Was it something I said?



Was it something I said?

YHC rolled into Elizabeth Lane Elementary at about 5:25 this morning to find only one other car. I checked my watch to confirm that I didn’t have the wrong day of the week or time, then got out to prepare for the workout. Tulip emerged from his vehicle to join me. At 5:30, we both confirmed that it was Thursday and prepared to begin the beatdown. As we were about to start, High Tide pulled up rocking some tunes in the blue Jeep to increase our numbers by 50%. After a proper disclaimer (not really, but just pretend like it was said), we proceeded thusly:

Warm-up:

  • 20 swings OYO
  • 3 halos each way OYO
  • 20 swings OYO
  • 3 prying squats
  • 20 swings OYO

The Thang:

Singles set – do not put the bell down:

  • 5x 1 arm swings (left arm)
  • 3x clean, 3x squat, 3x press (left arm)
  • 5x merkins
  • Repeato at the top of the next minute with the right arm. Alternate arms every minute on the minute (EMOTM) for 20 minutes.
  • The plan was for pax with bells >20kg do 1-3 reps, 16kg-20kg do 3-5 reps, and <16kg do 5-7 reps. All pax opted for the >20kg category, so we did 3 reps each round.

Partner up by bell size for a doubles set:

  • 1x clean
  • 1x press per side
  • 1x front squat
  • 1x renegade row per side
  • 1x deep merkin on the bells

Partners flapjack every :30 seconds for 20 minutes of EMOTM. After about 8 rounds, everyone had settled into their bell size of choice so there was no need to flapjack and we completed the remaining sets together. All pax agreed to go a bit over the time to get the last 8 or so rounds in. You can blame it on High Tide’s tardiness.

Thanks to High Tide for taking us out in COT. Prayers to High Tide and his family on the recent loss of his mother-in-law.

Announcements:

  • Check out the Crane Relay, from the mind of Frasier. As in Frasier Crane. Get it? Anyway, this is the first iteration of a running relay where teams are drafted by the captains. For those of the pax with nightmares of being picked last in dodgeball/gym, this is a chance to relive that, but in a fun way. Pre-blast is here.
  • BRR season is in full swing. Tulip claims he can’t run it because he doesn’t run long distance, then said he can run 6-7 miles. If someone needs a fast due, you should start working on Tulip.

Moley, moley:

  • YHC had a different title prepared for this workout, but changed it up based on the low turnout. You can tell it’s BRR/vacation season when you get 3 guys at a 0.0 workout. #discrimination As High Tide said on Twitter, what we lacked in quantity, we more than made up for in quality. With the slight breeze and lower temps, it was a great morning to be out swinging the bells. Lower reps and sufficient recovery time allowed for better form and more conversations than the usual grunting we get at Meathead. While the EMOTM starts out feeling pretty easy, they add up and you start feeling it after a few sets.
  • I found these workouts on Instagram. I highly suggest the pax check out @sokolstrong. He’s a StrongFirst instructor in the Pacific Northwest and he posts great workouts and very informative videos. Definitely worth your time if you’re into kettlebells and strength training. Sokol did the doubles bottoms up, which is way harder than it looks. I audibled out of that since it would have required much smaller bells and the chances of being able to front squat 2 bottoms up bells is about 0%. #ialsolikemyteethinmyface

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High Tide
5 years ago

Good one, Voodoo.
#Cobains for my tardiness. No excuse.
And…Mercury’s Minions have first right of refusal on Tulip.

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