The Ultimate Penultimate Did Not Involve Footballs Today

Date: 2024-10-12 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: voodoo, The Worm, MARTA, Mountain Momma, flipper, Wabbit, ickey_shuffle, mighty_mite, Fireman_Ed, Omaha FNGs: 1 Omaha COUNT: 11 An absolute swarm of gear-headed pax descended upon Calvary’s paved lots with one mission this morning – pick up heavy-ish objects in one place and then put them down in another place somewhat close to the first place. By all accounts, mission accomplished. Though the dynamic of our usual circular formation became a bit unwieldy for singular mumblechatter, there were some solid sidebars amongst the pax as we dismantled the weinke with aplomb. Unsurprisingly, NFC South chatter has sprung up – we just need a Bucs fan to round out representation. YHC is starting Bucky Irving on his FF team this weekend so maybe that counts? YHC digresses. Great, of course, to see the regular crew come out today. We were joined by Fireman Ed and Voodoo’s co-worker, Omaha. Both pax took our somewhat offbeat workout in stride and we enjoyed seeing some new faces get into the twisted world that are gear workouts. Let’s get into the recap… WARMUP: Swings (10x), prying squats, hi-pulls (5x e/s), synovial circles, slingshots (7x e/w) THE THANG: 1) Sandbags Sets – Partner Work – Up & up (5x) (4 sets) – Merkin monster (3x) (4 sets) – Counter-rotational reverse lunge (7x e/s) (4 sets) – Note: Pax partnered up and in the off-time did either 10x merkins or 10x swings 2) Kettlebell Attrition Sets (3 sets) – A: Alternating cleans – B: Heavy swings – C: Alternating snatches 3) Humane Complex (10x/6x/6x) (2 sets) 4) Various and Sundry Carries with Double Bells – Shrugs, Racked, and Waiters – oh my! MARY: Perhaps the walk from the end of the carries back to everyone’s gear counts? ANNOUNCEMENTS: – “Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue.” – Zeno – Continued prayers for Western NC and FL following the devastation the past couple of weeks – Paper Jam is collecting volunteers and/or donations for a 10/19 trip to Rutherfordton COT: Stonecold took out the joint groups from the Rock and Olympus