Tag: Circus Maximus

The COT continued the theme brought to us at Heartbreak by Salt Lick this past Tuesday; Resilience.

But first, Fudd showed up fashionably late wearing his fashionable Head Covering. Fudd: You’ll have to tell Atila where he can buy one. I think we’re all jealous. Maybe Mr. Roger’s Buffalo Bill’s hat might be in the competition for best head covering.

Offshore was also late. He remembered the coffee pot but didn’t remember his KB until he got halfway here. Details.

As Q, I appreciated someone other than myself counting in German. Danke, Blue Moon!

Disclaimer: Don’t leave here with more injuries than you came with.

Warmup:

• 20 SSH,
• 15 IWs,
• 10 Don Quixote,
• Plank stretch,

Countdown:

• 20 Upright rows, 20 Deep Mountain Climbers (single count), 18 Overhead Presses, 18 Deep Mountain Climbers, 16 Upright rows, 16 Deep Mountain Climbers, 14 Overhead Presses, 14 Deep Mountain Climbers etc. down to 2 Overhead Presses, 2 Deep Mountain Climbers.
• Run around the island

Triple Check:

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

Back to the flag for Mary

• 20 Dollies in cadence
• 20 APDs in cadence
• 20 Hammers in cadence

Numberama, namerama

Announcements:

Frozen Triangle Feb 8.

Take by YHC:

Two quotes on Resilience:

“You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit.” Paul Coelho

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill

We also offered our prayers for Roger Roger and his spouse, Fudd’s sister Mary, Fireman Ed, and the victims and their families of the airplane-helicopter crash last night near Reagan airport in Washington.

Afterwards, Coffee! It included a discussion on investment advice from Lighthouse (A Random Walk Down Wall Street is my basis for investing) among other worthy topics.

The week of high reps/confined space made its way to Circus Maximus.  Bringing back a Toga favorite.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • SSH
  • IW
  • DQ
  • Helicopters
  • Arm circles
  • DMH
  • Merkins
  • LBC
• AMRAP – 5 exercises, 30 seconds, 4 intervals with decreasing rest (20 seconds down to 15 down to 10 down to 5)
  • Hi-pulls
  • Curls
  • Squats
  • Tricep press
  • Swings
• Run the loop
• Round 2 for AMRAPs, same set-up
  • Sit ‘n press
  • Overhead pulls
  • Skull crushers
  • KB hammers
  • Presses
• Mosey to the flag for brief round of Mary with one-legged cross crunches (each side)
• COT with YHC taking us out.

More great work by the PAX.  A lucky 7 braved the cold with high reps and a full body experience.

Prayers for Gomer before he leaves this weekend for his medical missions trip, and continued prayers for Fireman Ed as he has started treatments. 

Frozen Triangle on February 8^th. 

God is good all of the time!

Attila

In the spirit of breaking things, we took a break from Atilla’s Q-ing and had a Pigskin Q.

We began by moving under the covered walkway. Fortunately, no injuries occurred (at the workout) before the standard disclaimer was issued.

Warmup

• 20 SSHs
• 20 Imperial Walkers
• 20 Ukrainian Soldiers
• 10 Don Quixote

The workout is a cumulative Ring of Fire. Each person gets to add a KB exercise.

I started out with

• 15 Swings OYO
• Run to the end of the walkway, do 3 Burpees and return to the start

Next

• 15 Swings OYO
• 15 Curls OYO (Fudd)
• Run to the end of the walkway, do 3 Burpees and return to the start

Next

• 15 Swings OYO
• 15 Curls OYO (Fudd)
• 15 Upright Rows OYO (Lighthouse)

The other exercises added with each ‘round’ were

• 15 Hammers OYO (Offshore)
• 15 Sit and Press OYO (Atilla)
• 15 Bench Press OYO (Whitesnake)
• 15 Squats OYO (Blue Moon)

After everyone had a turn at calling an exercise, we ‘Deconstructed’ at each round, dropped an exercise.

• Swings were dropped first
• Then Curls were dropped
• Then Upright Rows. I think we ran out of time after dropping the Upright Rows.

Warm down

• 15 Heels to Heaven in Cadence
• Various Stretching exercises

Announcement:

• 2^nd Tuesday, 2^nd F, but this time at Joey’s Hot Dog in Innsbrook (near Firehouse Subs)

We finished up with coffee, fruitcake, discussions of the electric grid (one of my favorite topics), well water, your own power supply, the threat from the Chinese government to the grid and Jones breaks.

A strong turnout for the 1^st KB workout of the 2025 calendar year.  11 men of iron assembled in the gloom to greet 2025.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • SSH
  • IW
  • DQ
  • Helicopters
  • Arm circles
  • DMH
  • Jazzercise
  • Merkins
  • LBC
  • APD
• Mosey to the picnic tables
  • 10 step-ups each leg; 20 sit ‘n presses; 10 step-ups each leg
  • 10 step-ups each leg; 25 sit ‘n presses; 15 step-ups each leg
• Mosey to the bus loop
  • 20 overhead pulls
  • 20 presses
  • 20 lawnmower pulls, each arm
  • Run the bus loop
  • 25 overhead pulls
  • 25 presses
  • 25 lawnmower pulls, each arm
  • Run the bus loop
• Mosey back to the grass
  • 20 high pulls
  • 20 PLT
  • 20 curls
  • 20 2x FK
  • 20 tricep press
  • 20 2x LBC
  • 25 high pulls
  • 25 PLT
  • 25 curls
  • 25 2x FK
  • 25 tricep press
  • 25 2x LBC
• COT with YHC taking us out

Great work from the PAX today.  Happy 20-25, it only took 45 minutes for Byproduct to see the pattern.  Welcome back Gaudi after his M had boy #2!  Great time being with the PAX, which started with a lot of mumble-chatter, and eventually died down as the reps picked up.  2025 is off to a great start!

Fudd has the Q on the bridge this month.  Reach out if you want to join him.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

With Attila feeling under the weather, the Circus Maximus Q was picked up by YHC.  We quickly established that Lighthouse was having a birthday, we had lower numbers than usual and most seemed to be running a little behind. 

We kicked off COP with some arm circles, Cherry Pickers, then DQs, SSHs, Mt Climbers, WWIIs and CDDs. 

With plenty of regulars out today, we utilized the space that is usually occupied by cars for…

20 high pulls
20 curls
20 sit and press
20 lawnmower pulls – all OYO
Run the loop perpendicular to the usual loop
3Xs

Next, we placed our KB in front of the man to our left, then did 10 Goblet Squats with the bell now in front of us.  It can be very instructive to even just contemplate how it might be to walk a mile in another man’s shoes.  I thought we would leave this exercise (social experiment?) more enlightened about the load others have to carry and perhaps more grateful for our own burdens – but I think we just wanted our own bell back and to do the next exercise.  With bells down, we all rotated clockwise one spot.  Back to our own bells for 10 more Giblet Squats.  With nothing really learned, it was time to mosey. 

Stop: 20 CDDs, OYO. 

Continue: To the picnic tables for some Amandas.  While a Lindsey takes time and everything adds up to 40, an Amanda is like a Lindsey, but it’s a quickie (thx Whitesnake) where 20 is the magic number.  Step ups and Curls.  Then dips and jump squats. 

Mosey to the bus drop-off lane.  Plank work while Lighthouse unplugged the coffee pot.  Dora time: P1 runs to the end of the bus lane and back while P2 does 50 Curls, 100 American Hammers and 150 Flutter Presses. 

We abandoned our bells and all but Whitedeer ran to the same spot together.  Return back by Bear Crawling to the fire hydrant, then high 5ing Whitedeer, and lastly lunging back to ur bells for Mary (FMs, Heels to heaven, box cutters for Boxing Day, and a 6-inch-leg-lift-60-second hold).  Aaaaand time. 

No BTTF today.  COT in the bus lane.  Cuz why not.  Numbers.  Names.  Announcements: 1/1 convergence at W Dog at 7am.  With hormones raging and pimples emerging, F3 pushes deeper into its teen years on the first of the year by turning 14. Prayers for healing for Attila (feel better soon buddy), and for all of those in the F3 family and extended family battling various ailments.   Prayers for God’s guiding hand and blessings upon Gaudi’s recently-expanded family (his son Sully is a week old today – hope Sully got what he wanted for Xmas). 

Moleskin: KBs look really freakin’ cool with F3 stickers on them (I see you Pigskin & Lighthouse).  All present today play musical instruments, except for Lighthouse, who studied dance.  Who knew?!?  Shout out to CM-regular Fudd for his recent encouragement to Q.  I needed the push.  Also, Die Hard may be a Christmas movie but Heathers definitely is not. 

PSA: Circus Maximus has gone from my least-favorite AO to probably my favorite.  We’ve got 1st F followed by coffee on site for 2nd F, and everyone knows the math: 1st F + 2nd F = 3rd F.  Come check out this AO if you never have. 

“Love one another with brotherly affection.”   – Romans 12:10

10 HIM posted for a Fudd Q today. It’s a good thing YHC decided to show up (slightly late).

Pigskin started the PAX of in COP with various warm up exercises. YHC appeared at 5:35 and took over. After a few rounds of different exercises and stretches we moseyed to the front entrance while YHC brainstormed on what to do next…….

Various rounds of exercises with laps around the circle in between: lawnmower pulls, flutters holding bell overhead, pulse squats, bench presses, reverse curls with presses, various stretches, and maybe some other stuff. I think we did 3 rounds…..

Mosey to the bus loop for overhead pulls, sit and press, Freddie Mercuries, and maybe a few other things….run another lap

Mosey to the picnic tables for 5 x step ups with each leg followed by 5 reps of clean and press with each arm. Then 6 reps of each and run half a lap around the circle. Then 7 reps of each, then 8 reps of each.

Mosey back to the flag for swings and various Mary exercises until time was called.

Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

NMS

YHC was surprised to hear that his name was on the Q sheet for today when he showed up slightly tardy. YHC cannot remember signing up to Q but forgetfulness comes with age, or so I’ve heard. Regardless, the PAX got a decent workout despite the lack of planning. Coffee afterwards is always a treat…..many thanks to Offshore, Byproduct, and Whitesnake for providing all of the necessary accoutrements.

Prayers for all in need of healing.

Thanks for letting me lead today fellas.

Never stop chasing the wabbitt!

Fudd

It was very windy today, and cold, so we immediately went over to the covered walkway and stayed there (other than the run around the Circus Maximus (bus loop).

Disclaimer: Don’t leave here with more injuries than you came with.

Warmup:

• 20 SSH,
• 15 IWs,
• 10 Don Quixote,
• Arm/shoulder stretch,

Countdown:

• 20 Upright rows, 20 Deep Mountain Climbers (double count), 18 Upright rows, 18 Deep Mountain Climbers, etc. down to 2 Upright rows, 2 Deep Mountain Climbers (double count)
• Run around the island

Partner up:

• Partner 1 rifle carries their KB a short distance, does 5 burpees and returns
• Partner 2 does the called exercise
• 100 curls
• 100 squats
• 100 Triceps
• Run around the island
• Stretch

Partner up again:

• Partner 1 rifle carries their KB a short distance, does 5 burpees and returns
• Partner 2 does the called exercise
• 100 Swings
• 100 Bench press
• 100 Flutters with Bell held
• Stretch
• Run around island

Finish

• 20 Lawnmowers each arm OYO
• 20 KB Lunges each leg OYO
• 20 Overhead pulls OYO
• 20 Hammers 2 count OYO
• 20 Sit and Press OYO
• 20 Heels to Heaven without bell in cadence
• 20 APD in cadence
• Stretch

Back to the flag for numberama, namerama

Announcements:

Tuesday noon: 2^nd F at Firehouse Subs

COT

Many years ago, there was an advice column called ‘Ann Landers’. “Ann Landers would use the phrase “wake up and smell the coffee”. She would often use this phrase when people seemed to be denying situations that made them uncomfortable or unhappy. For example, “Dear M&L: Wake up and smell the coffee, sister. If you think this guy is going to come back to you, you’re two sandwiches short of …” (copied from Google)

Ann Landers is no longer with us. But you can still get advice from prayer.

Prayers for Gypsy, Firehouse Subs (scratch that: make it Fireman Ed, Mollie (Roger Roger’s wife) and Mary (Fudd’s sister)

Post workout coffee discussion: For two or three months, Offshore (today Mr. Rogers) has made coffee for us after the workout. There’s a percolator and we’ve found an outlet that is ‘hot’. Good discussions take place. The gender reveal for Gaudí’s second baby due around Christmas will come when the baby is born.

11 muscled warriors including a Circus Maximus first timer showed up for a kettlebell workout. It was reported that a dead body was found the previous morning at the workout site. Whether such report is true may be a mystery. Given that the first timer at Circus was Handshake, the amount of mumble chatter went up. The chatter included a discussion about a PAX who shall remain nameless getting a treatment on his head. Well anyways here is the workout:

COP: DQs, CPs, merkins, FMs and LBCs Mosey to Pump road side of school.

E1: Death crawls which are bear crawls with coupon and at the curbs do 1 sit and press, crawl do 2 sit and presses up to 5 and back down to 1. Mosey slightly down the curb.

E2: Triple check with bench press, overhead pulls and run to small tree left of the curb and back. Mosey to front parking lot.

E3: Four corners with 10 burpees, 20 coupon squats, 30 high pulls and 40 curls for the ladies. mosey back to home base.

e4: Sets of lawnmower pulls and calf raises. First set 5 each (per arm on lawnmower pulls), then 10 each, then 15 each. Mosey to home base.

Finished with American hammers, coupon flutter kicks, heels to heaven, mountain climbers and some stretching.

Announcements: Join gypsy and be part of the F3 team doing the Allianz Richmond Marathon next year. I swear there were other announcements but I forgot them. Prayers for Fudd’s sister Mary, Roger Roger’s wife and me (Fireman Ed). Thanks for letting me lead! What is wrong with the da$n Jets?