Date: 2025-08-16 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: voodoo, MARTA, ickey_shuffle FNGs: None COUNT: 4 YHC will keep the intro brief as he’s gotta a rant down below regarding some of our delightful interactions this AM. Outside of that, the beatdown was spectacular. Not only that, but it was spectacular even. Oh, sorry to be so repetitive, but that’s what nearly 40 minutes of doing the same sort of thing will do to a man. Gripes aside, great to see Voodoo, MARTA, and Ickey. Solid mumblechatter centering around football, back to school, Voodoo’s ‘funemployment’, and why Baton Rouge isn’t a top place for birthing a child. T-claps to Ickey for guessing possibly the dumbest music playlist theme we’ve had yet. And 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) Modified Armor Building Complex EMOM (20 min.) – Double Clean (2x) – Double Front Squat (3x) 2) Barrage of Double Presses (half dozen sets) – Double presses (2x) – Double presses (3x) – Double presses (5x) 3) Non-Press, Non-Squat, Non-Snatch Complex w/ Single Bell (4 sets) – Deadlift -> upright row (5x) – Lawnmower rows (5x e/s) – Merkins (10x) MARY: …just enough time for a round of static holds one time through on each side ANNOUNCEMENTS: – :drop_of_blood: Next Blood Drive (10/3) (MARTA is bombard us all with details in due course) – :pray: Prayers for The Worm and his family – :church: Character is a funny thing. Maybe you have the best intentions in the world, but the moment the slightest bit of friction hits, you can come across as pleasantly as a wet fart. Reflecting on this morning, YHC was struck by the varied reactions of the various passersby. Presumably these fine gentlemen were on their way to some sort of prayer breakfast at the church. Most either kept to themselves or humored the pax as they passed by and witnessed our strange hobby. However, a couple left a bit to be desired. One guy decided to drive THROUGH the circle, desperate to get a coveted parking spot, and nearly clipped MARTA, who didn’t miss a beat and kept exquisite lawnmower row form, YHC might add. Another fine gentleman, who came MUCH later than nearly all the others, had some choice words about how we should move, we were blocking cars, etc…except there was literally an entire HALF parking lot empty behind him. The heated exchange came as he was walking to a PRAYER BREAKFAST. Now, it’s easy to step back and dunk on this jabroni for being blissfully unaware of context. BUT, how many times do we do pretty much the same thing? Shoot, even
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/darwins-subterranean-world/201703/my-favorite-psychology-study walking through campus to preach a sermon on the Good Samaritan largely didn’t help people in need. To be clear, intentions can and do matter. However, good intentions without action aren’t good for much of anything other than paving roads to fiery places. So yeah this guy was a bonehead this morning, but this was a great, and stark, reminder to YHC that if we’re aiming to be HIMs in the community, words need to lead to action. Being a light means more than letting your candle flicker, you’ve gotta light some fires. COT: OT took out the collective crews in the COT