Sleep was in short supply for the PAX. Today was a day where we gutted it through and simply gave the Heisman to the fart sack. Here is how it went down: COP 30 SSH15 Russian soldiers15 cherry pickers15 helicopters20 HRM30 2x LBC10 Donna Summers, each leg20 2x 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 end Lawnmower pulls – each arm (8x)High pulls Halos (7x)Sit ‘n presses (6x)KB swings (5x)Weighted lunges, each…

Five strong posted to the Circus for rings of pain, AMRAP, and trust. The THANG: COP IC: Hammer Dance, Storm Squats, Hardwood-inspired Macho Man Merkins, Helicopters, Don Quixotes, Freddie Mercuries, Scorpion Kicks, Back Lifts 1-Minute AMRAP sets, cycling through arms, abs, and legs including (not necessarily in order): Curls, Curls Curls, American Hammers, American Hammers, American Hammers, Rows, Upright Rows, Lawnmower Pulls Left, Lawnmowers Pull Right, Sit and Presses, Squat and Presses, KB Squats, KB Swings, KB Swings, Boat/Canoe, Overhead Pulls, Lunges. One exercise at each pillar along the bus loop. Break it up a bit with some Helicopters, Arm…

4 PAX came out to CM with 2 of the 4 unable to run. A ground & pound Q was served up of: COP: SSH, Don Qs, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutterkicks. Farmers carry over to shelter area for 5 minutes of fun: partner up then 5 minutes of a given exercise with reps increasing: Round 1: Burpees starting at 2. Partner Al Gore’ing while waiting. Round 2: Sit & Press increments of 3. Hold 6 inches while waiting. Round 3: Merkins increasing by 4. Squats while waiting. Round 4: KB swings, sets of 5. Then some Boat & Canoe, 3 sets…

Time to work off the holiday calorie in-take. 2 humble and noble warriors fought off the fart sack to battle the KBs. Here is how it went down: COP – run the perimeter of the schoolCumulative KB beast (add an additional exercise for each round, do 18 WWII sit-ups after each leg)144 lawnmower pulls, each arm108 high pulls72 overhead pulls36 swings80 WWII sit-upsAMRAP Skull crushersSit ‘n pressesOverhead pullsKB hammersCOT with Johnsonville taking us out Workout should look familiar. YHC suggested we repeat last week’s Q so we would not have to think. Thankful for the fellowship with Johnsonville.  Can you…

It was a cold morning, but YHC was not solo. Offshore responded to the bat signal. Here is how it went down: COP30 SSH15 IW10 DQ15 Helicopters20 HRM70 LBCCumulative (partial) KB beast (add an additional exercise for each round, do 18 WWII sit-ups after each leg)144 lawnmower pulls, each arm108 high pulls72 overhead pulls36 swings90 WWII sit-ups30 second AMRAPs Skull crushersSit ‘n pressesOverhead pullsKB hammersRun the bus loopCOT with YHC taking us out Thankful for the fellowship of Offshore.  He sensed YHC would be solo without him today, so answered the call. Great work today.  When thinking about this cumulative…

A small PAX, which only means the rest of the masses are missing out. A solid morning lifting, pushing, swinging and lugging KBs. Here is how it went down: COP30 SSH15 IW15 DQ10 BOYO15 Helicopters20 merkins80 LBC40 APDWeighted lunges to the 4 corners of the parking lot with 10, 15, 20 & 25 escalating reps at each corner, exercises includedSit ‘n pressLawnmover pullsSwings2-man 3x check20 overhead pulls20 halosRunCOT with YHC taking us out Grateful for the faithfulness of Lighthouse. It was a lot of weighted lunges, check with us tomorrow on that one. Prayers for the regular PAX members that…

Do not let the numbers fool you. A PAX can be fierce even when headcounts are low. 2 rugged warriors and their KBs linked arms to grow stronger this morning. Here is how it went down: COP with SSH, DQ, IW, helicopters, merkins, LBCs, APDs, and crab cakesAMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 3 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation, rests of 20, 15 and 10 seconds Overhead pullsSit ‘n pressesSkull crushersWeighted American hammers30 WWII sit-upsCatch me if you can around the bus loop – 10 burpees then catch your partner doing double weighted…

The season of hot potato Qs continue with a KB version at Circus Maximus this morning. Here is how it went down this morning: JohnsonvilleCOP with merkins, SSH, DQ, IW11 with burpees and snatchesLoose Goose – series of partner run/lunges while another man performs double weighted exercise, which included curls, squats and overhead pullsWhite Deer series of 10 sit ‘n presses followed by decreasing rest periodsBoat/canoeCOT with Johnsonville taking us out No Circus Maximus next week as the PAX will converge at 45 MOM at 6 am.  Prayers to TYA on the loss of his father.  Good time of the…

Today the PAX became familiar with words that begin with the letter “C.” On a really cold morning, the cumulative effect of KB exercises crushed the PAX. Here is how it went down? COP30 SSH15 Russian soldiers10 DQ15 helicopters20 HRM40 2x LBC20 2x APDMosey to the bus loop for a cumulative beast with lawnmower pulls (each arm), high pulls, KB swings, sit ‘n presses and weighted American hammers, with around the worlds and lunges in between stopsCOT with YHC taking us out Good work by the PAX this morning. Johnsonville and Lighthouse fought off the cold with a history/social studies…