• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 03/26/2024
  • AO: Midoriyama
  • QIC: Slaw
  • FNG's:
  • PAX: Chili, Sargento, Def Leppard, Montross, Purple Haze, Oompa Loompa, Wikileaks, Dr. Seuss

It’s YHC’s 51st birthday, so he grabbed the Q to celebrate. The forecast called for a chance of rain, but with Slaw at the helm, the chances are 95 – 100% chance of rain. Sure enough, steady rain started at 17:20. Luckily, the rain subsided by 17:30. No problem. YHC had an easy Wienke laminated and ready to go!

Warmup:

  • 5 Seal Jacks, 1 Low slow squat
  • 5 Abe Vigodas, 1 Low slow squat
  • 5 Morrocan nightclubs, 1 Low slow squat
  • 5 Goofballs, 1 Low slow squat

PLEDGE

Thang:

Circle up in the parking lot. YHC asked the PAX “Which 3 consecutive integers add up to 51?”. You should’ve seen the guys struggle. Haze quit after he ran out of fingers and toes to count. Leppard screamed in protest “I need my Excel spreadsheet!”. Smoke was billowing out of Dr. Seuss’ ears. Sargento just looked at the Q as if to say “Really, man? I went to N.C. State. I didn’t need math to graduate!”.  Chili blurted out “I don’t give a $h!t!”. Oompa just stood in the corner picking his butt/nose. Montross rolled in about this time unaware of the question that was asked. After a long, awkward silence Wikileaks finally says “16, 17, and 18!”. Outstanding, kid! Hopefully we’ll get through this workout. We performed the following:

  • 16 Merkins, 17 Squats, 18 Reverse Crunches
  • 16 Werkins, 17 Imperial Walker Squats, 18 Flutter Kicks
  • 16 Diamond Merkins, 17 Big Boys, 18 Jump Squats
  • 16 Ranger Merkins, 17 Lunges, 18 CDD’s
  • 16 Mtn. Climbers, 17 Tiger Squats, 18 Derkins

Numerous renditions of Happy Birthday  were sang by the PAX to derail the Q. YHC didn’t care. We weren’t going to get in a hurry today.

Next, we stopped at each light pole on the right for 5 Mike Tysons and 1 Flying Squirrel. Once we arrived at the rear parking lot, we circled up and performed EMOM for 10 minutes:

  • 5 Burpees
  • 1 Mike Tyson

This was relatively easy, so mumblechatter and more renditions of Happy Birthday abounded. We then headed back and stopped at each light pole for 5 LBC’s IC and 1 Mike Tyson.

Circle back up for 16 Flutter Kicks, 17 Dying Cockroaches, 18 LBC’s (all IC)

Finish up with 51 SSH to complete the workout.

Announcements:

  • 4/13 Convergence/ Community Foundation Run at the FUSE ballfield. Purple Haze has the Q
  • Extinction Run will be rescheduled to a later date.
  • 5/4 The Goonie. Defib has the lead on this one.

Prayer Requests:

  • Broke (back issues)
  • Blart (back issues)
  • Huckleberry recovering from his procedure
  • Turtleman
  • Anchorman
  • The Hall Family
  • The families affected by the bridge collapse in Baltimore

YHC took us out in prayer

NMM:

Even though the recurring number in this workout was 51 (YHC’s age), half of the PAX failed to recognize the significance until Happy Birthday had been sung 15 times! The Midoriyama boys have a reputation of being crazy and having the best mumblechatter around, but as Foghorn Leghorn said, “The boy is about a sharp as a bag of wet leather!”. We sometimes fall short on being the sharpest knife in the drawer. YHC is proud to be numbered among them! Thank you for the birthday wishes! YHC holds a new Gashouse region record – he had Happy Birthday sang to him 15 times in a 45 minute period! Dr. Seuss is jealous! Thanks to Sargento for leading the crappiest men’s choir around!

L8R SK8RS,

Slaw