• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 02/14/2023
  • AO: Midoriyama
  • QIC: Slaw
  • FNG's:
  • PAX: Broke (R), Freight, Dr. Seuss (R), Pockets, WikiLeaks, Blart, Ooompa Loompa (R), Gomer, Radar, Hunk-O-Junk, Gumby (R)

YHC picked the Q for Valentine’s day because he LOVES to foster growth through pain. He searched the internet for some Valentine’s day inspiration for the workout. He came across the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

Back during the prohibition days, the notorious gangster Al Capone was smuggling Canadian Whiskey into the U.S. via the Detroit river. Another rival gang (The North Side Gang) was intercepting the whiskey shipments and attempting to muscle into Capone’s territory in Chicago. Although it can’t be proven, authorities (and Def Leppard, who was alive then) believe that Capone ordered the murder of George “Bugs” Moran and his leadership.

On 2/14/1929, four gunmen walked into a warehouse at 2122 North Clark Street in Chicago and murdered seven members of the North Side Gang. This event became known as “The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre”.

YHC had plenty of numbers to work with, so this is what he came up with-

Warmup: The usual stuff

PLEDGE

Thang: Mosey to the large soccer field at the back of the park.

7 Rounds of-

  • 400 Meter Run
  • 2 Burpees
  • 14 H/R Merkins
  • 19 Big Boys
  • 29 Squats
  • 21 Werkins
  • 22 Reverse Crunches

This took up the whole time allotted and everyone pushed hard. While he was running, Broke was continually looking at his watch and wondering when the workout was going to end. Freight complained to the Q because he couldn’t spread the usual hate and discontent (a.k.a. constructive sarcasm). Hate to see it.

Announcements:

  • Extinction Run 3/4 @0900, Primal Brewery
  • Community Foundation Run 4/1. Sign up. Speed for Need will be pushing 4 track commanders
  • Q vs. Q Challenge
  • 2nd F lunch 2/21 at Venecia (formerly Shogun’s) off Garrison

Prayer Requests:

  • Tooth Fairy’s 2.0
  • Radar’s Sister
  • Freight’s 2.0
  • Gumby’s family
  • Pockets’ dad
  • Huckleberry
  • Clavin’s M
  • Watts Up’s family

YHC took us out in prayer.

L8R SK8RS,

Slaw