Sure if you do
Cross Training Surely at some point you have heard of them. We tell you what is the origin of the
Hero Wods, the
Workouts more famous and with more stories of
Cross Training, and the reason you have to do them.
What is the origin of the Hero Wods
When we talk about H
Ero Wods, we refer to
Workouts that bear the name of fallen soldiers in combat in the United States. In many occasions the
Workout In itself it is because it is a training that the soldier in question made, as for example occurs with the Murph, one of the most famous (we will see how it is later). And on other occasions the
Wods They simply bear the name of a soldier for honoring his memory. The Cross Training have always had a very close relationship with the military world and also with the different security forces of a country, since in many occasions they prepare with this sports discipline. For that same reason, the wink of putting them began to gain strength when the company
CrossFit He began to incorporate them into their programming in the early 2000s and since then they are included in the ‘benchmark CrossFit Workouts ’not only men have this type of
Wods, women are also present. When they have a woman's name we refer to this type
Workouts as
Girls. One of its main characteristics is that they are
Workouts Very hard and demanding. In most cases athletes usually repeat them to see evolution.
The Hero Wods and Girls more famous
There are hundreds of
Hero Wods and
Girls, here we tell you which are the 5 most famous and the ones that are usually done:
Murph
The Murph, as we have mentioned before, is one of the
Hero Wods more famous. It honors a deceased military during the war in Afghanistan in 2005, so he is named. He 'rx'It would be with a
Lotted vest 9kg for men and 6kg for women. This is the
Workout:
For time (for time); 1 career mile 100
Pull ups 200
Push ups 300
Air Squats 1 career mile
Grace
Grace is one of the
Girls Wods more famous and what else is done in the routines of
Cross Training. It's a
wod Short and very intense, which is done with a medium weight. Consists of:
For time (for time); 30
Clean and Jerks (61kg/43kg)
DT
DT is a
Workout That was made in honor of David Thompson, hence the acronym 'DT', also fallen in combat in Afghanistan. This is this
training: 5 rounds
For time (for time); 12
Deadlifts (70kg) 9
Power Clean (70kg) 6
Push Jerk (70kg)
Amanda
Amanda is one of the
Girl Wods better known and probably one of the
Wods more demanding for the complexity of the movements it combines. He
Workout is the following:
For time (for time); 9-7-5
Ring Muscle Ups Squat Snatch (61kg/43kg)
The Seven
This hero wod honors the 7 CIA agents who fell after the explosion of a bomb in Afghanistan. That is why his name 'The Seven "or" Los Seven "translated. The WOD is as follows:
7 Rounds for Time (for time); 7
Hand Stand Push Ups 7
Thrusters (61kg/ 43kg) 7
Knees to elbow 7
Deadlifts (111kg/ 74kg) 7
Burpees 7
Kettlebell Swing (24kg/ 16kg) 7
Pull ups What do you think? Have you already done any of these Wods?
