Fridgid Toes and Frozen Phones

There were several cars in the ELE lot 5 minutes prior to MeatHead Launch. Apparently, the twitter blitz brought the pax out despite the near record low temps forecasted. A few more arrived and all 8 of us exited the warmth of our respective vehicles at exactly 5:30am. With the heavily layered Pax ready to get moving and iPhone playing Beastie Boys Pandora through a winter hat, here’s how it went down.

Warmarama – SSH x20 IC, 20 Swings OYO, IW x20 IC, Stagger Merkin Rt Hand on Bell x 10 IC, Flapjack
The Thang:
Multi-Movement Ladders with Two Handed Swing Chasers (2-4-6-4-2) -Complete 2 reps of the called exercise, then 2 swings, 4 reps, 4 swings…etc
Excercises Called:
Single Hand Racked Squat to Shoulder Press / Swing (Complete ladder then switch arms)

One hand Swing to High Pull / Swing (Complete ladder then switch arms)

Goblet Squat to 2 Hand Press / Swing

One hand Swing to Clean / Swing (Complete ladder then switch arms)

Teabag to Upright row / Swing

One Hand Swing to Snatch / Swing (Complete ladder then switch arms)

Partner Up for Double Bells: 3 Rounds of 5 Double Bell Swings, 3 Rounds of 10 Double Bell Chest Presses, while Partner 2 does leg lift. Lawn Mower x10 Each arm – Crusher curls by 10. The End.

Moleskine: Despite the cooler than optimal temps for a KB beatdown, the Pax brought it this morning with no excuses or complaints…well maybe there were a few complaints about cold toes and fingers, but otherwise it was business as usual. The Winter attire of the Meathead pax never disappoints. Nobody went sleeveless today – in fact Brown looked ready for the Iditarod with his excellent choice of animal pelted lids. Les Mis brought out the steel toed hiking boots (not a bad choice given the 0.0 format), and StoneCold kept nice and toasty with the full face mask. The only apparel failure of the morning came from my winter hat adorned iPhone which gave out about 15 minutes in. We didn’t skip a beat though as Brown quickly swapped out with his phone to continue the classy tunes. While there was some confusion on the outset regarding the Swing Chaser during the ladder, things appeared ironed out by round two. Grip is always a question mark when the winter gloves are wielding heaviy iron, but there no drops today. Thanks to Brown and HighTide for the opportunity to lead MeatHead and to the very Brave Pax for not letting me swing alone. We continue to pray for and lift up our brothers and thier families dealing with loss, injuries, and sickness.

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