The 2022 NCAA Men's & Women's Basketball Tournament Participants were announced last night and the timing inspired YHC to create a March Madness Themed workout to The Eagle AO.
Warm-up
SSH IC x 68 (number of teams participating)
Squat x 36 (NCAA Tournaments reached by Coach K at Duke – surpassing Jim Boeheim for most by an ACC MBB Coach – Dean Smith earned 27 NCAA tournament appearances, including 23 consecutive from 1975 to 1997)
WMH IC x 11 (11 straight NCAA Tournaments for the Tar Heels – longest active streak in the ACC)
Arm Circles IC x 11 (big/little/forward/backward)
Chinooks IC x 11 (big/little/forward/backward)
Michael Phelps IC x 11 (big/little/forward/backward)
5 burpees (for Cosmo)
11 Psycho T Merkins
The Thang
Before hitting the fun stuff, needed to hit up some of the great features of The Eagle that YHC has been missing out on
We moseyed to the Eagle "Pull Up Bars" for AMRAP pull-ups
7 of us did AMRAP pull-ups, while the others did a low squat hold and then we swapped.
We then moseyed to the front entry way for some Dips n Derkins
Derkins x 16
Dips IC x 16
Derkins x 8
Dips IC x 8
Derkins x 4
Dips IC x 4
Derkins x 2
Dips IC x 2
Derkins x 1
Dips IC x 1
We then moseyed to the basketball court for some March Madness F3 Churham Style:
To select the seeds, each PAX did a people's chair with the the seeds being selected in reverse order of finish of the People's Chair (first person to stand up was 14 seed, next was 13 seed, then 12 seed, etc.
The PAX were then given the rules of the tournament
The top seed had the choice of three games (one on one to first point, knock out, or three point shooting contest – first one to make one) to compete against the lowest remaining seed. The lower seed got to pick what exercise each of the non-competing PAX kept completing while they cheered/jeered the competing PAX. There was a good mix of each of the games and exercises (merkins, burpees, squats, etc.). The competition was fun and the PAX played along while getting a good sweat in. I think PH won the tournament.
One of the PAX Yelled out that we should play a big game of knockout and we had just enough time. The PAX lined up and started playing. Each time a PAX was eliminated that PAX got to pick what exercise the non-competing PAX completed while the competition was going. Banana Slug won an exciting game and there was just enough time to mosey to the startex for some.
Mary
Side Shuffle Hops IC x 21 (21 Days until the National Championship Game on April 4th).
COT
The Quarterly Report was promoted. YHC took us out with a prayer of peace and connection, particularly with the ongoing conflict in eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Aye!