A ready five, unbowed by overnight thunderstorms, posted for this morning’s Circus Maximus. Following a brief exchange of (un)pleasantries (poison ivy is not an STD), we started the day with Burpees x 5, SSHs x 20, IWs x 15, Merkins x 10 (stopped at 5 in error but came back with another 5 later), Copperhead Squats x 10, LBCs x 25, Weighted Standing Side Bends x 10 (each side), DQs x 15, and Arm Circles (single arm alternating, big only, forward and reverse). Stay in place for 8 minute Even Minute Odd Minute (EMOM) starting with Kettlebell Swings – 15…

Seven of the faithful, including one newcomer to Circus, met early morning last Thursday with kettlebells in hand. White deer entered the school parking lot, located very close to many residences, leaning on the car horn. Soooo, we may be looking for a new AO soon. In any case, this is what went down (more or less) after YHC Johnsonville took the Q: Standard rounds of warmups, including SSH (of course), Don Quiotes, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, LBCs, Arm Circles, etc. Run the loop. Mosey with KBs over near bus pickup/dropoff area by school. Jack Webbish COP, except 1 burpee, 4…

No Q signed up and an empty parking lot up until the last minute. Thankfully Loose Goose came to the rescue, and Johnsonville came in hot after he realized his chauffeur was fart sacking. YHC, having started to map out a personal workout, took the Q and off we went: COP30 SSH15 Russian soldiers15 helicopters20 HRM10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg40 2x LBC20 APDMosey to the bus loop for a beast, remaining under weight at all timesLawnmower pullsSit ‘n pressesOne handed swingsHalosLungesHigh pullsRun the bus loopHuddle up for some Mary15 skull crushers20 overhead pulls15 2x weighted American hammers25 weighted APDBoat/canoeCOT…

Seven clowns posted on the warm tarmac of the circus ring. The mumble chatter started quick when Scrum entered the circle was asked how he got his name. Here’s how it went down. COP 25-SSH 20 DQ’s 10-Inch worm to Push up 20-Air Squat 20-Helicopters 25-SSH 20 DQ’s 10-Inch worm to Push up 20-Air Squat 20-Reverse Helicopters Lap around the circus ring Goblet squat Push up to KB Touch Gorilla Row High Pulls Goblet squat Push up to KB Touch Gorilla Row High Pulls Kettle bell swing Plank KB Touch Lateral Lunge right and left Halos High pulls Side bends Kettle…

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…