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Marine Capt. Garrett T. "Tubes" Lawton
WOD
“Garrett”
Three rounds for time of:
75 Squats
25 Ring handstand push-ups (sub: wall HSPU)
25 L-pull-ups
Marine Capt. Garrett T. “Tubes” Lawton, 31, of Charleston, West Virginia was killed by an IED strike in Herat Province, Afghanistan on August 4, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Trisha, and two sons, Ryan, 6, and Caden, 4.
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| CrossFit Community Comments on Heroes . From the comments of Garrett’s original WOD tribute: . “Just like going against the wall is fine with the regular hspu (though not technically a strict hspu), so is wrapping your legs around the straps for balance on the ring variation. in this way, [hspus] are certainly more difficult, but not impossible.” . “maybe the fact that most will not be able to do this workout as rx’d is a symbolic reminder that most will not give the ultimate sacrifice as our brother and hero Garrett did. As we will “do our best” in the workout, so too will we do our best to put selfishness aside and stand up for what it right though it will probably not cost us our life. Modifying the workout is in no way taking away from the honor that can be shown by driven focus and contemplative effort during the workout. RIP. . .” . “just the mention of the name Garrett in the crossfit community will remind the majority of us of the impossible.” . “almost 75% of males between the ages of 18 and 25 are ineligible for military service due to obesity, criminal history or lack of a GED. … that alone speaks volumes for the young men and women that voluntarily serve to defend our country. You are “The few, the proud” regardless of your branch of service.” . “Thank you for all that you do, service men and women, now lets all reach a mutual sense of discomfort in their honor, because we all know they aren’t sleeping at the Hilton tonight…” . MUST Read: “A Letter From Afghanistan“, GruntDoc |
Great post!
18:30rx
Powerful Post…
im excited about this WOD. great post.