The Complexity of Chains…

Date: 2025-11-29 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: flipper, The Worm, high_tide FNGs: None COUNT: 4 Let’s not sugar coat it. It was cold. It was dark. And with ample levels of tryptophan still coursing through our systems, it would have been a top-tier fartsack of a morning. BUT, like the sweet notes of the Sirens’ song, tHe wOLf’S soft purrs called out to the pax. Thankfully for YHC, this morning he was not a wolfpack of one. Nay, three additional, esteemed pax turned out and we had ourselves the beginnings of a full-fledged pack keen on lifting not one, but TWO spherical objects in cadence through 30 elements. In a moment of serendipity, the KB gods decreed only three sets of this nonsense this week, but looking ahead, we’ll have to once again climb the hill of sets in the coming weeks. Nevertheless, mumblechatter kept things moving today and High Tide’s FNB (friendly, new…bell?), “Bomb” joined us with all of his 90 lbs. to give the pax an early taste of the Festivus feats of strength. Probably not a beatdown anyone wants to re-do anytime soon, but the pax put in work and got better today. Let’s get into the recap… WARMUP: Swings (10x), prying squats, hi-pulls (5x e/s), synovial circles, one-handed swings (5x e/s), slingshots (7x e/w) THE THANG: 1) Voodoo Complex (3 sets) – Voodoo complex (1x round e/s) – Voodoo complex (2x rounds e/s; i.e., NOT a chain…YHC clearly needs some remedial teaching on chains vs. complexes; YHC likes the Hydrox metaphors better) – Voodoo complex (2x each exercise, but 1x round e/s) 2) Da Wolf (3 sets; combo of “complexes” and “chains”) – Double snatch – Double squat – Double press – Double squat – Double clean – Double squat 3) Pelosi Ladder 4) Heavy Bell Work (2 sets) – 1-handed swing (L); hi-pull (L); PARK (5x) – 1-handed swing (R); hi-pull (R); PARK (5x) – 2-handed swing; hi-pull; PARK (5x) 5) TWENY/TEN EMOM (10 min.) – A: Alternating swings (20x) – B1: SLDL (5x e/s) – B2: Lawnmowers (5x e/s) – B3: Presses (5x e/s) – B4: Bent-over rows (5x e/s) – B5: Sumo squats (10x) MARY: Just enough time for some static holds (2 sets) – Single-bell waiters (20 sec.); racks (20 sec.); suitcase (20 sec.) ANNOUNCEMENTS: :mega: Wildturkey’s summary of upcoming events: docs.google.com/document/d/1rfXr_W_lxq61DGddefdopUF81v3z13rkIIrnyQ_ROFc/edit?usp=sharing :christmas_tree: Area 51 holiday party sign-up sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q5rBuOznuTlTQjSztxlK_CL-NLaoS7WAjaHZPwy96tk/edit?gid=634347005#gid=634347005 :judge: “If we judge as good and evil only the things in the power of our own choice, then there is no room left for blaming gods or being hostile to others.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 6.41 COT: YHC took out the joint groups in COT