2019 Gainz

2019 Gainz

5 heard the call, ignored #cantore, and posted on the covered sidewalk in search of 2019 #gainz (and a head start on those who made the lesser choices). The weinke called for volume and plenty of it.

The Thang

COP:

• Alternating Swings – 10 IC (20 one-hand swings)
• Imperial Walker – 10 IC
• Alternating Swings – 10 IC
• Merkins – 10 IC
• Alternating Swings – 10 IC
• Prying Squats – 3
• Alternating Swings – 10 IC
• Low Slow Squats with Bells(!) – 10 IC
• Alternating Swings – 10 IC

Playground Set

• 5 pullups rows per side
• 5 presses per side
• 15 teabags squats
• Repeato 5 sets total

Snatch set

• 7 snatches at the top and bottom of each minute
• Continue for 10 minutes (#smoker)

Heavy Cook Drill

• Selecting a bell one to two sizes larger than you’ve used thus far (with help from YHC), begin walking with an overhead waiter carry. Continue walking until your form is about to degrade, then drop the bell into a rack position (in front of your chest, not on your shoulder) and continue walking. Again before your form degrades, drop the bell into a suitcase carry and continue walking until you need to set it down.
• Rinse and repeato on the opposite side

Finisher – Swings & Mary

• 10 swings
• 10 pullovers + Louganis (#theBulldog)
• 15 swings
• 15 Russian twists (each side)
• 25 swings
• 25 situps (old-school, WWII, whatever you call them)
• 50 swings
• 50 flutter presses with bell

Done-zo

COT

Announcements

Trembling Moleskinne:

Always a pleasure to Q at Meathead and to lead off 2019 was no exception.

With the rain, an audible was called to move to the covered sidewalk, instead of our usual cheese grater-esque parking lot. This audible necessitated another, as the playground was now too far away, which would have broken the #0.0 provision and/or required an excessively long, wet carry. So, lawnmower rows were subbed in.

Snatches brought an element of cardio and strength endurance to the party, going for 10 minutes, roughly 15 seconds on and 15 seconds off. It also brought torn callouses. #ouch

The tone was set early, literally, with an old-school rap/hip-hop playlist, instead of the usual hard rock fare. Why? Eh, sometimes you just gotta mix things up. (although late in the workout, when Geraldo remarked on the non-Meathead-like playlist, and just before the unknown-to-Geraldo gnarly finishing set, YHC did oblige with a little “Enter Sandman”, which may or may not have been for the benefit of our two Hoos in attendance (they either missed the significance or were too deep in the pain cave to notice – YHC believes the latter))

In the end, all were left with burning, trembling forearms (which are now sore, 24 hours later) from all the grip work needed during the snatches and finishing swings. #yourewelcome

Here’s to your 2019 gainz. Aye.