Four redwoods posted at Circus for some midsummer gloom. This is what went down, more or less: Typical warm-up sequence in COP with 25x SSH, 25x Don Quiote, 25x Imperial Walkers, 25x LBC, 20x 4-count heels to heaven, 25x crabcakes. Mosey to bus loop near sheltered area. Line up in front of curb. 10x 4-count lawnmower pulls (right), 10x 4-count lawnmower pulls (left), and 10x incline merkins. Rinse and repeat that sequence. Commence Elevens from Hell. round 1 – 1 KB snatch (right) – 1 KB snatch (left) – run bus loop – 10 burpees – run bus loop round…

Four strong redwoods were actually not at Rosie’s birthday bash today, choosing to throw around some KBs.  Here is how it went down: COP 25 SSH 20 IW 10 cherry pickers 25 helicopters 10 2x merkins 25 2x LBC 10 pickle pounders 10 scorpion kicks 10 BOYOs AMRAP challenge – rotation of 5 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation; rests start at 25 seconds and move down to 20, 15, 10 and 5 seconds Weighted squats High pulls Weighted lunges Halos KB swings 15 lawnmower pulls – each arm AMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation…

A noble and mighty group of warriors clanged around some heavy metal in optimal conditions this morning.  Here is how it went down: COP 25 SSH 20 invisible jump rope 20 Russian soldiers 15 cherry pickers 11 2x merkins 15 Scorpion kicks 25 2x LBC 10 Helicopters Weighted carry towards the practice fields with a brief stop for a one-man triple check 15 donkey kicks Bear crawl across the walkway 15 lawnmower pulls – each arm Weighted carry to the lush practice field for 4 corners – 10, 15, 20, 25 reps at each corner, with weighted carry between…

Seven of the faithful showed up at CircusMaximus this morning with kettlebells in hand. Johnsonville (YHC) took Q, and this is what went down more or less: COP (warmup): 10x BOYO 20x SSH 10x cherry pickers 20x LBC 10x IWs Fairly lengthy sequence of arm circles KB carry to front of school for KB Dora (Extended) — the first partner does the appointed exercise, the second runs down bus drive to fire hydrant (about 60 yards), does 1 BOYO, runs back replacing the first partner and continuing count. The first partner repeats the run. Rinse and repeat until designated count…

The fart sack was averted by 3 noble warriors after a spectacular day of celebrating our country’s birthday and the abundance of freedoms we have.  Here is how it went down: COP 25 SSH 20 IW 15 DQ 10 2x merkins 25 2x LBC 10 pickle pounders 15 Scorpion kicks 15 burpees Lucky 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 (7x) High pulls (6x) Sit ‘n presses…

COP all IC SSH Helicopter Don Quixote The Beast 6 (or 7 if the Q forgets how to count) Rounds of 6 stations with 6 count of exercise performed at each lunge to first station, bear crawl to second, crawl bear to third, Frog Hop to fourth, Hop Frog to fifth,  lunge to sixth. All with KB. Sit and press lawnmowers snatch merkin row high pull goblet squats halos Triple Check Donkey Kicks Turkish Get-ups Waiter carry to end of pavilion and back Announcements 4th of July Convergence Pick2’s wedding Q at The Creek July 6th Numberama Namearama J-Ville…

Summer is here and vacations have begun.  A small subset of the normal PAX shook off the fartsack to battle the KBs, and here is what transpired: COP 10 burpees 25 SSH 15 Russian soldiers 15 Russian Kickbacks 20 Helicopters Dora – double weighted carry accompanied by: 100 merkins 200 WWII 300 Flutter Kicks 10 burpees Beast Lawmower pulls – each arm Weighted lunges Swings Sit ‘n Press High Pulls Run the bus loop 15 skull crushers – 3x COT with YHC taking us out Once again, J’ville saved me from doing KBs solo, and vice versa.  Good chance to…

A group of noble warriors joined forces to throw around the kettlebells this morning, and here is what transpired: COP 25 SSH 20 Russian Soldiers 10 Russian Kickbacks 10 2x merkins 25 FM 20 Crab Cakes 15 Scorpion Kicks 20 Helicopters KB Catch Me if You Can – pair up, one man does 10 burpees while the other does a double-weighted carry 20 lawnmower pulls – each arm AMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 3 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation, rests of 20, 15, 10 and 5 seconds Overhead pulls Sit ‘n presses…

A group of noble warriors joined forces to throw around the kettlebells this morning, and here is what transpired: COP 25 SSH 25 IW 15 DQ 10 2x merkins 25 2x LBC 15 Pickle Pounders 15 Scorpion Kicks 10 burpees 20 Helicopters 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 seconds High pulls Weighted squats Halos Overhead presses KB swings Run the bus loop AMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 3 exercises over a 30-35 second period,…

4 Circus Maximus veterans and 1 Kettlebell F3 Virgin came out as White Deer took the Q. We did: COP – SSH, Merkins, Flutterkicks, and Burpees. Boat & Canoe right off. Then off for: Modified Beast:  Reps of 5, 10, 15, 20, 15, 10, 5. Exercises were: Swings, Sit &Press, Merkins, Lawnmower, Halos, and Overhead presses. Finish wth skull crushers and Pullovers. NMS- Good to have Shakedown out and sporting a 35 lb bell no less. White Deer took the Q and wrote the BB. But unfortunately he saved them on floppy disk and gave to me to post so…