• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 08/24/2021
  • AO: Midoriyama
  • QIC: Slaw
  • FNG's:
  • PAX: Montross, Broke (R), Def Leppard (R), Hokie, Sargento, Blart, Purple Haze (R), Freight, Defib (R), Oompa Loompa (R), Wojo

We are definitely in the dog days of summer. YHC picked up the Q knowing it was going to be a scorcher. The PAX kept rolling in despite the 95 degree heat. YHC was glad to see a great crowd. It usually rains when YHC has the Q at Midoriyama, but there were hardly any clouds in sight. Nantan asks “what are we doing today?”, to which YHC replied “a little bit of this, a little bit of that”. He’s saving his energy for the Hood to Coast relay. YHC doesn’t care. It’s time to push rocks!

Warmup:

SSH X 10 IC

5 Burpees

Don Q’s X 10 IC

5 Burpees – Moaning and groaning from Gashouse leadership (current AND past) begins

Grass Pickers X 10 IC

YHC dropped the last 5 Burpees due to what he had in store

 

Thang:

Mosey to soccer field closest to dog hill and find a shady spot. Once all PAX arrived on station, YHC announced a different kind of triple nickel – The 555 Standard. More moans and groans from leadership as the Q explains. It’s 5 rounds of:

15 Burpees, 15 Squats, 15 H/R Merkins, run a lap around the soccer field.

YHC must admit that this was tougher than it looked on paper. The sun beat down relentlessly and there was no breeze blowing (unless you count Purple Haze and Blart’s flatulence). Some PAX modified as needed. Mumblechatter was prolific during the whole evolution.

Mosey back to the shady side of the turd shack for AMRAP (10 minutes worth!):

10 Merkins

15 WW1’s

20 Squats

Time’s up.

Announcements:

Service project items are boxed Tuna, Granola Bars, Breakfast Bars.

JJ5K on 9/25/21 (pre-blast just posted).

Combo workout with Mt. Hollywood and the Sandlot combining on Labor Day in McAdenville in the parking lot by the river (at the Castarphen bridge). 0700 start time.

Labor Day 50 miler in Dallas headed up by Roundup and Hacksaw.

Prayer Requests:

Montross’s Mother

The situation in Afghanistan

The Barnett Family

Barrel Racer

Family of Jennifer Walker

Family of Brooke Foster

Sargento mentioned the husband of one of his clients with a large mass on their kidney

Kids and teachers going back to school

YHC took the guys out in prayer.

NMM:

YHC wants to thank the PAX in attendance. It was hotter than $2 pistol out there and the men pushed hard through the heat. It may be difficult for some PAX to make it to the hottest AO around, but YHC encourages you to post if you haven’t. There seems to be more mumblechatter due to the workout being in the afternoon since everyone is awake and has already had a long day at work. YHC finds it’s a great way to unwind and relieve the stress of the day.

Fair winds and following seas,

Slaw