Last Purgatory for 2025
QIC: Green Acres
Date: 12-27-25
PAX: Mutton, Splash, Spamalot, Burlap, Boomerang, Comrade (WB), Bluto, RoundUp, Starfish, Lambchop, the Singing Cowboy, BooBoo, Wobegon, YHC (WD, Q)
Grabbed my bag o’ music and headed to Speas for a Q at Purgatory for the last one of the year. Started up tunes from Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. A good crowd rolled in and we jumped right in to Warmarama: SSH, Abe V, Whirlies, Y-flies, arm circles, Mike Phelps, squats. Then the first Thang: partner up for Dora 1 2 3. The new twist YHC tried was to have only one pair counting reps. This was to allow more chatter and getting to know each other better, and we all finished at the same time. So the DCP (designated counting pair) changed after each exercise. First was 100 WWII’s, partners did toy soldier walk across bus lot and back. Next was 200 squats, partners ran backwards across lot. Last was 300 merkins, partners skipped across the lot and jogged back. All seemed to enjoy the DCP format and extra chatting.
Next was Silly Walks across the main parking lot changing at each island: Imperial Walker walking, crab walk, lunge walk, and bear crawl.
Next to playground station for a modified Cindy: 5 rounds of 10 pull-ups, 20 wide merkins, 30 lo-flutter. 🥵
Next to the rocks: all 20 IC of curls, SC, bent rows, OH press, lo-Dolly, chest press, and 20 LBC.
To the school wall for a 2 minute wall sit and 1 minute BTTW. Head back to start for short Mary: Mutton crunch and Huckleberry merkins. Done!
Splash declared it had been only “moderately terrible” Was good to have more conversations during the workout. RoundUp came with a sore knee but did the work without complaint as usual. There was a little grumblechatter at the pull-up bars but everyone did the work. Spam enjoyed only 1 set of Huckleberry merkins. Maybe we’ll do 60 minutes’ worth another day. 😄 This crew of HIM cruised through what YHC thought was a tough beatdown. Plenty of smiles and a little more chatter than usual. Just a great morning with great guys. F3 means so much to me. Thankful for such friends. 💙
Announcements: F3 anniversary convergence coming up Dec 10.
Enjoyed the morning. Thanks for asking me to lead Undertow.
