It was YHC’s birthday Q.

Warm-up:

SSH ICx20, IW ICx10, Arm Circles Forward and Reverse ICx12, OHC ICx12

The TNHANG, part 1:

Zook is known for his icebreakers during the ME. We did it in reverse with trivia about the QIC (icemakers).

Which of these states have  I lived in? NY, NJ, CT, PA. Correctly answer (CT) provided by Madden, CT is the 5th state in the US, so we did 5 burpees OYO.

In which state did I live (or have I lived) the longest? FL, GA, NC, SC. Correctly answered by Madden (GA), so we celebrated with 4 8-count man-makers (GA is the 4th state).

State I was born in? VA, WV, MD, TN. Also correctly answered by Madden (TN) and our reward was 16 SC merkins (TN is the 16th state).

I have lived in which of the following states? OR, ND, SD, OH. A rare miss by Madden. He said OH but the correct answer is all. So we did 40 squats for SD.

And, finally, in which state have I lived twice? CT, GA, TN, NC. The correct answer is NC so we did 12 get-ups in honor of NC as the 12th state in the US.

The THANG, Part 2:

2 laps in the parking lot, Ricky Bobby-style, PAX in front carries 20# medicine ball overhead.

Then to the field for some medicine ball tosses with PAX choice mode of travel to the ball for a toss by another PAX – repeated as necessary.

After a nice mosey to the playground, split in two groups for alternating sets of 5 pull-ups/12 squats or 16 dips/12 derkins. After 4 rounds, the 2 groups flapjack so all PAX had a chance to get 20 pull-ups in the ME.

Found some wall space for BTTW and 4-count exercise of PAX choice down the line. Repeated with People’s Chair. Mosey to AO.

Mary:

American Hammers ICx20, Homer to Marge X20, Dead Bug ICx20.

Announcements: #2022pullupchallenge, all who are not already signed up will be signed up by Maraschino and the Google sheet will be posted to #thethicket channel. Convergence of #the-battering-ram and #thinblueline this Saturday (April 9) 7:00 AM ME at #thinblueline AO.

COT: YHC expressed gratitude for for being able to come out and do some work and to have camaraderie and fellowship with other PAX. F3 and the #thethicket have forced me to abandon 2 policies I had for a long time: 1) exercise, but don’t actually try hard, and 2) don’t work out on Mondays. The consistency of showing up for #thethicket this past year has been great for me – more workouts, more effort, and more time with a great group of men. AYE!

Note: Special thanks to Maraschino for some cold-brew coffee and pastries in the parking lot post-WOD.