So Nubbin is given credit for coming up with this idea of the trip nip. @Nightshift originally told me about it over a year ago. The idea is that you Q all 3 Hillsborough locations in one week. While I have visited all 3 locations before, I still haven't completed the trip nip. This week when I saw Count Chocolate's post showing two of the three Hillsborough spots were open, I reached out to see if Dingy would nudge over and let me have the Monday spot in order to complete the trip nip. He obliged me and I was off. Now, to come up with something that would be fun and encouraging and working on 3s. The workout and then more rambling at the end.

Warmarama- Mosey to traffic circle, SSH, WMH, Bushwackers, Imperial Walkers, Tempo Merkins

The Thang: I promised that today would be a chest day and I totally tweaked and stole something that @chum, a southern pax did last week.

We completed 6 rounds of the following: 6 Mike Tyson Merkins, 6 Erkins, 6 Derkins, 6 left hand/left foot on parking curb, 6 right hand/right foot on curb, 6 hand release merkins. We would complete the actual circuit by running down to the end of the parking lot and doing that circuit's number count of burpees. So, round 1 would be 1 burpee and so on until we finished all 6. The other added wrinkle is we partnered up and in pairs while the PAX were completing the rounds of the 6 exercises, there was a leading partner who would call out the exercises and the other partner would complete 6 arnolds with the heavy block. IYKYK. This gave every PAX a chance to lead and this workout is too tough for me to call out all the exercises and complete it myself. I still skipped a couple of reps but basically got every push-up.

We finished off with a circle block of Arnolds. Every PAX did their max set and the block never touched the ground. Strong work by all Pax and then headed back to the AO for some Mary.

Mary: 10 IC flutter kick with head bob, 10 boat and canoes, 10 Heels to heaven, 10 dying cockroaches

COT: The other part of the research on 3s is looking at ways to be happy. I came across this idea called the pyramid of happiness and the bottom of that pyramid is your body. The research showed that doing hard, tough physical work with your body is the first step in being a happy person. Today you guys encouraged me to do hard things and I feel happier at work knowing that we all pushed each other and completed the task. Day 1 of the trip nip, can't wait for leg day on Wednesday and to share the second stage of the pyramid of happiness. Today was chest heavy and best of 80s music. Wednesday legs and 90s music. Friday will be arms and the 2000s music. Hope you all will join me for all three days. Aye!