By the Numbers Beatdown…

Date: 2025-07-26 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: flipper, Floyd, MARTA, Wabbit, ickey_shuffle, voodoo FNGs: None COUNT: 7 Although not “cool” by any normal definition, this morning greeted the pax at least at the lower end of today’s temperature range before we ramp towards triple digits later today. The pax embraced the relatively inviting temps and jumped into the copious rounds of snatches, merkins, and presses with reckless abandon. A welcomed (unwelcomed?) change up of squats, cleans, (more presses!), and carries rounded out the day. Overall, a solid, if not somewhat formulaic, pump as July draws to a close. Great to see Floyd and Ickey back out today. Still no clue how Voodoo and Flipper put in 10,000 strides of cardio before this, but best of luck to them at the Horsey next weekend. Always a pleasure to have the varied mumblechatter by two of the greats, Wabbit and MARTA, to keep things lively. Always appreciate everyone’s posting in the early part of the weekend. T-claps to Voodoo for guessing the dumb musical theme 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) Snatches and Optional Merkins EMOM (18 min.) – Snatches (5x on one side) and optional merkins 2) Press & Press & Press (5 sets) – Double presses (2x) – Double presses (3x) – Double presses (5x) 3) Moving Target Complex (4 sets) – Heavy swings (10x) – Front squats (1x e/s) – Goblet chest press (1x) – Cleans (1x e/s) – The 10x progresses to the subsequent exercise each set and the former reduces to 1x or 1x e/s 4) Carries! Various racked and waiter carries. Voodoo suggested shrugs, but alas, we ran out of time MARY: YHC needs to embrace Mary more often, but dear friends, there was too much work to do today ANNOUNCEMENTS: – :horse: Horsey half marathon and ruck is on 8/2 (see Slack for details) – :camping: F3 Dad Camp @ Lake Wylie from 8/15-8/17 (see Slack for details) – :drop_of_blood: Next Blood Drive (10/3) (keep an eye out for forthcoming details – :pray: Continued prayers for The Worm as he continues his treatment – we’re thinking of you and your family, brother – :books: Meditation for the weekend: “praxeis koinonikas apodidonai” – to render works held in common. Great things are accomplished in community with our brothers. Whether it’s a larger project or something as simple as posting to a workout, you can find purpose in community. It’s hard to do anything great without help and we’re here for each other COT: YHC took out the joint groups in COT