To quote noted literary icon Snoopy: “It was a dark and stormy [morning].” But the less than ideal weather didn’t scare away 6 men from getting after a kettle bell workout at The Old Hundred. The Workout: After a brief mosey and some warmups in the parking lot we hit the bus lot for the main event – Elevens. At the start we engaged a compound move consisting of a deadlifts, squats, and upright rows in a single motion; at the other end we performed the humble merkin. After completing the Eleven we returned to the parking lot and split…
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8 of SOJs finest came out with a kettlebell in hand ready for a smoke show. According to the internet, 3 moves will give you a full body work out. YHC decided to put this to a test. Quick mosey around the parking lot to get the blood warmed up. Back for some DMH, cherry pickers, Don Quixote, helicopters, arm circles, walk out merkins. Truth or Lie? Today was a four corner lady of the night test. Our 3 moves, at each corner, 10 burpees, 20 goblet squats, 30 KB swings. The PAX was able to make 11 out of…
8 HIMs came out to a moist morning workout only to met by a panhandler seeking an extra kettlebell to do the workout. According to the black cat who crossed our path, here’s what went down… Mosey to the baseball field and back. Thing #1 EMOM5 exercises, 1 minute each. Rinse & Repeat 4 times10 Goblet Squat / 20 KB Swings / 8 Lunge Press / 10 Squat Curls / 10 Diamond pushups Note: 10 second > 3 Second countdowns are confusing… Thing #2 CIRCUIT4 Pullovers / 6 Halos / 8 SA KB Swings / 10 ALT Cleans Note: 20…
Funny mumble-chatter, a good burn, good company; that’s what the Old Hundred is all about! Jazzercize, helicopters, dead man hang, cherry pickers, copperhead squats, merkins, wife stretches, Roscoe’s mom, v-ups There and back: Farmer’s carry KB to each corner of the parking lot. Corner #1: 10 swings Corner #2: 20 single leg deadlifts (10/leg) Corner #3: 30 thrusters Corner #4: 40 APDs Run it all back, corners 3, 2, and 1. Next round: Corner #1: 20 Romanian deadlifts Corner #2: 40 overhead presses Corner #3: 60 shrugs Corner #4: 80 calf raises And run it all back again, corners 3, 2, and 1.…
6 non fart sacking beasts made their way to The Old Hundred for a proper beatdown this morning. With an assortment of kettlebells from CSAUP, the PAX quickly identified their own. After a longer than anticipated run, we circled up to kick things off. Modifiers DMH, Ukrainian soldiers, Walk out merkins Flutter kicks, hello dolly, LBC to get the blood moving. The Thang. Count was a collective to 100 of the following. Squat thrust,Squat curls, Devil halo, Single leg dead lift, WW3, windshield wipers, Press overhead pull, Wall sit front press and over head, Bear position pull through, Rifle carry high knee.…
you would know what came first, the chicken or the egg. Much to Matlock’s surprise he egg came first and was around when YHC was a lad. 9 strong came out for this weeks addition of kettlebell mayhem. YHC looked at the Q sheet as he arrived in the parking lot only to find himself on the sheet! Oh well here we go. Mosey around the front lot with on way back lunges, side lunges, and every school boys favorite power skips. Warm-up- COP- 20 each SSH, LBC; Willy Mays Hayes, 10 Each, Jim Duggan’s, Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperials Walkers, ,…
A Q was abandoned for a good cause in the late hours of the evening. Rain came early and was relentlessly falling. 4 HIM’s wanted to fart sack, but what felt like a drug deal for some hard clay blocks needed to happen this morning. Woodsman brought the goods, Dumar and Hermey brought the truck. According to the Police Officer admiring peak male fitness, here is what transpired… Mosey around the bus loop and some light stretching to feel invigorated. Lined up for a Light pole Build-A-Beast/Pyramid thang that YHC came up with as he drove to OHES… ROUND 1Light…
Did you know that an Apache Helicopter’s chin mounted autocannon is slaved to the gunner’s helmet. So wherever the gunner looks, the gun points. The PAX came out to The Old Hundred for a beatdown and, unbeknownst to them, a lesson in helicopters. Speaking of which, did you know a helicopter can land safely even with a complete engine failure. It is called autorotation. After a quick mosey around the parking lot, we started with Side Straddle Hops, helicopters (of course), Dead Man Hang into cherry pickers, and then got to know a couple of wives before getting to it.…
Some folks found it difficult to get out of the fartsack after the epic Crabby beatdown at yesterdays Convergence. For the 6 kettlebell monsters, no issue. After getting a glimpse into this weeks Iron PAX routine, YHC decided to give a slimmed down version of it to the group with a kettlebell in hand. Started off with a long, slow mosey around the parking lot. Once back, DMH, down into a few wife stretches, SSH, merkins, imperial walkers. Lets get it on!!! Round 1: 5 squat thruster, 3 point suicide run spaced out at 5 yards each. Round 2: 5…
Cookie put his name in the Q sheet, then immediately got cold feet. Crabby sniffed that out and called him out the night before. At that point, there was no turning back. So Cookie rolled in, grabbed the reins, and led the PAX straight into the fire with his cheese grater: Run around the school Warmups & light stretching (just enough to give false hope) 4 Corners – Lady of the Night edition Kettlebell Thrusters – 20 each corner (140 total) Squats – 40 each corner (200 total) Curls – 60 each corner (180 total) Calf Raises – 100 each…