Tag: The Old Hundred

  • We are what we eat

    Our usual motley crew this morning, plus the triumphant return of gloom warrior Cookie! A fistful of HIMs, some mostly good tunes, and a mild temperature, here’s what happened:

    SSHs, merkins, Andy Dufresne, helicopters, deadman hang, overhead triceps stretch, LBCs, cobra and downward dog

    20 swings, 20 goblet squats, 20 (10/leg) single leg deadlifts, repeat 3x

    20 Romanian deadlifts, 20 APDs, 75 calf raises, repeat 3x

    20 upright rows, 20 overhead presses, 30 (15/arm) one arm rows, repeat 3x

    10 merkin pull throughs, 20 skull crushers, 20 curls, repeat 3x

    Some time left, so…

    Lap around the school, 20 double count American hammers, squats until time

    A great way to begin New Year’s Eve. Enjoy your evenings fellas, stay safe, and we’ll regroup next year to take 2025 by the horns. Always an honor to lead you.

  • Kettle frost

    Hermey brought the tunes, Tzatziki screeched into the lot last minute, Heist was like “I’ve been waiting for you,” and Dumar brought his signature whit and selective adherence to any called exercise. With thankfulness in out hearts and a pinch of vinegar/good humor:

    Run around the school

    SSH, Andy Dufresne, helicopters, dead man hang, merkins, LBCs, downward dog and cobra

    Farmer’s carry to the back of the school

    20 swings, 20 (10/leg) single leg squats, 20 (10/leg) single leg deadlifts, repeat 3x

    50 pull-ups, 50 merkins

    20 Romanian deadlifts, 20 upright rows, 20 overhead presses, repeat 3x

    Farmer’s carry back to the front of the school

    20 curls, 20 skull crushers, repeat 3x

    Names, numbers, Hermey took us out.

    Prayers for Dumar’s sister and bro in-law. Crisp and cold but a fantastic way to begin Christmas. We all have so many blessings. Love you guys, and Merry Christmas!

  • hot pot

    COP

    warmarama in the normal fahsion

    THANG

    4 sets of 3 exercises with kettle bell and 1 runner (quad check) followed by some mary

    COT

    HErme brought us out after name/numberama, annnouncments and prayer req’s

  • My bells are cold

    Is there anything better than hefting a frozen kettlebell outside with your buddies, listening to dope music, seeing clouds of your own breath in front of your face each time you exhale? Probably yes, a lot of things. But so what? It’s still amazing. And so we had an amazing workout this morning. Anyone reading this who doesn’t like working out during the cold months? Don’t be like that, it’s great. Say goodbye to sweating! Did you know you can buy clothes to warm your body in just about any kind of weather? You may even shed layers after you begin doing hard stuff. Do it. You’ll love it (Cookie). Anyway, we did this:

    Run around the school, various stretches

    20 swings, 20 single leg lunges (10/leg), 20 single leg deadlifts (10/leg), repeat 3x

    75 calf raises, 20 Alabama prom dates, 20 Romanian deadlifts, repeat 3x

    20 upright rows, 20 overhead presses, 15 merkin pull throughs, repeat 3x

    20 skull crushers, 30 bent over rows (15/arm), 21s, repeat 3x

    Great time this morning fellas. It’s always an honor for me to lead you, so thanks!

  • Do you even eat Chili?

    Two days later and it sounds like you can’t handle your chili… 7 boys from the hood and 1 Westhoe came for all the smells. Check your shorts!!

    Warmarama: One Lap around the school, SSH, Arm Circles, DQ, Imperial Walkers, Copperhead Squats, LBC, Flutter Kicks, Bear Crawl to the curb, Incline Merkins, Decline Merkins.

    The Thang:
    4 Corners
    -Mosey to the 1st Corner, 20 Curls: Drop KB run to the start and back. 20 Curls
    -Mosey to the 2nd Corner, 20 Curls, 20 Lawnmower: Drop KB run to the start and back, 20 Curls, 20 Lawnmower.
    -Mosey to the 3rd Corner, 20 Curls, 20 Lawnmower, 20 Shoulder Press: Drop KB run to the start and back, 20 Curls, 20 Lawnmower, 20 Shoulder Press.
    -Mosey to the 4 Corner, 20 Curls, 20 Lawnmower, 20 Shoulder Press, 20 Skull Crushers: Drop KB run to the start and back 20 Curls, 20 Lawnmower, 20 Shoulder Press, 20 Skull Crushers.

    Mosey to the Picnic Tables: Partner Up
    100 Dips – Runner to the curb and back. Switch
    50 Step Ups – Runner to the curb and back. Switch
    30 Incline Merkins – Runner to the light pole. Switch

    Mosey BTTF: Ring of Kettlebells
    Numberama: Namerama
    YHC took us out.

    Moleskin: Smells like the Chili tournament was a big success. Great to be back at the Old Hundred to throw around some Kettlebells (and maybe a little running thrown in). Cookie made it in record time from his home to the AO. (Well done, Cookie). Thanks, Fudd for crossing the river today, great to see you buddy. Lurch brings the pain to the PAX with the slow arm raises. (Wise choice on KB weight). Thanks for letting me lead today. Purple Rain you back next week?

    Announcements:
    Hermey – has the Q at the Bridge on Saturday.
    See Slack for more.

    Oyster

  • Cookie is judging you

    I’ve Q’d here a bit and thought I’d wing it this morning. And I did, but it started off kind of slow. Still, I feel some serious soreness coming already. Toward the end we gained steam. There’s something about kettlebells that doesn’t feel like running but still feels like I put in serious work. Am I crazy? Probably.

    Thanks to trailblazers like Hermey I feel empowered to leave this truncated back last. We had a haphazard, run-free OYO warmup. Then 3x of the following:

    Swings, goblet squats, single leg deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, WW3s, calf raises, upright rows, single arm rows, merkin pull throughs, overhead press, skull crushers, curls

    Running down the clock, PAX choice for misc ab exercises. Time.

    Chili cook off this Sunday. Come and hang out with the fams. That’s all we want. Bring a perfunctory item if it makes you feel better. Bring chili if you have game like that. Prayers, for all of us. YHC took us out.

    It is always an honor to lead you guys.

  • The Haunting of The Old Hundred!

    ”Who is this guy?” was soon followed by even weirder looks after I took out the Ghost Flag and stole the Q from Purple Rain.

    After a mosey around the large bus loop we circled up for a little disclaimer and some warmups of Helicopters, Arm Circles, Ukrainian Soldiers, DQs, LBCs, Flutters and Merkins.

    Taking from Attila’s playbook, I took out a park of cards to determine the kettlebell exercises. Clubs were Curls, Spades-Squats, Hearts-overHead presses and Diamonds-Da swings. Face cards=ten, Diamonds=15, face value for everything else with a 5 minimum and 2 jokers for ten burpees each. Lots of math involved. Total of 105 reps of each plus twenty burpees.

    With 15 minutes left we did another lap of the bus loop with a shout of “we don’t run at Kettlebells” from the Pax. And then we did a Lindsey of Overhead Pulls and Sit and Press. (30/10, 25/15, etc until 10/30).
    Circled back up for a little Mary of Freddie Mercuries, APDs and Heals to Heaven.

    Music playing the entire time and Mary turning into The Funny Bone are some nice touches at The Old Hundred.

    Announcements included Hermey going to the Bridge on 11/30 and encouraging others plus some secret SOJ meeting at a rodeo down south.

    Prayers for Orange Crush’s friend Andy, Dumar’s dad, Roger Roger’s wife, Fudd’s sister Mary and Fireman Ed.

    Thank you for letting me take over. Be on the lookout for a Purple Ghost Rain at an AO near you!

  • Get a shot in your brain

    6 Redwoods posted out on this Election Day ready to vote for a good kettle bell beatdown. What was to be a Purple Rain Q turned into a Nancy Q. Thanks PR for allowing me to get back to the Q sheet as I have a break from travel this week. Nothing better than starting a day with fine men!

    Warm up: 20 each: LBC’s, SSH, Imperial walkers, 10 each: Merkins, CH squats, Cherry pickers, DQ’s, Helicopters.

    Get to it: Round Robin of 6 with timer carrying the 50lb cannon ball to various lengths while pax rotated through: Kettle wings, Curls, Goblet squats, HR Merkins, LBC’s. 3 rounds completed. Then slow mosey around bus loop.

    Next rotation: Upright rows, Skull crushers, WWII, Drydocks, 1 more???, 2 rounds completed.

    Prayers for our country and that whatever the outcome we can united.

    Always an honor to lead. SYITG

  • Somebody give that man a mic

    8 adventurous HIMs pulled into the lot this morning eager for a kettlebell beatdown. Hermey supplied a diverse playlist played at high volume, but that’s how the old hundred crew likes it. We’re a non-conformist bunch, save for the common yearning for muscle-splitting, pulse pounding beatdowns where we’re all slinging weight. Never mind the school zoning, weight was slung. Here’s what appeared on the menu:

    Lap around the school, SSHs, Andy Dufresne stretch, dead man hang, grass grabbers, OYO helicopters, rotator cuff stretch, hold a deep squat, cobra and downward dog stretches, HRMs, 30 Freddie Mercurys w/ variable cadence

    20 swings, 20 goblet squats, 20 single leg deadlifts (10/leg), repeat x3

    20 Romanian deadlifts, 20 upright rows, 75 calf raises, repeat 3x

    15 WWIIIs, 20 overhead press, 20 skull crushers, repeat 3x

    30 one arm rows (15/arm), 20 curls, 20 around the worlds (10 each direction), repeat 3x

    With some time left on the clock we went around the circle of PAX for a “name the exercise and the rep count” thing. The best I can recall: goblet squats, American Hammers, flutter kicks, merkin pull throughs, not sure what to call the last one, you pick the KB up off the ground with one hand and then press it overhead, sort of like the snatch maybe? Go ahead and make jokes. It’s okay. 

    Names, numbers. 

    Daddy/daughter dance this weekend (rsvp on slack), VQ week next week (let’s show up in an overwhelming display of support). 

    Hermey took us out. 

    Way to push fellas. Always a pleasure to lead you guys.

  • kb tater

    cop – we waramarmed in the normal fashion

    thang – mixture of exercises in a circuit format

    cot – name/number announce hermey took us out