Olympus – Calm Before the Storm

Date: 2026-01-24 AO: Olympus Q: Krzyzewski , PAX: voodoo, Mountain Momma, Emoji, Krzyzewski, The Worm, Blanks, Pepsi, MARTA, Toto, Gapper FNGs: None COUNT: 10 ‘See you in the gloom,’ they say. Well, friend, today was as advertised. Under a foreboding, overcast sky, the pax gathered slowly…and then all at once. Schedule C and Gapper kicked off things with a pre-ruck. After that YHC and the usual suspects began to filter in, but shortly after 0700 several pax came in hot to round out an even 10 for the beatdown. The pax kept up a strong tempo today as we closed out the Clean ‘Em Up 2.0 program and did their best to stay ahead of the unforgiving wind flying through the blacktop tundra. Mumblechatter was disparate, but free flowing. YHC did his best to raise the general discourse of the group, but ended up only hitting new heights of nerdery with a grammar and usage themed playlist. This went about as well as you’d predict, but at least the music kept things moving. YHC continues to be impressed, humbled, and encouraged by the strong turn out in 2026. It’s definitely not the playlists pulling in folks, but rather the accountability and encouragement each man in the circle provides to the others. Interesting times lay ahead…well, at least for most of the pax, as Schedule C and Voodoo both made journeys to warmer (or at least less icy) destinations today. For the rest of you, stay safe and warm in the coming days, gentlemen. 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) The E-Z Complex (3 sets) – Single bell swings (3x) – Hi-pulls (2x) – Clean (1x) – Thruster (1x) – Switch hands and repeato – Last set did 2x times through 2) Clean ‘Em Up 2.0 (5 sets; variety of chains/complexes) – Double clean (6x) – Double squat (6x) – Double snatch (6x) – Double press (6x) – Double swing (6x) – Double renegade row (6x e/s) 3) Glutes & Hammies Complex (3 sets) – Overhead (or racked) reverse lunges (5x e/s) – Alternating swings (10x) – SLDL (5x e/s) 4) Carries! Carries! Carries! – Variety of racked and suitcase with a 5x lawnmower row finisher each time – joined mid-way through by the monkey-humping pax of The Rock! MARY: Not today, good sir ANNOUNCEMENTS: – :snowflake: Winter Storm Fern (1/25-1/26) – YHC really hopes you’re not looking at backblasts for weather updates, but do make sure to bundle up this weekend – THE PR:o:D – First Friday of the month – see Slack for details for February’s edition. – :pancakes: Second F Friday (2/13) – second Friday of the month at Stacks. See Slack for details. – :beers: SOB Brew Ruck (3/7) – see details on Slack. COT: YHC took out the joint groups in the COT