Olympus – Working out the Kinks

Date: 2026-02-14 AO: Olympus Q: Krzyzewski , PAX: Toto, MARTA, Blanks, Krzyzewski, The Worm, Unplugged, Pepsi, Mountain Momma FNGs: None COUNT: 8 Express write-up today because ya boy is behind on Valentine’s Day prep…Nevertheless, a solid beatdown was had by all today. MARTA crushed the pre-run, while Mountain Momma came in hot (as previewed above) :fire: and was ttthhhiiisss close to guessing the dumb playlist theme. Unplugged regaled us with tales of his glory days in high school warming up to Snap!’s timeless hit “The Power”, but sadly did not provide the much anticipated kettlebell carrier woodcrafting demo. Despite an early departure, Pepsi put in solid work and also kept the pax on point and the fartsack in abeyance. Blanks provided endless enthusiasm to keep us working through the multitude of endless reps. The Worm kept the mumblechatter flowing, but Toto was surprisingly on good behavior. All around, pretty solid little Saturday. The new spreadsheet generally speaking is a winner, but, as with all new programs, a couple tweaks here and there will make it even better. With that, 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 (AKA Poor Man’s Voodoo) (3 sets) – Single bell swings (3x) – Hi-pulls (2x) – Clean / squat / press (1x) – Switch hands and repeato 2) Olympus Test Block (10 min. AMRAP) – Clean (5x) – Press (5x) – Squat (5x) – Snatch (5x) – Switch hands and repeato 3) Block B1 (12 min.) (Heavy Round) – Press (5x) – Front Squat (5x) 4) Block B2 (8 min.) (Heavy Round) – Hi-pull (6x e/s) – Lawnmower rows (8x e/s) 5) Block C (5 min.) – Single bell rack or OH (30 sec.) – Rest (30 sec.; except for the last minute we did 30 sec. active each side) 6) Dénouement Complex (2 sets) – Deadlift -> upright row (5x) – SLDL (5x e/s) – Merkins (5x e/s…j/k, 10x total) MARY: Just enough time to fist bump the pax of The Rock ANNOUNCEMENTS: – THE PR:o:D – First Friday of the month – see Slack for details for March’s edition. – :beers: SOB Brew Ruck (3/7) – see details on Slack. – :pancakes: Second F Friday (3/13) – second Friday of the month at Stacks. See Slack for details. – :muscle: Q School (3/28) – following Olympus (or The Rock, if you’re into that) at Calvary with a plan for an 0810 start and 0900 completion. MARTA will bring coffee, probably. – :heart: Valentine’s Day…um, today. Go buy flowers for your M or significant other and heck, while you’re at it, call your mom COT: Mountain Momma led us in the joint COT…appreciate your thoughtful words, brother