The Thursday morning “Stay at Home” jailbreak workout at Circus Maximus enters week #8. YHC was joined by Lighthouse for an arm heavy beat-down. Here is how it went down: COP10 burpees25 invisible jump ropes15 IW10 DQ15 helicopters20 merkins80 LBC25 APDLucky 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 endLawnmower pulls – each arm (8x)Curls (7x)High pulls (6x)KB swings (5x)Alternating weighted lunges (4x)Sit ‘n presses (3x)American hammers (2x)Halos (1x)Run the bus loop15 overhead pullsCOT…

A well-shuffled deck is a beautiful thing. Just set it down and do not think during the workout. Today, we let the deck dictate our future. Here is how it went down: COP20 SSH15 IW10 DQ15 helicopters30 2x LBCDeck of death with a twist, each suit is an exercise and it is 10 reps, independent of face valueHearts – curls for 1st half; high pulls for 2nd halfSpades – sit ‘n presses for 1st half; halos for 2nd halfDiamonds – lawnmower pulls (each arm) for 1st half; squats for 2nd halfClubs – lunges (each leg) for 1st half; KB swings…

Another week, another KB Q. Going to run the well dry of socially responsible KB workouts. Here is how it went down this week: COP20 invisible jump rope10 Russian soldiers10 DQ15 helicopters20 HRM80 LBC50 APDKB beast with sit ‘n presses, hi-pulls, halos (6 each way), one-armed swings (both arms), curls and weighted squats15 yard death crawl followed by a short run, 50 LBC, short run back to KB and 15 yard death crawl back to starting point15 yard weighted lunge followed by a short run, 50 2x flutter kicks, short run back to KB and a 15 yards of weighted…

A COVID-19 friendly PAX of 2 assembled for another you vs. you work-out. Limited interaction, with a focus on enjoying the brief release from home arrest. Here is how it went down: COP30 SSH15 Russian soldiers10 DQ15 helicopters20 merkins40 2x LBC10 2x Suzanne Sommers, each legDeck of death with a twist, each suit is an exercise and it is 10 reps, independent of face valueHearts – curlsSpades – sit ‘n pressesDiamonds – lawnmower pulls (each arm)Clubs – lunges (each leg)Jokers – burpeesCOT with YHC taking us out Once again, trying to put a workout out there that anyone can do…

A CDC sponsored, socially responsible workout today at Circus. Physical spacing and relatively modest numbers should not fool you. Three modern warriors showed great commitment yet practiced social distancing this morning. Here is how it went down: COP40 SSH15 IW10 DQ15 helicopters20 merkins50 2x LBC25 2x APDAMRAP challenge – 30 seconds of an exercise (series of 4-5 in each round) with decreasing intervals of rest in subsequent rounds (starts at 20 seconds, down 15, 10 and 5)Set #1 – high pulls, halos, swings, curls, and squatsRun the bus loopSet #2 – sit ‘n presses, overhead pulls and American hammersCOP sans…

A CDC sponsored, socially responsible workout today at Circus. Physical spacing and relatively modest numbers should fool you. Three modern warriors showed great commitment yet practiced social distancing this morning. Here is how it went down: COP30 SSH15 IW10 DQ15 helicopters20 merkins35 2x LBC25 2x APDOne man Dora, each man performs as follows100 sit ‘n presses in increments of 25 with a run in-between200 single arm KB swings in increments of 40 with runs in-between300 lawnmower pulls in increments of 60 (30 each arm) with runs in-betweenCOP sans ball of man with YHC taking us out Great work by the…

Hot Potato Q at Circus this morning. Here is how it went down: JohnsonvilleCOP10 burpee slaughter starterSSHIWDQSuzanne Somers2-legged flutter kicksSupermans11s with snatches and decline merkinsWhite DeerParking lot lunge escalator – stop every spots to do an exercise, increasing reps by 2 at each stopHigh pullsLawnmower pullsMosey to the curb for 20, 10, 5 reps of the followingSit ‘n pressesOverhead pullsSkull crushersAPDsRing of fire – 10 merkins, individual choiceCOT with YHC taking us out Here is what we learned today. YHC was sleep deprived and void of an ability to lead. Lighthouse is along for the ride. White Deer and Johnsonville…

YHC continued the comeback tour with a return to Circus Maximus. A faithful four joined together to throw around the KBs. Here is how it went down: COP40 SSH15 IW10 DQ20 Helicopters20 merkins40 2x LBC10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg25 APDKB escalator down the bus loop with increasing reps of each exercise (5, 10, 15, 20), with a new one added at each stopOverhead liftsLawnmower pulls (each arm)CurlsSwingsSnatchesSit ‘n pressesRun the bus loopFinish 20 skull crushers20 American hammersBoat CanoeCOT with YHC taking us out Good to see some familiar and faithful faces this morning. The PAX was relatively quiet, getting…

Circus Maximus had its first winter tour guest today, Oyster. One traveler and 4 regulars joined forces to sling around some KBs. No Q, so YHC took first 1/3 and White Deer took the last 2/3s. Here is how it went down: COP 30 SSH15 IW10 DQ15 helicopters20 HRM40 2x LBC10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg25 APDCurbside service20 overhead pulls20 sit-n-presses20 skull crushers20 KB American hammers20 lawnmower pulls – each armMosey through the bus stop with death crawls and lunges; stopping at each set of pillars to do 20 reps of alternating exercises while doing a wall sitCurlsLawnmower pullsHigh pullsPressesPlanks…