CrossFit 864 – Memorial Day WOD at 9:00a.m. only
CrossFit HQ WOD “Nutts”
For time:
10 Handstand push-ups
250 Pound Deadlift, 15 reps
25 Box jumps, 30 inch box
50 Pull-ups
100 Wallball Shots, 20 pounds, 10′ target
200 Double-unders
Run 400 meters with a 45 pound plate
Lieutenant Andrew Richard Nuttall, 30, from the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (1 PPCLI), based in Edmonton, Alberta, serving as a member of the 1 PPCLI Battle Group was killed by an improvised explosive device that detonated during a joint foot patrol near the village of Nakhonay in Panjwaii District, about 25 km southwest of Kandahar City on December 23, 2009. He is survived by his parents, Richard and Ethel Jane Nuttall.
Remember kid, there’s heroes and there’s legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die, follow your heart kid, and you’ll never go wrong. -The Sandlot (Babe Ruth)
“In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?”- Psalm 56:4
Show up today and push hard through this workout on a great holiday! While most gyms/fitness centers close today we want to give you the chance to get the day off to a great start, to challenge yourself (again) and to honor a hero that lost his own life while protecting others.
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 31 in 2010). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the Civil War), it was expanded after World War I. On May 5, 1868, in his capacity as commander-in-chief (General John A. Logan) of the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans’ organization, Logan issued a proclamation that “Decoration Day” be observed nationwide. It was observed for the first time on May 30 of the same year; the date was chosen because it was not the anniversary of a battle. The tombs of fallen Union soldiers were decorated in remembrance. The alternative name of “Memorial Day” was first used in 1882. It did not become more common until after World War II, and was not declared the official name by Federal law until 1967.
BE STRONG! Janice and Jay