Tag: Circus Maximus

Summer is here and vacations have begun.  A small subset of the normal PAX shook off the fartsack to battle the KBs, and here is what transpired:

• COP
  • 10 burpees
  • 25 SSH
  • 15 Russian soldiers
  • 15 Russian Kickbacks
  • 20 Helicopters
• Dora – double weighted carry accompanied by:
  • 100 merkins
  • 200 WWII
  • 300 Flutter Kicks
• 10 burpees
• Beast
  • Lawmower pulls – each arm
  • Weighted lunges
  • Swings
  • Sit ‘n Press
  • High Pulls
• Run the bus loop
• 15 skull crushers – 3x
• COT with YHC taking us out

Once again, J’ville saved me from doing KBs solo, and vice versa.  Good chance to hang out with one of F3’s finest while we threw around the KBs.  Grateful for his loyalty to the PAX.

God is good all the time!

Attila

A group of noble warriors joined forces to throw around the kettlebells this morning, and here is what transpired:

• COP
  • 25 SSH
  • 20 Russian Soldiers
  • 10 Russian Kickbacks
  • 10 2x merkins
  • 25 FM
  • 20 Crab Cakes
  • 15 Scorpion Kicks
  • 20 Helicopters
• KB Catch Me if You Can – pair up, one man does 10 burpees while the other does a double-weighted carry
• 20 lawnmower pulls – each arm
• AMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 3 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation, rests of 20, 15, 10 and 5 seconds
  • Overhead pulls
  • Sit ‘n presses
  • Skull crushers
• Run the bus loop
• White Deer takes the Q
  • Boat Canoe
  • 15 halos, each way
  • 15 360s, each way
  • 15 one-handed KB swings, each arm
• COT with YHC taking us out

Ad hoc Q today for YHC and White Deer.  Vinny and Handshake can now cross Circus Maximus off his summer tour of AOs, but as always, do not be strangers.  For future visitors, bring a KB if you have it.  We only have so many extras..  Solid work from the PAX.

God is good all the time!

Attila

A group of noble warriors joined forces to throw around the kettlebells this morning, and here is what transpired:

• COP
  • 25 SSH
  • 25 IW
  • 15 DQ
  • 10 2x merkins
  • 25 2x LBC
  • 15 Pickle Pounders
  • 15 Scorpion Kicks
  • 10 burpees
  • 20 Helicopters
• 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
  • High pulls
  • Weighted squats
  • Halos
  • Overhead presses
  • KB swings
• Run the bus loop
• AMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 3 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation, rests of 20, 15 and 10 seconds
  • Overhead pulls
  • Sit ‘n presses
  • Skull crushers
• Run the bus loop
• 20 lawnmower pulls – each arm x2
• COT with YHC taking us out

This was a workout that the PAX just had to gut through.  YHC was tired, and there was concern that I would sleepwalk through the workout.  Offshore can now cross Circus Maximus off his summer tour of AOs, and good to have Tubbs back.  It is evident that Tubbs is growing more comfortable with the group as he and White Deer engaged in a symphony of the sphincters.  Solid work though.

God is good all the time!

Attila

4 Circus Maximus veterans and 1 Kettlebell F3 Virgin came out as White Deer took the Q. We did:

COP – SSH, Merkins, Flutterkicks, and Burpees. Boat & Canoe right off. Then off for:

Modified Beast:  Reps of 5, 10, 15, 20, 15, 10, 5. Exercises were: Swings, Sit &Press, Merkins, Lawnmower, Halos, and Overhead presses.

Finish wth skull crushers and Pullovers.

1. NMS- Good to have Shakedown out and sporting a 35 lb bell no less. White Deer took the Q and wrote the BB. But unfortunately he saved them on floppy disk and gave to me to post so forgive the delay, #bigdata

Three of the faithful and one FNG posted at CircusMaximus with kettlebells in hand. Johnsonville (YHC) took the Q, and this is what went down, more or less —

warmup with 25x ssh, 25x imperial walkers, 25x don quiotes, 25x flutter kicks, plank sequence, long-time arm circles

mosey to sidewalk by bus loop for ciabatta lawnmower pulls, alternating arms.

mosey about 1/2 way down bus loop toward pump rd for ciabatta kb swings.

mosey to end of bus loop. run a brisk lap.

ciabatta merkins (feel the burn!) Chum would have been stronger on round 8 than round 1 (that is, had he bothered to get out of bed).

mosey around the school to the side facing pump rd. ciabatta WWII situps with KB presses at top.

10 burpees

KB carry back to VSF. Mary with Alabama prom dates, box cutters, and ‘merican hammers.

COT with Attila taking us out.

FNG Al Lombardy, introduced himself and presented himself for naming. But without the keen wit of DK, we were unable to come up with a fitting name on the spot, YHC having summarily rejected “Big Al”, “Weird Al”, and “Hemmeroid.” Upon reflection and in a state of 80s nostalgia, YHC takes note that a particularly heinous crime boss on Miami Vice was named “Al Lombard.” YHC thus names FNG Al Lombardy, “Tubbs.”

Good job men! Jville

It was a wet day where everyone was tired.   A trio of noble warriors still answered the call, and here is what transpired:

• COP
  • 25 SSH
  • 25 IW
  • 15 DQ
  • 20 Flutter Kicks
  • 20 FM
  • 10 2x merkins
  • 15 Scorpion Kicks
  • 20 LBC
  • 15 Pickle Pounders
  • 20 Helicopters
• Mosey to bus loop for a modified game of catch me if you can
  • 3 stopping points along the bus loop where you do 10 burpees
  • Double-weighted carry between burpees
  • 2 total loops/60 burpees
• KB beast down/back bus loop (weighted carries between stops)
  • Sit ‘n presses
  • High pulls
  • Overhead shoulder presses
  • Swings
  • Halos
  • Lawnmower pulls (each arm)
• Run the bus loop
• Mosey to the parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out

This was a workout that the PAX just had to gut through.  YHC was tired, and we were under weight for the entire workout.  The mid-week malaise as well as the burpees led to a workout sprinkled with some cursing directed at the Q.  Solid work though.

Usual announcements…see other BB for details.

God is good all the time!

Attila

Four regulars brought out their Kettlebells to enjoy the perfect weather at Circus Maximus. Here is what went down:

COP – SSH, Don Qs, Merkins, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Flutterkicks. Mosey to back of school.  People’s Chair with bell. 20 Swings then lunge across. 20 Sit &Press. 20 High Pulls, Backwards lunge, 20 Calf raises. 20 Donkey Kicks and 20 Lawnmower. Several more rounds of People’s Chair thrown in.

Mosey to back field. Bear Bell Crawl 10 times, 10 Sit &Press, run end of field and back to KB until across the field. Then Weighted Crab Walk back. 3 minutes of Boat-Canoe. 25 Overhead press.

Carry back to back of school. 15 Lawnmower each arm, Peoples chair. Back to flag for some arm work: Swings, Skull Crushers, Halos, Overhead press, high pulls. Finish up with American Hammers.

NMS- YHC wanted to take this Q to the back fields to change things up, as Loose Goose l, Atilla, and YHC talked about it last Friday at lunch.  Alas non Loose Goose to enjoy the change of scenery today. The field was perfect though. The Bear-Bell Crawl across was a hit, the weighted Crab Walk back was not.

White Deer was in stealth all-black mode ala Flashdance this morning. Apparently his emissions were all used up at Cinco De Mayo last Saturday. Jville did his best to make up for it with in-cadence flatulence.

Announcements – Memorial day convergence at Belle Isle again this year. Also Puppy Pile is next Saturday after Dogpile.

A PAX of four posted for the first Circus Maximus of May.  Attila arrived prepared to Q (as the signup sheet was empty as of the night before) but allowed YHC to take the lead for the morning.  Startup COP with SSHs, DQs, LBCs, Russian Soldiers, Helicopters, and Arm Circles.

Remain in place for first 8 minute EMOM – complete 12 to 15 KB Swings in the odd minute and the same range of Upright Rows for the even minute and take a break after completion of each minute’s reps.  Add a few more reps for the last minute of each exercise.  Break with some Mary.

Follow with another EMOM – 12 to 15 Dead Weight KB Squats alternated with Two Handed Overhead Presses.  Add a few more during the final set.  More Mary.

Another EMOM with Curls and 25 x Merkins.  Mary again.  Shift to the sidewalk for a couple of sets of Lat Pullovers alternated with One Handed Lawnmower Pulls.

Light stretching, then COT and Attila took us out.

No Q, and originally there were no repeats from last week.  Problem solved, rinse and repeat last week.  White Deer arrived without Johnsonville, and eventually Johnsonville LIFO’ed due to a faulty alarm.  A PAX  of 5 linked arms for another Thursday morning of clanging KBs, and here is how it went down:

• COP
  • 25 SSH
  • 25 IW
  • 16 DQ
  • 25 helicopters
  • 10 2x merkins
  • 25 FM
  • 10 burpees
  • Run the bus loop
• 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 (7x)
  • Sit ‘n presses (6x)
  • KB swings (5x)
  • Lunges (4x)
  • Halos (3x)
  • American hammers (2x)
  • Weighted squats
• Farmers carry the bus loop
• Boat/canoe
• COT with YHC taking us out

Great work by the PAX today.  A lot of clipboarding/mumble chatter from White Deer, so it was an appropriate onboarding for Loose Goose.  Great to have him join us.  Do not be a stranger!  Also great to have HoneyDo throwing around his 35 lbs KB today.  Word of wisdom, do not leave your KB laying around in HoneyDo manor.  The M will have none of that.  You will never see it again.

God is good all the time!

Attila