Reunited and it feels so good! 3 noble warriors fought through the malaise of the midweek. Here is how it went down. COP 25 SSH15 IW15 DQ15 helicopters20 HRM40 2x LBC AMRAP challenge – rotation of 5 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation; rests start at 20 seconds and move down to 15, 10 and 5 secondsHigh pullsHalosKB swings Weighted squatsOverhead shoulder pressesAMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 4 exercises, same drillSkull crushersSit ‘n pressesWeighted American hammersOverhead pullsCOT with YHC taking us out Ground and pound day with YHC nursing a sore Achilles. Solid…

YHC showed up super early for this one and waited for someone else to take on the kettlebell challenge today. No one did, so YHC went for a run that went something like this. Run South on Pump for as long as the sidewalk allowed. Take some side jaunts into various neighborhoods to get to 4 miles. See ya in the gloom!

Or, HMRMWOD for short. The THANG: Mosey to the back of the school for COP: SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Russian Soldiers, Don Quixotes, Carolina Dry Docks, WWII Situps IC. Mosey to the back field for the HMRMWOD: 6 Squat and Presses, 6 Kettlebell Getups, 6 2-ct Mountain Climbers, 6 Burpees (with a jump over the KB), 6 4-man Partner Jerkins. Run the field and back for one round. Repeat for 7 rounds. 30 Lunges towards the VSF, 20 Lawnmower Pulls, then one KB Squat per parking space along the back of the school. COT NMS: The HMRMWOD is a variation of…

6 of Richmond’s best found the right parking lot at Circus Maximus, Oyster after starting in the wrong spot, for YHC’s first kettlebell Q in too long. Atilla let us know early Jville was fartsacking and with that White Deer would too. Only 1 regular but and the rest being summer tourists. Start the morning off with DQ, Helicopters, Russian soldiers, SSH and LBC. KB mosey (walk with KB) to the front of the school. 30 each of the following – Sit and Press, Goblet squat, Swing, Reverse Lunge w. pass under leg. Run around the parking lot island. Repeato…

Three Circus regulars and an out-of-town guest from Burlington, NC joined forces this morning to throw around some KBs. Gym Bob came in hot, and we quickly learned he was more than up for the challenge, and we were off. Here is how it went down: COP30 SSH15 IW15 DQ15 helicopters10 2x merkins20 Suzanne Somers, each leg30 2x LBC15 scorpion kicksCatch me if you can – double KB carry alternating with 10 burpees (mosey to the grass fields)KB beast with sit ‘n presses, high pulls, weighted squats, swings, overhead tricep curls, and weighted American hammersDeath crawl across the fieldFarmers carry…

3 warriors came to the Circus for the perfect gloom weather. We did: COP: SSH, Don Qs, Helicopters, LBCs. Head to Bus loop: Start with 10 Tricep press, run lap with 5 burpees halfway around loop. Next lap add 20 Bicep curls. Another lap & 5 burpees. 3rd lap add 30 Squats. 4th lap add 40 around the worlds. Head to covered area: 15 Sit n press. Then 20 Swings. Partner up with a column for Boxing Cockroaches, straddling the column instead of a partner. 30 of those. Triple Check: Boat & Canoe, Overhead Presses, run covered area. 20 Lawnmowers…

No designated Q, no problem. Three noble warriors, three mighty KBs and off we went. Here is how it went down: JohnsonvilleCOP30 SSH20 IW20 cherry pickers20 arm circles, each way10 2x merkins20 APDsDora meets triple check Stage 1 – rotation of a run, lawnmower pulls and 100 combined snatchesStage 2 – rotation of a run, skull crushers and 200 combined KB swingsStage 3 – rotation of a run, overhead pulls and 300 combined haloesAttila3x check with bear crawl, sit ‘n presses and high pullsMosey to the parking lot15 American hammers with KB10 merkin rowsCOT with YHC taking us out Great…

A beautiful Thursday awaited 4 mighty KB warriors. Damn the fart sack! Here is how it went down: COP 10 BOYO30 SSH15 Russian soldiers15 cherry pickers15 helicopters10 2x merkins30 2x LBC10 Donna Summers, each legLucky Bus Loop – farmers carry to the four quadrants of the bus loop, perform 15 reps of a certain exercise, adding a new exercise for each quadrant, with a total of 8 at the end. Lawnmower pulls – each arm (8x)Halos (7x)Sit ‘n presses (6x)KB swings (5x)High pulls (4x)Weighted squats (3x)American hammers (2x)Skull crushers Run the bus loop10 clean ‘n presses – each arm Mosey…

The Circus Max was once again honored to have the CPA, the Engineer and the Lawyer present on this beautiful morning. You can tell Summer is near… the humidity, sweat and the bugs. COP 25 SSH 20 DQ 25 Helicopters 30 LBC 20 Merkins 10 1/2 Turkish get up each side – no weight Deadlift right Arm – followed by bear crawl for two parking spaces Deadlift left Arm – followed by bear crawl for two parking spaces Kettlebell press – right arm followed by bear crawl for two parking spaces Kettlebell press left arm followed by bear crawl for…

4 founders of CM brought their Kettlebells on a clear 50 degree morning. COP – SSH, Don Qs, Helicopters, Merkins, LBCs. Mosey to covered bus loop- Catch Me if you Can – 1 PAX carries 2 bells while other does: 5 Burpees, 10 Merkins, 10 Donkey Kicks. So much fun why not repeat for 2nd round. Then KB Swings Head to grass: Boat & Canoe and Alabama Softball Players. Followed with 3 sets of 20 PLTs. Then hit curb for: Skull Crushers and Pullovers. Finish with more Swings and Curls, then 2 MoM of American Hammers, Freddy Mercurys. NMS -…