Tag: Huge Bells

Summer Tour results are in: Handshake indicates bells are “medium, not huge” at Hugebells AO. 

One bystander who goes by L Woods commented, “Size is not important, it’s how you swing it.”

Another onlooker who goes by Heisenberg, an alias to protect from government retribution, added, “Well, mine seem huge. They touch the ground when I squat.”

House Party had no comment. 

Coverage resumes again tomorrow when Handshake takes the final week of Summer Tour to No Toll. 

🔥 WARMARAMA 

Mosey around bus loop gates of football field for arm circles, Cherry Pickers, Dead Man Hangs, Merkins, Fudd’s Wife, Wilson’s Wife, Freddie Mercuries, etc. 

Racked KBs on shoulders then moseyed down to the football field. 

💪 The Thang 

🔁 Da Beast

🧱 Round 1: KB swings. Outbound run. Inbound KB waiter carry.

🧱 Round 2: KB squats. Outbound run. Inbound KB waiter carry.

🧱 Round 3: KB sit n press. Outbound run. Inbound goblet carry. 

🧱 Round 4: KB thrusters. Outbound run. Inbound suitcase carry. 

🧱 Round 5: KB curls 4 the girls. Outbound run. Inbound rifle carry.

🧱 Round 6: KB deadlift high pulls. Outbound run. Inbound goblet carry. 

Drop the KBs for a bonus round 7 of flutters, WWIs, WWIIs in cadence. 

🧘 Mary / Cool Down (5 min)

Slowsey BTTF for 3 minutes of Mary called out by boys in the circle. 

🗣️ COT (Circle of Trust)

• Name-o-Rama
• Announcements
• Prayers:
  • David
  • Speakeasy
  • Florence’s MIL

Dealer’s Musings:

• Nice having Handshake in the fold.
• Good mix of cardio and muscle-building.
• Lots of stuff coming up: F3 swag orders (DTH), Labor Day Convergence at 7 AM at Forest Hill Park

5 able bodied HIMs and 1 ailing HIM posted in the ever darkening gloom on this first day of school. Did we meet this day with excitement for what was in store for our children for this next year? Hell nah, remembering our angsty teen years we put up a 45 minute rebellion sesh.

WARMERAMA:

• Mosey to bottom parking lot and circle up
• Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warmed up

COP #1: Adora

•  Partner up, 50 OH press, 100 curls, 150 lawnmower pulls

COP #2: AMRAP

•  Mosey to tennis court
• 5 minutes to do as many as possible:
  • Round 1: 5 KB swings, 5 clean/press both sides, 5 flutter with KB chest press: run to other side of court in-between
  • In between AMRAP rounds: bear crawl one tennis court, lunge walk a tennis court, push ups, WWII
  • Round 2: 5 KB burpees, 5 goblet squats, 5 spider plank

COP #3: MARY on top of Mt. Chaplain as the sun rose

Mosey BTTF for COT:

• Counterama # 6
• Namerama 
• Announcerama
• Closing Prayer

Naked Moleskin:  In a house of 4 young boys, showing them the original karate kid is a not advisable IF mother is around. 

Announcements: (see SLACK!)

•  Heseinberg VQ 8/27 at forge,
• 8/28 Snuff pool party,
• 8/29 Latino of VA service project
• 8/30 Dealer hosted OTB ruck

Prayer Requests:

• Prayers for DTH back spasms
• Prayer for the youth of this country as they become our future leaders

Eleven lion-hearted lads left their ladies to battle in the gloom. YHC didn’t sleep well last night, anxious for what dawn would bring. After a rocky start (wrong wife in front of Fudd, how embarrassing!) we set off.

WARMERAMA:

• Mosey around bus loop and BTTF to circle up
• F3 Welcome & Disclaimer
• Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warmed up

COP #1: 11s up mount Chaplain

•  Swings at the bottom
• Bear craw to top
• Merkins at top

COP #2: round robin of reps

•  10 stations: renegade row, Lt. Dans, american hammers, flutter kicks, KB swings, clean/press, lawn mower pulls, merkins, goblet squats, WWII
• 1 timer runs to flag and back
• rotate clockwise
• Repeato

Even though the PAX was gassed, we capped the morning with a quick sprint to the front doors and back to the KBs.

Mosey BTTF for COT:

• Counterama #11
• Namerama 
• Announcerama
• Closing Prayer

NMS: YHC had know idea how long the grass was when deciding to bear crawl up Mt. Chap. Reminder to do a tick check if you haven’t already!

Announcements: (see SLACK!)

•  Heisenberg VQ 8/27
• Family friendly pool party at Snuff’s 8/28
• L. Woods events on slack

Prayer Requests:

•  Freezer Burn wedding this weekend, congrats!

🔥 WARMARAMA 

Mosey to gates of football field for Side Straddle Hops, Cherry Pickers, Dead Man Hangs, Chuck Norris Merkins, Ukrainian Soldiers, Copperhead Squats, etc. 

Moseyed to bottom of ramp, causing rando parked car to flee upon seeing six studs carrying huge bells blaring “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath.

💪 THE THANG

Hill 1: American 250

• Partner up. 
• At bottom of ramp, partner A performs KB Squat Thrusters. 
• Partner B carries KB to top of ramp and back. 
• Alternate until 250 reps are hit. 

That ramp was long. Very long. Slosey to hill 2 at the base to Mt. Chaplain.

Hill 2: 11s

• 1 KB Goblet Squats at bottom of hill. 
• SA OH carry up hill. 
• 10 KB Swings at the top of hill.
• SA OH carry down hill. 
• Repeato 9,2…8,3…7,4…

DTH was a stud holding the SA OH KB carry for all sets. That hill was long. Very long. Found a dry spot to lay on back and hit 20 KB chest presses, 15 KB curls for the girls, and 10 KB WWIIs. 

Slosey up Mt. Chaplain to hill 3 in main parking lot.

Hill 3: Slogger

• Perform 10 KB American Hammers at base of hill. 
• Run up hill.
• Hit 10 Merkins at the crest.
• Run to the sidewalk along FH AVE and back down.
• Repeato 3 times. 

MOSEY BTT🇺🇸

No Mary, no time.

🗣️ COT

• Numberama, namarama
• Announcements: Something brewing at la casa de Snuff at the end of the month. Something about banana hammocks.
• Prayers: Deale’s mom’s retirement/new season, for the rain, for breath, and for putting one foot in front of the other.

Dealer’s musings: It was an honor leading your brothers this morning. The hills were grueling, the counting was a lot, the music was banging, and you boys brought it and owned the hills. LFG.

Flights canceled, rebooked. 4:15a alarm. White knuckle to the airport, rain so bad that everyone else had their flashers on. 85 in a 55. Short goodbyes and a straight shot to Huguenot High.

Dr Tryhard ran a warmarama and YHC unpacked a speaker and some Cindys.

Triple check, timer carries the block up the hill, kettle bell swings, squat thrusters.

Lunge walk ascending bell squats at each parking line, to 10. Carry the bell above the head all the way down to the sign and back.

Found a dry spot for a dora. Timer runs to Forest Hill, 50 WW2s with a bell extension, 75 squat thrusters, 100 curls. Thanks for the suggestions as YHC’s brain was on a rain delay.

Mosey to the stairs for a roundabout. 2 men each did stations. Double Cindy carry up and down the stairs, dips with weights, step ups with the bell, American Hammers, mirkins.

Full speed up Mt Chaplain.

COT. Prayers for healing, for Mary and for David. Also prayers for Jacob, no question he will ‘man up’ if he’s anything like his father.

Welcome ‘King’ – in spite of shouts for a wild variety of other names, we’re going with a good one.

And, all the cold brew spilled into the cooler. A lifetime before 6:30a and there are still miles to go. Thanks for the fellowship, that we can laugh about it together.

The THANG:

Six studs showed up post world cup final. Some mourned the loss of Argentina, others complained of too many brews/ late nights. After warmups we spent all morning on the pitch.

WARMERAMA:

• Mosey around the parking lot and back to the bells, circle up
• Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warmed up

COP #1 and only: Modified KB suicides on the pitch

• Mosey down to the football field/pitch
• YHC explained the following to moans and growns from the PAX:
  • Start at near end zone,
  • carry KB to 5 yard line
  • Do 10 KB swings,
  • Drop KB and run back to the end line
  • 5 burpees
  • Run back to KB and move up to the 10 yard line
  • 10 more KB swings
  • Run back to end line (without KB) and 5 more burpees
• This continued for the full length of the field, moving in 5 yard increments to the opposite end zone line
• We moved from 10 swings, to 10 goblet squats, to 10 pulls, and then 10 clean/press
• halfway through the 5 burpees became 5 merkins
• Brocode – at every 10 yard interval, we waited for the six with rotating abb exercises
• By the end of the workout, we had done 50 burpees, 50 merkins, 200 of various KB exercises noted above, and sprinted around 1.2 miles

Mosey BTTF for COT:

• Counterama # 6
• Namerama 
• Announcerama
• Closing Prayer

Naked Moleskin:  This mornings COP felt like it would never end. After the lopsided game yesterday it felt only right to get on the pitch for a beatdown. Unlike Argentina, however, our physical pain brought success. Well done fighting through to the end men, what a bunch of studs!

Announcements: (see SLACK!)

• Get on the Q sheet
• Get an OTB ruck going
• Grow ruck prep

Prayer Requests:

•  Accountability and diligence as we push to improve our bodies by adding good things and avoiding overindulgences.

🔥 WARMARAMA 

5 minutes of light movement:

1 minute: Side Straddle Hops

1 minute: LBCs

1 minute: Squats

1 minute: Merkins

1 minute: American Hammers

💪 The Thang 

COP #1: Round of 48

48 Kettlebell Swings

48 Goblet Squats

48 American Hammers

COP #2: Round of 32

32 Kettlebell Thruster (16 per arm)

32 Kettlebell Lunges (16 per leg, holding KB in Goblet position)

32 American Hammers

COP #3: Round of 16 – Full Time

16 Kettlebell Snatches (8 per arm)

16 Kettlebell Deadlifts (8 per side)

16 American Hammers

COP #4: Round of 16 – Extra Time

16 Kettlebell Dead Bugs

16 Kettlebell Presses

16 American Hammers

COP #4: Round of 16 – PKs

10 Burpees (representing the keeper dive)

20 Mountain Climbers (representing the scramble for the ball)

Repeat 3 times with no rest between rounds

COP #5: The American Wall

Wall Sit Curls for the Girls

Wall Sit Above the Head Hold

MOSEY BTT🇺🇸

🧘 Mary / Cool Down 

Circle up for core and stretching:

1. Quarterfinals – 8 American Hammers
2. Semifinals – 4 American Hammers
3. Final – 90 second plank

🗣️ COT (Circle of Trust)

• Name-o-Rama
• Announcements
  • FNG Auggie (Amardillo) joined us. Moved from Austin, TX. Had a transformation, both physically and mentally, and is on the road to big things.
  • Sign up for Grow Ruck and 1776 challenge. See Slack for deets.
  • US watch party at L WOODS tonight. Please RSVP with him.
• Prayer Requests / BOM (Ball of Man)
  • For transformation.
  • For clear eyes to see the right path and the physical grit to hike it.
  • For the USMNT and the W.

On this muggiest Monday morning, 8 warriors gathered for some kettle bell hill work. To carry the burden over and over and over again, as is their wont. There is nothing clever about a cinder block.

Warmarama stuff.

Block circle: every other man did block squats while the others did kettle bell skull crushers. Pass the block, repeato. Then curls, pass the block, etc.

Hill work, 3 times each, partner walks up the hill with the block while the other partner does kettle bell swings. Walk the hill with 2 bells while partner does chest presses. Walk up with the block while the other partner does skull crushers. Walk up the hill with 2 bells while partner does block WW2s. Plus a few more variants. This went on for some time, possibly an eternity.

Back to the flag for some more circle work, plank up and pass the bells in a circle. Skull crushers on the 6, WW2s with the bell, etc etc.

COT and lavender coffee with relaxing piano music.