Tag: Huge Bells

  • That’s No Moon..

    Six men showed up for a themed workout and quickly realized this wasn’t going to be a casual stroll through the galaxy. Death Star Orbits turned into survival marches, and anything labeled “carry” lived up to the name. By the time we hit the amphitheater, the triple check sealed it. Box jumps lost their bounce, thrusters felt personal, and curls somehow became the hardest thing of the morning. The final hyperspeed sprint back to the flag looked less like light speed and more like a group of guys reconsidering life choices.

    By the end, PAX were laid out across the ground, staring at the sky, questioning decisions, and trying to remember whose idea this was. Great work!

    Tha Thang:

    COP1: Death Star Orbit (bus loop). Partner 1 racked the kettlebell runs the loop until they catch Partner 2.. Partner 2 bear crawls with the kettlebell.

    COP 2: Amphitheatre Triple Check Part 1
    Partner 1: Vader Carry / Luggage Carry around amphitheater
    Partner 2: Lightsaber kettlebell Swings
    Partner 3: Wookiee Rows

    Triple Check 2
    Partner 1: Jedi Box Jumps
    Partner 2: Trooper Thrusters (squat thrusters)
    Partner 3: Skywalker Curls

    Mosey back to main parking lot with waiter carries, walking lunges, and hyperspace sprints back to the flag

    Finished with 5 minutes of Mary, PAX calling out kettlebell exercises.

    Announcements:
    NTB going away party – May 16
    Bon Iron meeting at Dogpile for mini-convergence – May 16
    DTH’s 500th Q – this Thursday
    Memorial Day Convergence – Memorial Day
    Mother’s Day – this Sunday

  • Speed, Balance & Power

    The trifecta of kettlebell excellence…………and pretty much every other sport. Here is a brief summary of this morning’s workout for your viewing pleasure.

    PAX of 7 mosey down to the tennis courts for Warm Up:
    Side Straddle Hops, Jazzercise, Big Overhead Claps, Shoulder Taps, Copious Amounts of Freddy Mercuries, Knee Pulls, Open the Gate, Mario Jumps, Mummy Kicks, might have missed a couple. All done in perfect cadence with excellent form.

    Speed:

    On the football field: Sprint to 50 yard line, 20 Kettlebell Swings, 8 Merkins. Run back to the end zone. Repeat and reduce the Swings by 2, and increase merkins by 2 until you get back to 8 and 20. 7 rounds total.

    Balance:

    At the side of the tennis courts, Triple Check. Runner does suitcase carry with kettlebell. Others do High Shoulder Taps with Kettle, and Bend Overs (??).

    Grab the kettle and walk along the top of the Great Wall of TryHard (GWOTH).

    Power:

    Hold Kettle on chest and run to the top of Mt. Chaplain. At the summit: Goblet Squats, and Clean and Presses. Back to the Flag for COT! TryHard took us out.

    Final Thoughts: Strong work by the PAX on an crisp and cool morning. I drew the inspiration from the workout from a line by my kid’s track coach. Much respect for Snuff who came out after finishing Ragnar over the weekend. Also, DTH returning from the mission field. Sounds like ultimate frisbee may be on the horizon! Perhaps this workout will pay off.

    SYITG

  • From Zero to Zen: The Box that Unboxed Me

    KB Beast.

    No KB Man Killers.

    Sold my soul for a Soul. Beep, beep.

  • HBD to me

    7 festive fellows showed up to make YHC’s 37th birthday the best one yet. After realizing this wasn’t Ruckhenge after all, we set to it.

    The THANG:

    WARMERAMA:

    • Circle the parking lot, mosey back to the flag and circle up
    • F3 Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warmed up, including 37 side straddle hops

    COP #1: Adora

    •  Timer runs the bus loop
    • 37 kettle bell burpees, 137 squats, 237 alternating side shrugs

    COP #2: 3×7 stair way to beach bod

    •  partner up in the courtyard
    • 5 partner assisted ‘merkins at the bottom each time (partner hold kettlebell on shoulder blades during merkins, switch)
    • do 3 of each exercise on each of the 7 stairs ( thus 3×7)
    • Repeat
      • Lunges, skull crushers, lawn mower pulls, etc.

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 7
    • Namerama 
    • Announcerama
    • Closing Prayer

    Parting thoughts – Thanks for all the birthday wishes, best part of the day so far.

  • Ramps, Stairs, and Hills, Oh My!

    🔥 WARMARAMA

    Run along Forest Hill Avenue with a mix of Bernies, butt kickers, high knees. Circle up for some Cherry Pickers, Chuck Norris merkins, and various stretches. 

    💪 THE THANG

    Ramped Up

    Pair Up. 

    • Partner A: Starts at the bottom of the ramp performing “AMRAP” Kettlebell High Pulls.
    • Partner B: Sprints to the top of the ramp (carrying nothing) and performs 5 Burpees, then sprints back down.
    • The Switch: When Partner B returns, they swap roles.
    • The Progression: Once both partners have run once, they both carry a bell to the midway point of the ramp and perform 20 Synchro-Squats before moving to the next round.

    Stairway to Heaven

    Partner up. Partner A does step ups with bell. While partner B:

    • The Base (Bottom): 10 Goblet Squats.
    • The Ascent: Bear Crawl Drag. (Crawl up the stairs, dragging the kettlebell).
    • The Summit (Top): 10 Swings.
    • The Descent: Suitcase Carry. (Walk down with the bell in one hand; switch hands halfway).

    Three rounds. 

    Man-Maker Mo-Ped

    Man-Maker x 5:

    • Merkin: Start in plank, perform one Merkin (hand on bell or floor).
    • Renegade Row: Stay in plank, row the KB to the hip with one arm.
    • The Switch: Drag or slide the KB to the other hand.
    • Merkin + Row: Perform a Merkin and a row on the opposite side.
    • Clean: Jump feet in, explosive pull to the rack position.
    • Thruster: Full squat into an overhead press.
    • Recover: Return KB to the deck; rinse and repeat.

    10 Lateral Hops over the kettlebell. Sprint up the hill and back. Repeato.

    Mosey BTTF 🇺🇸

    🧘 MARY

    Plank pendulum dragging bell from side to side.

    🗣️ COT 

    • NTB’s going away party 5/16 at DTH’s.
    • Prayers for NTB’s next season of new pastures.
    • Prayers for L Wood’s growing brood.
    • Prayers for the Artemis 2 crew flying around the dark side of the moon today.

    Dealer’s Musings:

    • Way to put in the work this morning! Grunts galore.

  • Getup 11’s = 66 Total

    8 classic rock metal swingers strode into Huge Bells ready to rock. Here’s how we hit replay on a full body whoopin:

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Classic Rock ON 🎸 🤘 
    • Mosey lap with KB’s + variable movements
    • Inchworm to the top of the knoll, then back down to circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Warm-up Reps IC

    THE THANG:

    • Mosey around to the amphitheater and line up for ELEVENS
    • Turkish Getups 10 —> 1
    • KB Smokers x10 EVERY TIME
    • KB Bear Crawl between sides

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 8
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer 🙏 
    • Pull-up Challenge! (Currently at 12)

    NMS:  Solid PAX for a Turkish smokefest. These boys put in the WORK! 💪 Awesome to see DANGLE back in the gloom today after a year hiatus (BIL of Snip and Stagg) – just one more BIL to go! TClaps to Snuff planting an F3 Flag, AND bringing delicious coffee! After our goofy picture at the flags, Dookie proved he could clutch a KB with his legs and complete x3 perfect pullups! Keep getting after it! Pretty sure today’s Q starts the countdown to a total of 500 documented Q’s for YHC. 🔥 Yours AYE! ~Dr Tryhard

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Weekly Forge Coffee + QSource
    • 4/11 OTB Ruck + BBQ (Machismo’s)
    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • SEPT 26 GROW RUCK! Registration Link below:

    https://event.freedom-ops.fit/gte-74

  • The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Music

    🔥 WARMARAMA

    Mosey around the bus loop with a mix of butt kickers, high knees, Super Marios. Circle up for side straddle hops, cherry pickers, side lunges, Chuck Norris push ups (RIP), and WWIIs.

    Mosey to the hill at the top of Mount Chaplain. 

    💪 THE THANG

    Hill 1: Steep Slogger

    • At the base of the top of Mount Chaplain, perform 10 Goblet Squats. 
    • Then lunge halfway up the incline with the KB. Hit 10 Sumo Deadlift High Pulls.
    • Sprint the remainder of the hill to sidewalk no KB, then walk back down to retrieve the bell.

    Repeato 3 times. 

    Lay on back and hold KB above head for the six. After six came in, hit 20 KB chest presses, 15 KB curls for the girls, and 10 KB WWIIs. 

    Hill 2: Long Burner

    • Start near the bottom of S Coleman Ln. 
    • Clean the KB into the right-arm waiter carry and walk uphill thru two streetlights. Without stopping, switch to a left-arm suitcase carry (hanging at your side) thru the next two street lights. 
    • At the top, do 20 Kettlebell Swings facing uphill.
    • Carry the bell back down in a left-arm waiter carry and switch halfway down to a right-arm suitcase carry.

    After round 1, hit 20 KB presses, 15 curls, and 10 WWIIs. Round 2 was a mosey uphill with right-arm rack/left-arm suitcase and the reverso back down hill followed by 20-15-10 KB presses, curls, WWIIs. 

    Hill 3: Sidewinder

    Mosey to the bottom of Mount Chaplain. Walk halfway up hill.

    • Perform 20 KB Halos (10 each direction).
    • Perform 10 KB Woodchoppers, swinging from your “uphill” shoulder to your “downhill” hip.
    • Side-shuffle 20 yards across the face of the hill, swap directions (facing the other way), and repeat.

    2 rounds with 20-15-10 KB work in between. 

    Mosey BTTF 🇺🇸

    🧘 MARY

    Last round of 20-15-10 KB presses, curls, and WWIIs. 

    🗣️ COT 

    • Name-o-Rama
    • Announcements
      • 9/25-27: GTE-74 Blue Ridge with 5 from RVA and 7-10 from Amelia
    • Prayers
      • For wind at our backs. For innocents caught in the crosshairs. 

    Dealer’s Musings:

    • Strong work today! My shoulders and arms are shot. 
    • Great hill work today. It’s no joke.

  • Everyone’s Favorite Pyramid Scheme

    Seven swingers and one walker gathered on this fine morning for the latest edition of Huge Bells! The following is what allegedly happened.

    We started with a mosey down the hill to the tennis courts for disclaimers and warmarama, then ventured over to the finest turf on the southside for the main event.

    COP #1: Pyramid Schemes
    Every movement was 10 reps and every new yard marker leading up to the 50 added a movement. Then we worked the scheme in reverse to the opposite goal line.

    • GL: Swings
    • 10yd: Swings, Squats
    • 20yd: Swings, Squats, Merkins
    • 30yd: Swings, Squats, Merkins, RDLs
    • 40yd: Swings, Squats, Merkins, RDLs, High Pulls
    • 50yd: Swings, Squats, Merkins, RDLs, High Pulls, OH Press
    • 40yd-GL: Descend the pyramid
    • 110 swings, 90 Squats, 70 Merkins, 50 RDLs (Ea. Leg), 30 High Pulls, 10 OH Press

    COP #2: Ab Mary
    While we recovered from climbing the pyramid we each selected a 20 count exercise to perform before heading back towards the flag.

    COP #3: Partner Farmer Carry
    Two pairs and a group of 3 then made their way up the hill to the flag where partner 1 farmer carried both KBs while partner 2 ran ahead to the next light pole and back to switch roles. The PAX made it up the hill with a couple minutes to spare and a lone House Party charging up the hill returning from his track laps.

    Plank it up while HP returns to the flag, but what’s this?? House Party isn’t returning to the flag but continuing on his walk! The PAX was stunned with dispair as the planking continued but only for a moment as YHC called time.

    Announcements:
    – Sign up for GrowRuck 74 in September.
    – Plenty of OTB, 2nd F, and 3rd F opportunities will start to emerge with the arrival of warmer weather. Keep an eye on slack.

    Prayer Requests:
    – YHC took us out and lifted up church friend Toby as he is looking for a new job.

  • Boom clap

    7 men, 7 bells. Incessant ringing.

    Mosey to the roundabout for a warmarama. SSHs, DQs, helicopters, mirkins, plank jacks, LBCs, Rosalita whips, etc.

    Mosey to the double stair case for a some overhead press per stair, descending squats per stair. Jump squats up the stairs, squat down the stairs.

    Some wall work, hoedowns with the kettle bells. Then balls to the wall Bombs over Baghdad. Sprint to the other end of the soccer field.

    Chest presses oyo followed by WW3s: feet up the hill, inverted WW2s with a kettle bell. Boom clap with 40 squat thrusters.

    Since we’re suckers for pain, sprint back to clockwork hill for some lunge walks up. Muhammad Alis with the bell against the wall. Lunge down. 40 American Hammers. Walk back up the hill. Bernie down.

    Mosey to the loop for some kettle bell swings. Mosey up to the main roundabout for some more kettlebell swings. Like a bullet with butterfly wings.

    Mosey back to the flag for some parking lot bear crawls with the bell, then cradle crab walks. Then ran it back again. Back to the flag for some burpees.

    The most beautiful sunrise. COT.

  • HB #17: The Iron Mile

     WARMARAMA

    Run around bus loop with high knees, Bernie’s, and butt kickers. Mosey to tennis courts for cherry pickers, Fudd and Wilson’s wives (hard to tell the difference in the dark), runners stretch, etc. 

    Mosey to track. 

    💪 THE THANG

    Iron Mile 

    Complete 4 laps (1 mile), stopping every 100 meters (at the straightaway starts and curves) to perform a pain station.

    • Kettlebell swings: 20
    • Goblet squats: 15
    • Thrusters: 10
    • Burpees (over the bell): 5

    Run the straightaways with KB racked on shoulder. Mosey the curves with different KB carries: waiter, behind the back, suitcase, rifle grip.

    Mumblechatter was non-existent. Weight was heavy. Hard work was done. 

    Mosey BTTF 🇺🇸 for a minute of flutters.

    🗣️ COT 

    • Name-o-Rama
    • Announcements
      • 3/7: L Woods has a volunteer event; DTH hosting Off The Books (OTB) ruck
      • 9/25-27: GTE-74 Blue Ridge with 5 from RVA and 7-10 from Amelia
    • Prayers

    Dealer’s Musings:

    • We were under heavy KB weight all workout. 
    • That is not dissimilar to the weight we carry – personal, professional, familial, said, unsaid.
    • God is the stable foundation upon which to stand especially when carrying heavy loads.
    • Put Iron Mile on the list with Michigander.