With preparations to move back home to Austin, TX at the end of the month, YHC (Golden Pinky) kicked off an arguably pretentious farewell tour of Q’s this morning at The Jag. It only seemed appropriate to team up with the first person that put YHC in an emotional headlock (several times, actually) and to Co-Q this particular workout with Marky Mark.

After a little brainstorming and a quick recon mission, a game plan was hatched and 13 PAX appeared in the gloom to happily accept our challenge.

The Warm Up

• SSH (x22)
• Forward Arm Circles (x10)
• Reverse Arm Circles (x10)
• Willy Mays Hays (x10)
• Frankenstein (x10)

Mosey to the swings

The Thang

Part I – Pain Drop & People’s Chair

• 1-minute hang (5 penalty burpees or 10 penalty merkins if you drop, go back to hang)
• 1-minute people’s chair (10 penalty squats or 20 penalty SSH if you stop, go back to sit)
• 1-minute hang (with drop penalty, back to hang)
• 1-minute people’s chair (with stop penalty, back to sit)
• 50-second hang (with drop penalty, back to hang)
• 2-minute people’s chair (with stop penalty, back to sit)

Mosey back to the parking lot

Part II – Track & Stack

• Round 1: 5 Burpees, Run a Lap
• Round 2: 10 Merkins, 5 Burpees, Run a Lap
• Round 3: 15 WWIIs, 10 Merkins, 5 Burpees, Run a Lap
• Round 4: 20 Mountain Climbers, 15 WWIIs, 10 Merkins, 5 Burpees, Run a Lap
• Round 5: 15 American Hammers, 20 Mountain Climbers, 15 WWIIs, 10 Merkins, 5 Burpees, Run a Lap
• Round 6: 10 Jump Squats, 15 American Hammers, 20 Mountain Climbers, 15 WWIIs, 10 Merkins, 5 Burpees, Run a Lap

Unfortunately, we ran out of time before we could finish with Round 7 and stacked on the final 5 Diamond Merkins to our fun pyramid of exercises… circle up for Mary.

Mary

No time for Mary—any announcements?

Announcements

• Golden Pinky’s Texas Send-Off 2nd F is this Wednesday 8PM at The Wall in BC. Bring your own beverage and, if possible, reach out to those PAX who we have not seen in the Gloom as of late and get them out for a beer and fellowship.

COT

Thanks to Marky Mark for Co-Qing today and to all of the men who joined YHC for the first leg of my farewell tour!

All of the aforementioned preparations involved in moving halfway across the country has felt very similar to our workout this morning for YHC. At times, it has felt like I have been forced to just “hang out” or “sit and wait” for the house to sell or for an interview update. At other times, it has felt like all of the logistics start to “stack” on top of and it becomes nearly impossible to manage or keep “track” of everything that needs to get done. Whether life is forcing you to wait and be patient or life is doling out relentless punishment, YHC has discovered time and time again that all of these occasions are best endured with a group of brothers by your side.