Hero Workout

Tama

RX'D Workout

For time:
800-meter single-arm barbell farmers carry, weight 1
31 toes-to-bars
31 push-ups
31 front squats
400-meter single-arm barbell farmers carry, weight 2
31 toes-to-bars
31 push-ups
31 hang power cleans
200-meter single-arm barbell farmers carry, weight 3
♀ Farmers carry 35 - 65 - 95 lb.; Front squat 65 lb.; Hang power clean 95 lb.
♂ Farmers carry 45 - 95 - 135 lb.; Front squat 95 lb.; Hang power clean 135 lb.

About Tama

Tama

Cpl. Luke Tamatea, 31, of Kawerau, New Zealand, was killed by a roadside bomb on Aug. 19, 2012, while serving with the New Zealand Defence Force in the Bamyan Province of Afghanistan. Tamatea was posted to 1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and was serving his second tour in Afghanistan at the time of his death.

He was an avid CrossFit athlete and enjoyed body-weight exercises and practicing farmers carries over long distances in preparation for Special Forces selection.

He is survived by his wife, Sarah Erb; and children, Kyla, Kaytlen, Nikita and Keira.

First posted March 28, 2018.

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