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H.O.S.S. of the Week #1: the Chris Kyle

by on February 25, 2013
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Christopher Scott “Chris” Kyle (April 8, 1974 – February 2, 2013) was a United States Navy SEAL and the most lethal sniper in American military history, with 160 confirmed kills (out of 255 claimed kills). Kyle served four tours in the second Iraq war, and was awarded the Bronze and Silver Star medals multiple times. Iraqi insurgents dubbed him the “Devil of Ramadi” and offered an increasing bounty for his head. He was shot twice, and was involved in six IED attacks. He remained in the spotlight during retirement, and wrote a New York Times bestselling autobiography, American Sniper. Kyle was shot and killed on February 2, 2013, near Chalk Mountain, Texas. read more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kyle

The life of Chris Kyle is an inspiration to all who know his story. For those of us who serve, we realize that the role of sniper is not necessarily that of a heartless killer as portrayed in movies and other folklore. A sniper is a protector to friendly troops on the battlefield and often acts as a guardian angel from above. Kyle was asked if he felt remorse or guilt for the people he killed. His response was that the only remorse he had was that he did not save more friendly troops through his actions. Chris was shot while trying to help a fellow servicemember through struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

 

The Workout

To honor Chris and prepare our bodies and minds for the challenges of life, complete the below workout today as fast and as hard as possible!

 

10-15 minute warmup (walk, light jog, elliptical and then stretch upper/lower body)

SET #1: 21 Thrusters with barbell (up to 75 pounds), dumbells in each hand, or other weighted items that you can handle for up to 21 reps. Barbell demo video here http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_BBThrusters.mov
21 pushups

Hold plank position for 1 minute or as long as you can if less than that.

 

SET #2

15 Thrusters
15 pushups

Hold plank position for 1 minute or as long as you can if less than that.

 

SET #3

9 Thrusters
9 pushups

Hold plank position for 1 minute or as long as you can if less than that.
OK to breakup sets if you cant do prescribed #. Record total time it takes and this is your PR for the Kyle!

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