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.

Saturday - 07262008 - Last Challenge WOD

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

I probably should have planned the week better. I was going back over our WODs and this one was supposed to be the beast we encountered the 1st week of the BL challenge back in early June. Somehow we did something different. I'm not sure if I'll even be able to finish it, but one of the virtues of CrossFit is supposed to be the ability to handle whatever comes at you at a moments notice. Even though we just did KB swings, even though we just did BW benches or even though we just did a gazillion air squats. Now is your chance to put the body's adaptability to the test and run through this ringer.

Even so, I'm scared just thinking about this beast.