5 men gathered in the gloom to move some bells. It should have been 6, but the person that called out YHC to lead this morning didn’t show up. Not gonna name names, Wheelie knows what he did. Mosey to the school entrance COP SSH x 12 IC Don Quixotes x12 IC Hillbillies x 12 IC Mosey back to the front yard for the main set Each hold is for a four count, each set is done for 90 seconds Two handed press  hold half way repeat with  no hold Clean and press hold at rack then press repeat with …

6 troopers threw their cars into parking spots in the front of Washington Henry elementary school, opened the doors, took out their kettle bells and launched into a F3 birthday beatdown this morning in the gloom. The fun-filled activities went something like this… Mosey to school entrance for COP all IC 5 merkins, 30 invisible jumpropes, 5 merkins, 20 copperhead squats, 5 merkins, 20 don quixotes, 5 merkins, arm circles (10 big / 5 small – reverso), 5 merkins, 10 sit-up presses with kbs, 5 merkins, 10 american hammers, 5 merkins Mosey to the parking lot Swing & Goblet Squat…

Five strong men arrived a the MANNdate to enjoy the sunny and seventy weather (that is a lie, it was COLD this morning) while challenging each other to be better. COP SSH x 30 IC LBC x 10 IC Arm Circles 10 small 5 big IC reverso Turkish Get Up Challenge Timer is set for two minutes. Number of TGUs is increased by one each round. Remainder of the time is filled with secondary exercises. This is done until the number for the TGUs cannot be done in the time allowed. Secondary exercises were: low pulls kettle bell swings clean…

6 fighters looked at the rain forecast and saw it as an opportunity instead of a barrier for a beatdown in the gloom. The shovel flag was planted and the kettle bell smack down went something like this… Mosey around bus loop with kettle bells held high and move toward the school entrance… COP – 50 SSHs, 20 sit up presses, arm circles (10 / 5 – reverse), 20 copperhead squats with kettle bells, 20 don quixotes, 20 figure eights, 50 SSHs Mosey to the wall to get kicked in the donkey bells… 10 donkey kicks against the wall, lunge across the parking lot…

9 Northerners came out of their farsack on this warm first day of March to take part in a KB beatdown. This is how it when down: COP: SSH Don Quixote’s Merkins Crab Cakes Arm Circles Dora 1-2-3 Partner up. First partner works on an exercises while the other run around the parking lot. As a team complete the following: 100 Goblet Squats 200 KB Swings 300 KB LBC’s KB Medley OYO the following exercises were completed: Upright Row Clean Deadlifts Press Clean + Press Sets of x10, x20, x30 Ring of Fire One PAX member completes Turkish Get up…

Nine brave men defeated the call of the fartsack and followed the sound of the coconut halves to hunt for the Grail at the second showing of The MANNdate. The VSF was planted and the quest began. COP SSH x 10 Scapula Merkins (bad push-ups) x 10 Arm Circles x 10/5 reverso Don Quixotes x 10 Waiter’s Carry Mosey to the track Bring Out Your Dead: teams of three , one doing 20 Goblet Squats, one doing death crawl wheelbarrows, one holding legs When squats are completed rotate position until team reaches halfway point of the track Holy Hand Grenade…

Ten enthusiastic men stormed the Washington-Henry Elementary school parking lot to fire up the first MANNdate AO located off of Mann Dr. in Mechanicsville. Here is what went down… Spit started the Q… COP – SSHs, Don Quixotes, Goblet squats, LBCs, Arm circles Mosey around the school over to the track. Pair up. Catch-me-if-you-can with one partner taking off running backwards with both kettle bells while the other does 5 burpees. Back-and-forth until two loops completed around the track. The Carpenter took the Q next… Continue with partners. One partner takes off lunging with his kettle bell in hand. The other…