Tag: Circus Maximus

Fireman Ed arrived to the Circus and only saw about 10 PAX and was wondering if there was a boycott going on. More PAX arrived, a couple late including Fudd (no surprise there) leading to a lowish count of 17. We mosey past the coffee station for COP causing some confusion to our late arrivals.

COP: DQs, helicopters, merkins, MCs, LBCs. White Deer sounded his back horn and said let’s go.

Rifle carries while moseying to the front of the school. Take a break now lunges. Then halos right and halos left.

Four corners: 10 burpees (I had this idea that we should do burpees with a press. A Pax asked how do you do that? I said “hmm I don’t know. so let’s do plain burpees”. 20 sit and press, 30 bench press, 40 2 count flutters with coupon. Mosey to curb.

Triple check with run around parking lot, tricep pull downs and curls (for the cougars). Mosey to pump road side.

Elevens with 2 count lawnmowers and swings. With no cardio in between, the reps started to pile up. Mosey to bus loop.

3 sets of calf raises. 20, 25 and 30. Mosey to home base.

Finished with ab exercises and stretching and the prayer led by Attila.

This Saturday, the great Bootleg is leading the caravan/workout for the Bridge. He is having folks meet at Mary Mumford around 5:45. Reach out to him if you are interested in joining him and his group. Well worth it! Prayers for Fudd’s sister, Fudd’s uncle, Handshake’s niece, those who are looking for work and suffering from health issues. I had a good lab report on Tuesday; hopefully I will be done with treatment by mid-December. Thanks for letting me lead!

Fireman Ed

23 strong at Circus Maximus today. That’s just another Thursday for this AO, at least as of late. Great to see pax from 8 years old to whatever Whitedeer is.

Today was a celebration of John Lennon, as he would have turned 85 today if he wasn’t needlessly gunned down many years ago in NYC.  But he was, so he was honored today with trivia, a listening session of his best songs and general Beatlemania with Kettlebells. However, the battery-powered speaker had other plans. We got through a few songs before the speaker finally ran out of juice and then we had to switch to the phone – a poor substitute indeed.

Circle up for COP and Beatles trivia with the penalty of Burpees for wrong answers: Introduction, Disclaimer, SSHs. Trivia question 1 for those playing along at home: What city are the Beatles from? Liverpool. Well done Pax. No penalty burpee. Deadman Hang. What year did the Beatles form or what year did they break in America starting off the phenom known as Beatlemania – either year was considered correct. No one knew either. 1960 and 1964 , respectively. The pax Burpeed. DQs. Which member infamously said the band was more famous than Jesus?  Here is where Bootleg took over and showed off his Beatles knowledge. John Lennon said it. And the quote remains controversial to this day. But what many misunderstand is that he was lamenting social decay, not boasting about his band’s success. Next up: Mt Climbers. Next Trivia question: What year did they disband? Bootleg again. 1970. No burpee. WWIIs. What year was Lennon shot? Bootleg again. 1980. No burpee. Merkins. By who? You guessed it: Bootleg again with the answer: Mark David Chapman. No burpee. Recover. Bootleg later confessed to being a self-described geek and Beatles fan. Well done sir!

Triple check. Beatle Crawl to the end of the parking lot and run back while P2 did Press and P3 did High Pulls. Plank work for the 6.

More Fun Facts: Light mumble chatter about the “5th Beatle” emerged. It was Pete Best. Drummer from 1960-62. He was dismissed for his drumming, or lack there of, and the band just preferred Ringo’s personality and skills. Pete Best still lives in Liverpool, created the Pete Best Band in 1988 and he collects royalties from the 1995 Beatles Anthology project.

Back to business: Next round.  Timer runs.  1 burpee at the edge of lot.  P2 did Lawn Mower Pulls and P3 did Curls. Flutters for the 6.

Next round.  Timer runs and again did 1 burpee at the edge of lot. P2 did Sumo Squats and P3 did Sit & Press. Al Gore for the 6. Recover.

Line up on the Curb:
Overhead Pulls.
American Hammers.
Swings. 3 rounds.  

Circle up for Mary: Flutters with press, Box cutters, WWIIs, 60 second leg hold. Aaaaaaaaand time! Recover.

Numbers. Names.  Announcements: Joey’s Hotdogs on 10/14 at 12pm for 2nd F lunch. Heavy Metal Kettle next week at Circus (10/16). Bring a KB and your grandma’s wig. Bootleg is leading a group to The Bridge on 10/25. Come on out. You won’t regret it.
Prayer Requests: None. YHC took us out.
Moleskin: Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself. It’s thinking of your self less. Go do something good for someone else today. And listen to some Beatles. They really did revolutionize popular music. SYITG!

Tight circles had to be eliminated with a PAX of 23 at Circus Maximus.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • SSH
  • IW
  • DQ
  • Helicopters
  • Arm circles
  • DMH
  • HRM
  • LBC
  • APD
• AMRAP challenge – 5 exercises in 30 second increments, with 20 second of rest in 1^st round, then reduced to 15, 10 and 5 in subsequent rounds
  • High pulls
  • Tricep press
  • Squats
  • Curls
  • KB swings
• Run the bus loop
• AMRAP challenge – Part Deux
  • Sit ‘n press
  • Overhead pulls
  • Skull crushers
  • Presses
  • Hammers
• COT with YHC taking us out

Great work from the PAX today.  This workout is a challenge with the sheer number in the PAX and the unrelenting mumble-chatter at commencement.  It does not help that the late arriving Fudd almost parked his big @$$ SUV in the middle of our circle to avoid having to walk to us.  However, as the workout gets into the reps and reduced rest, mumble-chatter begins to cease.  T-claps to Joey Chestnut and Mariner…no school yet up early to embrace the gloom.  Offshore and YHC are raising a pair of weak fart sackers.  They also did not shart their shorts.  Somebody check on Handshake.

Several announcements.  Tables at the Suicide Awareness Walk and TLL this weekend.  They are building a handicap ramp for Friends of Barnabas on Saturday.  Sign up for the Bridge.  More details in Slack.

Prayers up for the many of our friends in the PAX that are impacted by cancer and for those searching for jobs.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

20 dudes of different age groups decided to go lift some weights on a humid day. So that is what we did.

COP: DQs, Jazzercize, Helicopters, HRMs, wide grip merkins, plank jacks, LBCs and Phelps the arms out. Mosey to courtyard.

Triple check with coupon crawl and mosey around courtyard bell in hand (pacer), high pulls and coupon squat. Mosey to bus loop.

10 lawnmowers each arm, 10 swings, mosey 1/4 way around 15 lawnmowers each arm and swings then 20 lawnmowers each arm and 20 swings. Fudd complained so I stopped us there. Mosey to different part of bus loop.

Rifle carry 3 poles forward and one back. 10 presses. Rinse and repeat until Q could not do any more pressed. Rifle carry 3 poles forward one back and then 10 calf raises. Rinse and repeat.

Finish with multiple sets of sit and press, coupon flutter kicks, bench press and american hammers.

No announcements but mumble chatter about barbies was occurring throughout the workout. Not that there is anything wrong with having a barbie… On a side note, when you q a workout with 20 PAX, make sure that the video is actually recording at the namerama; otherwise you are trying to piece together who was there and I may have messed something up.

No announcements other than an epic clash of the New York Jets against the Miami Dolphins this Monday. Many tens of people will be watching. On a more serious note, pray for a Freeman grad named Nick who is going through serious headache issues and is having to take time off from college to try to figure out what is going on. Pray also for those recovering or suffering from cancer. Closed in prayer by Attila.

Thanks for letting me lead.

Fireman Ed

21 Weird Al fans came to see Weird Snake make his second appearance and do some routines to the following comedy song setlist:

1. Headline News (Parody of “Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm” by Crash Test Dummies”)
   • Warmups of SSH, Ukrainian Soldiers, Helicopters and APDs–APDs while listening to the John Wayne Bobbit verse.
2. Ebay (Parody of “I Want it That Way” by the Backstreet Boys”)
   • More warmups including arm circles, merkins, and others
3. Gump (Parody of “Lump” by President of the United States)
   • Partner up. One runs like Forest and the other does Lt Dans
4. 3-Way (The Golden Rule) by the Lonely Island
   • Triple check: Swings, Squats and the same run
5. Lasagna (Parody of “La Bamba”)
   • Sextuple Lasagna party check of Swings, High Pulls and a different run (2 people each)
6. Couch Potato (Parody of “Lose Yourself” by Eminem)
   • Finished off the Lasagna party routine
7. Eat it (Parody of “Beat it” by Michael Jackson)
   • Two rival groups split up and lunged to each other and did Jazzercise during the chorus then lunged back and repeat. Only Bedpan is ready for Solid Gold Dancer tryouts
8. Yoda (Parody of “Lola” by the Kinks)
   • Burpees every time you hear “Yoda”.
   • Don’t remember what kettlebell exercise we did (Single Cleans?) as we did over 25 burpees during the song
9. 33 by Wolves of Glendale-Dedicated to the Hate (30’s) group
   • Overhead presses and Curls and Halos. Inspiring lyrics such as “When Greta Thunberg was 17, She was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, When I was 17 I got shot in the dick playing paintball” and “My mom is ashamed of me because I just turned 33”
10. Fat (Parody of “Bad” by Michael Jackson)
    • Triceps and Sumo Squats
11. Pretty Fly for a Rabbi (Parody of “Pretty Fly for a White Guy” by the Offspring)
    • Some Mary of LBCs, Heals to Heaven, some stretching, Hammers with the Bell and then ended with 5 burpees

We learned today that Lighthouse and others don’t know the John Babbitt story. Someone needs to explain it at the Anniversary convergence this Saturday at 6:30 and Dogpile. Don’t tell that story at the Father Daughters dance on 10/6 and WEAG.

Weird Al is in concert at the new amphitheater on 9/22. Ask Offshore for the best place to see it for free. I will be out of town and used this morning to scratch that itch. Thanks for letting me lead.

24 warriors posted at what would be a record at circus Maximus for a 9/11 remembrance kettle bell beatdown. 

A few comments and mumble chatter to start the day and of course an expertly planned set list for our patriotic themed rendition of 2,200 stairs to ascend with your bell. Some cadence chatter got us all in the mood ( never could time it right) but we move anyway!

History: 

AA 11 – hit the wtc first

UA 93 – fought back and crashed in Pennsylvania 

AA 77 – crashed into the pentagon

UA 175 – hit the second tower

Theme and numbers. Fire fighters ascended 2,200 stairs so we commemorate and move in remembrance of our fallen soldiers, brothers, sisters, pilots, family members and those in service.

Warm-a-Rama

25 side straddle hops

11 Don Qs

11 merkins

11 crunchy frogs

Question what were the flight numbers? Silence was the answer- read above to revisit

11 signifies the AA 11 flight that went down first

11 burpees for wrong answer. 

The Thang-

Long mosey to the Godwin track with bell and we begin our ascension in style with a patriotic ensemble to push us through this beatdown .

5 excercises 11 of each then climb with your bell to the top and back. 

6 rounds got us the 2,200 stairs 

Excercise 1 – 11 in swings

Excercise 2 – 11 lawnmower pulls

Excercise 3- 11 suitcase squat

Excercise 4- 11 halo 😇 

Excercise 5- 11 clean and jerk 

Climb the stairs and rinse and repeat. 

Once 6 rounds were accomplished the Q then asked the flight numbers again and 3/4 were answered. The penalty 77 curls on a mosey back to the flag.

We end with God Bless the USA and a moment of silence to Never forget.

Thanks for letting me host this commemorative beatdown.

20 “Studs” posted in the gloom at Godwin HS for a Fudd led mini-field trip. Here’s how it went:

COP: SSH’s, DQ’s, Imperial Walkers, Stretches, Cherry Pickers, helicopters, arm circles, and a few other things

Rifle carry your KB south along the alley behind the school, alternating both arms w/single arm. Partner up for Dora….100 curls, 200 single count American Hammers w/KB, 300 double count flutters holding KB overhead. Alternate running to lightpost, do 1 burpee, and return.

Continue carrying KB south….switch to Jordan/KB pass throughs (lunge while passing KB between legs). Circle up for a few different stretches and exercises then get into groups of three for triple check. First man runs to drivers ed lot and back, 2nd man does lawnmower rows, 3rd man does alternating single arm clean & press.

Mosey north the way we came alternating different overhead rifle carries w/KB. Stop at coffee station for a few exercises in cadence. Rifle carry back to flag, circle up for some Mary. Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

NMS:

Reviews were positive from YHC’s last tour of the campus Q so another, slightly different version, was teed up. Post work comments were once again positive as I think it’s good to do something different once an a while. White Deer was in his usual form, although he was seen actually running today at one point (did anyone get a picture?) which was impressive in its own right.

The PAX did an admirable job naming the FNG that attended….”Gold Digger”….which originates from his attendance at UNC Chapel Hill and Bill Bellicheck’s 49 year age gap with current girlfriend, Jordan Hudson. Welcome Gold Digger, and great job today…..AYE!

Announcements: there are still 4 spots available for players in the 100 hole golf challenge to benefit Renewing RVA. See YHC if interested.

Prayers for those that need healing, Mr Rogers friend of a friend who recently took his own life, and prayers of thanksgiving for Gaudi and the Make a Wish foundation for the amazing project they’ve undertaken together to bless Handshake’s niece, Charlotte, by designing and building her a “dream house” which is her one wish that she expressed, given her terminal cancer diagnosis.

We are so blessed to have the ability to get out in the gloom each morning…..let’s keep that front of mind with a grateful attitude….knowing that we aren’t promised tomorrow, and each of us has the ability to bring light into the lives of others if we’ll only keep our eyes open for those opportunities.

It was a pleasure, as always, to lead today. Never stop chasing the wabbit fellas.

Fudd

 

Had to think of a name for today’s workout….

Record attendance? Certainly, the most I can immediately recall.

FYI: Since Lighthouse took the foto, I had to add him in as separately.

Disclaimer: I am not a professional. Feel free to modify any exercise in order to avoid injuries. Also, I have specifically accept no responsibility for White Deer.

Warmup

• 20 SSHs
• 20 IWs
• 10 Don Quixote
• Stretch: plank position, right hand, right foot, then Pfannkuchen.

Mosey to covered walkway

11s. We walked back and forth across the width of the covered walkway.

• Renegade Rows (each arm), Rifle carry both directions, Calf Raise

Triple Check:

• The Timer rifle carries their KB to the Propane Tank, does 5 burpees and returns
• Partner 2 Squats
• Partner 3 Curls
• Run around the island
• Stretch

Triple Check:

• The Timer rifle carries their KB to the Propane Tank, does 5 burpees and returns
• Partner 2 Swings
• Partner 3 Hammers
• Run around the island

Your favorite KB exercise: I started with 15 Triceps.

• Each person calls an exercise for the group

Back to the flag

Announcements:

Sept 1 Labor Day Convergence on Monday at 7:00 AM, Dogpile (Dogwood Dell)

Sept 6: See Tater about party for Gypsy and Pinto

Sept 8: 2^nd Tuesday, 2^nd F: meet at noon at TBD

COT:

I saw this quote the other day: “Every father should remember that his son will follow his example and not his advice.”

There were 16 of us and as a combined entity we were a force to be reckoned with.

COP: DMH, DQs, merkins, plank jacks, FMs, arm circles. Mosey to back of school.

Dora with run to light pole, 50 burpees, 100 high pulls and 150 curls. After a couple sets my pulls were not too high and my curls turned into a combo back/bicep exercise. Mosey to curb.

10 2 count lawnmower pulls, 10 presses, then 15 of each then 20 of each. Triple check time.

Triple check with sit and press, overhead LBCs (with coupon) and the pacer is lunging across the road and small hill. Mosey to wall near coffeeteria.

One minute wall sits (this received a couple of complaints), donkey kicks. Repeato and then wall sit with 10 presses. Bear crawl with coupon across road then rifle carry back.

Finished with American Hammers and 45 seconds of stretching. Good crowd with medium mumble chatter and some spotty counting for cadence. Prayers for Roger Roger’s friends and friend’s family, Fudd’s sister, Fudd’s friend’s son in Miami, Handshake’s niece and others with health issues. The amount of folks with ailments seems up. Hopefully through prayer the tide can turn. Convergence Labor Day at 7 a.m. – Dogpile and a Pre Wedding party on 9/6 at Tater’s house in fashionable Goochland at 4 p.m. See slack for details. Thanks for letting me lead!

Fireman Ed now a Justin Fields fan