4 men and 1 2.0 sauntered out to grip and rip some iron, but slowly…. Mosey to front of school for COP: SSH, merkins, arm circles, DQ, helicopters and more arm circles (reverso), head back to pick up the KB and get to work. AMRAP for 10 minutes: Five reps each of the following exercises, done until time runs out: 1 leg snatch, 2 count; sit-ups to toe tap (with KB); deep squat and bring KB up to chin. 5 reps of each is one set. Count out your sets, subtract from 15, do that many Turkish get-ups, in this…

A game time scratch left the Q slot open at the MannDate this morning, so Lab Rat jumped on it like a hand grenade at a SEAL convention (too much?). Not being an expert at kettlebell workouts, he reached deep into his bag of tricks back to his first ever Q…..in which he promised a then injured Bleeder (some things never change) that we wouldn’t run a step. Warmup: -Run 3 laps around the “track”. Everybody’s healthy, so why not? -COP with warmup and stretchy stuff THANG -12 minutes of farmer carry, alternating sides every 2 minutes -Slowsy to the…

A long time ago in a land far away there lived a man named Fibonacci. That wasn’t his real name of course. It was just a made up name. His real name was too hard to pronounce so he chose a name that was easy to rhyme with “bocce” and “splotchy”. Since today is in fact a Fibonacci day, this workout was dedicated to him and his lasting effect on the world of math. Because of him, we do not have to use those wretched Roman numerals because he introduced the Hindu-Arabic numeral system to Europe which we still use…

A strong 9 posted in the darkness of MannDate with bells in hand – 7 regulars and 2 Summer Tourists, including a clueless Q trying to recall old KB exercises. It came back like riding a bike, sort of, and it went something like this: Mosey (walk with KBs held high overhead) around the parking lot and over to the lighted area by the front door of the school for COP, including: Don Quixotes (sans KBs)Helicopters (sans KBs)Halos IC both directionsGoblet copperhead squatsStaggered merkins – IC first with right hand on KB then with leftLBCsSit and press THE THANG 11s…

Seven strong showed up to lift some iron, one forgot his iron, but all crushed the workout. Here is what YHC remembers. Run the bus loop, mosey to front of school for COP: SSH, arm circles, LBC’s, DQ, and helicopters. Pick up your KB, time for some work. 4 Corners: walk to first corner of bus loop, doing slingshots on the way, 10 demon crushers, lunge to next corner, 10 Figure 8’s, walk doing slingshots, 10 2 count American hammers, lunge to start, 10 lawnmowers (10 each arm). Repeat whole thing 3 times, increasing reps by 10 and ending with…

Seven strong brought their Kettlebells to Manndate for a Summer Tour Q. Temps of 74 with high humidity made for ample sweat once we did: COP: SSH, Hairy Rocketts, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutterkics. Grab KBs and mosey to back of school: Lunge around Bus loop, stopping every 20 Lunges for 10 Merkins Rows, finish with 30 KB Swings. Find some grass for Boat & Canoe. Over to benches: 4 rounds of: 10 Step Ups (w-KB) then 15 Lawnmowers. Back to grass – 15 Sit & Press. Head to front of school: Run loop, then 3 sets of: 15 Pullovers & 10…

9 Davillians who did get to sleep before 2 am arrived for another hump day with bells. This is how it went down COP – SSH, Helicopters, DQ, Copperhead Squats, Freddie Mercury, Tempo LBCs, HRM, Mtn Climbers, Arm Circles THANG Meet in the Middle – Partner up, first partner starts out one direction in the parking lot bear crawling with KB. Second partner goes the opposite direction doing around the world. Once the partners meet up complete 10 Booyah! Merkin then switch exercises with partner. Rinse and repeat till partners had completed bear crawling a 1/2 lap. Kettle Bell 11’s…

12 men including 1 FNG showed up to MANNdate to pick up grass and let iron sharpen iron. Mosey to front of school for COP: SSH, merkin, arm circles, LBC’s, Imperial Walkers, DQ. Mosey to pick up loop for Dora, 1st partner walks the loop with KB, second starts working on 50 halos, 100 demon crushers, and 150 lawnmowers. Mosey to back of school, find a picnic table. Again partner up, one runs to playground and back while other does step ups and then swings, when second partner returns, switch roles, second partner does figure 8’s. Mosey to field, time…

3 iron mongers posted to MANNdate to try new things. Here is what YHC remembers of the hot potato Q. COP SSH, arm circles, Freddie Mercuries, DQ Mosey to back of school by picnic tables: triple check, run to playground and back, while other 2 partners do halos or step ups with KB onto the picnic tables. Next, line up in peoples chair against the brick wall, using 35 LB KB, between your legs, passing to next PAX in line, back and forth about 15 times. Mosey to track for 4 stopping points (geometrically unable to say 4 corners): farmer…

A lucky 7 arrived at Washington-Henry to enjoy a Dora of a day. This is how it went down Mosey over to the bus loop COP (ALL IC) – Burpee OYO, SSH, DQ, Tempo LBC’s, Heels to Heaven, HRM, Arm Circles Dora 1-2-3 – Partner Up (change partners each set), first partner runs a lap around the bus loop, second partner does exercises, switch, rinse, and repeat. Set #1 – 50 Snatches, 75 Renedage Rows, 100 Goblet Squats Set #2 – 25 KB Burpees, 50 Demon crushers, 75 Situp + Press Set #3 – 25 Pistol Squats, 50 High Pulls,…