I grew up a military brat and would always wonder why the Aromored Division at Fort Knox was always “practicing” wartime exercises. My wonders became very clear on September 11, 2001.
PAX – Plumb Bob, Geppetto, Fridge, Cornbread (R), Snowman, OJ, Tureen, Glen Ross, Blueprint, PED, Fallguy (R), Water Boy, Noxeema Jackson, Larry Flynt, Sump Pump (Q)
Weather- 75ish, the Dew Point made it easy to sweat.
The Thang:
530 and with no FNGs we got right into it.
We had 7 groups with 14 stations to choose from. All were option with the exception of Station 1. This was the “push” station that kept things flowing. I heard a few mumbles from Glen Ross about how easy it was.
| Station | P1 | P2 | ||
| 1 | Overhead Press x60 4×4 post and 2 coupons | Partner work | ||
| 2 | Tire Sled Rows | Tire Sled Rows | ||
| 3 | weighted wrist rollers | resistence curls | ||
| 10x forward | ||||
| 10x reverse | ||||
| 4 | Tire Sled Drag | Tire Sled Drag | ||
| 5 | Jump Ropes | Jump Ropes | ||
| AMAP | AMAP | |||
| 6 | Battle Rope | Elf on a Shelf | ||
| 10 x single | ||||
| 10x both | ||||
| 7 | Overhead Press | Kettle Shrugs | ||
| x20 | AMRAP | |||
| x20 AMRAP | ||||
| 8 | Wheelbarrow Merkin | Partner work | ||
| 9 | medicine ball big boys | partner work | ||
| 10 | Kettle Bell Swings | Swimmers – Until P1 is complete | ||
| L, R arm then both x10 | ||||
| 11 | Pipe Butterflies x20 | Amercian Hammers with weight x20 | ||
| 12 | Manmakers | Manmakers | ||
| 13 | Wheelbarrow up steps | Hold Feet | ||
| 14 | coupon lunges with coupon | coupon lunges with coupon |
Each Station had the name of one victim in the 9/11 attacks who’s body has never been recovered.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Location |
| Alvarez, Antonio Javier | 23 | Jackson Heights, NY | WTC |
| Atwood, Gerald | 38 | Brooklyn, NY | E/R |
| Bilcher, Brian | 36 | Staten Island, NY | E/R |
| Chalouh, Eli | 23 | Brooklyn, NY | WTC |
| Davidson, Julane | 26 | Jersey City, NJ | WTC |
| Epps, Christopher S. | 29 | Bronx, NY | WTC |
| Forbes, Bobby | 37 | Rahway, NJ | WTC |
| Golinski, Ron | 60 | Columbia, MD | PTN |
| Webster, Dinah | 50 | Port Washington, NY | WTC |
| Swanson, Valerie | 23 | Harrison, NJ | WTC |
| Sullivan, Thomas | 38 | Kearney, NJ | WTC |
| Stuart, Walwyn W. | 28 | Valley Stream, NY | E/R |
| Sims, George V. | 46 | Newark, NJ | WTC |
| Sanchez, Erick | 41 | Brooklyn, NY | WTC |
| E/R Emergency Responder | |||
| PTN Pentagon |
Clean up and circle up.
COT – We started with a 91.1 second plank and then reflected while listening to “I Believe (9/11 Memorial Tribute)” by Blessid Union of Souls. Most at least thought of tearing up.
Geppetto and Cornbread reminded us to pray for all of those that work endlessly to keep us safe. I asked the PAX to tell those that they hold closest how much they mean to you. We closed out with the Pledge of Allegiance.
I challenged the PAX to go and make this the easiest they do today.
Never Forget
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