It was harder than on paper… Purgatory 6-30-18

It was harder than on paper… Purgatory 6-30-18

QIC: JuiceBox

Date: 6-30-18

PAX: Boomerang, RootCanel, Ziggy Stardust, Parkay, Undertow, Burlap, Sgt. Schultz, InkSpot, Offsides, Resistor, Goofy

11 PAX and YHC gathered at Speas for a little Purgatory.

Warm up took place without any unusual happenings.  Inkspot was marked as “tardy,” but spirits seemed high as the men engaged in light chatter. 

After a mosey to the track with a few exercises thrown in along the way we were ready for some partner work.  YHC noted that the track seemed longer than I remembered… but the die was already cast… so we proceeded to take 5 journeys in the opposite direction of our partners meeting to conduct a variety of sit-up, merkin-ish and partner help up exercises.  About lap 3 the length of the track was starting to be felt, but the men persisted.  The last exercise was ripped from the lexicon, “Wilson’s Wife” is a partner assisted hand stand with the hand-standing partner then performing as MRAP merkins, or whatever you call them when you are hand standing.

Time to move on.  YHC thought about giving the PAX the choice between rocks and Tabata, but nah, heart rates were up and it seemed like a waste to slow things down, so we reverse pelottoned (not a word?) to the Lido Deck. 

The PAX were given one reprieve, as I recognized there would be no time for Mary, they were allowed to pick one exercise to replace with a Mary.  An argument broke out over which exercise to eliminate but all PAX swore that the burpee “must remain!”  Or everyone was unanimous on the burpee being thrown to the curb.  So when the burpee was listed the PAX called out an alternate, Mutton Crunch (left then right,) Low Flutter and LBC.  One silent vote for the burpee must have been from RootCanel and we witnessed him doing a few, he is a sick man.

Four rounds of six exercises and then boom, we were done.  Music provided by “The Boss,” The Who and REM.  The mosey back to the parking lot was hard…

COT was heartfelt.  We recognized that all but two PAX were “respect.”  Grateful that we aging well together.  Parkay seemed a bit dismayed at the quantity of years he had ahead of him… Being the other non-respect, Sgt. Schultz added that he is glad to see men in the next decade continuing to work hard to stay in shape.

 Announcements:

Schmedfest

Sign up to Q Purgatory, Resistor has next week

Sgt. Schultz leading a ruck on Sunday AM (it happened)

Undertow gave a pre-blast to look out for F3 “Gear” starting back up in the fall, get the bike tuned up now

Those struggling with depression or other issues, friend of Boomerang

Chunky’s family (Scott Ray) father passed away

JuiceBox’s friend Darryl, dying with brain cancer

For an F3 brother stuggling with work, marriage, might be staying at Samaritan’s

YHC closed with prayer