From what I’ve tasted of desire; I hold with those who favor fire

Date: 2023-08-19 AO: None Q: Krzyzewski PAX: FNGs: None COUNT: 5 Although greeted by the uncommon pleasantry of a cool morning breeze, the pax eschewed comfort and chose to do hard things today. Including five times through a double snatch/squat/press combo, courtesy of the Cowboy complex, to finish this beast. The mumblechatter as usual covered topics far and wide including impressive rookie performance in training camp, the lure of good food at Lore, the strange prevalence of per capita PhDs in Huntsville, and why Blackrock is going to solve the crime problem facing a number of deteriorating cities (hint: money). All around good pump throughout – let’s get into the recap…
WARMUP: 10x high pulls (5x e/s), prying squats, 5x sandbag cleans, synovial circles, and slingshots/around-the-worlds (5x e/s) THE THANG: (1) Rows (and then Rows Again): 5x bent over row to upright row (3 sets) (2) Romanian Deadlift: 10x double KB deadlift (3 sets) (3) Thruster EMOM: 5x single bell thrusters (alternate each minute for 6 minutes) (4) Max Merkins: 2 sets (5) Carries: Several variations including farmer, waiter/suitcase (switch), double rack, double waiter/rack/farmer, and single rack/suitcase (switch) (6) Simple Complex: 15x heavy swing, 10x goblet squat, and 6x renegade row (3 e/s) (4 sets) (7) Lawnmower Snatch Ladder: 9x lawnmower / 1x snatch; subtract one lawnmower and add one snatch each time through until 5x of each (8) Cowboy Complex: Merkin, double snatch, double rack squat, and double press (5x through) MARY: Coalesced with the Rock and Flipper helped us chisel the core with some ab punishment ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Midriff’s day of 5k is only 2 months away, hooray: f3southcharlotte.com/2023/07/28/the-homecoming-ultra-5k-preblast/ – The Waxhaw pax have the facts for a Labor Day blast – Rumor has it that Pelosi is on the mend, but though his back is um, back, he’s succumb to a bout of the flu or some such ailment…thoughts with you, brother, to heal up soon – Smile more. It costs you nothing. Even if you have nothing to smile about, just faking it will improve your well being: www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01458-9 COT: Flipper took us out with the gents of the Rock