 Alabama honeymoons on the curve
    • 15 standing rows
    • 15 tricep curls
    • 15 weighted squats
    • Group curb crawl
    • 15 weighted American hammers
    • 15 non-weighted American hammers

    COT with YHC taking us out with a prayer of thanksgiving

    Moleskin – Great to have Krü with us.  He is a welcomed addition to the west end PAX.  No one is head locking him to show.  He just keeps coming to different workouts, which is really encouraging.  Keep up the hard work Krü.  White Deer and I have no mumble chatter for you, just T claps and respect.

    Hoops is starting to come out of his shell, having some mumble chatter for his old man.  I have to show the 2.0 respect for keeping his cool even when his pops says awkward and embarrassing comments.  At 15, you are a bigger man than I.  I would have probably starting jogging home if my old man was speaking trash from so many orifices.

    Welcome to CM Upchuck.  It was great to have you.  I respect the fact that a purple KB did not deter you from joining our circus.  Walmart is awaiting you for the purchase of a new KB.  Come back next week.

    As always, grateful for the leadership of men like Johnsonville.  Did not skip a beat with this workout.

    See you in the gloom.  Attila

  • No Boat, No Canoe, Just a Crusty Ole Boot

    Seven strong and faithful redwoods comprised the PAX on another glorious Saturday morning.  After weeks of having a mixture of boot camp and KB workouts, we got back to basics with a good ole fashioned boot camp beatdown.  Here is how it went down:

    • Warm-up
      • 25 SSH
      • 20 invisible jump rope
      • 20 Russian soldiers
      • 10 merkins
      • 20 crab cakes
      • 20 LBC
      • 25 APD
      • 20 American hammers
    • Mosey to the practice fields for 10 minutes of burpees
    • 20 PLTs x2
    • Mosey to football field for a Lindsay consisting of dips and Freddy Mercuries
      • 30 dips, cross the field, 10 FM
      • 25 dips, cross the field, 15 FM
      • 20 dips, cross the field, 20 FM
      • 15 dips, cross the field, 25 FM
      • 10 dips, cross the field, 30 FM
      • J-ville led planks while the PAX finished
    • Combo crawl bear/bear crawl across the field
    • Mosey over to the school for a triple check
      • Run the circle
      • Copperhead squats
      • Wall sits
    • Mosey to the picnic tables
      • 25 dips
      • 25 one-leg step-ups (right)
      • 25 dips
      • 25 one-leg step-ups (left)
      • 25 dips

    COT with YHC sending us out with a word of Thanksgiving for our wives (MAttila is celebrating her birthday today) and thankfulness for the able bodies to be together.  Hopefully J-ville’s knee will continue to heal.

    Moleskin – A reminder to the West End faithful that the new AO, Heartbreak Ridge, is open for business on Tuesday mornings at 0530.  Please join…looking at you Earthworm.  It is a great AO.

    The day started with a lot of mumble chatter from the entire PAX.  The warm-up circle was feeding off of White Deer’s propensity to start a workout with lots of banter.  The level of mumble chatter diminished as the number of burpees rose.

    As always, it was great be amongst this loyal PAX.  J-ville was strong despite a healing knee.  He humbles me with his ability to lead the PAX even when he is hobbled.  Cheetah, J-ville’s 2.0, was strong today.  The fartsack could not hold him captive this morning, which had to make J-ville proud.

    Chum Bucket was his usual picture of quiet strength as evidenced by the fact that he is never a target of White Deer’s banter.  I always love the way he pushes us.  Nightcrawler continues to push himself.  J-ville quickly reminded us that he is going to rounding into prime shape soon with flying foul season in the rearview mirror.

    As always, it was great to have the fellowship of these men.  We pushed ourselves today, and as I reminded the group, if they hated YHC during Gridiron today, well that makes two of us.  Iron sharpening iron is something to give thanks for.  Expect to have White Deer bring some KB action back to Gridiron for some portion of next week’s workout.

    Enjoy your weekend men.

    Attila

  • Hating Myself & Politically Incorrect

    Originally this Saturday tradition unlike any other was to be tag team led by Attila and White Dear.  White Dear had to tap out before it ever started due to an undisclosed ailment.  The PAX had many hypotheses as to what sidelined WD, but none of such are appropriate for publishing.  Relying on a slow watch, a humbled Attila (YHC) came in hot with the group already doing invisible jump ropes.  YHC grabbed the hot potato, and here is how it went down:

    • Warm-up
      • 30 SSH
      • 25 DQ
      • 10 merkins
      • 25 Freddy Mercuries
      • 20 crab cakes
      • 25 imperial walkers
    • Mosey to the picnic tables to 4 quarters (OYO)
      • 25 dips
      • 25 one leg step-ups with right leg
      • 25 dips
      • 25 one leg step-ups with left leg
    • Mosey to the football ball practice field for 11’s with burpees and LBCs – the studs of the group planked while the full PAX completed
    • Mosey to the pillars for an Indian crawl through the pillars of pain (NOTE: not the most politically correct title for some, but I did have this name cleared with Daniel Snyder prior to publishing so I should be good)
      • Each member grabs a pillar and the group performs an exercise while the man in the back bear crawls to the front of the group.  The exercise is switched once each man has bear crawled to the front, similar to an Indian run
      • Exercises were dealers choice:
        • Attila – pole smokers
        • Johnsonville – APD
        • Chum Bucket – Carolina Dry Docks (nice and slow with good form, Mrs. Chum would approve)
        • Cheetah – flutter kicks
        • Flip Phone – poll sits
      • Each exercise was performed 2x as we almost made it through the full pillars before retreating back to the parking lot
    • Mosey back to the parking lot for a kettlebell flurry to the finish
      • 20 Alabama honeymoons
      • 20 lawn mower pulls – each arm
      • 10 halos – each direction
      • 15 standing rows
      • 10 sit and presses
    • COT following by YHC taking us out

     

    Strong performance by the PAX.  Johnsonville was a beast on 11s.  He finished early and got in some work for the plank challenge.  He knew White Deer would be pushing him to keep his butt down on the planks if he had shown, but YHC reminded him that White Deer most certainly had his butt down that morning…in the fart sack (never more aptly named for anyone).

    Johnsonville did have a little trash talk for his own 1S (Cheetah is too tall to be considered a 2.0).  However, YHC was late to arrive to the workout than Cheetah today, so he had no room to join in.  Keep bringing it Cheetah and just shame your pops by outperforming him on the Gridiron.  That is always welcomed.  Any successful shaming of Johnsonville will be applauded with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.

    Strong showings from Chum Bucket and Flip Phone.  Flip Phone drove himself, which probably indicates that he was well rested and ready for a strong showing on Saturday.

    White Deer was missed.  The air was free of toxins without him, and hopefully the doctor has an ointment, anti-biotic or some other powerful concoction to clear up whatever ails him.  God speed to the bionic War Daddy!

    Just a reminder that next Saturday will be a Gridiron F3 that incorporates all of three F’s.  2.0’s and better halves are welcome.  It will be a scavenger hunt workout that will be very family friendly as we celebrate the Easter holiday.  If you have a child attending, please let Earthworm and/or Johnsonville know so we have the right number of post workout treats for the smaller 2.0’s.  If you braved the rain on Christmas Eve, you know that these workouts are awesome!  See you Saturday.

    In Him, Attila