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Circus Max Light’s out

By Jim Huddle on December 30, 2021

When: 12/30/21
QIC: Pigskin
The PAX: Lighthouse, Pigskin

The last Circus Maximus of the year! Lighthouse and I were glad to see each other. It would have been boring if only one of us had showed up. Warmup with SSHs, IWs, Cherry pickers and Russian Soldiers. Next, we did the following: 20 Swings, 20 Curls 15 Sit and Press 5 Burpees 20 Triceps 20 Rows 20 Press Short run around the courtyard 10 each arm Renegade Rows 15 each leg Romanian dead lifts 15 each arm Woodchoppers 15 Australian Mountain Climbers 10 each arm one arm presses 10 each direction Halos 15 each arm Goblet Squats Run around…

Circus Maximus without Atilla

By Jim Huddle on December 23, 2021

When: 12/23/21
QIC: Pigskin
The PAX: White Deer, ByProduct, Chum Bucket, Lighthouse, Pigskin

No Atilla today. YHC filled in for him. Homer was in Florida enjoying a much more pleasant temperature and so in honor of his absence, no burpees. Warmup with SSH, IW Russian Soldier, Cherry Pickers, Don Quixoti, Run around island 20 and 5, 15 and 10, 10 and 15, 5 and 20 of the following pair of KB exercises. Swings and Curls Press and Rows Single Leg Deadlift (both sides add up to 20, 16, 10 and 6) and Triceps Same leg goes up as the arm with the kettlebell Run around island Racked Lunge (both sides add up to…

Spreading Christmas Cheer

By Attila on December 16, 2021

When: 12/16/21
QIC: Attila
The PAX: White Snake, Offshore, Lighthouse, Pigskin, Byproduct, White Deer, Homer & Attila

Eight jolly KB warriors celebrated the Christmas season on this early Thursday morning. Here is how it went down. COPSSHIWCherry pickersArm circles – forwards and backwardsHelicoptersSuzanne SomersMerkinsLBCAPD12 Days of Christmas12 lawnmower pulls (each arm) -144 total11 overhead pulls – 121 total10 sit ‘n presses – 100 total9 sumo squats – 81 total8 halos – 64 total7 KB swings – 49 total6 2x KB hammers – 36 total5 herpees – 25 total4 high pulls – 16 total3 flutter presses – 9 total2 tricep presses – 4 total1 lap of parking lotCOT with YHC taking us out Great work from the PAX…

Break Out the Warm Gloves

By Attila on December 9, 2021

When: 12/9/21
QIC: Attila
The PAX: White Snake, Offshore, Lighthouse, Pigskin, Homer & Attila

Six noble KB warriors assembled on a frigid morning for a classic workout. Classic meaning Pigskin supplied the classic rock to accompany the KBs. Classic also meaning that YHC sampled from the Toga KB playbook. Here is how it went down. COPSSHIWDQArm circles – forwards and backwardsHelicoptersMerkinsLBCAPD AMRAP challenge – rotation of 5 exercises over a 30 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation; rests start at 20 seconds and move down to 15, 10 and 5 secondsCurlsSquat thrustersHigh pullsTricep pressesKB swingsRun the bus loopAMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 4 exercises over a 30 second period, with reduced…

A Classic Workout

By Attila on December 2, 2021

When: 12/2/21
QIC: Attila
The PAX: White Snake, Fireman Ed, Offshore, Lighthouse, Pigskin, Byproduct, White Deer & Attila

Eight noble KB warriors assembled on a beautiful morning for a classic workout. Classic meaning Pigskin supplied the classic rock to accompany the KBs. The PAX was ready for a challenge. Here is how it went down: COPSSHIWDead man hangArm circles – forwards and backwardsHelicoptersMerkinsLBC13 exercises/7 reps per rotation and each cycle do one exercise 13x with 7 cyclesLawnmower pulls – right (55 reps)Lawnmower pulls – left (55 reps)High pulls (55 reps)Swings (55 reps)Curls (55 reps)Squat thrusters (49 reps)Lunges – right (49 reps)Lunges – left (49 reps)Figure 8s (49 reps)Sit ‘n press (55 reps)Hammers (49 reps)Halos (49 reps)Overhead pulls (55…

OYO

By Jim Huddle on November 26, 2021

When: 11/25/21
QIC: Pigskin
The PAX: Homer, Offshore, Lighthouse, White Deer, White Snake, Fireman Ed, Pigskin

This being Thanksgiving Day, we met at 7:00 instead of 5:30. We were Attila-less but we had the faculty of VCU (Homer, Offshore and Lighthouse), 2 white animals (White Deer and White Snake), a fireman in case things got out of hand (Fireman Ed) and yo. After listening to White Deer give Homer a bunch of shit, we did warmup with SSHs, IWs, Russian Soldiers and Don Quixotes. Next, we did the following: with 3 Burpees between each KB exercise. 20 Swings, 20 Curls 15 Sit and Press 20 Triceps 20 Rows 20 Press 20 Squats Short run…

Foursomes

By Attila on November 18, 2021

When: 11/18/21
QIC: Attila
The PAX: Pigskin, Offshore, Lighthouse, White Deer, Byproduct, Chum Bucket, Homer & Attila

Eight warriors assembled for a classic 4×2 workout. No prime numbers screwing things up today. Here is how it went down: COPSSHIWCherry pickersHelicoptersArm circlesScorpion kicksMerkinsLBCAPDMosey over to the side of the school15 donkey kicksBear crawl across parking lot to KB15 lawnmower pulls with each armRun back to the wall for a wall sit (1 minute)Rinse and repeat for 4 total roundsCatch me if you can – 10 burpees with partner doing double barrel KB carry4x checkRunSwingsOverhead pullsFlutter pressesMosey back to the shovel flag doing around the worldsCOT with YHC taking us out Good work by the PAX today. Good to…

Soccer Arms Suck

By Attila on November 11, 2021

When: 11/11/21
QIC: Attila
The PAX: White Deer, White Snake, Pigskin, Homer, Offshore, Byproduct, Lighthouse & Attila

The magic eight-ball of KB warriors descended upon the Circus Maximus AO for an arm-heavy workout. In an effort to say goodbye to soccer arms, here is how it went down: COPSSHRussian soldiersDQHelicoptersArm circlesSuzanne SomersMerkinsLBCAPDOne-man KB Dora – 5 sets of each exercise with a run in between; each PAX member responsible for the full set of reps100 sit ‘n presses150 overhead pulls200 lawnmower pullsMosey back to the parking lot for some KB hammersCOT with YHC taking us out Gypsy will be collecting shoes and men’s interview clothes in December. Let’s donate! Great work from the PAX today. Plenty of…

KB Safety

By Jim Huddle on November 4, 2021

When: 11/4/21
QIC: Pigskin
The PAX: Whitesnake, White Deer, Atilla, Homer, Offshore, Byproduct, Pigskin

Light Warm-up. Then KB exercises with some added Burpees and a short run. For warm-up; SSHs, Russian Soldiers, Don Quixote, stretch, around the world KB. 20 Swings, 20 Curls 15 Sit and Press 20 Triceps 5 Burpees (in honor of Homer) 20 Rows 20 Press 20 Squats Run to the end of the driveway and back. 15 each arm Renegade Rows 15 each leg lunges 15 each arm Lawnmowers 5 Burpees (additional honors for Homer) 10 each arm one arm presses 10 each direction Halos 15 each arm Snatches Run to the end of the driveway and back. We repeated…

Another One for the Thumb

By Attila on October 28, 2021

When: 10/28/21
QIC: Attila
The PAX: Lighthouse, Homer, Offshore, Pigskin & Attila

Another Q, another fabulous five to tackle the morning with an enthusiasm unbeknownst to mankind. Here is how it went: COPSSHIWCherry pickersHelicoptersArm circlesScorpion kicksMerkinsLBCAPDKB ladder – series of four exercises, starting at 10 reps and moving down to 1 (which really turned into 10), followed by a chaser of 10 lawnmower pulls (each arm)Squat thrustersCurlsSit ‘n pressHalos5x checkRunWeighted lungesRomanian dead legsOverhead pullsFlutter pressesCOT with YHC taking us out Great work by the PAX today. Gypsy dropped by to do all running activities during the 5x check. Good to see our brother as he trains to kick tail. Announcements Happy Hour…

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