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Practice SLIPS for 20 minutes.
Thruster 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 reps
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Most athletes can do this lifting as prescribed. Experienced athletes can go as heavy as possible, while newer athletes can use this session as an opportunity to drill the movement.
Athletes at CrossFit Central London take on the heavy thruster WOD back in March 2012, when it was also the Workout of the Day.
Explosive ordnance disposal officer Kaitlyn Hernandez recently set a record by running the mile in 10 minutes and 23 seconds while wearing an 84-lb. bodysuit and 12-lb. helmet. Hernandez trains at CrossFit SolaFide in Clarksville, Tennessee, and also qualified for and competed in the CrossFit Games Individual Quarterfinal last weekend.
Read the articleEOD Soldier Sets World Record Running a Mile in a 96-Pound Bomb Suit“To be able to move well, to feel better, to be able to wake up not in pain, be able to squat all the way down, be able to open up my hips, be able to play around with my son.”
“I kept imaging myself dead and people carrying me to my final resting place. And I kept imagining them complaining about this heavy person that they need to carry. … I didn’t want that to be my legacy.”
“Having a place where people can come and not just being judged on their physical capabilities but also giving a place to heal mentally and emotionally is what I wanted to foster, and I think CrossFit does that.”
