Conditioning
“Horton”, Teams of 2
9 rounds
9 bar muscle ups or pull ups
11 clean and jerks
50 yard farmer’s carry
U.S. Army Spc. Christopher D. Horton, of Collinsville, Oklahoma, died Sept. 9, 2011, in Zurmat District, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. The 26-year-old was assigned to 1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard. Horton is survived by his wife, Jane; parents David and Cherie; brother, Nicholas; sister, Tenley; and many other friends and family. A Heroes 4 Horton fundraising event was created in his name, to raise awareness and funds for Companions For Heroes‘ mission (“to save and help shelter dogs and cats, active duty military, disabled veterans, first-responders, law enforcement and their families from suicide, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and depression.”
Notes
Today’s workout is the hero workout, Horton. It will be done with a partner, and all work will be done opwaat style (one person working at a time). Your score is the time it takes to complete all 9 rounds, or work completed at the 35 minute time cap.
If you are not going to do bar muscle ups for the workout, choose the next most difficult pull up variation that is available to you. For example, you may substitute chest to bar pull ups, chin over bar pull ups, banded chest to bar/chin over bar pull ups, or jumping chest to bar/chin over bar pull ups.
Clean and jerks should be a moderate weight that allows you to do 1-2 reps before switching with your partner.
You can split up the 50 yard farmer’s carry with your partner however you want. It should be heavy, but you should be able to complete at least 15 yards (45 feet) unbroken.