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
The Super Bowl
Date: 2026-02-14 AO: The Super Bowl Q: Snuka , PAX: F3 Elsa, wildturkey, Hawkeye, Snuka, Roulette FNGs: None COUNT: 5 Launched from the Bowl Parking lot. Moseyed to the office park artificial turf area. Wild Turkey showed us a few different things that can be done other than playing corn hole!
WARMUP: Low Slow Sq Hillbilly’s Merkins Plank Jacks LBC’s American Hammers Leg & calf stretch’s
THE THANG:
Ran up the stairs of the adjacent parking deck followed by 15 jump squats at the top. Ran back down and did 15 merkins. Two rounds of these.
Moseyed along the path next to the frisbee golf course. Stoped and did 15 inclined merkins. We briefly lost Elsa and Roulette.
We then proceeded along the path to 2 more parking garages and ran up the ramps on both. At the tops we did various forms of Mary.
Time was getting to be a factor so we proceeded back to launch and found the runners waiting for us
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Happy V Day! Brew Ruck coming up Good luck to Midriff and crew going to Oak Island for the race
COT: YHC with the take-out.
WARMUP: Low Slow Sq Hillbilly’s Merkins Plank Jacks LBC’s American Hammers Leg & calf stretch’s
THE THANG:
Ran up the stairs of the adjacent parking deck followed by 15 jump squats at the top. Ran back down and did 15 merkins. Two rounds of these.
Moseyed along the path next to the frisbee golf course. Stoped and did 15 inclined merkins. We briefly lost Elsa and Roulette.
We then proceeded along the path to 2 more parking garages and ran up the ramps on both. At the tops we did various forms of Mary.
Time was getting to be a factor so we proceeded back to launch and found the runners waiting for us
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Happy V Day! Brew Ruck coming up Good luck to Midriff and crew going to Oak Island for the race
COT: YHC with the take-out.
Joust
Date: 2026-02-13 AO: Joust Q: Focker , PAX: Focker, geraldo, THE Rug Doctor, spackles, Limey, Game warden from charleston FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: SSH, cotton pickers, arm circles step ups and box jumps THE THANG: 3 different triple nickels in various culdesacs with added merkins along the way. Wall sit and lunges on campus MARY: pax choice to end it, boone crunch, dolly, freddy, v up and flutter w a kick ANNOUNCEMENTS: dont think so COT: Spackler
On Fridays We Wear Pink
Date: 2026-02-13 AO: Ultimate Q: Spyglass , Spyglass PAX: MARTA, David Baker, Crawdad, Fruity Pebbles, Shank, Broken Arrow, Steve Hall, JH, Spikeball, Yeti, Spyglass, Situation, None FNGs: 1 None COUNT: 19 Pregame: Healthy numbers on a crisp, clear breakfast Friday. PAX arrived dawning various articles of pink clothing, mainly owned by their wives. The stars were a super cute pink beanie worn by Crawdad and very cool “futbol” jerseys by Yeti & Fresh Meat. Honorable mention fashion statements include Shanks alpine skiing gloves and Betty’s ninja head wrap.
The game: After a semi-rigged split of teams, yellow emerged looking like the New York Yankees starting lineup. As play started, it looked like it could have gotten away early for red, but heart kept them in the game. Aioli was everywhere (offense, defense, even some trash talk to Bulley). Reports have surfaced that Coach Belichick recently reached out to him to inquire about any remaining eligibility at UNC. Play of the morning goes to Marta who tipped a pass from Crawdad and regained control on the way down. He then proceeded to hit Crawdad in the corner for the score. The Yeti-Bulley rivalry continued to brew as Yeti mossed Bulley to the point of Bulley making clear eye contact with Yeti’s belly button. However, upon returning to earth, Bulley saw Yeti as “out” on the line. This was only to be called off by Shank from out of left field who saw it as in (possibly an inside job since He was originally drafted yellow?). Down 13-10 with minutes remaining, red clawed back in part thanks to a clear, “never a doubt” OPI call courtesy of Fruity that set up a crucial red score. In the final minute, red took its first lead of the game, giving yellow one final chance to tie. An effort play on defense at the goaline by Fruity completed the emphatic comeback victory for red. Final score 15-14 red.
Quote of the morning: “We need to bring back shaming.” – Shank
Postgame: Winners win @Wario improving to 7-0. JH is a winner too in the Lords eyes. Just not on the pitch as of late. Look out for a potential tanking situation in the second half of the year to secure a high pick in next years draft class. Breakfast Friday for the win, as always.
COT: Vicky preaching at his mom’s service today. Fly’s son’s classmate passed. Fresh’s uncle in unstable health. Praise: Spy’s son/ wife doing very well after fall.
Shoutout puddles on bringing the pink ribbon so all could show support ✊ @vicky
Good day, gentlemen 🥏
Red: Spy Situation Wario Shank Fruity Puddles Bulley Fresh Peaches Betty
Yellow: JH Yeti Aioli Marta Broken Pink Fly Crawdad Spike
The game: After a semi-rigged split of teams, yellow emerged looking like the New York Yankees starting lineup. As play started, it looked like it could have gotten away early for red, but heart kept them in the game. Aioli was everywhere (offense, defense, even some trash talk to Bulley). Reports have surfaced that Coach Belichick recently reached out to him to inquire about any remaining eligibility at UNC. Play of the morning goes to Marta who tipped a pass from Crawdad and regained control on the way down. He then proceeded to hit Crawdad in the corner for the score. The Yeti-Bulley rivalry continued to brew as Yeti mossed Bulley to the point of Bulley making clear eye contact with Yeti’s belly button. However, upon returning to earth, Bulley saw Yeti as “out” on the line. This was only to be called off by Shank from out of left field who saw it as in (possibly an inside job since He was originally drafted yellow?). Down 13-10 with minutes remaining, red clawed back in part thanks to a clear, “never a doubt” OPI call courtesy of Fruity that set up a crucial red score. In the final minute, red took its first lead of the game, giving yellow one final chance to tie. An effort play on defense at the goaline by Fruity completed the emphatic comeback victory for red. Final score 15-14 red.
Quote of the morning: “We need to bring back shaming.” – Shank
Postgame: Winners win @Wario improving to 7-0. JH is a winner too in the Lords eyes. Just not on the pitch as of late. Look out for a potential tanking situation in the second half of the year to secure a high pick in next years draft class. Breakfast Friday for the win, as always.
COT: Vicky preaching at his mom’s service today. Fly’s son’s classmate passed. Fresh’s uncle in unstable health. Praise: Spy’s son/ wife doing very well after fall.
Shoutout puddles on bringing the pink ribbon so all could show support ✊ @vicky
Good day, gentlemen 🥏
Red: Spy Situation Wario Shank Fruity Puddles Bulley Fresh Peaches Betty
Yellow: JH Yeti Aioli Marta Broken Pink Fly Crawdad Spike
[The Devil’s Turn] The Devil’s Turn
Date: 2026-02-12 AO: The Devil’s Turn Q: flipper , PAX: Gump, fleetwood, Polly, bunker, Astro (Kyle Kirchhoff), gumbo, hairball, flipper, citgo, frasier FNGs: None COUNT: 10 WARMUP: some PreRunners THE THANG: everybody nutted up, thus nobody shutted up. MARY: she shut up ANNOUNCEMENTS: beer and dice run 3/7 COT: Fleetwood did the honors
The Phoenix
Date: 2026-02-12 AO: The Phoenix Q: SweetWater , PAX: wildturkey, Hawkeye, Roulette, SweetWater FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: Mosey to front side of HR and do some squats, hillbilly, runner stretch. Get loose and ready THE THANG: Run out to Bryant Farms Rd to front entrance of YMCA. Do some side steps and find a good mini hill. 3 sets of run up hill and back down to do 5 merkins. Run back to parking lot of Hawk Ridge and get a coupon. 3 rounds 10 reps of squat/press, goblet squat, lunge w/twist and then curl/press/tri. Run to end of parking lot forward and back to coupon backwards. Mosey to stairs. 10 reps of box jump up 3 steps and run down other side. Then curb jumps OYO tel:25-20-15-10-5 Mosey over to playground for longevity test of dead hang. Goal was 1 minute. Mosey to put coupons away and finish with 1 minute squat hold and a few pulses. MARY: Yes ANNOUNCEMENTS: Some runs coming up and talk of challenge to get to other AOs coming up. COT:
We ❤️ Park Crossing
Date: 2026-02-12 AO: Shield Q: Bombay , PAX: Cooter2, Moth, Bombay, tagalong, Brisket FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Quick affirmation that we come ready to put the work in at this AO even if numbers are low. Also some exercises. THE THANG: Leg circuit at the three-headed hill monster (squats, lunges, how’s your family member of choice). Arm circuit at the rock pile (curls, triceps, press, row). MARY: Added some spice to this one by bringing our rocks over for toe touches, knee tucks and hammers. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Did I mention that we :heart: the Park Crossing guys? COT: YHC took us out
Three’s A Charm
Date: 2026-02-09 AO: Firestarter Q: C3P0 , PAX: C3P0, Adobe, The Doctor FNGs: 1 The Doctor COUNT: 3 I should know better than to try to write a bb on my phone. One wrong click & you lose it all.
Fortunately a big chunk was copied from my training for the Fellowship of the Idiots, so let’s agree this is all that mattered anyway.
We also did standard warm up & good job to Adobe getting his neighbor out. Now let’s hope I didnt scare him away from ever joining us again
The THANG Single-Leg Romanian Deadlifts: 3 × 8-10 each leg (focus on hip stability) Bulgarian Split Squats: 3 × 10 each leg (dumbbells or barbell) Lateral Band Walks: 3 × 15 steps each direction (heavy resistance) Step-Ups: 3 × 10 each leg (hold dumbbells, 12-16″ box) Copenhagen Planks: 3 × 20-30 seconds each side (adductor strength) Single-Leg Squats to Box: 3 × 8 each leg (control descent)
Fortunately a big chunk was copied from my training for the Fellowship of the Idiots, so let’s agree this is all that mattered anyway.
We also did standard warm up & good job to Adobe getting his neighbor out. Now let’s hope I didnt scare him away from ever joining us again
The THANG Single-Leg Romanian Deadlifts: 3 × 8-10 each leg (focus on hip stability) Bulgarian Split Squats: 3 × 10 each leg (dumbbells or barbell) Lateral Band Walks: 3 × 15 steps each direction (heavy resistance) Step-Ups: 3 × 10 each leg (hold dumbbells, 12-16″ box) Copenhagen Planks: 3 × 20-30 seconds each side (adductor strength) Single-Leg Squats to Box: 3 × 8 each leg (control descent)
WAMRAP
Date: 2026-02-11 AO: WAMRAP Q: Alf , PAX: Alf, Ironsides, poptart, rachel FNGs: None COUNT: 4 Was a warm morning so we stayed out of the parking deck and did a regular 4 corners with burpees in the middle.
Nice to have Pop Tart and Rachel adjust those schedules to be able to join us.
Ironsides with the takeout.
Nice to have Pop Tart and Rachel adjust those schedules to be able to join us.
Ironsides with the takeout.