12 Days of Meathead Christmas (2018 Edition)

12 Days of Meathead Christmas (2018 Edition)

Posted 14 days late by Voodoo on behalf of High Tide (with minor embellishments by Voodoo):

4 5 pax posted in the gloom for the last pre-Christmas edition of Meathead. Voodoo was scheduled to be the Q, but had a work Christmas party planned for the night before. Being the competent, intelligent, planning-ahead kind of HIM that he is, he asked YHC to be his back-up Q, even going so far as to provide the weinke for the workout (not very difficult since it was identical to last year’s version). YHC then lost said weinke and drafted a new one, only to find the original immediately prior to the workout. We ended up going with the new weinke since it was new (and laminated).

After a solid disclaimer and full body warm-up (most likely, HT didn’t make that clear in his text), here’s the Thang:

12 Days of Christmas:

  • Day 1: Waiter carry (alternating sides each round)
  • Day 2: 2 dozen swings (1 or 2 hand)
  • Day 3: 3 One-arm press per side
  • Day 4: 4 Louganis with pullover
  • Day 5: 5 goblet squats
  • Day 6: 6 teabag deadlifts
  • Day 7: 7 snatches per side
  • Day 8: 8 High pulls (or 1-handed swings) per side
  • Day 9: 9 flutter press
  • Day 10: 10 cleans per side
  • Day 11: 11 lawnmowers per side
  • Day 12: 12 pull-ups

Performed in the usual fashion, with each day being cumulative, so Day 2= Day 2 exercises + Day 1 exercises, Day 3 = Day 3 exercises + Day 2 exercises + Day 3 exercises, etc. Total reps were as follows:

  • 12 waiter carries
  • 264 swings
  • 60 one-arm press
  • 36 Louganis
  • 40 Goblet squats
  • 42 Teabag deadlifts
  • 84 snatches
  • 80 high pulls (or 1-handed swings)
  • 36 flutter presses
  • 60 cleans
  • 44 lawnmowers
  • 12 pull-ups

Naked Man Moleskine:

  • This was challenging, particularly around day 7. Purell posted a shot of the resulting meathands later in the day on Twitter. Scroll back through his timeline if you want an unsavory picture to check out.
  • The workout fit nicely into the 45 minute block. A dozen merkins were added when we thought there would be extra time, but that caused us to run over.
  • Hoover rocked double 16s on the way down from Day 12, which surprised no one present. Geraldo used his ruck for the swings in day 2, but used bells elsewhere. Purell and YHC swung the 20 kg bells throughout the workout. YHC for a solo 2.5 mile #Meatrunner.
  • Bloomers made it back out. #regular Apparently, some of the pax thought he was a florist or something and were surprised to learn that he was also a cheerleader at UVA with Voodoo. [Voodoo note: he also went to high school with YHC’s M, so we go way back.] Anyway, Bloomers posted around day 5, had his usual coughing fit, then went into full-blown merlot spillage later in the workout. He bounced right back and is on his way to becoming a beast, he just needs to build up his aerobic base.
  • From Voodoo: Thanks to High Tide for covering my Q (and then taking the first Q of 2019 as well). He’s been a kettlebell/Meathead/Area 51 stalwart over the last several years and is always willing to do whatever is necessary to help out. #tclaps

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High Tide
5 years ago

Excellent BB, Voodoo. Exactly as I misremember it 14 days later! Haha…
Perfect description of HIM in the opener.
Speaking of openers, there was no disclaimer, as I recall, due to the veterans present (4 total) at the outset, and no warm-up given the soft opening with waiter carries then swings. From there, we were warm.
Bloomers’ appearance at Day 5 was welcome, bringing us to 5, and yes, he is on the way to beast status, once his cardio “legs” are developed.
It was a tough workout overall.
Sorry to deviate from the original weinke, but once a new one was in hand, I opened for new over repeato.
Thanks for your Site Q leadership at Meathead!

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