Circus Maximus

Godwin

Hell’s Bells

By ATTILA on June 5, 2025

When: 06/5/25
QIC: Attila
The PAX: Lighthouse, Offshore, Bedpan, Salt Lick, White Deer, Fireman Ed, Mr. Rogers, Pigskin, Blue Moon & Attila

10 sultans of the KB converged upon the Circus on a glorious Thursday morning. Here is how it went down: COPSSHIWDQHelicoptersArm circlesDMH LBC KB deck of death – each suit is an exercise and jokers are burpees, each card is 12 reps156 sit ‘n press156 curls156 upright rows156 overhead pulls 24 burpees Round of MaryOne legged crunches, each leg Straight legged crunches COT with YHC taking us out Great work by the PAX today. This workout is an arm burner that has a strong cardio element as we much pace ourselves to complete the deck. It also starts with a…

1000th RVA post for the ageless wonder! Pigskin not me.

By Fireman Ed on May 29, 2025

When: 05/29/25
QIC: Fireman Ed
The PAX: Fireman Ed, Whitesnake, White Deer, Attila, Byproduct, Gypsy, Lighthouse, Offshore, Fudd, Pigskin, Mr. Rogers, Salt Lick

12 studs of varying ages – well varying from age 45 to a lot more than 45 descended on the back end of Mills Godwin’s high school to lift weights so we can look like Nitro from Convergence. At the end of our workout we found out that Pigskin made his 1000th post in RVA today. Not too shabby. COP: DQs, helicopters, merkins, MCs, Plank jacks, Fudd’s wife (as a greeting to Fudd when he showed up late – White Deer was a little too excited for this exercise), FMs and LBCs. Mosey to bus loop. Doras with 50 2…

KB Suicide

By Fudd on May 23, 2025

When: 05/22/25
QIC: Fudd
The PAX: Fireman Ed, White Deer, Blue Moon, Pigskin, Whitesnake, Bedpan, Salt Lick, Lighthouse, Heist, Mr. Rogers, Atilla, Fudd

12 inspiring men of the gloom brought their KB’s to Circus Maximus to see what Fudd had in store. COP SSH’s, helicopters, stretches, merkins, Ukranian Soldiers, arm circles, Copperhead Squats, and some other stuff Mosey South down the alley behind the school with KB at rifle carry, circle up midway for a few exercises, continue south and start doing lunges while passing the KB between your legs with each lunge (Fireman Ed named this “Magics”. Stop and do 5 burpees and keep going. Arrive at the basketball courts and line up on the baseline for KB suicides. Do 5 reps…

Final Stop in the Respect Tour

By ATTILA on May 15, 2025

When: 05/15/25
QIC: Attila
The PAX: Whitesnake, White Deer, Byproduct, Bedpan, Blue Moon, Johnsonville, Pigskin, Fireman Ed, Salt Lick, Lighthouse, Gaudi, Gypsy, Mr. Rogers & Attila

14 KB warriors and a late arriving, donut bearing 3rd F’er (t-claps to Pinto) joined up for the final leg of the respect tour. YHC’s home AO was the sight of today’s beat-down, and here is how it went down: COPSSHIWDQHelicoptersArm circlesDMHMerkinsLBC APD Underweight for the full time, work our way around the school, stopping to do exercises at increments of 5, 10, 15, & 20 reps, for the following totals:50 lawnmower pulls, each arm50 upright rows50 curls50 tricep presses50 sit ‘n presses50 weighted FK50 overhead pulls50 presses50 sumo squats50 lunges, right leg30 lunges, left leg 15 KB swings COT…

Music Maestro

By Jim Huddle on May 9, 2025

When: 05/8/25
QIC: Pigskin
The PAX: Fireman Ed, Whitesnake, Mr. Rogers, Blue Moon, Offshore, Lighthouse, White Deer, Attila, Bedpan, Gaudi, Salt Lick, By-product, Gomer Pyle, Fudd, Pigskin

PSA: I was reviewing Big Data and I noticed the following: When you do a backblast and include the PAX, use the “,” after each name (instead of periods, spaces, amperstands, etc.) I see a lot of obvious errors. You should check your spelling of the name. For example, Gomer Pyle was spelled once as “Gommer Pyle”. You might want to look at a recent Big Data attendance report for obvious errors that you might have been responsible for and then correct your BB. Final suggestion: claim your aliases. Please understand that I have no problems with Bluegrass music. But…

I remembered all 18 PAX, does that make me young?

By Fireman Ed on May 1, 2025

When: 05/1/25
QIC: Fireman Ed
The PAX: Fireman Ed, Attila, State Farm, Pigskin, Fudd, EF Hutton, Lockjaw, Upchuck, Roger Roger, Gypsy, Lighthouse, Offshore, White Deer, Whitesnake, Bed Pan, Blue Moon, Mr. Rogers, Salt Lick

As I arrived at the Circus and saw Upchuck, EF Hutton and Lockjaw I thought to myself “Did First Watch go west?” The after a horde of regulars and a visitor from SOJ (State Farm) I thought “Oh sh^t I need to remember all of these names”. After a short COP (DQs, helicopters, merkins and Freddies) and dodging of a few incoming cars (including a couple of teenagers who thought the parking lot speed limit was 40 and finally slowed down after 10 seconds of our yelling) we started our workout. E1: Mosey to the track area. Lindseys with high…

No FNGs Today

By Mr Rogers on April 24, 2025

When: 04/24/25
QIC: Mr. Rogers
The PAX: Offshore, Whitedeer, Pinto, Bed Pan, Salt Lick, Pigskin, Roger Roger, Byproduct, Attila, Lighthouse, Whitesnake, Fudd, Mr. Rogers

Circle up for COP: Introduction, Disclaimer, SSHs, DQs, Cherry Pickers, Arm Circles, Mt Climbers, WWIIs & Merkins. Recover. Start walkin’. Walking w/ the Bell: we walked towards the front of the school doing High Pulls, Overhead Press and Curls – each exercise interrupted by 5 Burpees (OYO). We stopped along the way to do some Pull Throughs & Calf Raises on the curb. Triple Check along the front of the school. P1 runs to a tree and back. P2 Sit & Press. P3 Lawn Mowers. Recover. Rest the arms for moment: 20 Heels to Heaven (OYO). Back to walking while doing High…

14 STRONG!!!

By ATTILA on April 17, 2025

When: 04/17/25
QIC: Attila
The PAX: Gypsy, Lighthouse, Offshore, Blue Moon, Fudd, Salt Lick, Roger Roger, Mr. Rogers, Whitesnake, White Deer, Bedpan, Pinto, Fireman Ed & Attila

The promise of coffee is real, and it is magnificent. 14 redwoods converged for KBs in the gloom of the Circus. Here is how it went down: COPSSHIWDQHelicoptersArm circlesDMHMerkinsLBC APD KB one-man Dora – 5 sets of 3 exercises with a run in-between sets100 overhead pulls150 curls 200 lawnmower pulls (100 each arm) 3 sets of 20 PLTs COT with YHC taking us out 14 STRONG! Great turnout and what an awesome start to the day. T-claps to Offshore for continuing to provide the opportunity for 3rd F with post-workout coffee. Great to see Pinto back. White Deer made his…

Community Property

By Whitesnake on April 10, 2025

When: 04/10/25
QIC: Whitesnake
The PAX: Fireman Ed, Pigskin, Roger Roger, Mr. Rogers, Blue Moon, Offshore, Byproduct, White Deer, Salt Lick, Fudd, Lighthouse, Seymore, Whitesnake

Thirteen (!) of the best men from the West End came to the back of Godwin for a very special comedic episode of Circus Maximus. Music from Weird Al and some other comedy bands. Warmups to “Like a Surgeon” and “My Bologna”: SSH, Ukrainian Soldiers, IW, Arm Circles, LBCs, Flutters, maybe something else. “Eat it”: High Pulls transition to Swings during the Chorus “Dick in a Box” by the Lonely Island: Floor Press, Box Cutters (of course) “Amish Paradise”: Partner wheelbarrows with ten pushups (2 times each) “Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo” by the Bloodhound Gang: Hammers and APDs during the…

Sex in Driverless cars

By Jim Huddle on April 3, 2025

When: 04/3/25
QIC: Pigskin
The PAX: Mr. Rogers, Whitesnake, Blue Moon, Offshore, BedPan, Attila, Salt Lick, Lighthouse, Fireman Ed, Roger Roger, Pigskin

We took a Waymo “robotaxi” while we were in Austin, Texas. No driver (and no tip!) We discussed over post-workout coffee how this might impact high school dating. Disclaimer Warmup 20 SSHs in cadence 20 IWs in cadence 10 Don Quixote in cadence 20 Copperhead squats in cadence 10 Merkins in cadence Stretch (Right foot/right hand; Pfannkuchen) Move to covered walkway for Ring of Fire. I led off with 15 Lawnmowers OYO, Mosey to end of walkway and back Repeat the first exercise and add 15 curls, Mosey to end of walkway and back Repeat the first two exercises and…

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