Warmorama –

6 count Burpees

Weed pickers

Sun Gods

The Thang –

Started the mile run with butt kickers and high knees. Completed the mile picking up the six and gathering at the playground for 5 rounds of 10 pull ups, 20 Merkins, and 30 squats. Divided into 3 groups and asked for quality exercises.

After two rounds all 3 groups did core work together. Two more rounds then more core work. One more round then run another mile.

Return to the playground for 3 more rounds. Completed 2 and did a final group core work and ran out of time.

6th man – @Wax On

Prayers for Wafflecone (missing his mumble chatter), Wax On

Great work by all and the gift of 146 Merkins for those doing the challenge.

This week’s honor veteran was Patrick Tillman:

In 2002, Pat Tillman left a successful football career with the Arizona Cardinals to join the U.S. Army. He was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. The official story was that he was shot by enemy forces during an ambush, but it was later revealed that he may have been killed by friendly fire, and that Army commanders and members of the Bush administration covered up the truth of what had happened.

Joining the Army

When the United States’ invaded Afghanistan, Tillman decided to put his professional career on hold in order to join the U.S. military. “Sports embodied many of the qualities I deem meaningful,” he said in 2002. “However, these last few years, and especially after recent events, I’ve come to appreciate just how shallow and insignificant my role is . . . It’s no longer important.”

Legacy

In addition to his Purple Heart and Silver Star medals from the military, Tillman’s numbers for the ASU Sun Devils and the Arizona Cardinals were retired in his honor. In May 2010, he was chosen to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. During June of the same year, the NFL and the Pat Tillman Foundation joined forces to create the NFL-Tillman Scholarship to honor an individual who “exemplifies Pat Tillman’s enduring legacy of service.” A documentary about Tillman’s life, called The Tillman Story, was released on August 20, 2010.