Tag: Circus Maximus

Four faithful found their way to Circus Maximus to start February off right. Here is how it went:

COP- SSH, merkins, LBCs, Don Qs, 20KB swings

mosey to back of school. 2 sets of 30Donkey Kicks, lunges across, 20 Halos. Then 2 sets of Merkin ROws and Sit-up Presses. Head back to side for Boat-Canoe and Elbow Plank. 2 sets of Pullovers.

Burpee Escalator- start at 8 Burpees pm, up to 11.  Finish with Mary. Atilla took us out.

NMS- YHC realized pulling in to the AO he forgot his gloves, not good when lugging a freezing cold KB for 45 min. Luckily White Deer has a spare set.

Mumbelchatter was light, most noise was of the non-verbal variety. yHC tried to broach the idea of poaching Jville from the SOJ Csaup team, with no luck. White Deer and Atilla were downright pleasant with each other.

 

 

 

Three redwoods posted on a cool morning at Circus Maximus with Kettlebells in hand (except Offshore, who needed a loaner). Jville (yhc) took Q and this is what went down —

Cop
25 ssh, 25 iws, 50+ arm circles, 20 squats

Emom 1
Each minute for 10 min, 15 merkuns 10 KB swings

Emom 2
Rinse repeat with 15 goblet squats 10 high pulls

Emom 3
Rinse and repeat with 15 skull crushers 10 sit and press

Cot with yhc taking us out.

The emoms had a nasty cumulative effect. The squat/high pull seemed to be the worst since it required arm strength to hold up the KB for something long.

The sit and press was a real tramp stamp destroyer.

Offshore upgraded to a bigger kb than usual. He handled it well.

Thanks for the chance to lead. Jville

Fartsack be damned!  3 noble warriors fought through the malaise of the midweek.  Here is how the adhoc Q went down.

• COP
  • 25 SSH
  • 20 merkins
  • 20 2x LBC
  • 20 Russian soldiers
  • Arm circles – 10 small/5 big, front and backwards
• 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 (9x)
  • Deep squats (8x)
  • Tricep curls (7x)
  • High pulls (6x)
  • Alternating arm KB swings (5x)
  • Alternating weighted lunges (4x)
  • Heels to heaven (3x)
  • Sit ‘n presses (2x)
• Farmers carry to the parking lot
  • Boat/canoe/row
  • Ring of fire – 2x (10 merkins each round)
• COT with YHC taking us out

No Q today, no problem.  Just fall back to a variation of the Lucky Horseshoe, which is always a recipe for a smoker.  Props to White Deer for gutting through with higher weight and a wicked cough.  Great to see Offshore; always a fan of him not having 8 am classes to teach.  Finally, hope you enjoyed the rest Johnsonville!

God is good all the time!

Attila

6 of the stout and hearty gathered to brave the brisk morning and throw around some iron.

COP

SSH

Merkins

Arm circles – big and small, forward and back

First Thing (this needs a name)

Timer set for 20 Minutes

Hold the bell at arms length for as long as you can

when it is put down/dropped

Run one lap around the bus loop

10 Merkin Rows

10 Situp presses

10 Lawnmowers each arm

Clean and press each arm was added 10 minutes in

Pick bell back up and hold it again

increase count 5 for each time it is dropped

Triple check

1st partner Jackass Merkins

2nd Partner Halos

3rd Partner Waiter Carry lenfgth of the pavilion and back

Mary

Figure 8s x 5 each way

burpees x 5

Boat/Canoe x 5

Sling Shot x 5 each direction

American hammers with KB x 5 IC

Single arm curls x 5 each arm

Numbrama

Namearama

Johnsonville took us out

NMS

It has been awhile since YHC had visited the Circus, so when Phonics asked if anyone wanted to go it seemed like a good time to revisit. When he saw that the Q was still open it seemed wrong not to take it. No Idea was hard sell, but once the promise of how much crap YHC would have to listen to when he got there he was in. YHC had not even fully left the truck before it started and it did not stop until he got back in it. I missed you guys too.

Nothing makes YHC happier than when his planned beat down cuts the mumble chatter right off, it makes him feel like he is doing his job and some of this crew can talk through a lot.

Something happened with a dog that sounded like a woman, best not to dwell on that to much.

I am sure that I left something out

Thanks for letting me lead

 

 

 

 

Four Sequoias arose for 45 minutes of slinging heavy metal.

THANG (more or less)

Johnsonville

COP (IC)

• SSH, Merkins, DQs, IWs, Arm Circles

Snatch-imeter – Circle bus loop while performing a Snatch, Two Steps, Snatch and Continue to half way point of loop

11s – Donkey Kicks/ Inclined Merkins

2^nd Half of Snatch-imeter

White Deer

Curb Fun

• Sit-up and Press, Boat/Canoe, Overhead Extensions, Goblet Squats, Lawnmower Pulls, Others

Mosey to parking lot

Death Crawl for 2 spots, Lunge for 2 spots – Down Parking Lot and Back

Lunge/ Bear Crawl – Down and Back

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

Jville and White Deer arrived via clown car to find a strange car awaiting.  Only after pleasantries and reintroductions did White Deer remember the bandana-ed mystery man.  YHC recently completed a little personal challenge having visited all AOs in RVA since August 1, except Circus.  YHC last visited there in February and thought it was time to renew the membership.  Offshore arrived just as Jville claimed the Q and the PAX was off.  All the snatch surely would have been a Honeydo favorite had he not celebrated the end of Hate the night before.  YHC would take White Deer up against any of the Bear Crawl legends, Bleeder, Honeydo, Flip Dog, any day.  White Deer further proved his mettle by slinging a 35.3 bell compared to Jville’s 35, YHC’s borrowed 30, and Offshore’s NERF KB.  Fun was had by all, and YHC shall return……someday.

The gloom called (namely an unexpected cold wind), and 4 magnificent warriors answered.  Here is how it went down.

• COP (Johnsonville)
  • 10 burpees
  • 30 SSH
  • 10 count descending merkin ladder with wide-grip, regular and diamond merkin rotation
  • Arm circles – 25 forward, 10 backward
• Mosey to the bus loop for a countdown to the 12 days of Christmas – KB style (YHC)
  • 12 lawnmower pulls (each arm) – 144 per arm total
  • 11 pullovers – 121 total
  • 10 weighted squats – 100 total
  • 9 KB swings – 81 total
  • 8 weighted lunges – 64 total
  • 7 halos – 49 total
  • 6 sit-n-presses – 36 total
  • 5 snatches – 25 total
  • 4 high pulls – 16 total
  • 3 American hammers – 9 total
  • 2 merkin rows – 4 total
  • 1 lap around the loop
• COT – YHC took us out

It was great to have Honeydo back today, and the PAX was strong.  Everyone but YHC was throwing around 35 pounds of Christmas cheer, so the high reps was intense.  Big t-claps for these strong men.  Johnsonville incited much mumblechatter with his arm-heavy slaughter starter that was a true COP.  However, by the end, he was an angel in disguise after I pocketed the hot potato and substituted it for a red pill.  I thought I was simply extending the week of Christmas themed workouts.  We will see if the PAX leaves some coal in my stocking.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

The gloom called, and 3 consistent, faithful warriors answered.  Here is how it went down.

• COP
  • 25 SSH
  • 25 IW
  • 25 DQ
  • 20 merkins
  • 25 LBC
  • 10 pickle pounders
  • Arm circles – 25 forwards and backwards

• Triple check – farmers carry, weighted squats, single arm swings
• Death Bearimeter – one man death crawls with 25 lb weight, one man lunges, one man runs loop (switch when runner rejoins other 2 until around the bus loop)
• Series of planks
• Triple check – around the world walk, tricep curls, sit ‘n presses
• COT – YHC took us out

The PAX was solid today.  Another success hot potato Q as we did things in 3’s in honor of the PAX of 3.   Prayers to Earthworm as he recovers from a recent illness.  God is good all of the time!

Attila

The gloom called, and 3 consistent, faithful warriors answered.  Here is how it went down.

• COP
  • 25 SSH
  • 25 IW
  • 20 merkins
  • 25 LBC
  • 15 pickle pounders
  • 25 flutter kicks
  • Arm circles – 10 big/5 small, forwards and backwards

• Catch me if you can – 10 burpees with double farmers carry x4
• KB escalator
  • 15 Pullovers
  • 15 Skull crushers, 20 pullovers
  • 15 Lawnmover pulls (each arm), 20 Skull crushers, 25 pullovers
  • 15 single arm swings (each arm), 20 Lawnmover pulls (each arm), 25 Skull crushers, 30 pullovers
  • 15 squats, 20 single arm swings (each arm), 25 Lawnmover pulls (each arm), 30 Skull crushers
  • 15 standing rows, 20 squats, 25 single arm swings (each arm), 30 Lawnmover pulls (each arm)
• 11s – sit ‘n presses/American hammers COT with YHC taking us out
• COT – Johnsonville took us out

The core Circus Maximus PAX was solid today.  Johnsonville and White Deer endured high reps with heavier weights than YHC.  Impressive showing men!   What does not kill us makes us stronger!  Prayers to Earthworm as he recovers from a recent illness.  God is good all of the time!

Attila

Four strong posted at CM on a delightful autumn morning in the West End that was marred only by the inconsiderate winds of two chronic offenders.

THANG:

X10 SSHs, X10 DQs, X10 Slow Deep Squats, X10 Curtsey Lunges, and X15 Arm Circles Fwd and Rvs.

Various stretch runs

KB Shuffle Left – X20 Merkins, X10 KB LH Press, X20 KB Swings, and X20 KB High Pulls
KB Shuffle Right – X20 Merkins, X10 KB RH Press, X20 KB Swings, and X20 KB High Pulls
KB Carioca Left – X20 Merkins, X10 KB LH Press, X20 KB Swings, and X20 KB High Pulls
KB Carioca Right – X20 Merkins, X10 KB RH Press, X20 KB Swings, and X20 KB High Pulls
X20 Merkins
KB Shuffle Left – X20 Merkins
KB Shuffle Right – X20 Merkins
KB Carioca Left – X20 Merkins
KB Carioca Right – X20 Merkins
X21 Merkins
X10 KB Statue of Liberty Squats – RH High
X10 KB Statue of Liberty Squats – LH High
Shuffle Left – X20 Merkins
Shuffle Right – X20 Merkins
Carioca Left
Carioca Right
X100 KB Pullovers

COT:

Numberama and Namearama

Announcements: Attila has X2Q at GridIron – Pre-Game at 0640 and 0700 kickoff.

Strong closing prayer by Attila.

MOLESKIN: Safe travels to ChumBucket and family – Je me souviens!

Mark 8:15 (NIV) “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”