Tag: Circus Maximus

Seven noble warriors accepted the fate presented by the 54 cards in a deck.  With KBs in tow, here is how it went down:

• COP
  • SSH
  • IW
  • Dead man hang
  • Helicopters
  • Arm Circles
• KB Deck of Death, 12 reps for each suit
  • Hearts – KB curls (156)
  • Diamonds – High pulls (156)
  • Clubs – Sit ‘n press (156)
  • Spades – Overhead pulls (156)
  • Joker – Burpees (24)
• COT with YHC taking us out

Great work by the PAX.  Offshore was more sassy than usual, but the deck usually brings that out in someone.  Prayers for healing for Pigskin.  Great to be with these men to start the day.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

I signed up for the Q the other day but forgot that today is the day. No problem. Other than a lack of response to Whitesnake’s music last week, I can make up a workout pretty quickly. And so, it went like this:

20 SSH, 10 Don Quixote, 20 IWs, Arm stretch

20 Swings

20 Hammer Curls

20 Upright Rows

20 Triceps

15 Up Sit and Press

20 Press

20 Squats Goblet

20 Renegade Rows

20 Abdominal: Sit-ups with KB as foot anchor

20 Lunges

20 Press Overhead (lie on back next to curb)

20 Hammer Curls

Run around island

11s Squats and Triceps with Waiter carry between locations

10 Burpees

Countdown: 20 Upright rows, 18 Deep Mountain Climbers, 16 Upright rows, 14 Deep Mountain Climbers, etc.

Arm rest plank for 60 counts

15 Swings

15 Hammer Curls

15 Upright Rows

15 Triceps

15 Up Sit and Press

15 Press

15 Squats Goblet

Run around island

Rifle Carry Back to the flag

20 Heels to Heaven, 20 Dollies, 10 Crunchy Frogs

Plank Stretch (right foot/right hand; left foot/left hand)

Number-rama

Name-o-rama

No announcements

YHC with the take-out

Last comment: One our members reported that he and his wife have an annual discussion. She complained that he wakes her up in the morning to go workout. And so, we apparently will be seeing less of him. That’s a loss, not just for him but for us as well. However, the “annual review” concept is interesting. Jokes aside (“satisfactory performance, 2% pay increase”), this idea has merit.

9 headbangers came to Circus Magazine’s inaugural kettlebell workout. According to the groupies, the setlist went something like this:

Animal, Def Leppard: warmups of SSH, Arm Circles, Helicopters, Crunchy Frogs

Nothin’ But A Good Time, Poison: Walk to the courtyard and do some curls for the girls until the song ends

Dr. Feelgood, Motley Crue: Rotate through 10 Goblet Squats, 10 Guitar Strums, 10 merkins until the song ends

Dude Looks Like a Lady, Aerosmith: 10 Curtsey lunges with bell, 10 Swingers, 10 Jazzercise (no bell) each side through the song

Lick it up, KISS: 10 Lawn Mowers each arm, 10 Goblet Squats, 10 Dips (no bell) through the song

Run to the Hills, Iron Maiden: Step Ups with Bell, run to the hills and back during the chorus and repeat

Still of the Night, Whitesnake: 10 two count hammers with bell, 10 Headbangers (skull crushers), 10 Tawny Kitean Prom Dates

Hells Bells, AC DC: 10 Bench Press, 10 Sit and press, 10 WWII (no bell)

The Final Countdown, Europe: Partner up. One does Burpees while the other does a courtyard lap and switch

Here I Go Again, Whitesnake: Walk back to the flag, on six for ~two minutes of 6 inches and then reverse crunches

Lots of mumble chatter about wives and girlfriends and girlfriends of wives. This great music brings it out. That and bad gas. Great to see Handshake and EF Hutton join the fan club. A famous rock star once said: “It’s such a fine line between stupid, and uh…clever”. Not sure which side of the line this workout was on but hope it was fun.

4 well oiled machines descended upon the quiet confines of Godwin high school for some work with kettle bells. It went like this:

COP: DQs, DMH, MCs, HRMs, FMs, ACs

E1: Elevens with coupon step ups – 2 count and coupon squats. Good leg workout my friends.

E2: Sit and press, tricep pull down, coupon flutters and the pacer runs around the loop. Do this twice.

E3: Four corners with 10 burpees, 20 high pulls, 30 tricep presses and 40 skull crushers.

E4: Couple sets of donkey kicks and balls to the wall, 15 and 20 DKs

E5: Three sets of lawnmower pulls for those back muscles – 10 each arm up to 20 each arm

Finished with a little stretcheroonie.

Announcements: Beer mile on Saturday and looking for sign ups for breaking bread around Thanksgiving. Prayers for multiple PAX including recovery for Gypsy’s sister.

I brought up the topic of having a colonoscopy scheduled right after Thanksgiving meaning if a lot goes in a lot will need to go out. Then the discussion went to the fact that the reah is better than puking. Being upper middle age can suck. Go Jets! Beat those Patriots for once.

Prayers to all going through tough times.

Fireman Ed

A faithful 4 welcomed the recent cold front with varying KB weights.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • SSH
  • IW
  • DQ
  • Arm Circles
  • Helicopters
  • Scorpion kicks
  • Merkins
  • LBC
  • APD
• KB 4 corners with KB lung walks
  • 5, 10, 15, 20 high pulls
  • 5, 10, 15, 20 curls
  • 5, 10, 15, 20 swings
• 4x check – run, overhead pulls, lawnmower pulls, sit ‘n press
• Mary
  • Freddie Mercuries
  • Side lunges – each side
• COT with YHC correspondent taking us out

Great day of fitness and fellowship with my brothers.  Continued prayers for PAX members in periods of big life transitions. 

God is good all of the time!

Attila

He’s just got a heavy kettlebell. Part way thru the 2^nd set of 11s, various members of the Pax traded off and used Offshore’s kettlebell. A 45-pound kettlebell really does feel a lot heavier! Atilla gets to loaf some next time at Circus Maximus because he worked out the most with Offshore’s kettlebell (after Offshore).

Due to a mix-up in the weather, it rained (a little) today. Normally, if it rains, Fireman Ed is the Q. We need to change the Q forecast to “if it rains, a 90% chance that Fireman Ed is the Q”.

We need to improve the colors of our group. We had 2 white animals today (Snake and Deer); no Green Hornet, no Blue Moon. Maybe we need to name someone Purple Rain. I guess we could rename Lighthouse or Byproduct.

And today, I am the proud father of a 33-year-old daughter. I know she doesn’t read these writeups, but “Happy Birthday Johanna!”

So here’s how it went down.

Warmup

SSHs, IWs, Ukrainian Soldiers, Don Quixote, stretch arms, stretch hamstrings.

20 High Pulls (single count): 20 Deep Mountain Climbers (Single count); 18 of each, 16 of each, etc.

11s: Curls, Rifle carry, Swings

Run around island

11s: Overhead presses, Farmer’s carry, Goblet Squats

Run around island

Stretch

Heels to Heaven in cadence

60-count 6-inch leg lift

Announcements:

Oct 29 Beer Mile

Oct 29 Blacksburg launch

Temps were a bit milder this AM with 52 and clear with no wind. Perfect conditions for a beatdown. 9 HIM left the comfort of their vehicles to circle up on the asphalt for a Fudd Q with KB’s. Here’s what happened:

COP – SSH, Don Quixote, Yoga poses, Merkins, Crunchy Frogs, Arm Circles, Hillbillies

Mosey to the back parking lot for a Farmers Carry Beast between the lampposts.

Exercises – KB swings, Goblet squats, Curls, Overhead Press, Tricep Extension, Romanian Deadlifts

Mosey back to the flag and get into groups of 3 for Triple Check: Counter runs a lap around the loop, 2nd and 3rd men do alternating clean/press and American Hammers.

Circle up near the flag for Mary: Flutter kicks holding KB extended, V ups with KB, LBC’s, Freddie Mercuries

Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

NMS: Mumblechatter was relatively high today, mostly from one PAX member who will remain nameless, except to say that he is named after a certain type of antlered animal. Guidance on form began before the COP even started, but quickly died off once we were 7 or 8 reps into the SSH’s. In retrospect, it is encouraging that Q’s are held to a standard at this AO…..what would F3RVA come to if things were otherwise? Interesting comments aside, if one could be compensated for flatulence this individual would be a multi-millionaire. After asking if everything was OK from a medical perspective…..did he need me to buy him some Mylanta on the way home?……. YHC was assured from multiple PAX that this was just another Thursday morning in the gloom at Circus Maximus. Thank you boys……noted.

The PAX performed admirably today, and while this did not reach the pain threshold of an Offshore Q, the level of observed perspiration indicated a decent beatdown was experienced by all. Thanks for letting me lead fellas.

Fudd out.

When dealing with KBs, it is Offshore world, and the rest of us are just paying rent.  Offshore and his 45 lb. cannonball led the way today.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • COP SSH
  • IW
  • DQ
  • Helicopters
  • Arm Circles
  • Dead man hang
  • Merkins
  • LBC
• 11s with step-ups and KB hammers (2 count on both)
• KB ladder – 5, 10, 15, 20 & 25 reps; adding an exercise on each rotation
  • Overhead pulls
  • Skull crushers
  • Sit ‘n press
  • Sumo squats
  • High pulls
  • Lawnmower pulls (each arm)
• COT with YHC taking us out

Great work from the PAX today and major t-claps for Offshore for high weight/high reps.  He was the beast, almost doubling the weight used by certain member(s) of the PAX. 

God is good all of the time!

Attila

It was YHC’s first Q at Circus and with an even 6 attendees we did lots of partner work. After some quick warmups of SSH, IW, Hillbilly’s, Cherry Pickers, & DQ, we moseyed to the bus loop with a partner.

Catch me if you can: Partner A carried both kettle bells while Partner B did 10 hand release merkins and then caught up to Partner A and switched. Second time around the loop merkins were replaced with 20 LBCs. We then moseyed back to the parking lot and got a new partner..

100 Partner Burpees. Partner A carried both bells to the island, left them and ran back. Partner B did Burpees until A came back. Flapjack as B runs to the island and carries the bells back. Finished after the team did 100 burpees.

300, I mean 200 Partner Swings. Similar to above but Rifle Carry and Swings. Said 300 but had us stop at 200.

We did some helicopters for a break and then did some individual ladders:

1. Waiter carry right hand 5 parking spaces, come back left hand waiter carry, then 10 standing chest presses. Then go to the 4th parking space and repeat down to one parking space.
2. Same idea but with rifle carry and 10 standing Tricep presses/overhead extensions

Ended with some partner work at the picnic benches. Partner A does step ups with the bell, Partner B runs around a column at the front of the school and back. Flapjack. Finish after 200 step ups (100 each leg).

Definitely got the heart rate up this morning and my shoulders still haven’t recovered since Gridiron. Glad to give Atilla a break from Q and hope I am welcomed back (will sign up anyway…).

Prayer requests: White Deer has Covid and Whitesnake (me) got the “your position has been eliminated” call just yesterday. So pray for all our white animal friends.

See you all at the Convergence on Saturday at 7:30 Pouncey Track Park/Gridiron.