Back Blast: Flash Bang Friday – Kettle Bells and Running

27 men posted at 4th on July Friday morning to finish their work week with some kettlebell work with enough running to spread out and keep from tripping all over ourselves.  The PAX included Luck Charm, Radar, FloRida, Deliverance, Spicoli, Dean, Epstein, Red Hot, Sludge, Sheer Con, Water Wings, Checkbook, Thumper, Thin Mint, Pacer, Tool Time, Wham-o, Man Hands, Tenderfoot, Gilmore, Crawdaddy, Mulligan, Tarde, Fortran, Dr. Evil, Kay, Blue Hen (Q).

Warm-o-rama:

  • SSH x 20
  • Imperial Walker x 15
  • Cotton Pickers x 10

Mosey to the woodshed to:

Remove 9 kettlebells (milk jugs)

milk GIF

Remove 16 pavers (you go FloRida)

brick GIF

Unfortunately, YHC should have counted 18 instead of 16 #QFAIL

finger GIF by funk

The Thang:

Split into 3 groups

Group 1 runs to track behind school to run a lap and do 5 pullups

Group 2 runs to hill by baseball field with 2 pavers to do 5 hills (down forward up backward) and lay on back w/pavers and do butterfly lifts

exercise GIF

Group 3 stays across from basketball court and do the kettlebell workout:

  1.  KETTLEBELL SWING X10
  2. MERKIN ROW RIGHT X10
  3. KETTLEBELL SQUATS – HOLD JUG CHEST HIGH X10
  4. KETTLEBELL SQUATS W/CURL X10   (WHILE HOLDING SQUAT)
  5. KETTLEBELL SQUAT W/CURL AND PRESS X10
  6. KETTLEBELL LUNGE W/ROW RIGHT X10
  7. KETTLEBELL LUNGE W/ROW LEFT X10
  8. KETTLEBELL TRICEPT PRESS BEHIND HEAD X10
  9. MERKIN ROW LEFT X10
  10. KETTLEBELL SWING X10

Here is the hidden camera shot of Dr. Evil showing off:

workout win GIF

After about 2 full rotations YHC called “Omaha” and we returned equipment to woodshed and moseyed to basketball court for…

Mary:

  • Low Slow Flutter x 15
  • Cindy Crawford x 10 each side
  • American Hammer x 15

COT:

Prayers for coworker of Dr. Evil Steve in Hawaii and all the other folks in Hawaii with the pending hurricane and Mulligan’s niece and sister-in-law.

Sheer Con led us out.

It is always an honor to lead such a fine group of men.