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…

Three of the faithful and one FNG posted at CircusMaximus with kettlebells in hand. Johnsonville (YHC) took the Q, and this is what went down, more or less — warmup with 25x ssh, 25x imperial walkers, 25x don quiotes, 25x flutter kicks, plank sequence, long-time arm circles mosey to sidewalk by bus loop for ciabatta lawnmower pulls, alternating arms. mosey about 1/2 way down bus loop toward pump rd for ciabatta kb swings. mosey to end of bus loop. run a brisk lap. ciabatta merkins (feel the burn!) Chum would have been stronger on round 8 than round 1 (that…

It was a wet day where everyone was tired.   A trio of noble warriors still answered the call, and here is what transpired: COP 25 SSH 25 IW 15 DQ 20 Flutter Kicks 20 FM 10 2x merkins 15 Scorpion Kicks 20 LBC 15 Pickle Pounders 20 Helicopters Mosey to bus loop for a modified game of catch me if you can 3 stopping points along the bus loop where you do 10 burpees Double-weighted carry between burpees 2 total loops/60 burpees KB beast down/back bus loop (weighted carries between stops) Sit ‘n presses High pulls Overhead shoulder presses Swings…

Four regulars brought out their Kettlebells to enjoy the perfect weather at Circus Maximus. Here is what went down: COP – SSH, Don Qs, Merkins, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Flutterkicks. Mosey to back of school.  People’s Chair with bell. 20 Swings then lunge across. 20 Sit &Press. 20 High Pulls, Backwards lunge, 20 Calf raises. 20 Donkey Kicks and 20 Lawnmower. Several more rounds of People’s Chair thrown in. Mosey to back field. Bear Bell Crawl 10 times, 10 Sit &Press, run end of field and back to KB until across the field. Then Weighted Crab Walk back. 3 minutes of…

A PAX of four posted for the first Circus Maximus of May.  Attila arrived prepared to Q (as the signup sheet was empty as of the night before) but allowed YHC to take the lead for the morning.  Startup COP with SSHs, DQs, LBCs, Russian Soldiers, Helicopters, and Arm Circles. Remain in place for first 8 minute EMOM – complete 12 to 15 KB Swings in the odd minute and the same range of Upright Rows for the even minute and take a break after completion of each minute’s reps.  Add a few more reps for the last minute of…

No Q, and originally there were no repeats from last week.  Problem solved, rinse and repeat last week.  White Deer arrived without Johnsonville, and eventually Johnsonville LIFO’ed due to a faulty alarm.  A PAX  of 5 linked arms for another Thursday morning of clanging KBs, and here is how it went down: COP 25 SSH 25 IW 16 DQ 25 helicopters 10 2x merkins 25 FM 10 burpees Run the bus loop 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,…

Consistency and discipline builds strength.  Three loyal members of the PAX linked arms for another Thursday morning of clanging KBs, and here is how it went down: COP 25 SSH 25 IW 25 helicopters 10 2x merkins 25 2x LBC 15 pickle pounders 10 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 (8x) High pulls (7x) Sit ‘n presses (6x) KB swings (5x) Lunges (4x) Halos…

Johnsonville accepted the hot potato Q and YHC serves as his scribe.  We were joined by the bag of hot air known as White Deer, and here is what transpired: COP 50 SSH 15 IW 15 DQ 15 Hillbillies 10 2x merkins Mosey to bus loop for a series of Triple Plays, aka triple checks #1 – KB presses, weighted lunges, wall sit #2 – skull crushers, rotating wall planks, curb crawl with 5 merkins #3 – lawnmower pulls (left and right), KB swings #4 – sit-n-presses, American hammers, run Mosey to the parking lot for 15 box cutters and…