Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Monsoor



What's the deal with that Monsoor guy? -- Roger that with everything.

Monsoor:

3 rounds for time:
10 x BW Bench Press
15 x 135lb clean
20 x Dips
40 x 24" box jumps
60 x 53lb KB swings
80 x Air Squats
100 x Sit-ups


7-25-08 Monsoor:
Tom: 48:11
Jake: 48:47
Naylor: Ankle/Back Injury
Berb: Not Attempted
Homer: Not Attempted

Petty Officer Second Class (SEAL) Michael A. Monsoor will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously in a ceremony at the White House April 8, 2008. He will receive the award for his actions in Ar Ramadi, Iraq on Sept. 29, 2006. On that day, Monsoor was part of a sniper overwatch security position with three other SEALs and eight Iraqi Army (IA) soldiers. An insurgent closed in and threw a fragmentation grenade into the overwatch position. The grenade hit Monsoor in the chest before falling to the ground. Positioned next to the single exit, Monsoor was the only one who could have escaped harm. Instead, he dropped onto the grenade to shield the others from the blast. Monsoor died approximately 30 minutes later from wounds sustained from the blast. Because of Petty Officer Monsoor’s actions, he saved the lives of his 3 teammates and the IA soldiers. Monsoor also received the Silver Star for his actions during the same deployment in May 2006, when he exposed himself to heavy enemy fire to rescue and treat an injured teammate.

3 comments:

Jake Buchanan said...

45:55 as rx'd, BW 170#

round 1: 13:50
round 2: 14:17
round 3: 17:35

Last time we did this, I broke the numbers into 10 rounds. #135 was about my max for cleans, box jumps were awful and I could only do about 4 reps of my bodyweight bench. My time didn't improve much unfortunately, but at least I did it as rx'd. Still, there's much room for improvement. Right now I'm sucking wind in between the movements instead of wondering if I can even move the weight.

Jake Buchanan said...

Hey,
I did your inverted ring hang. 1 minute worth. Kind of fun.

Tom said...

Would've loved to participate on this one, but a few of the activities are still a no go with the thumb (swings/dips/cleans).

Was the inverted hang as dumb as you thought it was?

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