The normal parking area at Circus Maximus is under construction. We are moving the AO and F3 parking to the other side of the school. Please park in the student parking lot on the south side of the school (near the football field and tennis courts). Jville

Three of the faithful posted at Circus Maximus for kettlebells. After a brief, typical warm-up, we did the following four rounds of 8-minute EMOMs. 1st set (4 rounds): lunge right leg, curl right arm, press right arm, side lunge right. repeat for 1 minute standing row. repeat for 1 minute. 2nd set (4 rounds): repeat above but with left mosey to front of school 3rd set (4 rounds): halo. repeat for 1 minute diamond pushup on kettlebell mosey to outside of circus maximus 4th set (4 rounds): kb swings goblet squat end with push ups from 10 to 1 (wide,…

Eight hard chargers posted for a soupy day at the Circus.  Here’s how it went down: Circle up in lot for warmup COP: SSH, hillbillies, imperial walkers, russian soldiers, scorpion kicks, T stretch 15 min AMRAP: 10 kb squats, 15 deadlifts, 20 WWII sit-ups 10 min EMOM: 20 kb swings odd minutes and 10 burpees even minutes 12 min AMRAP: 10 close grip merkins w hands on the bell (these are awful), 5 kb shoulder presses ea hand, 10 leg raises Mary: 10 skull crushers and 10 Alabama Honeymoons COT and Attila took us out NMM: Let’s start with the…

8 Men gathered in within Sight of the Circus ti take advantage of the weather and begin their journey along the Appian Way. It was YHC’s turn for the Da’Ville takeover and we did this: COP All IC SSH x 15 DQ x 10 Arm circles x 10 small, 5 big repeato 4 Corners (we only got to 3) Indian/Native American/Indigenous Persons Burp to Corner 1 Pax Lines up and performs kettle-bell burpees the six runs to the front repeat to the corner Corner 1 52 halos (26 each way) Merkin Death Crawl of Crawling Death x2 Right hand side…

Seven (or was it eight?) PAX posted to the Circus for YHC’s virgin KB Q.  After a quick disclaimer that the workout may include dance-inspired exercises, the beatdown went something like this: The THANG: COP: Hammer Dance x20 IC, Don Quixote x10 IC, Windmill x20 IC, Men at Work x20 IC, Pickle Pounders x10 IC.  After each exercise, walkout Merkins OYO increasing from 1 to 5. Lindsay: Lunges and Merkins down the side of the school. Dora: Goblet squat, KB swings, Lawnmowers.  One partner exercises while the other jogs 20 ft to the ramp, crawl bear up the ramp, and…

Six Gladiators broke the bondage of sound sleep, drove through driving rain, and posted to seek the rewards of Circus Maximus. YHC served as this week’s lanista and we trained as follows: Thang: X10 SSHs; X5 Forward Arm Circles; X5 Backward Arm Circles; X5 R Curtsy Lunges; and X5 L Curtsy Lunges 1st Quarter – 10 Minute EMOM Odd Minutes: X8 R KB Lunge Curl & Press Even Minutes: X20 L KB Swings 2nd Quarter – 10 Minute EMOM Odd Minutes: X8 L KB Lunge Curl & Press Even Minutes: X20 R KB Swings 3rd Quarter – 10 Minute EMOM…

A magnificent VII (yes, seven) posted for this week’s version of Circus Maximus and we took a shot at the following: Startup COP with 20 x Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Russian Soldiers, and Helicopters followed by Arm Circles x 15 (including small and big and both ways) and 15 x WWII Situps.  Jog a lap around the parking lot. Resume circle for 10 x Two Handed KB Swings, 10 x Goblet Shoulder Presses, 10 x Bent Over Rows, 10 x Overhead Triceps Presses, 20 x Merkins, and 10 x Two Handed Handle Curls.  Complete three rounds then walk the…

Eight strong came out to Circus Maximus before the rains came. 53 degrees and cloudy, perfect weather to toss around some kettlebells. Cop – SSH, Merkins, DQs,  LBCs, Helicopters, Mtn Climbers 5 Sets of 10-20-30. 10 Halos, 20 Overhead Presses, 30 KB Swings. Run half a lap between sets. Lunge across parking lot, up hill, 5 Burpees, then Lunge back down. Head to Grass – 2 min of Boat-Canoe. 3 sets of 10 Merkin rows & 20 Mtn Climbers.  American Hammers, with & without Kettlebell. 3 sets of 5 Curls. 3 sets of 10 Lawnmowers. Finish with more Boat-Canoe. Earthworm…

No one volunteered for the Q at Circus Maximus, but that is never a problem with J-ville around.  Hot potato Q ensued, and here is how it went down: Johnsonville kicks us off: Warm-up – 25 SSH, 10 merkins, 20 LBCs, 20 Mountain Climbers 10 KB curls – each arm 15 KB presses 10 Lawnmower pulls – each arm 20 KB swings 10 merkin rows 11s – wall planks & sit-up presses White Deer takes the reign 20 APD 10 one-leg APD – each leg Boat, canoe, paddleboat Triple Check – burpees, wall sit and double weighted farmers carry YHC…

8 competitors arrived at the Circus Maximus stadium on this beautiful morning. The event was Turkish Get Ups and the athletes were focused. This is what happened COP all IC SSH x 20 DQ x 10 Helicopters x 10 Arm circles 10 small 5 big and reverso TGU Championship 2 minutes to complete the number of TGUs for the round. One added to count each round. Secondary exercise done until time is up. You are out if you cannot get the number for the round. Then secondary exercises for the 2 minute time. Secondaries were: Lawn mowers Lunges Clean and…