Always good times when leading at the premier kettlebell workout. A finer group of pax cannot be found. So, with such an esteemed gathering guaranteed, YHC decided to dust off some personal “favorites” to share. Closer, Atrophy, and YHC got in a lovely pre-beatdown ruck, which mostly consisted of YHC rambling nonstop and the other…
16 PAX embraced a recycled workout this morning at Bells & Whistles. Embraced is a loose term…hated, revolted, abolished are probably more proper terms, and that’s just what YHC thought of the workout. YHC touched base with Burns last night to let him know that YHC was going to follow through on his plan at…
So when the Q has an achilles injury, you should expect a healthy dose of arms!!! And that is what the pax at B&W got. Decided to kick it off with the unorthodox Michael Phelps, much to the chagrin of Bam. Followed that up with some other deep stretches, pretty much to the point where…
It was learned early on that “ONE HIT WONDER” is a debatable term. YHC considered all played tunes as such, though some (MANY) PAX were unfamiliar with a number of the songs. The Thang: The PAX were divided into 4 groups. There were 4 pain stations (chest; arms; legs; core – PAX did 15 reps…
Tigger was originally on the calendar to Q BNW on 4/7, but injury or travel or some other excuse opened the opportunity for YHC to step up to Q. Despite Tigger not being there in person the goal was for the PAX to despise his presence. This was accomplished by the secret song in the…
Honoring the No Man Left Behind mantra, this Bells & Whistles was a departure from the maddening hill runs of the preceding weeks. While the numbers were down, thanks in part to numerous fear-laden B&W regulars (and a newborn, yet to be PAX named 2.0 that defiled #Organ-Grinder), the pump was up! In a glorious…
YHC used to be a BnW regular, back in the days of yore when it was held on the hallowed grounds of Reagan HS. Alas, a global pandemic and a cranky but well-meaning custiodial staff kicked the good men of F3WS off campus and after trying out a few places the AO landed at…
18 PAX did not let sub-freezing temperatures prevent them from posting to the latest edition of Bells & Whistles. WARM-O-RAMA SSTs ISTs ABE Vigodas Merkins Arm Swirly Things Break into teams of 3 for 3 man grinder, 2 stations, team members run between stations. Station 1 – Parking Lot Bent Over Rows Overhead Press Skull…
15 PAX posted on a clear and cold morning for a Bueller? led beatdown (a first at BnW). Lots of talk about the crazy wind last night. We may have gotten a brief reprieve during the workout, but it was still plenty cold with light winds and METAL kettlebells (seriously, who thinks this is a…
When YHC arose from slumber (before the alarm, mind you), the first thing I checked was the weather… “41 and Rain Showers” suggested the app. That was not what I expected – certainly not what I wanted to see. I stayed in bed for a few minutes, looking at the ceiling, slightly frustrated that @TheSingingCowboy…
20 strong gathered in the gloom at B&W for a beatdown that was sufficient. With YHC’s looming 55th birthday this weekend, many things were done in batches of 5. Here is what went down: Warm-O-Rama – SSH, Imperial Walker, Arm Twirly Things front and back, Whirly with the Clap Warm up Run – Two lines formed…
21 punk rockers gathered in the gloom to mosh in all their glory as we celebrated CBGB&OMFUG at Bells & Whistles. It was significantly colder at this recreation of CBGB’s than the original (#RIP). For those of you who don’t know or who somehow missed YHC’s dorky yet relentless marketing campaign, CBGB is the self-proclaimed…