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WODs named in honor of Canadian soldiers who have served abroad.
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Tarnak4 rounds of 40x Push-ups + 40x Box jumps (24 inch) + 40x Sit-ups + 40x Pull-ups
In honor of Sgt. Marc D. Léger, Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, Pte. Richard Green, and Pte. Nathan Smith killed April 22, 2002 in a "friendly fire" incident when an American F-16 fighter jet dropped a 225-kg laser-guided bomb on the Canadians who were on an exercise at Tarnak Farm, near Kandahar. -
RobbieFor time, 20x Back squat (225#) + 40x Wall ball (20#) + 60x Burpees + 80x Double unders + Run 1 mile
In honor of Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger, killed October 2, 2003 during a land mine incident along a road regularly used by Canadian patrols leaving Camp Julien. The mines were believed to have been placed along the road two hours before the patrol. Three other Canadians were wounded. Cpl. Beerenfenger is survived by his wife and three children. -
GlenMax rounds in 18 minutes of 5x Hang power clean (95#) + 10x Front squat + 15x Push press
In honor of Cpl. Glen Arnold, killed September 18, 2006 while on foot patrol by a suicide bomber riding a bicycle in Panjwai district, west of Kandahar. Cpl. Arnold is survived by his wife and four children. -
Achilles6 rounds of 6x Deadlift (275#) + 6x DB thruster (2x60#) + 6x Muscle-ups + 6x Handstand push-ups
In honor of Sgt. Donald Lucas, Cpl. Aaron E. Williams, Cpl. Brent Poland, Pte. David Robert Greenslade, Pte. Kevin Vincent Kennedy, and Cpl. Christopher Paul Stannix. All six were killed April 8, 2007 by a roadside bomb while riding in a LAV III 75 km west of Kandahar City near the border between Kandahar and Helmand provinces. One other soldier was seriously wounded, another lightly wounded, and two others escaped injury. They were conducting a convoy security operation in support of Operation Achilles. It was the single worst attack on NATO troops since June 2005 and the single costliest day of combat for Canadian troops since 26 members of the RCR were killed in Korea in 1953. -
Gaetan5 rounds, 50-40-30-20-10x reps of Sumo deadlift high pull (95#) + Row (calories)
In honor of WO Gaetan Joseph Roberge, killed December 27, 2008 by a roadside IED along with two Afghan police officers and Afghan interpreter while inspecting an IED 25 km west of Kandahar city. Four other Canadians were wounded in the incident. WO Roberge is survived by his wife and four children. -
Yannick10 rounds of 3x Snatch grip deadlift (115#) + 6x Power snatch + 9x Overhead squat
In honor of Major Yannick Pépin, killed September 6, 2009 by a powerful roadside blast while riding in an armoured vehicle as part of a convoy in Dand district southwest of Kandahar city. Pépin was the highest-ranking Canadian soldier to die in combat to date in Afghanistan. Five other Canadian soldiers were also injured in the blast. Major Pépin is survived by his wife and two children.