CrossFit provides a method for a personal journey to constantly improve oneself physically, mentally, and spiritually. The intensity of the workouts often makes you question your physical and mental capacity. I heard Greg Amundson say that "The biggest improvement that CrossFit athletes experience is between the ears." The mind can allow us to achieve greatness or cause us to fail. There are only two ways to fail...quit or die.


Since starting CrossFit I have always had a deep appreciation for the Hero WODs. I grew up on various Military Bases as my Father served in the USMC as a helicopter pilot. I remember when we got the news of a helicopter crash involving his squadron while lifting off from a carrier off the coast of Okinowa. He lost good friends, most of which had their families living in Hawaii while they were deployed. I remember seeing these families pack up and move back to the mainland. I often wonder what happened to the children.


I was introduced to CrossFit by a fellow Police Officer back in 2005. "Fight gone bad" on my first day? Really Rochet? Well, I was hooked. "Murphy" came to be my favorite workout. I remember the days when every six months or so we would see a new Hero WOD. Now, I think it's almost three a month. I went to "Randy" Simmons funeral. (Hero Workout #10). I was a new SWAT officer myself at the time and was taken back at how he died. More so, I was incredibly moved by what type of man he was outside of law enforcement. He left two children behind that loved and admired their father. He led a group of inner city youth from his Church who were left without a great mentor.


My personal desire to become a better husband, father, and find some inner peace pushed me to find a way to appreciate life and honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and to those left behind. Since opening my own CrossFit affiliate with my wife in 2009, I have missed completing many of the new Hero WODS. The Challenge I came up with for myself was to complete all the Hero WODs, as prescribed, in the order they were posted. To add to the challenge, I decided I would do one Hero WOD a day, six days a week, resting on Sundays. When I started the challenge there were 50 Hero WODS.

20110412

Tuesday - April 12th, 2011


U.S. Army Sergeant Jeremiah Wittman, 26, of Darby, MT, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based out of Fort Carson, CO, was killed on February 13, 2010, when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Zhari Province, Afghanistan.

He is survived by his daughters Miah and Ariauna, wife Karyn, siblings Robert H., Charity, Jenell,and Natasha, father Robert , and mother Cynthia Church.

First posted February 10, 2011



Day 50 of the Hero WOD Challenge

"Whittman"

Seven rounds for time of:

1.5 pood Kettlebell swings, 15 reps
95 pound Power clean, 15 reps
15 Box jumps, 24" box

Time: 19 minutes 39 seconds


Much harder than I thought it would be.  Was mentally weak today.  I allowed things to bother me.  I was thinking more about how sore my back was then concentrating and losing myself in the workout.  I must get the mental edge back.  I can't let off the gas now even with the end so close in sight.  Looking forward to tomorrow.  Yeah Burpee pull ups.  Remember the children.
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  1. Ken WillardApril 12, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    Eyes forward, man.
    This is something pretty amazing, and you are equal to the challenge.
    Keep moving.

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