What a beautiful morning at Speas! An Elite Eight of regulars gathered to get stronger together. Started with the usual Warmarama: SSH, Imp Walkers, Abe V, Whirlies avec Clap, arm waggling, squats and one more sloooow squat. Then to brick...
Read moreAn extra day to workout with our friends this year! YHC left late to join the Run Club before TRQ and encountered Bam on his way back to Speas so turned around and he was kind enough to slow to a mosey the rest of the way. He got in the 2 miles...
Read moreIt was a beautiful morning at Speas for this week’s Purgatory. HIM’s rolled in one after another. We warmed up with the usual routine: SSH, Imp Walkers, C Squats, slow deep squat, arm circles, Y-flies, and Mike Phelps. Then to the top of the...
Read moreA nice crowd of 15 of us rolled up at Speas on a beautiful morning for a Veterans Day commemoration workout. Not a vet myself, but my Dad was in the Army from 1943-47. We used the Exicon to spell his name, ED O BREWER. But we had an FNG, so...
Read moreOpted for a mostly dry under cover Purgatory on this drizzly morning. Sept 23 is the birthday of Bruce Springsteen AND Ray Charles, so at 9 last night that became the theme. As Pax soon realized, the workout was nearly fully planned. Ended up...
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 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 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 moreBeautiful morning for a enjoyable workout with friends. Pax given brief history lesson by YHC a la Pony Express style (but Q fail to carry a theme through the workout) about the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770. (Also helpful mnemonic for Slack...
Read moreWith a turnout larger than everyone expected, 8 PAX slowly activated their myofibrils. The tunes were cranked up enough so nearby houses could also enjoy the rock-hoppin’ tunes of the Nineties and the Naughts. Playlist included The Clash...
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