I do wish we could workout longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner.

Date: 2023-07-29 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: voodoo, The Worm, mighty_mite, high_tide, Horsehead, tigerrag FNGs: None COUNT: 7 Armed with a tiresome cooking theme, YHC came out slinging kettlebell dishes and the pax came hungry. Due to an imminent road trip this weekend, YHC is going to keep this write-up pithy. Overall, strong pump today loosely based on Mr. Flynn’s directives. Good to have Horsehead and tigerrag join us in addition to the usual salty dogs. As the kids say, Bone Apple Tea. WARMUP: Amuse-bouche – 10x high pulls, prying squats, 1-handed swings (5x e/s), synovial circles, and halos (5x e/s) THE THANG: (1) Primi – Squats 3 Ways: Heavy swings (15x), squats (12x), slingshots (5x e/s); 3 sets varying the squats each set with goblets, single arm overhead, and rack squats (2) Secondi – Panini Press: Heavy cleans to press (3x e/s), 6min EMOM (3) Super-Size Merkins: 2 sets of max reps of merkins (4) “6 for $5” Combo Meal: 6x lawnmowers, 4x snatches, 5x high pulls (6 sets, alternating arms each set) (5) Palate Cleanser Carries/Holds – suitcase down; water back (2 sets alternating arms); 60 sec double hold (20 sec waiter / 20 sec racks / 20 sec farmer) (6) Mignardise: 3x swings, 2x cleans, 1x press (6 sets alternating arms each set with 45 sec rest between sets) (7) Dolce – “Complex” Complex: Voodoo complex (2x), Cowboy complex (2x), and High Tide complex (2x) MARY: Brief set of slingshots (10x each way) ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Midriff is doing a thing that sounds painful: f3southcharlotte.com/2023/07/28/the-homecoming-ultra-5k-preblast/ – Big congrats to Mighty Mite on his forthcoming wedding next weekend and imminent house move. Enjoy and hope to see you in a few weeks – Good, but sobering reminder from Runstopper that a lot of our brothers are out there suffering silently. Don’t let each other suffer alone – reach out for a cup of coffee, invite pax we haven’t seen in awhile back for a workout. Thoreau was painfully right that most men lead lives of quiet desperation, but it doesn’t have to be that way…let’s lead the way COT: Joined Lex Luthor and the gents of The Rock to take us out in the COT