Backwards Down the Number Line

Backwards Down the Number Line

QIC: Burns

Date: 12.8.25

PAX: Greenspan (EC), Palin (EC), Boomerang (WD), Van Gogh, Lamb Chop, Tammy, Burns (QIC, WB)

Venturing out more than a tenth of a mile on a Monday morning is a rare occurrence for YHC these days. The convenience of a great AO right across from my house is too much to pass up. And, y’know, site Q duties. However…Turnover offered a Q if I would take one at TIT back in the summer before the Bagpipe–>Tammy Site Q change and I obliged. Hard to say no to Mr. Sweet.

WoR: Mobile. We took the long way around the school to get to the blocks, stopping for

• SSH x15 ic
• Imperial things x15 ic
• Merkins x10 ic
• Whirlies x15 ic
• Michael Phelps x10 ic

The thang: Grab a block and head to the playground. YHC placed an appropriately sized weinke on the playset and illuminated it with a headlamp. The instructions, to wit: Start with round 1 (obviously) and do 10 of the prescribed exercise. Run a lap around the track. Then in round 2 add the second exercise x10 and subtract 1 rep from the previous exercise. Continue this pattern all the way down the weinke, so in the 10th round you would do 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 reps all the way back up the weinke. Get it? Good.

• Pullups
• Curls
• Block Swings
• Mountain Climbers
• Overhead Press
• Hanging Leg Raise (#crowdpleaser) (seriously, these are great)
• Skull Crushers
• Hand-release Merkins
• Heels to Heaven
• Blockees (nut punch)

VG was out front all morning, and YHC takes pride in him having to shed his sweatshirt about halfway through. Lamb Chop was hot on his heels. Working out with Boomerang is always a treat – he’s picked up some new MC since hanging out with Schlitz, too. We were segregated into two places because of the pullup options, but I saw Greeny, Palin, and Tammy getting after it. Best case scenario, honestly, because I couldn’t hear any of Palin’s jaw-jacking (that was strictly forbidden in the preblast, mind you). Boomerang made the prescient remark, “It’s like less is more, when you have more of less, more or less” after I noted that it was supposed to get easier as we went on. A note about the BB title…”Backwards Down the Number Line” is a Phish ditty about friendship and tradition even amidst hard times (not actually written by Trey!) which feels appropriate when thinking about what we do here each morning in the gloom. I didn’t have a speaker with me today though…alas.

We wrapped up in round 10…VG got through all 10, Lamb Chop finished the reps but no lap, the rest of us somewhere in the middle of our reps. Took the blocks back and circled up for a 1 min plank for Mary. Fin.

Christmas party Friday evening 12/12 @ Gas Hill Drinking Room, concert to follow in the Ramkat. Party admission is free at the door with a F3 name, concert tix are $20. Volunteers are needed for Samaritan Ministries next Monday evening 12/15. Boomerang has the Parliament Q tomorrow. YHC has Urban Assault on Friday #BurnsyClaus

Prayers for Lamb Chop’s 2.0 #JacksonFive with a drs appt today. Prayers for Total Recall & fam after the passing of his father. Prayers for YHC’s sister-in-law being induced for delivery sometime today. YHC took us out.

Tammy – thanks for the keys. Always an honor. I strung them on the cinderblock cable but didn’t lock it back so you shouldn’t have any trouble retrieving them.