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THE HIVE · FRI OCT 30 Hive Hillsplora Q: Brawny - The Fort · 8 PAX WARMUP: - 10 Moroccan Nightclubs - Mosey around loop - Toy Soldiers - Carrachas - 10 Windmills THE THANG: - Carry KB to the circle Dora the Hillsplora, partner runs up the hill and back. Hillsplora#1 - 100 KB Curls … THE HIVE · FRI OCT 23 Semi professional Q: Assassin · 7 PAX WARMUP: with some stretching, mumble chatter, etc. THE THANG: Went to the tennis court bleachers as home base with bells (and so I could have balance) Did multiple circuits of KB thangs Dips Skull crushers Lawnmower… THE HIVE · FRI OCT 16 KB BOP for Farmers Q: Ruby Slippers · 15 PAX Site Q let me know there would be a shovel flag handoff this morning so expected a large crowd. Means different paces needed to be accommodated, perfect for a BOP. Arrived early to set-up and get a prerun in, because… THE HIVE · FRI OCT 9 Keep Moving Q: Float Bridge · 6 PAX WARMUP: 1. Moroccan Nightclub 2. SSH 3. Windmill 4. Cheeri Picker 5. Imperial Walker THE THANG: Station #1 Kettlebell Swings Kettlebell Tricep curls Kettlebell Deadlift Kettlebell Clean and Press Round 1 – 10 each… THE HIVE · FRI OCT 2 Trip Down Hominy’s Memory Lane Q: Hominy · 7 PAX Warmup Calf Raise, Imperial Walker, Moroccan Night Club, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, LBC Farmer’s carry to Hominy’s old classroom. Stop along the way and complete exercises from the list. AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)… THE HIVE · FRI SEP 25 Smokin Kettlebell Beatdown Q: Cohiba · 11 PAX Warm-Up: SSH – 20 IC Windmills – 10 IC Moroccan Night Clubs – 15 IC Imperial Walkers- 20 IC Mosey around parking lot The Thang: 1. Ladder Start at 5 reps, add +5 each round until 20, then work back down. Exercises: KB… THE HIVE · FRI SEP 18 It’s pain o’clock Q: Über · 10 PAX WARMUP: yes THE THANG: 3burpee kbell chase, peoples chair w kbell pass, it’s pain o’clock MARY: in a rotating fashion ANNOUNCEMENTS: read you news letter COT: always THE HIVE · FRI SEP 11 Hot and humid Q: Sunkist · 11 PAX WARMUP: Easy does it. Windmills. Didn’t do any SSH THE REAL WARMUP: -10min Armor Building Complex (EMOM) with a partner (double kb’s) THE THANG: Mosey to the top of the hill and back. Circuit, 3x through. 8-10 reps… THE HIVE · FRI SEP 4 Kettlebell Workout - The Hive Q: Bill Smith · 13 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: Counting Practice THE THANG: 11s MARY: Kettlebell Hill ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack COT: Thankful for health, family, children, anniversaries. THE HIVE · FRI AUG 28 Citius, Altius, Fortius Q: dehappymeal3 · 11 PAX WARMUP: Warmup - SSH x 30 - Imperial Walkers x 20 - Toy Soldiers x 20 - Side Lunges x 15 each side - World’s Greatest Stretch x 5 each side Dynamic Prep: - High Knees (20 yards) - Butt Kickers (20 yards) - A-Skips (20… THE HIVE · FRI AUG 21 35lb Moderate 24kg Hard Q: Band Camp · 14 PAX WARMUP: Yep THE THANG: Move to parking lot: Single Arm Deadlift Clean Squat and Press Overhead hold and March did 5 reps on the right, then 5 on the left We did some type of travel between round. I think we hit 4-ish… THE HIVE · FRI AUG 14 It looked good on card stock. Q: Dojo · 8 PAX WARMUP: Parking Lot Mosey/ SSH/ Hillbillies/Around the Worlds/Halos/DeadLifts/High Pulls THE THANG: Partner Double Bell carry while other does Round 1: Mike Tysons Round 2: Derkins. Loop of Pain Stations. Do exercises… THE HIVE · FRI AUG 7 Hive suck fest Q: Deep Dish · 10 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: quick mosey, side straddle hops, merkins, low slow squats, swings. THE THANG: Quick ABC practice. 5 rounds each arm with 5 swings in between. 11s: Front rack squat & upright row 10 min 100 snatch test with a… THE HIVE · FRI JUL 31 Circle with sandbag run Q: Float Bridge · 11 PAX WARMUP: 1. Side Straddle Hop 2. Moroccan night club 3. Wind Mill 4. Imperial walker 5. Cherry picker THE THANG: 1. Circle of exercise with sandbag run 1. Gorilla Rows 2. Man Makers 3. Goblet Squats 4. Flutter Kicks with… THE HIVE · FRI JUL 24 Hair Metal 🎸 and Iron Bells 🔔 Q: JWOW · 9 PAX It was a wet morning in the fort but the dry humerus chatter kept us warm. A quick warmup and we were off. Thang: 50 reps of an exercise and then run across the parking lot and nur back. We did this 10 times. It was… THE HIVE · FRI JUL 24 Hair Metal and Iron Bells Q: JWOW · 9 PAX It was a wet morning in the fort but the dry humerus chatter kept us warm. A quick warmup and we were off. Thang: 50 reps of an exercise and then run across the parking lot and nur back. We did this 10 times. It was… THE HIVE · FRI JUL 10 Very Little Chatter - Sufficient Work Q: maximus · 6 PAX WARMUP: Jog around the large lot, sans bells then a few warmup exercises. THE THANG: Upright Rows x 10 Thrusters x 10 Combine them for the full upright row-thruster.. Overhead carry the bells to opposite corner of the… THE HIVE · FRI JUL 3 Mogadishu Mile Q: Deep Dish · 2 PAX WARMUP: barely THE THANG: Mogadishu Mile 4 rounds: - 19 ground the overhead - 19 front squat - 19 merkins on bell (each side) - 0.25 miles with the bell (up the hill) If you drop the bell, repeat the round. Both PAX… THE HIVE · FRI JUN 26 Ding Dong Done Q: Suplex · 6 PAX WARMUP: usual stuff THE THANG: 1-min on/30-sec rest… AMRAP Set #1 and 2 had 100 swing buy-in. We had to shorten times on set # 3 Set 1: Cleans R Squats LBC Clean L Step FORWARD alt. Lunge Simba (BBSU w/ press) Swings… THE HIVE · FRI JUN 19 Weinke in a baggie Q: Dojo · 3 PAX WARMUP: the usual stuff plus KB pass throughs in cadence as finale THE THANG: Ladder 2X 5 Manmakers - murder bunny to next stop 10 Thrusters - bell bear crawl to next stop 15 squats - pass through lunges to next stop 20… THE HIVE · FRI JUN 12 Shanaynay In The House! Step Off! Q: Drop Thrill · 5 PAX Uno! Called no one as none of us won a game of Uno, but we all won for posting. Your Q went like this: Blue - Curls Green - LBC Yellow - Goblet Squats Red - Chest press Skip - Run +2 - pick 2 exercises, 2 reps +4 - 4… THE HIVE · FRI JUN 5 Rock The Bells! Q: Boogie Down · 10 PAX WARMUP: Morrancan Night Clubs Baby Arm Circles Abe Vigodas Cherry Pickers Pideon Stretch Downward Dog Dog/Honeymooner SSH THE THANG: Partner Up On the gridiron 100 reps of: Curls LBCs w/ KB above chest Lunges Triceps… THE HIVE · FRI MAY 29 Better late than never Q: backdraft · 11 PAX WARMUP: I was late so 11s by a great stand in THE THANG: 3 sets 10 reps- goblet squats, floor to overhead press, reverse lunge, pull through, swings, deadlift, man climbers MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel men’s shelter… THE HIVE · FRI MAY 22 Dora the Sore-a Q: Pocahontas · 7 PAX WARMUP: SSH Imperial Walker Hillbilly Walker Moroccan Nightclub Cherry Picker Hamstring Stetch Quad Stretch THE THANG: Dora style: 100 swings 100 curls 100 merkins with a hill run, 150 bent over rows 150 kb squats 150…