All week, the weather forecast for Saturday was not lookin’ good. Unfortuately, YHC HCd to Q when @Undertow asked, not having looked at the weather forecast. Oh well. That’s why we here in F3 have core principles. And the third...
Read moreIt only took the mention of the RE-opening of the Peacehaven Chick-fil-A in the preblast to set the tone for the beatdown and bring out many of the regulars to Purgatory. CFA had long been the go to for coffeeteria after Purgatory and well, the...
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 moreYHC was tearing down the bathroom and closet in his bedroom this weekend, so, came up with a weakly connected workout around that concept! The brisk temps did not keep the pax away, in fact (if you factor in the wind chill factor), the famed...
Read moreUndertow needed a Q this weekend, and YHC was available — we don’t know how many “nos” he received before he asked me. YHC was about to come up with some original twists on some old routines when I found an interesting...
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 moreSeven intrepids at Purgatory braving the torrential dewdrops. T-claps to those who ignored or skipped the forecast. WARM: SSH, Hillbillies, Whirlies (still has the clap), OWDs (other warmup drills). BUSSTOP: Murcan Hammer, Low Dollies, Low...
Read moreHalf dozen hard chargers for the premier Polo Road workout, on a muggy misty early Fall morning. Especially charging were Burlap who just got off a plane from Rome, Bluto and Starfish per usual, and a very fit visitor from F3 Cape Fear. WARM: SSH...
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 moreSince 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...
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