Despite their better judgement, 10 SOJers met at the cool and moist fields of Timberwolf for the final installment of IronPAX 2025, the Bert WOD. After some explanation to those who didn’t know the plan, and as Captain Kirk and Nancy Lopez joined us, we hit the ground running with:
Background: The Bert WOD is dedicated to U.S. Marine Cpl. Albert Gettings, 27, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, who died on Jan. 5, 2006, while conducting counter-sniper operations in Fallujah, Iraq. Cpl. Gettings was serving as a team leader with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, at the time of his death.
Every quarter, Cpl. Gettings’ fellow Marines in Fox Company complete a special CrossFit workout in his honor as part of the Cpl. Albert P. Gettings Award ceremony.
He is survived by his wife, Stephanie Palimino; parents, David and Juliet; and sister, Cori.”
Bert WOD
- Format
- For time workout
- Equipment
- Standard coupon
- Timer
- 100-yard field
- Cones to mark 5 yards, 10 yards, 15 yards, and 20 yards
The Thang
START THE CLOCK
- 50 burpees
- 5-yard murder bunny, mosey 95 yards and back 95 yards to your block, reverse murder bunny for 5 yards back to start
- 100 merkins
- 10-yard murder bunny, mosey 90 yards and back to your block, reverse murder bunny for 10 yards back to start
- 150 lunges (easy way)
- 15-yard murder bunny, mosey 85 yards and back to your block, reverse murder bunny for 15 yards back to start
- 200 air squats
- 20-yard murder bunny, mosey 80 yards and back to your block, reverse murder bunny for 20 yards
- 150 lunges (easy way)
- 15-yard murder bunny, mosey 85 yards and back to your block, reverse murder bunny for 15 yards back to start
- 100 merkins
- 10-yard murder bunny, mosey 90 yards and back to your block, reverse murder bunny for 10 yards back to start
- 50 burpees
STOP YOUR CLOCK
The title comes from what happens when YHC attempted to do start the second set of burpees and the ole legs rejected that idea. Had to count to one twice.
TCLAPS to everyone who posted at IronPAX this year! These workouts are no joke! Big shoutout to Crabgrass, Tzatziki , and Warby for posting every week of the challenge. Until next time. SYITG!!
