God bless Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Adam Lee Brown and his family

I was afraid I was gonna see his Hero WOD sooner or later. RIP Warrior

I was afraid I was gonna see his Hero WOD sooner or later. RIP Warrior

RIP

RIP

RIP

Rest in Peace...we are forever in debt to you

Looking at it thought it wasn't that bad for a chipper, realized it was for two rounds...wow.

Hitting it hard tomorrow.

RIP.

Some wods when I read them they look, yeah yeah not so hard. Then when you dig in it turns into another butt kickin. Not this one, the wod jumps right off the computer screen and tells me, stand by brother this one is straight up hard as hell. Doing this rx is another story. I would love to see a handfull of our congressmen or women follow in the foot steps of these brave men for a couple days. Maybe, just maybe it would cast a different amount of support these guys need. Foreign aid B.S. Support our troops.
MCPO RET

whoa. hard isnt the word for this wod. my jesus. and whats better is that i have the practical portiion of my state testing to become a firefighter. im just going to be incapacitated tomorrow. worth it for the hero.

thank you hero.

Thank you for the love and courage you gave for our country. I'm thankful for CrossFit to honor you and all the other brave and beautiful fighters because it reminds me to be passionate to pray for you and your families.... "May God be with you for power and victory and peace for your soul"

can feel the suck factor on this one already!!! Yeehaw!

Rest In Peace Chief. My prayers are with his family, friends, and teammates.

Awesome combo/Love deadlifts,bench presses...RIP

I had the pleasure of meeting Adam Brown last year. In addition to being a true hero, he was a wonderfully nice and very funny guy (he told me he was planning on having his injured eye replaced with a glass eyeball featuring and Arkansas Razorback...I'm still not sure if he was serious or not). He will be sorely missed by all. Thanks to the CrossFit team for honoring him and his family.

I go to the University of Arkansas myself, i was wondering why the last 2 WOD were so easy... well now i know. This is going to crush... and by crush i mean i will be surprised if i make it. RIP fellow Razorback we will all be forever in your debt.

Good dude, wish he was still here. Def. have to put out for this one and embrace the suck.
A. Bain, knowing him I'm sure he was serious about the glass eye.
Will post my time when I do it later.

RIP

I looked at this and thought OMG. But understanding that I am doing this for men like Adam that fight every day so that I can "Decide" to do or not to do a workout is a blessing. I can't wait to honor our troops tomorrow!! RIP and GOD BLESS AMERICA

R.I.P. Brother

RIP brother. Gonna rip this one for a fellow Razorback. WPS

Fair winds Adam, may the Halls of Valhalla treat you better than this world.

Blue skies brother. RIP

Squat or Power Clean?

Semper Fi

RIP

Travel tomorrow, will have to make this up to you. Indebted for your service, somber for your sacrifice...

Rest in peace fellow Razorback, cannot wait to honor you with this WOD

Chief,

We are forever in your debt. Fair winds and following seas.

@ 27 how is it that there are so many razorbacks here who crossfit but we dont have a gym in Fayetteville? i know 10 + people who would attend....

RIP...

went to buds with adam, he always put out 110% so this workout so this workout seems about right. hope to see you when i punch brother, we'll share some mead in valhalla

From one fire breather to another...rest in peace brother...only the fallen have seen the end of war.

My jaw just dropped...holy smoke. The Hero WOD's of Hero WOD's. I look forward to rx'ing this (perhaps in a few years) in honor of Adam.

Crossfit Sri Ram Ashram, India
What a WOD. Everything was scaled and only one round completed when a sudden monsoon rain erupted.

Vijai Raj 19:09
DL 100kg
BP 55kg
Clean 60kg

Gautam 20:16
DL 90kg
BP 50kg
Clean 60kg

Bachendra 19:03
DL 90kg
BP 55kg
Clean 40kg
Wallball 8ft

RIP Chief Brown

RIP Adam and fair winds. Thank you for your service and ultimate sacrifice to keep us safe.

I am a day behind so I will tackle this on Wed. I will give it everything I got.

Rest in peace Adam...no small number of people here in Hot Springs have great things to say about him. Like #3, I knew there had to be one for him at some point. Been trying to figure out the significance of "24." A friend and training partner here says it was his football number.

#29 - George...if you live in Fayetteville, it would only take you a few minutes to get to CF540 in Springdale.

Thank you Adam!! You will be in my thoughts during this WOD! God Speed!

Rest in peace brother...Semper Fi.

Absolutely no doubt that Adam went down fighting hard and took out more than a few bad guys.

Rest your oars Chief. We have the watch.

May God's grace be upon your wife and the two little ones.

Chief Freischlag, USN, RET

Remember 'todays' WOD and the statements it is to short, lets do additional rounds etc...tomorrow you PAY...
RIP Mr Brown we shall never forget!

God Bless people like this man. There are so few that have the gift to do what this man did and be willing to do it. It's too bad we can't do more for the families of those who have sacrificed so much. God Speed Adam.

Rest in Peaceaa

I think the 24 theme is in reference to his funeral date of 24 March 2010.

Adam was the first person to tell me about Crossfit, words can't justify the "don't quit mentality" this guy had. He was a regular Cool Hand Luke. Cannot wait to honor you with this WOD. God Bless your family and thanks for your service.

i know i'm way behind...i havent done a wod since last monday. I worked about 85hrs last wk and i just couldn't get a workout in.

anyways today i did

"johnson"

9-245lb deadlift
8-muscleups
9-155lb sq. cleans

i did 3 rounds + 9 deadlifts + 4 muscle ups RX'D

cleans sucked.

rip

to many hero wods

#41...yes...likely so Jonathan...stupid me...I should have noticed that before.

If anyone's interested...on Facebook look up -- "R.I.P. ADAM L. BROWN (U.S. NAVY SEAL)"

Fair winds and following seas on your journey, warrior!

I grew up with Adam. Rest assured, he was ALWAYS the consumate Warrior. Even when we were kids. To those wondering, the 24 was his football jersey number in school. RIP Adam, Godspeed and we'll meet again Brother.

@ #29 & #36, you can go to the Springdale gym but they don't follow mainsite and probably won't do this hero wod (I could be wrong).....I'm a trainer at the bentonville crossfit and we will do this wod Thursday! If you would like to play along, you are more than welcome! I'm sure it won't be long until somebody opens a crossfit gym in Fayetteville...
RIP Adam Brown!!!

That is one smoker workout! With seriously sad and soulful overtones. Adam was one good egg and this Army Ranger was fortunate enough to of know him a bit. He will be missed. I dread opening up the WOD and seeing someone I know or knew on the board for the day. It will be nice when this is all over and all the WOD's are named after ladies again.

Chaz

Fair winds.....

Rest easy Chief. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.

2nd crossfit workout. Really, really hard.
DL 115 did all reps
box jump - did all reps but find a better thing to jump on
wall ball - did all reps but used a 8lb ball
bench (first time i benched in years) 115 did all reps
clean - did all reps but just used bar

Rest easy warrior.

You will be remembered.

Oorah Chief. RIP

Godspeed, Chief. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. We are indebted to you.

Condolences to the Brown family from CFC.

Well.. we're back home from visiting Belinda's Dad in Longmont Colorado once again and just want to say thanks to Margret and James at Twinfreaks Crossfit for the wonderful hospitality, programing and coachimg. They have a great crew there and we want to say hey to Jim, Susan, Vanessa, Nick, and all the others. Congrats to Jim, Nick, and Vanessa on their Cert. 1

WOOOOOO PIG SOOOOOOIEEE!!!!!!!, rest in peace bro

RIP brother and may God bless and keep your family.

RIP.

Thank you for all that you have done!

34:00 min RX

Fair winds and calm seas for the rest of your days brother, like the patch says, "with your shield or on it". You will be missed and honored.

There is nothing to say that has not already been said.

The only thing left is to do.

Here we go...

Rest in Peace Brother!!! Me and my Boys will give it all we have in your Honor!!!

Scaling this sucka hard! Will be toughest day in a while, that being said everyday is a challenge with crossfit. RIP Adam

Im doing this with PVC

RIP Chief

My sixth officially logged WOD:

"ADAMBROWN"

Two rounds for time of:
295 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
195 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound Clean, 24 reps

Scaled as:

1 Round for time of:
135# DL, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24" box
20# DB (40#) Thrusters, 24 reps
95# Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
20# DB (40#) Thrusters, 24 rep
65# Clean, 8 reps (stopped due to pain/tightness in shoulder...and too exhausted to focus on good form)

FInished in 20:00 flat

Alas, only one round, but I'm new to this and don't want to injure my out-of-shape middle-aged body...

will be doing this one tomorrow, will have to scale but gonna try my best

RIP Brown, my prayers are with you and your family.

Great work to all of you on your time; go hard or go home.

as rx'd

29:02

RIP Warrior

Prayers definitely for Adam, his family, and all those heroes we lose. RIP.

1 lap completed in 31:15
subs:
70kg d/l
20kg thrusters
50kd b/p
50kg cleans

time includes swapping weights.

Kyle, #41, there is more we can do... former SEAL Marcus Luttrell and his Lone Survivor Foundation at http://www.lonesurvivorfoundation.org/ is for such support!

I had the distinct pleasure of serving with this warrior (SEAL) in Afghanistan in 05. Not only was he tougher than nails, he maintained a reputation as a stellar performer and was one of the most genuine, nicest guys I had ever met. It will be fitting doing this workout today in his honor. Warriors like this are the reason America can sleep well at night! God rest his soul.

Adam Brown RIP

WOD scaled
2 Rds for time
24 dl 135 dl
24 20" box jumps
24 20 lb wall ball 8 foot target
24 bench press 135lb
24 20" box jump
24 20 lb wall ball 8 foot target
24 95lb clean

Adam 29:15
Scott 32:26
Rich 44:55

So my wife has always worked out. She would do things like zumba, the elliptical machine while watching Ellen, and maybe some curls so she could work on her guns.

I finally convinced her to do CrossFit. I went easy on her at first and scaled the workouts so she could complete them.

Anyways yesterday she got her first real chest to the floor pushup in her life. Then she did a few more. After just 6 weeks or so of xfit. She was pretty happy with herself.

She also got 105lb deadlift for five reps at a bodyweight of 118lbs. 6 weeks ago she didn't like to hold an Olympic bar cause it hurt her hands.

now I've got her on the kool aid with me. She wants to do a dip without a band and do a real pullup eventually.

Just had to say thanks CrossFit. It's awesome to see my wife pushing herself and not working out like a "girl".

What can I sub for the wall balls? My gym would not allow them

m/31/5'8"/170lb

Scaled
2 Rds
24 245lb dl
24 24" box jumps
24 20lb wall ball
24 160lb bench
24 24" box jumps
24 20lb wall ball
24 145lb clean

43:00

34:40 (225lb dead, 135lb bench, 95lb clean)

RIP Chief

#73: I would sub a new gym.

F/40/5'6"/150

24 125# DL
24 18" box jumps
24 14# wall ball
24 85# bench press
24 18" box jumps
24 14# wall ball
24 70# cleans (for the sake of time, did power cleans, though I think full squat cleans are the standard)

36:04

Chris...thrusters with dumbbells work well as a substitute for wallballs

As Rx'd- 53:45
*1st Round in 21:58

Thank you Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Adam Lee Brown

RIP
A Killer workout !!

RIP Adam Brown

scaled:
225 DL
15lb WB
135lb BP
135 Clean

26:50

RIP Adam

so i was talking with my buddy and he said he was looking forward to a wod taking an hour. i told him i don't think that's the point of crossfit and he should def scale. thoughts?

i know usually my dumb pride gets in the way of me scaling, but for this one i mos def will be scaling so i'm not working out for an hour.

M/35/6'2"/205lb
as rx'd
36:42
Those deads got heavy! Great WOD!

29/6'8"/220

1 round 21:51

30/M/5'10/140

RIP Adam Lee Brown

Looking forward to this one today in the Afternoon, this morning did a small jog, follow by yesterday's WOD again and 45 GHD sit ups, 45 Back extensions and some army exercises for cool down and good stretching.

SANTI

Semper Fi!

M/50/194lb

RIP Adam; And thank you.

3rd WOD. Time – 56 min. Timed out at one set plus deadlifts and box jumps. Needed to go to work. Had to re-scale down from original plan. Weight in deadlifts was just too much. Deadlift weight 155lb.; Bench weight 115 lbs, Wall ball 10 lbs (heaviest I had)

As Rxd
45.59

God Bless Warrior, RIP MR. Brown. Cold blooded patch baby. I love it. My Prayers are with your Family.

26/m/5'11"/210ish
47:40 as rx'd full squat cleans

39:44 as rx'd w/2 bars lost time changing weights.
great WOD. fair winds Adam...

CFWU
situps on steep decline

WOD
Two rounds for time of:
20 pound Deadlift, 15 reps
15 Box jumps, 14 inch box
15 Wallball shots, 6 pound ball
20 pound Bench press, 15 reps
15 Box jumps, 14 inch box
15 Wallball shots, 6 pound ball
20 pound Clean, 15 reps

11:00

48 min.... deadlift 185, bench 135 ,clean 75.

1 round 135# all lifts , power clean 30:20

As Rx'd - 48:50
RIP and thank you. Awesome WOD for an awesome Man. It hurt me good.

M/21/6'2"/200
as rx'd
32.36

25:51

Scaled as
205# Deadlifts
12# Wall Ball (all we have)
135# Bench Press
115# Cleans

(felt like vomiting after every clean)

2010-08-10: 50:48. Rnds@22:27,28:21. Sub 265dl,177bp,62lb db power cleans (all badly broken). Weak on heavy movements, very tuff, wanted to stop after rnd 1.

M/24/163

185 lb deadlift
10 lb wall ball
145 lb bench
115 lb clean

1rd in 19 mins flat

Rest in peace Adam! Soon everyone will have done your WOD in honor of you! thank you for giving your life. Your children will carry on your legacy!!

M/20/153

Did Diane at an affiliate today and got a 3:56 PR (As RX'd). Really pumped about it.

Scaled to:

295 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
135 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound squat Clean, 24 reps
225 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
135 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound power Clean, 24 reps

55:10

Also press 1RM attempt, 165 lbs, failed. Made up for it with 7 reps at 90% of max (7x150)

RIP Soldier.

**NOT AS RX'D** Subbed ring dips for bench press. Surgery shoulder will have no more bench press action.

185# deads
24" box jumps
14# ball to 10' target
100# squat cleans

TIME: 44:15

NICELY DONE MIKKO, PETER, KRISTAN AND REBECCA!

RIP Chief

70:15
200 DL
160 BP

I almost didn't make it home

M 34 6'00 180

as rx'd 39:49

41:02 as rx'd

wow

Is it better to do this unbroken or try RX'd?

Its only fitting that my last workout in the box is a HERO WOD.

scaled 46:39

245# DL
24" Box Jump
20# dumbbells squat thrusters
80# dumbells benchpress
135# cleans

RIP Chief

Very, very few as RX'ed so far...

Looking forward to seeing how I make out in a few hours.

RIP.

M/47/160

2 Rds for time, scaled as followed:

75 Lb DLs = 24 reps
18" Box Jumps = 24
10 Lb Wall Balls = 24
65/75 Bench Press = 24 reps
18" Box Jumps = 24
10 Lb Wall Balls = 24
65 Lb Cleans = 24 reps

23:26

My prayers go to Adam's family today. My sincere condolences to the operators with him on that terrible day. I remember him as a hardworking "gold standard" of the community the few times I had the privilege of his company. Let's embrace the pain on this one. RIP.

Scaled:

225# DL, 155# BP, 115# Clean: 38:15

Scaled 47:56

185# DL 1st rd and 150# 2nd rd
Jump over 20" obstacle for box jump
Push ups for bench press
115# Cleans 1st rd and 135# 2nd rd

i have a 1rm of 365 on deadlift. what should i scale the workout to?? i dont want to overscale and too little or too much of a weight

GOD BLESS SPARTAN. ALL THE BEST TO YOUR FAMILY.
TODAY WOD WILL BE DONE!

hard as nails

80 KG DL
55 KG BP
55 KG CLEAN

35:04

Includes changing weights for the deads and cleans. felt mingin after

CFWU x3

39:10
185# DL 24/12 reps rd 1/2
20" bench jump
20# DB thrusters for WB
135# BP 16 reps each rd
95# clean 24 reps each rd

Just a programming question (I'm off to hit this in 45 mins so it probably won't help me but I'm curious)...

Any idea what a 1RM DL would be for a typical as RX'ed CFer? I'm asking because my 1RM DL is 365lbs (I know...too low) so this is 48 reps at 80% my 1RM DL.

I know the "average CFer" (per the FAQ) is 175lbs and I know that's used for scaling some WODs, but this seems like the programming goal is to go HEAVY, so I'm curious what a targeted 1RM DL would be for a WOD that calls for 48 x 295lb DLs.

(I get that a "target" varies - hence differing completion times - but there must be some ballpark figure...?)

I know Crossfit isn't for everybody... very few in fact, but c'mon. I've been away for about 8 or 9 months and it USED to be that you may not need specialized equip or maybe you would have to sub something else... now I can hardly perform any WOD without special euip or already being a superstud. STARTING OFF WITH 300# DEADS????????????? And it's only 24 reps, really?????

31:40 rx. Thank you Adam. Rest in peace

Can anyone tell me of a CF location that is around/in Inglewood, CA? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

M/44/180#

225# DL, 185# BP, 135# Cleans
Else as Rx'd - 41:30

Can anyone tell me of a facility that is in/around Inglewood, CA? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

This one was an ass kicker. but every ounce of sweat, every sore muscle, every drop of blood, is worth it to give honor to a hero such as this. My heart goes out to his family and all who serve, to protect us.

God bless you and your family Adam....recovering from a knee problem, so will be doing another WOD to compensate. Quick question for anyone who can help.....Can you work out on Rings for several days in a row? Im trying to get to my first muscle-up(im 6'3" 220lbs), and i want to build upper body strength with my rings. thank you for your help.

31/m/5'11" 195#
41:20...225# deadlift, 160# bench, 135# clean

RIP Adam.

Incredible WOD, makes you dig deep.

44:42, RX'ed except for last 8 reps of bench in round 2 (still getting over shoulder injury). Looking forward to seeing this one come up again.

bwt 138#

Time 25:59

Two rounds for time of: - aka "the porch"
295 pound Deadlift, 15 reps
15 Box jumps, 24 inch box
15 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
195 pound Bench press, 15 reps
15 Box jumps, 24 inch box
15 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound Clean, 15 reps

God bless Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Adam Lee Brown and his family.

as rx'd
Bench was the very weak link
42:20

110 had a great question, and it's something I've been wondering about. On some of these WODs, I can do the specified weights, but I have to do broken sets. Alternatively, I could drop the weight and do unbroken sets. Is there any good reason to prefer one over the other? It almost seems like a 6 and one-half dozen situation. Any recommendations?

As rx'd
44:57
Killer wod, rip buddy

R.I.P.

CFSB Cycle 2 Day 9

Deadlift
3x3

390x3, 395x3(PR), 400x3(PR)

12=>15 Reps

255x15

Metcon less than 10 min:

Three rounds for time of:
275 pound Deadlift, 10 reps
50 Double-unders

as Rx’d: 4:48 (PR)

Gym/Skill Development: worked on butterfly pullup cyclical speed, DUs, 1:30 L-Sit x 3

25/M/5'9"/165

As Rx'd: 37:00...Hardest WOD I have ever done. The fact that it was Hero WOD I think is the only thing that pushed me through it.

28:46 without the wall ball shots. I'm not so sorry that I don't have a wall. . .

BDIGGLE and CHANGO

my one rep max on Deads is about 380 and I did the 295 no problems, broke each round into three sets (rd1 12/8/4 rd2 8/8/8) give it a go, if first round is too heavy maybe scale back to 275, which seems to be a common weight in some of the heavier wod's, hope that helps! Keep pushin'

m/28/6'3"/213

34:15

as Rx'd

wow!

CFWU x 3

Pull-ups: 3,2,2,1,1

Deadlift Warm-up: 5 x 135, 5 x 185

WOD: Adam Brown, 2 rounds for time:

Scaled deadlifts to 245lbs, everything else as Rx'd

38:48

Tough workout, real grinder!

M/40/6'1"/250

115 lbs for deadlift, 20 inch box, 16 lbs med ball, 65 lbs for bench, 75 lbs for clean- 33:35. Hero inspired today.

RIP Chief..This WOD was rediculous. Great times and mentally challenging

33/M/6'/195
RIP Chief... Agree #129. Had to dig deep.

Scaled:

Round 1
245 DL
195 B
115 Cn

Round 2
Same weight: 12 reps ea lift
still 24 Box Jumps and Wallball shots

31:02 Great Hero WOD

RIP Adam Brown. Thank you for your service.

Kevin
M/51/5'11"/170

Having some right knee issues today. Had to stick to an upper body only WOD. So, did weighted pull-ups:

5 X 30
5 X 35
5 X 40
5 X 45
5 X 50
5 X 55

Then, 10 minute AMRAP of:
5 pull-ups
10 push-ups
15 sit-ups

Got 8 rounds + pull-ups + 3 push-ups.

3rds mod cfwu

Two rounds for time of:
subbed in some lighter weights
185 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 12 pound ball
135 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 12 pound ball
115 pound Clean, 24 reps

did not finish the whole WOD b/c on the last set of box jumps I didn't clear the box and gashed my shin, didn't want to bleed all over the nice gym so had to stop...anywhere else I would have kept going.

time for 2 rds minus 6 box jumps, 24 wall balls, and 24 cleans: 39:45

CFWU 3x10
135/145
95/105
65
@brooks--
goal--good form, minimum breaks--ok--33 mins

115 lbs for deadlift, 20 inch box, 16 lbs med ball, 65 lbs for bench, 75 lbs for clean
43:04

Union III, Iraq

RIParadise Chief Brown, thank you for your service.

Due to limited space and equipment, had to use the same DB for all three workouts. Did it in a dif. order so I didn't have to keep changing weights.

M/22/73"/228
2 rds:
225# DL, 24 Reps
24 BJ, 20 inch box
24 WBS, 12# ball

2 rds:
135# BP, 24 Reps
24 BJ, 20 inch box
24 WBS, 12# ball

2 rds:
95# C, 24 Reps

41:57

Squat/one-arm OH lunge/burpee WOD, details there.

Fair winds and following seas, Chief. I will approach your WOD, as always, with humble thanks and a heavy heart.

35 yom 210 bwt

wod as rx'd
time 46:35 or 46:57
miscounted on the squat cleans (sets of 2) so did two extra just to be sure.

R.I.P. Chief Brown and condolences to the family!

Land of the free BECAUSE of the brave. RIP

Rest in peace SEAL.

We had group PT today so I will try this next time.

WOD:

AMRAP 5 min
12 m Broad jumps with 15 kg plate
10 reps 15 kg plate burpees
12 m sprint with 15 kg plate
16 alternating lunges with 15 kg plate

2 rnds and 6 burpees.

Emmi(9) and Gabbi(7):
At soccer practice;
Tabata: 2x (Frog jumps - push ups - bear crawl - situps)

Ulrika: Run 2k, 10 pushups, 10 situps then down hill walking lunges app 35 steps.
I ran and did the lunges as well.

Legs are sore. Knee is holding up.

Thinking of doing a cycle of CFSB.
Anybody out there that has a or a link to a sample programing?

RIP Adam Brown.

28:39
DL: 135#
BP: 115#
Clean: 95#

As Rxd 36:08
Rip bro!!!

As Rx'd 29:26, that was an amazing WOD, for what sounds like an amazing guy. Thank you.

RIP Adam. So sad for the family. This hero WOD is awesome. I see some scaling in the near future!!

RIP, inspiration to us

#122 -- Todd...there is nothing wrong with scaling. Even Spealler scales the weight on a WOD like "Mr. Joshua" for instance. Heard it straight from his mouth at a Level 1. This is a HERO WOD. When have they ever been easy?

M 34 186 6ft.

As rx'd 62min.

Can't believe I pulled this off.

Thanks for your service and RIP Adam.

Below you'll find the column by Amy Schlesing for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette that appeared on March 25th. I emailed her and she forwarded the article to me so that I could repost it here.
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Fallen SEAL died a hero, mourners told

AMY SCHLESING ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

HOT SPRINGS — Chief Petty Officer Adam Lee Brown spent much of his 12-year Navy career fighting battles that will never be known in places never mentioned.

Brown, a special warfare operator, was in one of those battles on St. Patrick’s Day, and died defending fellow U.S. Navy SEALs against a heavily armed Taliban force somewhere in Afghanistan.

“He fell protecting his teammates,” said Chief Special Warfare Operator John Faas, the SEAL team leader that day. “Adam died a hero.”

SEALs are the U.S. Navy Special Operations Command’s highly trained and covert fighting force. Brown enlisted in the Navy in 1998 and became a SEAL in 2000 — after nearly two years of training.

Faas escorted Brown’s body home to Hot Springs from Afghanistan. Brown, 36, was memorialized Wednesday at Hot Springs Baptist Church and buried in a quiet cemetery in the hills west of town.

He is survived by his wife, Kelley; his son, Nathan; daughter Savannah, all of Virginia, where he was stationed; his parents, Larry and Janice Brown; his sister, Manda; and brother, Shawn.

Since the beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 82 Arkansans have died in the war zones, including 65 who died as a result of enemy fire.

Brown was the third Arkansan to die in battle in Afghanistan this month.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Richardson, 24, of Bald Knob was buried Tuesday at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock. He served with the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.

Sgt. Vincent L.C. Owens, 21, of Fort Smith, died March 1. He was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Ky.

On Wednesday, fellow sailors and SEALs traveled to Hot Springs to honor Brown and support his family at his funeral.

“Adam, we miss you, brother,” Faas said. “We miss your smile and your crazy eye. ... In the days to come, we will miss your tirelessness and fearlessness under fire.”

Brown’s “full throttle” personality and dangerous job resulted in several injuries over the years — all of which he overcame — from the loss of an eye to reconstructed ankles and knees and near-amputation of all fingers on one hand.

“Adam was the hardest man that I have ever met,” he said. “And in true SEAL fashion, he would not quit. He would not give up.”

Only a few know of the work Brown did. The rows of ribbons on the uniform he was buried in tell part of the story — one filled with combat and courage. Medals for valor are only awarded for heroic actions under fire.

Over the past decade he was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor; the Joint Service Commendation Medal with Valor; the Purple Heart; the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; the Joint Service Achievement Medal; five Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals; two Iraq Campaign medals; three Afghanistan Campaign medals; two Global War on Terrorism Medals; and two combat action badges.

Heath Vance, one of Brown’s childhood friends, told the crowd that Brown’s courage was only one side of a complex man who balanced his life with faith.

“Most importantly, his love and commitment to his family should serve as an example to all men,” he said, fighting tears that wouldn’t stop. “Adam poured his soul into getting the most out of life.”

Brown was known for his kindness and compassion as much as he was for his toughness and fearlessness.

“He will always be my best friend,” said Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Buschmann, who lives with the Browns in Virginia and also grew up with Brown in Hot Springs. “Adam was the toughest man I ever met. ... He was the most selfless person I ever met.”

Buschmann said he hopes people remember Brown “more for the compassionate person he was than for the crazy person he was or the hard person he was.”

A slideshow played on bigscreen televisions, showing Brown sleeping with his infant daughter on his chest. As the pictures of the family rolled by, his daughter started to wail. The SEALs and sailors filling several rows in the chapel began to break down, one by one.

“Daddy!” Brown’s son, Nathan cried as the pictures continued. “Make it stop. Make it stop ...”

Faas looked out at Brown’s parents, sitting before the flagdraped coffin, and spoke of Brown’s deep and unwavering Christian faith.

“He is an example to all of us,” he said of Brown’s unit, Gold Team, 2nd Special Warfare Group.

Then he looked at Brown’s widow.

“Kelley, Adam was our brother. You are our sister,” he said. “We will support your every need, great or small.”

And then he promised Brown’s young children he would tell them the stories of their father when the time is right. To tell them what Brown accomplished, who he was and what he meant to them.

Then he looked out at his fellow SEALs in the crowd.

“Tomorrow we avenge him,” he said, adding that they would dispatch the enemy to “hell’s doorstep.”

Adam-thank you for the gift of our freedom--your loss can't be measured.May you go on in your children.

36:23 rx'd
M 29 190 6'0"

Tough WOD. The thought of this soldier's sacrifice kept me moving. RIP.

Thank you for your service, oh mighty man of valor. I pray that our God, the Lord of Hosts, will watch over your family and children as you have for our way of life.

Scaled to pack;

2 X 24 of;

155# dl
box jumps
45# thrusters
135# bench press
box jumps
45# thrusters
95# cleans

42:12

Longest as rx'ed WOD I've done since I started CF'ing (~1 year). 1:06 as RX'ed (M/37/185lbs)

Thank you for your service and my heart goes out to your family and friends.

M/24/163/5'7"

40 min time cap
finished with my last set of cleans left

Rx'd except bench was scaled to 175 lb, as i am terrible at the bench. I spent over 20 minutes of the 40 doing the bench, probably should have scaled back more. oh well.

29:30
@ CF PEI

Awesome workout! rx'd reps, had to lighten the load a little.... RIP

44:22

185 lb deads
90 clean
90 BP
20 in box
12 lb ball

One word....."OUCH"

only 1 rd in 20:11 rx'd weights

that mikko is a freak.

m/165

as rx: 56:27

as rx'ed- 45:10.

25/M/173#/67"/

as rx'd 35:01
this WOD was great im a smaller guy and those deads got crazy heavy the second time around

This wod looks awesome!!!

Scaled:

Two rounds for time of:
295 pound Deadlift, 12 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
187 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
135 pound Clean, 12 reps

45min

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5'9/171/m as rx'd 39.55 .... Great WOD. Do you guys now if followinf the WODs is enough to prepare to compete for crossfit games? Or do I have to add more training to it? Thanks.

as rx'd:
34:18

i have a 1rm of 370. any idea what i should scale the deadlifts at in order to do the workout?

m/39/255
2 rds 24 reps each
185 lbs dead lift
19 " box jump
20 lb wall ball
185 lb floor press
19" box jump
20 lb wall ball
95 lb cleans
31:37:03

m/16/130
2 rds 24 reps each
45 lb dead lift
19 "box jump
7 lb wall ball
45 lb floor press
19" box jump
7 lb wall ball
45 lb cleans
28:28:66

RIP

41:45

WOW. Doing Crossfit since fall of '06 and this one goes near the top for all-time crush factor.
Huge props to anybody that dosen't scale this one. I actually barfed. Adam 55:50. Manda 41:38.

Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better.

39:34
sub'd 225# for the 2nd set of dls

scaled: becasue we didn't have enough bars to do DL and bench and cleans

110# DL
65# push press
10# wb
80#clean
39:25
F/35/188# crossfit rookie (3mos)

RIP

As RX'd - 35:28

Did everyone else do Squat cleans or straight cleans because doing squat cleans on this WOD hurt bad and took forever! Thats how I was told to do it.

RIP

27:29 Rx'd

M/28/155 lb

RIP

Wow--crushed.

225# on the DL, and had to sub 20#DB thrusters for the wall balls--everything else Rx'd. The full squat cleans absolutely destroyed me--mentally and physically. Just chopped them out in broken sets of 6 at a time (with waaaay to much rest in between). Fired off all box jumps, thrusters, and bench in rapid succession--but damn those cleans.

Ashamed--54 minutes.

M/35/5'11'/205 (now many pounds lighter)

6:00 am i did wod from yesterday
3 rounds of:
10 reps of 95# floor to overhead
.35 mile run
time was about 10:30
3:00 pm i did today's wod
2 rounds of:
24 reps of 275# deadlift
24 20" box jumps
24 20# dumbbell throw up and catch
24 reps of 195# bench press
24 20" box jumps
24 20# dumbbell throw up and catch
24 reps of 135# clean
time- 50:53
was not pleased with my time, so i ran 6 miles
time- 46:18
r.i.p. adam brown

Fair winds and following seas Chief Brown.

26:58
1rd of
24 255DL 4:07
24 24" BJ 1:10
24 20# WB 1:46
24 165# Bench 5:44
24 24" BJ :34
24 20# WB 2:13
24 135# Squat Clean 11:13

Shouldn't have done the Front Squat Practice yesterday my legs are fried.

35/M/6'00/193

24 reps each of:
295# DL (scaled 275 after first 6)
Box jumps 24"
Wall ball (20#)
195# Bench press (scaled to 185 after 3)
Box jumps 24"
Wall ball (20#)
145# clean
2 rounds for time

After 46:51, I had completed 1 full round plus 24 deads, 24 BJ, 24 WB and 2 bench press. Had to go to work.

First WOD to beat me in years. Adam Brown was more than I could handle in the allotted time. Would have taken me another 10-12 minutes to finish, easily.

25:30, one round. Semper Fi Sir. Subbed 20lb DB thrusters for WB and used 225 for DL.

29:30 RX'd

46:00

Had to do some bar changes, forgot my chalk for my hands, scaled the BP to 175 (Bodyweight)after the first 10 or so, just so I wasn't doing them in sets of 2. All else as Rx'd.

Great WOD. There were a lot of folks doing this here at the Naval War College today. (Even me and another Army guy) You will be remembered Chief. Rest in peace...we've got it from here.

NEVER QUIT!!

As rx'd with 205 bench: 46:46.

38:49 ~ as rx'd, 1.5 rounds, interupted by aid call, thank god, body weight 150...

male, 38 y/o, 68" 154#

modified wod
135# DL
95# BP
95# cleans
10# wall ball
otherwise as rx'd

Time: 36:51

39M/5'10"/170#

W/U: bench press, 3x5 at 70-120-170#; deadlift, 3x5 at 135-205-255#; power clean, 1x5 at 135#.

As Rx: 58:05.

C/D: skipped.

Controlled drop on deadlift and power clean (no bumpers); full hip extension at top of box jump; wall ball squat to an 11-inch box (below parallel); bar to chest then to lock-out on bench press. Very hot and humid.

I am not exaggerating when I say the bench pressing took up at least half the time. It's just not an exercise I do too often. Most of it was one rep and rest, one rep and rest... Everything else in this WOD was done at a good pace, though the second round of cleans was a little slower than it could have been.

Done in honor of Chief Brown. My thoughts are with your family. RIP.

m/22/6'0"/190lbs

as rx'd - 30:32

my life hurts from that one...hope for a recovery day tomorrow...

good stuff people, keep it up!

26/m/5'11"/175
1 round as rx'd
25:37
195 bench was really heavy

32yo M 175lb 5’10”
CFWU x 3, 5 pull ups, 5 ring dips per round
Deadlift 95lbs x 5-5 135lbs x 5 185lbs x 3 225lbs x 2 295lbs x 1
Bench press 45lbs x 5-5 95lbs x 5 135lbs x 5 155lbs x 3 185lbs x 3
Squat clean 65lbs x 5-5 95lbs x 5 115lbs x 2

1 round
36:16
225lb deadlift
175lb bench press
115lb squat clean
Foam roll after

as rx'd except for had to sub thrusters with 20# dumbbell in each hand.

Destroyed. rough wod.

55:39

slow time but i was very happy to be able to do the weight as rx'd. Always good to see strength improvements.

RIP

RIP and God bless your family

subbed 45 thursters for wall ball/ scaled weights down for dl 255 and bench 165 clean used rxed 145

only had one bar for weights

43:04

m 29/6'1/180
scaled 185lb deadlift
35lb dumbbell thrusters
160lb bench
95lb cleans
53:57

f 28/5'7/123
scaled 115lb deadlift
20lb dumbbell thrusters
70lb bench
55lb cleans
43:22

Went hard yesterday, just did MU and HSPU practice today... got 3 for 4 mus!!!! Paleo day 21! :)

CFWU X 1

subbed to Pack:
2 rds
295lb DL, 15 reps
15 box jumps 24" box
14lb Wall Ball, 15 reps
195lb bench press, 15 reps
15 box jumps 24" box
14lb Wall Ball, 15 reps
145lb clean, 15 reps

Time: 29:13

225 DL, 115 BP, 105 squat clean

39:00

on another note, got my first hand stand push up today, go me.

much love and respect to Adam and his family, God Bless!

dl-115 lbs.
bj-20 in.
wb-16 lb. ball
bp-65 lbs.
c-75 lbs.
time:37:48

rx'd

this is like linda on crack

58.53

M/27/140/5'11"
Scaled for a person weighting 140
235 dl
155 bench
115 clean
Everything else as rx'd
50:01

M/37/215/5'9"
Scaled to 225# DL/24" box/23# WB/195# Bench/145# Power Clean
Rd.1-18:33/ Rd.2-26:06 (Couldn't get breath!)
44:40 TT
RIP Adam. Thank you for our freedom!

M/49/6'3"/195

scaled:
235# deadlift
155# bench
115# squat clean

49:28

F/34/5'3"/110
24 DL 65lb
24 boxjumps
24 wallballs 7lb
24 benchpress 45lb
24 boxjumps
24 wallballs 7lb
24 clean 45lb
2 RFT 23:30

M/24/175/5'10"

44:45

As Rx'd on all weights except did 18 jumps on a 30 inch box instead of 24 on a 24. Bench is what got me the most, and I might not be able to walk in the morning. weight touched the ground between each clean, did not do a squat though, normally squat cleans are specified as such. kudos to those who did a full squat clean, that would have easily added another 8 minutes at least onto my time. RIP to my brother in arms.

RIP Chief.

Thank you and your family for you sacrifice.

RX 49:02

The only easy day is yesterday!

30/M/140/5'10

Two rounds for time of:
295 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
135 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound Clean(full squat cleans) , 24 reps

52:32

the only thing that I scaled down was the Bench press, I could have done this as RX'd but I was scared to hurt my shoulder with the Bench press, so that's why I scaled down the Bench press, nice hard WOD, the squat cleans ate most of my time, If I would have done Power cleans, I would have gone for under 40 minutes maybe under 30 who knows, MIKKO is a Cyborg, I can tell you that much. Nice WOD, RIP.

SANTI

Scaled to:
225 lb. DL
145 lb. BP
135 lb. Clean
16 lb. med ball - 30 reps - only size we had
41:14

Day 14 Post Op rotator cuff debridement
Physical Therapy then had stitches removed, spoke with Doctor everything looks good.
m/52/6'/218

1RM Deadlift in April 315, 4 months of Crossfit, As rx'd, 45:12

31/m/5'11"/210

RIP Chief

M/44/5-11/194

Scaled
185 DL
70# DB bench press
135# cleans rd 1, 95# cleans rd 2
rest as rx'd

43:50

2Rds

225lb DL, 24 reps
24 box jumps 24" box
11lb Wall Ball, 24 reps
185lb bench press, 24 reps
24 box jumps 24" box
11lb Wall Ball, 24 reps
145lb clean, 24 reps

33:40

Absolutely PAINFUL...found a way to push through by thinking about the men and women (like Adam) who sacrifice for us...thank you for all that you do!

M/28/195/6'5"

Wow this was a beast!

Rx

74:00

I told myself I would finish....

M/24/6'1"/180

As Rx'd:

42:12

*2 Rounds*
Deadlift 185# with "FAT" bar to work my grip...
Box Jumps 24"
Wall Ball 20#
Bench Press/ 1st round 105#, then scaled to 95# for 2nd round...
Box Jump 24"
Wall Ball 20#
Clean 100#

34:42

One word, SORE =)

2 rounds of 24 reps of each of:
205 deadlift
24in boxjump
35lb kb thrusters
pushups
24in boxjump
35lb kb thrusters
115lb clean

30:17

DL - 245 lbs
BP - 155 lbs.
41.09 otherwise.

For the uninitiated:

CF FAQ 2.15: "Squat clean aka Full Clean aka Clean = start from the floor, catch in a full squat"

M/5'10/165lbs

185 lbs dead
20lbs ball
95 bench
145lbs clean

Time: 1:00:31
1st round: 27:29
2nd round: 33:31

Hate subbing on the hero workouts but I don't have a bench at the house so u subbed for 50 pushups.

Time 41.24

1:07:11

Subbed/Scaled as follows:

255# dead lifts
165# bench press
135# power cleans
20# dumbbell thrusters (for wall ball)

Epic wod. RIP.

RIP Adam Brown.

Intense hero workout!! 225#DL, 135# BP. Will not disclose time, but I am proud to say that I finished!!!! RIP Adam Brown

wu: 1 mile run

only 1 round
27:26
215 DL
95 SP
125 clean

40/m/190
only 1 bar

2 rounds

295lb dl 24 reps
24in box 24 reps
20lb wallball 24 reps
75lb (150lbs) db's bench 24 reps
24in box 24 reps
20lb wallball 24 reps
60lb (120lbs) db's hanging cleans 24 reps

36:40

I'm new to crossfit and should have gotten into a lot sooner. RIP my friend, I have a good friend of mine who is a frogman, and I know the sacrifices he makes on a daily basis. i'm gonna give it my best on this one. nsdq

Thank you Chief Brown for your service and sacrifice for this nation. our prayers and thoughts are with your family.

59:09 as Rx'd - slow but brutal

RIP Chief

Subbed/Scaled as follows:
Afghanistan

185# dead lifts
150# bench press
95# cleans (my weakest event)
500M row for box jump (No box)
20# dumbbell thrusters (for wall ball)

35 min

my legs were killing me at the start from Sundays WOD.

Random question: While trying overhead squats i can never seem to keep my heals on the ground - what can i do to improve?

I have been doing Crossfit for over 2 years and this is the hardest WOD that I have done yet. Scaled up to 155 for squat cleans due to using 2 bars and only 2 five pound plates. Everything else Rx.

53:55

RIP Chief Brown

cfwu(1 round),DL & BP WU

subbed thrusters with 40# DB for wallball.

Everthing else as Rx'd

1H 18' 18"

hard work with gratitude.

as rxd 47min

I did it with my wife, ususally follow CFFB but I had to do this Hero WOD:
2 Rounds: me/wife
24 DL @ 299lbs/95lbs
24 Box Jumps @ 24"/20"
24 Thrusters @ 2x22lbs DB/Wallballs 16lbs Sandbell
24 Bench @ 198lbs/ 45lbs
24 Box Jumps @ 24"/20"
24 Thrusters @ 2x22lbs DB/Wallballs 16lbs Sandbell
24 Squat Cleans @ 145lbs/ 50lbs

in 46:08/49:58
WOW i`m proud of my wife!!!
really thought of quitting after the first round but she kept me going!

m/26/188/177

Wow that was tough! Subbed wallballs with 20# DB thrusters, and changed the weights a bit to speed up the changing of plates, since I only had 1 bar. Used 295 DL, 185 bench and 135 clean.

40:52

2 RDS

155# DL
20# Thrusters
135# BP
95# Clean

30.57

Champ
/30/M/72/118
Two rounds for time of:

95 pound Deadlift, 15 reps

15 Box jumps, 20 inch box

15 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball

65 pound Bench press, 15 reps

15 Box jumps, 20 inch box

15 Wallball shots, 15-20 pound ball

65 pound Clean, 15 reps
Time: 38:59

Shara/30/F/68/138

Two rounds for time of:

115 pound Deadlift, 24 reps

24 Box jumps, 20 inch box

24 Wallball shots, 12 pound ball

65 pound Bench press, 24 reps

24 Box jumps, 24 inch box

24 Wallball shots, 15-20 pound ball

65 pound Clean, 24 reps
Time: 36:21

Tim: 5 Mile Run, 37:38- active recovery day.

2 rounds for time:

225# Dead Lift, 24 Reps
Box Jumps 24" box, 24 Reps
20# Wall Balls, 24 Reps
155# Bench Press, 24 Reps (2nd round 135#)
Box Jumps 24" box, 24 Reps
20# Wall Balls, 24 Reps
145# Clean, 24 Reps

52:15
m/35/6'3/242

RIP

as rx'd 45 mins

as hard a WOD as I can remember...

Much love and respect to Chief Brown and his family. God bless.

f/26/150/5'5"

A day late and WAY scaled... time crunch to get to work

two rounds:
85lb DL
Box jumps
20lb thrusters (no wall ball)
45lb BP
Box jumps
20lb thrusters
45lb cleans

?unsure of time?

CAN'T WAIT TO DO THIS WOD IN ITS ENTIRETY-- very soon!

As a military member it kills me to see another hero wod being made. But I appreciate the way Crossfit memorialized them in a wod where their legacy can be carried on and their family can see that their service is appreciated. RIP Chief Brown.

22:21 rx'd
power cleans

M/26/6'4" 210

34:23 as Rx'd

RIP Chief Brown

m/35/160
scaled significantly

Two rounds for time of:
165 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Thrusters, 20 dumbells
145x12, 100 x12 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Thrusters, 20 dumbells
115 pound Clean, 24 reps

27:50

first hero WOD i could actually finsish, but not Rx 135# DL, Bench, 90#clean

42:02

brutal

42/m/225

M/28/70/163

295 DL 1 rnd - 255 2nd round
24 in Box - 24 jumps
24 WB - 20# ball
135# bench - should have gone heavier but always struggled with bench
box jumps
WB
145# clean-24 rep

1:15

Again, RIP Adam and god bless you and your family. This kicked my butt and took a while but I'm proud I got through it for you.

Scaled to Porch, 15 reps for all excercises, both rounds. Rx'd weight.

22:29

24 hours later, I am more sore than any other WOD i've done.

My first posting! I get my inspiration through all of you and especially from the Hero WODS. This one was a killer but made it through!
Scaled
135 lb dead
20" box
20lb wallball
95 lb chest press
65 lb clean
43 year old female, 5'6, 140
So want to be a crossfit girl!!! I work at a globo gym of non-believers, but slowly I am weaving the Crossfit magic!! Get funny looks for sure!!
RIP Adam - my heart goes out to your family...

29:51
2 rds
135 dl x 24
24" box x 24
65 lb push press x 24
40 lb dumbbell press x 24
24" box x 24
65 lb push press x 24
90 lb clean x 24

Ouch haven't done xfit in a year.

holy crap. can't believe mikko's time, crazy!!!

41:12 rx'd except cleans were power cleans, not sq.cleans. back is tight as hell today. only wod i've ever looked forward to box jumps on.

5'9" age16 140 lbs

135dl, 195bench on bowflex, 85clean

19:07

45:22
DL 265
BP 185
CL 135 ( 2nd rnd 125#)
Oh ya box jumps 26"

41:56 as rx'd. This was similar in difficulty to Linda. Very tough!

Jack-90kg DL, 60kg BP, 60kg CL-46:00 16CL left
Ross-90kg DL, 60kg BP, 50kg CL-46:00 24CL left
Ravi-DNF

oh, wow. i didnt see TWO rounds.

I thought I was cruising at 20mins 30 or so seconds!
185lb DL
24 x 24 in box jump
24 45lb Thrusters
135 lb bench press x 24
24x 24 in box jump
24 45lb thrusters
135 Power Clean

damn.

61:13
2nd round, I had to drop the deadlift to 225# for the last 18.

Thanks to Chief Brown's family for their sacrifice, there are no adequate words to write... This was a very hard workout, as it should be in memoriam for a SEAL.

My form on cleans is poor, so I scaled that down to 115 for both rounds... I think I was getting a more consistent & correct form by the end though, and will go heavier next time we do cleans.

The 295 lb deadlifts were very difficult on the first round, so I went down to 205 lbs on the second round. Probably should have only dropped it to 250 but I wimped out.

Even with the reduced weight on the lifts, this took me 35 minutes.

m/41/6'0"/192

scaled: #225 DL, #135 BP, #95 PC...still BRUTAL

35:46

RIP Adam

M 28/5'7"/173

295# Dead Lift, 24 Reps
Box Jumps 24" box, 24 Reps
20# Wall Balls, 24 Reps
135# Floor Press, 24 Reps
Box Jumps 24" box, 24 Reps
20# Wall Balls, 24 Reps
115# Clean, 24 Reps

41:19

Awesome Hero workout.

RIP Chief.

Thank you and your family for you sacrifice.

RX 49:02

The only easy day is yesterday!

RIP chief Brown. Forever lean and rest.

f/40/175/5'11"

half Adam Brown

24 deadlifts @ 185#
24 Box jumps @ 23"
24 Thrusters with one 35# kettle bell
24 2010 Games pushups
24 Box jumps @ 23"
24 Thrusters with a 35# kb
24 Squat cleans @ 95#

time: 18:48

RIP

RIP Navy SEAL Brown. Thanks to the Brown family for their sacrifice. Saddened to see another Hero workout. I humbly pushed through this in your honor. And I mean pushed. 1st Round 21 mins/
total was 56:17
225 deads
70 lb dumbell bench (shoulder issues; db's less painful)
135 lb cleans

SUB 185# dl
SUB 25# db
SUB 135# bp
SUB 95# cl

44:51

49 / 179

subbed DL at 245 lbs
subbed BP at 155 lbs
subbed Squats Cleans at 115 lbs

1:04:23

Thank you to all that protect us.

Jesus marimba! That was #$#& in the dirt hard!

I think that is a PR for longest WOD for me. A couple weeks ago for my 48th B-day I did The Filthy Fifty (as is my tradition) in 36:37. And I've done Linda in sub 40 min. But this one was downright punishing for an old guy like me.

As Rx'd. ONE HOUR!

41:14
This one takes around an hour+ for proper warm up
did power cleans

RIP Chief,
ran 5.5mi in 85deg with 100% humidity then:

Not as rx'd: DL at 205, bench 135, and clean at 115.

1 round at 19:28

Was spaced by just 1 round, dang...
Hero WODs are what their men/women are made of: blood, sweat, and tears.

I have seen about 4 groups of people doing this workout yesterday and today...It just rocks to walk into the gym and see a group of guys working out and think "hey, they are doing the latest crossfit hero workout and giving it 110% to honor this dude"

M/33/507/159
As Rx'd
53:21

RIP Adam, I'll miss you bro.

turned into a rest day:

3k row 10:28

at home.

later,
b
m/33/5'8-1/2"/167

155# DL
24" box
20# WB
135# bench
99# clean

42:30

42:46 (DL 185, BP 135)

RIP Adam Brown God Bless

2 RFT scaled to
295 pound Deadlift, 15 reps
15 Box jumps, 24 inch box
15 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
195 pound Bench press, 15 reps
15 Box jumps, 24 inch box
15 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound Clean, 15 reps

34:13

MGySgt. USMC M/48/6'2"/205.5

1 Round as Rx'd 56:38

Humbled by the WOD, saddened by the loss, RIP

OooRahh CrossFit

24/m/165lbs/70"

"ADAMBROWN"
SUB: 135lb bench press
everything else as RXd

35:18

35yom / 195lbs

Pack, two rounds for time of:
135# Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 20 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 14# pound ball
135# Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 20 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 15-20 pound ball
60# Clean, 24 reps

27:18

Had to really force myself through this. My knees creaked all the way through the wall-ball, and I didn't realize I scaled the bench presses to the top end. Did power cleans. Overall, felt good, if winded.

Only completed 1 rd. always cramp up when combining dls and cleans but subbed 205dls 145bp and 115cleans all else rx completed in 28:48.3...I considered doing the 2nd rd and significantly lowering the weights but ran out of time...RIP Sir

Scaled:
Round 1 w/155 lb BP. Completed in 25:05.
Round 2 scaled to 275lb DL, 155 lb BP, 135 lb clean (10 reps) then 125 lb cleans (14 reps).

SMOKED! Had to focus on the printout numerous times to keep my mind right. TT: 56:28. SF...

The family of Adam Brown is in our prayers.

1st RD as RX'd
2nd scaled DL to 235 rest as RX'd
43:12
M/38/6/210

Two rounds for time of:
295 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
195 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound Clean, 24 reps

36:30

Adam Brown and family ... In my thoughts and prayers.

Modified the workout ...

2 Rounds

225lb Deadlift 20 Reps
Box Jump 24 reps
20lb Dumbell Thursters 24 Reps
175lb Bench Press 20 Reps
Box Jump 24 Reps
20lb Dumbell Thrusters 24 Reps
45lb Dumbell Clean 24 Reps

27:55

FML - Tried the 295# wasn't happening.

245# DL everything else as RX'd

Definitely a tough one.

WAY outta my league. Scaled big time:

223# DLs
155# BP
133# Cleans

1 round of 12:

10:44

M/26/200

As Rx'd:

47:12

Ouch...

M/23/208

32:32 as Rx'd

M/28/223

25:48

as Rx'd

Tough one!

Scaled the deadlifts to 225# and the cleans to 125#. I did power cleans and subbed ring handstand pushups instead of the benchpress.

40:59

Thank for your service, Adam Brown!

F, 33, 7 1/2 months pregnant and now 169lbs, 5'11
Deadlift 155
Box step ups 24''
Wall ball 20lbs
Bench 135
Cleans 105

52 and change. Just glad to get through it!

Scaled. 37:14 11 August

115 lbs deadlifr
6 kg ball
115/95 lb bench press
65 lb clean

Had to take breaks on all but wall-ball

good workout

49:42 Done to pack scaling, one bar had to take off 20lb for the BP and move the bench, 1st time doing 20 in box jumps, used 2 20lb db as sub for wall ball and 1st rd of cleans, no cleans rd 2 thought it said snatch and form sucked

42:50 finished everything but final set of bench

Somewhere between Pack and Porch
2rft
24x 205# DL
24x Box Jump, 24"
24x thrusters, 20#db
24x 145# Bench Press
24x Box Jump, 24"
24x thrusters, 20#db
24x Cleans, 95#
43:42
RIP Adam Brown.

23 / M / 5'9" / 137lbs

Two rounds for time of:
145 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 20 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 11 pound ball
100 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 20 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 11 pound ball
75 pound Clean, 24 reps

55:10

I'm glad I finished in under an hour: the bench press was too heavy and killed my time. I had to travel a bit to do the wall-ball, and I had to change the weight and move the bar between the BP and cleans.

22:52 with several modifications...225 lb deadlift, 7 kg wall balls, and power cleans AND I only got one round. Props to everyone who did as prescribed, I couldn't get it done in the 95 degree heat...next time

2 rounds
20 Sits
20 Box Jumps
20 (20# DB) Thrusters
20 135# Bench
20 Box Jumps
500 Meter Row
20 Thrusters
22:49
then
20 (115#) Cleans

34:24

RIP brother, "...bloody but unbowed."

Scaled to:
245-lb Deadlift
50-lb DB BP
125-lb Clean

All else as Rx

40:15

M/26/5'9"/170

2 rounds for time 24 of each
265# DL
24in box jump
40# dumbell thrusters
120# dumbell bench press
24in box jump
40# dumbell thrusters
115# power clean

Time: 34:04

DO WORK!!!

m/38/186/5-10

As Rx'd- DNF- after 35 min had football practice..didn't matter simply beat down.

Two rounds for time of:
295 pound Deadlift, 24 reps - 9 min set of 3 and 2 mostly
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box - 2.12
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball - 1.47
195 pound Bench press, 24 reps - 3.30 10-7-3-2-2
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box - 2.15
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball - 1.57
145 pound Clean, 24 reps - 13.37- sqt clean, lugnuts came off here sets of 4-3 the rest of the way.

A good heavy lifting workout, surely felt the 4th day in a row of working out, oh well I needed a good lifting day and I sure got it.

RIP brother, my prayers are with your family.

46:49 rx'ed with power cleans

m/165/36

wasnt too hard on lungs but very tiring. just seemed to last forever.

RIP, thank you for your service.

m/54/155
scaled: 95 lb DL, 16 lb ball, 105 lb BP, 75 lb clean. 36 min

36:39

rnd 1 as rxd; rnd 2 sub 225#DL & 155#bench

Two rounds for time of:
295 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
165 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound Clean, 24 reps
55:50

"Mrs. Wobbly"
Two rounds for time of:
115 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 20 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 12 pound ball
85 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 20 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 12 pound ball
85 pound Clean, 24 reps
35:00

32:37 rx'd

Hardest Crossfit workout I've ever done.

m/37/5'8/210

Hardest CF workout I have ever attempted

RX'd 52 mins

M/50/153/1-1-06

185# DL/95# Clean/Push-ups (shoulder)

45:46

Long slow slog.

With a humble thanks, fair winds and following seas...

Crushing workout, one of the hardest I have done. I pushed myself as hard as I could, and just about passed out at the end! Very motivated by a few things, one of them being our fallen heroes...Chief Brown, RIP....there are too few people on this earth like you....

As Rx'd, 31:16....crushing....killer....debilitating...Miko Salo beating my time by 10 minutes is quite humbling!

ADAMBROWN:

38:49 (17:20, 21:38)

spent around 5min on bench each rnd. Rough after doing SQT and Coe yesterday. Slow today, weights seemed extra heavy.

later,
b
m/33/5'8-1/2"/168

scaled to 255lb DL, 165lb BP, 135lb Clean

23:45

#30 WB

32:45, a tough one, reminded me of 3 bars

32:52
subbed 40 lb DB thrusters for wallball

43:36

Scaled with:
185# DLs
135# Bench Press
95# Cleans
45# Thrusters subbed for wall balls

38:49 ( 16 lb WB)

Scaled deadlift to 225 since new at this with proper form...33:35 all else as RXed

Started CF religiously this last mont since getting back to Iraq...this was the hardest by far...had to take breaks when I could feel the puke monster rumbling

RIP Chief Brown

32/m/160/65
155lb bench
265lb DL (shoulda done 295)
39:33

Scaled to only one round (mennacing todlers runnin amuck) and only 15 reps for the barbells

26:44

RIP warrior

Thx

27:10

Pack
Two rounds for time of:
70kg Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 20 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 15-20 pound ball
60kg Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 20 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 15-20 pound ball
43kg Clean, 24 reps

M 36/5'10"/170

225#
155#
135#

1 rd + Tweaked my back
4 DL, 24 Bx Jmps, 24 WBs, 24 BP -end

approx 43 min

225 lb deadlift
205 Bench Press (messed up and put too much on)
135 Cleans

rest of it as rx'd - 49.57mins

m/32/5'10/175

M/41/180

Quite possibly the hardest wod I've tried in five years.

Scaled the deadlifts down to 275 and the benchpress down to 185. Even with these scales, I had to use 165 pounds for the final 7 reps on the bench press.

57 minutes.

My condolences to the Brown family.

More better faster

Crossfit540 - Springdale, AR

I got to say the pledge of allegiance for the first time in years at a Realtor board meeting the other day.

God Bless our troops and their families who only know the sacrifies made so that we can stand tall and be proud to be Amerians. Thank you and may you rest in peace.

I'm honored to be in your presence with today's WOD. Thank you Crossfit!

Semper fi!

subbed 225 lb. deadlift
155 lb bench
135 lb power clean

rest as rx'd

42:00

felt horrible during and after!!!

As RX'd 33:13

50/m/145
1-round
DL-225,BP-140,clean-110
stop clock to change weights for BP and Clean
18:14

CFWU
RIP Chief Brown. May God comfort your family.
Scaled to 18 reps vice 24
40:23
M/49/198#/72"

48/M/184
on 8/12/10
sub'd
185 DL
115 BP
125 CL
RND 2
12 reps
21:50

scaled reps of the barbell exercises to 12.
weights were
135 kg for deadlift
85 kg for bench press
60 kg for squat cleans

time: 44 min.
took some time loading / unloading the barbell between exercises. nice tough workout.

rip Adam Brown

Unintentionally added the box jumps and wb throws after the cleans both rounds... 57:42.
hindsight being 20/20 I felt it appropriate. Had to spot partner back and forth and load/unload barbells which ate up a little time. Great wod! Never Forget

Should have scaled!!!!
1rd rx'd 45min!
Ran out of time on the second round and had to quit. Not too happy about that!!

34:20

2 rounds, 24 reps of each

221 lb DL
24" box jumps
20 lb dumb bell thrusters
176 lb bench press
24" box jumps
20 lb dumb bell thrusters
111 lb cleans

M.35.168

Major scalage.
2 rnds of:
185lbs DL x 24
Box jump x 24
20lb db thruster x 24
135lb bench x 24
Tuck jumps x 24
105lb clean x 24

19:40

RIP Adam. Thanks to you and your family for your sacrifices.

"ADAMBROWN"

Two rounds for time of:
295 pound Deadlift, 24 reps 205 pound
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
195 pound Bench press, 24 reps SUB 135 pound
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound Clean, 24 reps 100 pound

45:31

M54yo 234
2 rounds
205lb DL, 24"box, 20lb wallball
pushups
24"box, 20lb wallball, 95lb Clean,

38:34
Ne add fel, soha ne add fel!

Saved this one for my 40th B-Day today

Two rounds for time of:
225 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
135 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
115 pound Clean, 24 reps

49:47

Good way to start my 40's
M/5'10'/165/40

CFWU followed by the WOD , scaled:

Two rounds for time of:
264 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
180 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
132 pound Clean, 24 reps

43:52

When I scale things, I try to keep the intent of the WOD. Heavier load coupled with anaerobic/metcon sort of flavor to this one.

35 yom. 188 lbs.

Heavily scaled.
205 deadlift
Pushups no bench
95 lb cleans. Squat first round, power second round.

Oops forgot. 34:05

M/33/142lbs/5'5"

225 for deadlifts
155 for bench
135 for cleans
44:52
ouch

40:58
sub'd
275 dl
115 clean (2nd rd was pc)
175 bp
and my order was obviously wrong

M/54/140/5'8"

225 DL
135 Bench
115 Clean

38:41

2 rounds:

165 lb. deadlift, 24 reps
24" box jump w/ 20 lb. vest, 24 reps
20 lb. dumbell thrusters, 24 reps
115 lb. bench press, 24 reps
24" box jump w/ 20 lb. vest, 24 reps
20 lb. dumbell thrusters, 24 reps
115 lb. power clean, 24 reps

35:05

Mod'd (20" bench jumps, 15.4# ball)

51:25

Lost time swapping weight on/off bar; burned out on second set of bench press, had to roll it down chest, legs to get out from under it

Rose M/39/5'10"/165
As Rx'd in 49:47

Smith M/40/6'1"/255
As Rx'd in 47:33

We agree that this was one of the hardest WOD's ever, but our favorite. We did one round two days ago and ran out of time. We had to do both rounds, so we did it again today. The squat cleans sucked.
RIP ADAMBROWN

11:47. 135lb. deads, pushups for BP's,95lb hang cleans. 18lb wallballs and 20" box jumps. Scaled back to 16 reps of everything for two rounds.Have been doing the WOD's consistantly and really needed to scale back on this one just to at least do something but not over do it. Getting better though. Perhaps one day...the tip of the spear!

32.47. 155# DL. 95# BP on sled, and power cleans. 24 situps and 12 dips between - legs in no condition for jumps and balls.

Adam must have been a serious ass-whooper to have that workout named after him. RIP Adam. I was crushed from yesterday's monster leg workout.

Jeff @ work
Rnd 1 15:44
then made it through DL, BJ and WBS and got a run Was at 22:?? at that point.
Came back and started round 2 and finished it in 17:42

55 min. 09 sec.

225# DL
24" Box jumps, 24 reps
24 Wall Balls, 20#
185#DL
24" Box jumps, 24 reps
24 Wall Balls, 20#
115# Clean

34:45

Had no energy at all but tried this...lasted 25:22 after a lot of subbing I think I did one set and gave up...needed rest...like to try it again when I'm not burned out

Scaled
2 rounds

15x DL (60K)
15 Box Jumps
15 Wall Balls
15 Clapping Pushups
15 Box Jumps
15 Wall Balls
15 Cleans (55k)

15:51mins

Two rounds for time of:
55 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 6 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 8 pound ball
15 pound dumbbell Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 6 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 8 pound ball
27 pound Clean, 24 reps

28:01

Two rounds for time of:
55 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 6 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 8 pound ball
15 pound dumbbell Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 6 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 8 pound ball
27 pound Clean, 24 reps

28:01

The gym was too busy to try this one, so instead I did 5 rounds of

295 DL x 7
30" box jumps x 10
burpees x 15

16:26

Paul: 34:39
Harold: 35:37 (2l5lb bench?)
Jen: 46:53 (85lb bench, 185lb dead, 100lb clean, 20inch box, 14lb bal)
Gunnar: 48:07 (205lb bench for 39 reps, 195lb bench 9 reps)

Two rounds for time of:
55 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 6 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 8 pound ball
15 pound DB Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 6 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 8 pound ball
27 pound Clean, 24 reps

20:55

Two rounds for time of:
55 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 6 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 8 pound ball
15 pound DB Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 6 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 8 pound ball
27 pound Clean, 24 reps

18:56

50/m/190

Subbed 245 DL/175 bench/135 clean
35:50

At our local crossfit in Canada there are atleast 5 guys who can beat local powerlifting "champion" Bob Hindley at doing deadlifts!

Crossfitters are strong!

M/32/5'9"/155

Subbed 155 deadlift. 45lbs thrusters for wall ball (no medicine ball), 135lbs bench press, 95lbs clean. (Did power cleans).

38:57

M/36/5'11"/190

Subbed 165# for bench as else as Rx'd

49:35

M/35/5'10"/196

Brutal. I was not ready for this one physically OR mentally. First round as Rx'D. Second round subbed power cleans for full cleans.

45:54 Need to sharpen up.

m/36/5'9/177
CFWU-3. Reg. Superman. No Burgener or DU.
Scaled to 18 reps per round. Weight as Rx'd. Went better than I expected. Try 24 next time.
26:54

57.12 as rx'd. I stunk at this one

245 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 30 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 30 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
135 pound Clean, 24 reps

Time 32:00

m36/167/5'8

as rx'd 47:00

Brutal...wods like this make me loath the PHx afternoon heat in my garage. Had enough for 1 rnd

subs
245#dl
strict dead hang pull ups for bench
135# cleans
45# thrusters for wb
-
26:20 including time to change weights

M/5'10/160/26

Scaled:

185 DL
135 BP
95 Squat Cleans

33:52

probably only 20" box jumps (all the gym had) and 10# wall balls (again, all the gym had)

still took me 38:52...brutal

1 round in 24 min

24 X 90 lb deadlift
24 X box jumps 20 inch bench
24 X 25lb db thrusters
24 X 50 lb db bench press
24 X box jumps
24 X 25lb db thrusters
6/24 X 90 lb clean gave up after 6

24, 12, 12:
255lb deadlift
20lb wall ball
24" box jump
155lb bench press
20lb wall ball
24" box jump
115lb squat clean

40:00 09/15/2010

wall ball 12#
2x50# db bench
power cleans

35:00

M/25/5'9"/140

I don't think I understood what I was getting into... Scaled the weight to approximately the same ratios using body weight for bench. Squat cleans were way too hard. RIP.

Two rounds for time of:
195 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 12 pound ball
135 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 12 pound ball
95 pound (Squat) Clean, 24 reps

1:28:45

36:10 rx.

Deadlifts @ 185#
Bench press (1 @ 165#, 1 @ 145#)
Cleans @ 135#

40:08

Additional 10 min jump rope

225 lb Deadlift
and 95 lb power cleans
rest as rx'd

Still have to take it easy on Deadlifts. Went slow. Went to power cleans due to time constraints.

Time: 37:23 - This one sucked for me.

39:00 as rx’d

31:18 Rx'd

33/m/170/65"
255lb dl
135 lb clean
185lb bp x 16, rest at 165
38:45

Raining, cold and the Afghan suck factor is kicking in today. Time to step up and do this WOD to give respect to a brother I had the privilege to work with.

Broke off today, first "AdamBrown". RIP Bro and Semper Fi

As Rx'd 45:11

As Rx'd, did 165 pound squat cleans instead of 145 power cleans. 41:24