Tag: Circus Maximus

A CDC sponsored, socially responsible workout today at Circus.  Physical spacing and relatively modest numbers should not fool you.  Three modern warriors showed great commitment yet practiced social distancing this morning.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • 40 SSH
  • 15 IW
  • 10 DQ
  • 15 helicopters
  • 20 merkins
  • 50 2x LBC
  • 25 2x APD
• AMRAP challenge – 30 seconds of an exercise (series of 4-5 in each round) with decreasing intervals of rest in subsequent rounds (starts at 20 seconds, down 15, 10 and 5)
  • Set #1 – high pulls, halos, swings, curls, and squats
  • Run the bus loop
  • Set #2 – sit ‘n presses, overhead pulls and American hammers
• COP sans ball of man with YHC taking us out

Great work by the PAX this morning.  Lighthouse is a faithful warrior, and good to have Byproduct out on the west end as he engages in social distancing from everyone but his girlfriend.  Stay well and safe men!  Make sure you are caring for others right now.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

A CDC sponsored, socially responsible workout today at Circus.  Physical spacing and relatively modest numbers should fool you.  Three modern warriors showed great commitment yet practiced social distancing this morning.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • 30 SSH
  • 15 IW
  • 10 DQ
  • 15 helicopters
  • 20 merkins
  • 35 2x LBC
  • 25 2x APD
• One man Dora, each man performs as follows
  • 100 sit ‘n presses in increments of 25 with a run in-between
  • 200 single arm KB swings in increments of 40 with runs in-between
  • 300 lawnmower pulls in increments of 60 (30 each arm) with runs in-between
• COP sans ball of man with YHC taking us out

Great work by the PAX this morning.  Lighthouse is a faithful warrior, and good to have Byproduct out on the west end as he engages in social distancing from everyone but his girlfriend.  Stay well and safe men!  Make sure you are caring for others right now.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

Quiet morning at Circus Maximus.  Lighthouse saved YHC from going solo.  Knowing crowds would be light, a mindless workout was planned.  Here is how it went down:

• Slaughter starter – 10 burpees
• Mosey to the practice fields, stopping 2x to do 20 lawnmower pulls
• Cumulative beast
  • 180 high pulls
  • 144 halos
  • 108 sit ‘n presses
  • 72 2x KB hammers
  • 36 swings
• Mosey back to the parking lot, stopping 2x to do 20 lawnmower pulls
• COT

Quick recovery to White Deer on his leg injuries.  Solid work by Lighthouse.  He did a great job of putting up with YHC being ½ awake for this workout. 

Everybody stay healthy.  God is good all of the time!

Attila

Hot Potato Q at Circus this morning.  Here is how it went down:

• Johnsonville
  • COP
    • 10 burpee slaughter starter
    • SSH
    • IW
    • DQ
    • Suzanne Somers
    • 2-legged flutter kicks
    • Supermans
  • 11s with snatches and decline merkins
• White Deer
  • Parking lot lunge escalator – stop every spots to do an exercise, increasing reps by 2 at each stop
    • High pulls
    • Lawnmower pulls
  • Mosey to the curb for 20, 10, 5 reps of the following
    • Sit ‘n presses
    • Overhead pulls
    • Skull crushers
    • APDs
  • Ring of fire – 10 merkins, individual choice
• COT with YHC taking us out

Here is what we learned today.  YHC was sleep deprived and void of an ability to lead.  Lighthouse is along for the ride.  White Deer and Johnsonville are not willing or capable of doing a backblast.  Thankfully the sum is greater than the individual parts.

It was a dark morning.  The timers for the lights were off cycle.  It still did not stop the PAX from getting work done. 

God is good all of the time!

Attila

YHC continued the comeback tour with a return to Circus Maximus.  A faithful four joined together to throw around the KBs.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • 40 SSH
  • 15 IW
  • 10 DQ
  • 20 Helicopters
  • 20 merkins
  • 40 2x LBC
  • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
  • 25 APD
• KB escalator down the bus loop with increasing reps of each exercise (5, 10, 15, 20), with a new one added at each stop
  • Overhead lifts
  • Lawnmower pulls (each arm)
  • Curls
  • Swings
  • Snatches
  • Sit ‘n presses
• Run the bus loop
• Finish
  • 20 skull crushers
  • 20 American hammers
  • Boat Canoe
• COT with YHC taking us out

Good to see some familiar and faithful faces this morning.  The PAX was relatively quiet, getting in some solid KB work.  On to the next AO for all. 

God is good all of the time!

Attila

Circus Maximus had its first winter tour guest today, Oyster.  One traveler and 4 regulars joined forces to sling around some KBs.   No Q, so YHC took first 1/3 and White Deer took the last 2/3s.  Here is how it went down:

• COP

• 30 SSH
• 15 IW
• 10 DQ
• 15 helicopters
• 20 HRM
• 40 2x LBC
• 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
• 25 APD
• Curbside service
  • 20 overhead pulls
  • 20 sit-n-presses
  • 20 skull crushers
  • 20 KB American hammers
  • 20 lawnmower pulls – each arm
• Mosey through the bus stop with death crawls and lunges; stopping at each set of pillars to do 20 reps of alternating exercises while doing a wall sit
  • Curls
  • Lawnmower pulls
  • High pulls
  • Presses
  • Planks
  • Boat/canoes
  • Halos
  • Figure 8s
  • Heels to heaven
• COT with YHC taking us out

Great work today men.  YHC was functioning on limited sleep, so this BB will be like him, half asleep.  Way to get ‘ur done!  Oyster, good to have you brother.  Come back before the next tour.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

Sound familiar, cold morning and loyal KB warriors unite.  The Q had 2 workouts ready.  Johnsonville informed YHC that he still needed to remain calf cautious, so the PAX went with straight ground and pound.  Here is how it went down:

• COP

• 30 SSH
• 15 IW
• 15 DQ
• 15 helicopters
• 20 HRM
• 40 2x LBC
• 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
• 20 APD

• AMRAP challenge – rotation of 5 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation; rests start at 20 seconds and move down to 15, 10 and 5 seconds
  • Weighted squats
  • High pulls
  • Curls
  • Halos
  • KB swings
• AMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 4 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation, rests of 15, 10 and 5 seconds this time around
  • Skull crushers
  • Sit ‘n presses
  • KB American hammers
  • Overhead pulls
• AMRAP challenge/version 3 – rotation of right and left-armed lawnmower pulls over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation, rests of 10 and 5 seconds this time around
• COT with YHC taking us out

Thankful for a loyal PAX on a really cold morning.  PAX was ready for warmer surroundings when done.  Safe work travels to White Deer.  See you at either Gridiron or Circus next week.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

Sleep was in short supply for the PAX.  Today was a day where we gutted it through and simply gave the Heisman to the fart sack.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • 30 SSH
  • 15 Russian soldiers
  • 15 cherry pickers
  • 15 helicopters
  • 20 HRM
  • 30 2x LBC
  • 10 Donna Summers, each leg
  • 20 2x APD
• 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 8 at the end

• Lawnmower pulls – each arm (8x)
• High pulls Halos (7x)
• Sit ‘n presses (6x)
• KB swings (5x)
• Weighted lunges, each leg (4x)
• Halos (3x)
• Curls (2x)
• Overhead pulls (1x)
• Run the bus loop
• Boat/canoe
• COT with YHC taking us out

Great work from the PAX today.  The weather was warm and dry, so no complaints there.  Lighthouse stepped up to 30 lbs, and Copperhead joined the Circus PAX for the first time.  Great way to start a Thursday. 

God is good all of the time!

Attila

Five strong posted to the Circus for rings of pain, AMRAP, and trust.

The THANG:

COP IC: Hammer Dance, Storm Squats, Hardwood-inspired Macho Man Merkins, Helicopters, Don Quixotes, Freddie Mercuries, Scorpion Kicks, Back Lifts

1-Minute AMRAP sets, cycling through arms, abs, and legs including (not necessarily in order): Curls, Curls Curls, American Hammers, American Hammers, American Hammers, Rows, Upright Rows, Lawnmower Pulls Left, Lawnmowers Pull Right, Sit and Presses, Squat and Presses, KB Squats, KB Swings, KB Swings, Boat/Canoe, Overhead Pulls, Lunges. One exercise at each pillar along the bus loop. Break it up a bit with some Helicopters, Arm Circles, Mosey/Backwards Run.

COT: What is Slack? Spoken and unspoken prayers.

NMS: YHC got a fancy new Casio for Christmas and was anxious to try out the timer feature with AMRAPs. Since no counting is involved, mumble chatter flows a bit more freely. White Deer provided YHC with tips on how to bring more enthusiasm to a Q. The PAX marveled at Lighthouse’s ability to complete every minute without appearing tired. Jville mused about beatdowns for those with ambulatory challenges including him and Fireman Ed. YHC was glad to be able to give Attila a day off from Qing.

4 PAX came out to CM with 2 of the 4 unable to run. A ground & pound Q was served up of:

COP: SSH, Don Qs, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutterkicks. Farmers carry over to shelter area for 5 minutes of fun: partner up then 5 minutes of a given exercise with reps increasing:

Round 1: Burpees starting at 2. Partner Al Gore’ing while waiting.

Round 2: Sit & Press increments of 3. Hold 6 inches while waiting.

Round 3: Merkins increasing by 4. Squats while waiting.

Round 4: KB swings, sets of 5.

Then some Boat & Canoe, 3 sets of 15 Lawnmower pulls. 3 sets of Bicep curls. Some mary to finish us out.

NMS- Jville continues to post with a torn calf muscle. No running today but hopefully enough of a beatdown. Word is Fireman Ed will be joining Circus for a while since he is also running free for January.