Since we’re at an elementary school, we should practice simple ABCs and counting. Do the A exercise for 1 rep and run up the hill and back. Do the A exercise once, the B exercise twice, run up and back. Do the A exercise once, B twice, and C...
Read moreArnold-inspired workout today at Purgatory with the mantra “Just Roll Out.” Seven-time Mr. Olympia was born in Austria, as about two of you seemed to know. Music started with Cake, Going the Distance. Some REM thrown in. Still no...
Read moreMudpit and YHC drove up (yes, drove! 😆 Doing GreeNest after) and had the parking lot to ourselves for a bit. Then the regulars started rolling in. Quickly had a dozen and got started. Warmarama: SSH, AV, Whirlies, arm swirls fwd and back...
Read moreA very loose theme for this morning’s edition of Purgatory was built around the playlist of songs about Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. First half of the workout was Hell. Middle was Purgatory. End was Heaven. But it all felt pretty hellish...
Read moreWhat a morning! 15 pax out on a beautiful Saturday morning. I don’t think I’ve ever had this many show up so that was sick to see. Thank you guys coming out this morning to post with me. Cheers! Warmarama- 20 ssh 10 imperial 10 hillbilly 10 Abe...
Read moreThey day began with all 14 PAX lined up in a nontraditional manner – in the form of line. We participated in stretching calves, quads, and other various leg and glute muscles. PAX wondered what happened to the Side Straddle Hop. What...
Read moreWarmarama: SSH, IST, CH Squat x 20, Abe Too Fast, Whirly, Merkin, Mtn Climber x 10 Small Wall of Desolation: Ladder 11 down to 1 Dips, 1 up to 11 Irkins. Oh hello!, Splash and Ripple. Flagpole of Consternation: Arm Swirly One Way, Carolina...
Read moreYHC did a substi-q called in the evening before? or maybe earlier in the week to a lot of disappointed PAX on this day for Mr. Huckleberry. Actually there were some sighs of relief when yours truly rolled in as they anticipated Huck to bring the...
Read moreWarmarama: PSA about PSA; get a test every 1-3 years starting at age 55, in consultation with MD. SSH, Imp Walkers, AV, Whirlies, Y-flies, Mike Phelps. To hill leading down to rec center, partner for BOMBS 55: 55 burpees, 110 oh claps, 165...
Read moreMonths ago, YHC got the odd idea to create a workout themed around the music of Hall & Oates, but put the idea and a couple of details in my phone under “Workout Ideas” in the Notes app. Then early this week, Boomerang asked me...
Read moreSix pax went all the way back to the summer of 1982 with YHC at Purgatory. Just like high school, we were hanging out in the parking lot just chilling listening to early 1980’s tunes on my 8 track player. All of a sudden, we realized we were...
Read moreAlways a pleasure to lead at Purgatory, and want to make sure the esteemed pax that assemble their $$’s worth. Also, IS crew was invited and even some WeFoCo #HIM who were in town to help GreeNest posted. AND we had surprise visit by 2...
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