Wednesday, November 20, 2019




Warrior Camp as seen through a Diamond I came to WC with the Spiritual facet of my life fragmented and shattered. Doubting my worthiness in God’s eyes for killing his children. Questioning where I stood with my Savior or whether he even cared about me anymore. Why had my desire to know them, as I had once before, gone away? Since day one of WC I realize God and Christ do care, to prove it to me, they sent angels to help me believe again. Angels who wear labels like Staff member, Chef or Therapist or even just Horse. One Angel who, I won’t name, because of the client/therapist relations rules but her name rhymes with Smeleny helped me to know my earthly dad misses me as much as I miss him. Through her, he expressed how proud he is of his baby boy. She also reminded me of the key and final step in making Christ’s Atoning sacrifice real, Is to forgive myself and now his Healing power can free me from the cage I held myself in. Words can’t express my thanks Smeleny. I came to WC with the Physical facet of my life in ruins, 3 knee surgeries make kneeling a seriously painful burden. 21 years in combat boots has turned my once limber, athletic frame into a creaky, sore bag-of bones that I am reminded of every morning with the first few steps out of bed feeling like I’m walking on a floor of broken glass. But things have changed this week at Warrior Camp. With the daily engaging Yoga, I have felt a spark. It has relit the fire I once had to build and tone this Container, I own! My Prana is now breathing life back into me by giving me the strength to handle those days when the Pucker Factor reaches a 10. But now I know how to control the Pucker Factor by regulating my Gluts, Perinium, Rectum, and Anal Sphincter Thanks Angel Jenn. My Mental/Educational Facet of my life has been a mess. Since 2008 I’ve made little to no progress toward finishing my degree. But hey a lot of people go to school for 10 years. Yes, I know, they’re called Doctors. But thanks to OFP Angel Jen, my writing tank has been refilled and I am ready to go finish the last lap of my race to get my BS Degree. Sunday night I enrolled at Excelsior college to finish the last 12 credits I need for a degree in BS. Really No BS. Thanks OFP Angel Jen. Socially I came to WC as a frustrated father and husband. Frustrated because I had given three years of my life to the War on Terror. All for What? My once beautiful, sweet “Daddy’s Girl” was now a lazy, brat child, who didn’t care to keep her room IED free. Who showed no respect for my Rank and caused nothing but contention and stress in our home. I am now a Father who sees the Diamond my Daughter is and how much she shines when I give her my all. Thanks to Angels Andy and Eva I now know Ayjia loves me for who I am and not where I have been. She needs me to leave the War on Terror where it belongs, not hiding under her clothes on her floor. As a frustrated husband I came to WC wondering where I had lost my queen of 23 years. I used to be her Knight in Shinning Armor but somewhere on the GWOT battlefield I lost my now dented and tarnished Armor and my white stallion lay slain somewhere in the deserts of Iraq or the Mountains of Afghanistan. But again thanks to my angel therapists I now have a new set of shining Armor and I can now whisper with Horses like a Professional. I now have a new set of tools and am ready to fight a battle worth really fighting for. The love of my queen, The praise of my children this is the Kingdom I care to build. I won’t shatter-I’m not made of glass These trials have refined me, God Uniquely designed me, Therefore nothing can dull my light –not even the darkest night, I choose to shine bright like a Diamond.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Sunday, January 2, 2011

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"Jack"

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
115 pound Push press, 10 reps
10 KB Swings, 1.5 pood
10 Box jumps, 24 inch box

Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year!!!

It is about 10 minutes from New Years here in Iraq. So let me be the first to wish you all a Happy New Year.
Today we did "Murph" following the main page and I got a new PR of 48:42. I shaved 16 minutes off the last time I did this WOD back in March of this year
Again, I hope you all have a very Happy New Year!!!

"Murph"

For time:
1 mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
1 mile Run


http://www.navy.mil/moh/mpmurphy/soa.html
Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Lt. Michael P. Murphy, 29, from Patchogue, NY. Murphy was killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission, Operation Redwing, June 28, 2005. Murphy lead a four-man team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan, when they came under fire from a much larger enemy force with superior tactical position. Mortally wounded while exposing himself to enemy fire, Murphy knowingly left his position of cover to get a clear signal in order to communicate with his headquarters. While being shot at repeatedly, Murphy calmly provided his unit’s location and requested immediate support for his element. He returned to his cover position to continue the fight until finally succumbing to his wounds. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)

30DEC2010


I think doing these two WOD's on the same day was a lot harder than we thought it would be. I was smoked, but that is usually how I feel at the end of every Crossfit workout.

Nate"

Complete as many rounds in twenty minutes as you can of:
2 Muscle-ups (Scaled with 10 dips, Where are your rings Zane?)
4 Handstand Push-ups
8 2-Pood Kettlebell swings
Post rounds completed to comments.

and since we took yesterday off we did this WOD too.

Seven rounds for time of:
185 pound Front squat, 3 reps
7 L-pull-ups
Post time to comments.

Good WODs today TAC-E We are the BEST!!!

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Rest Day

Today was planned as a normal WOD day for us, but by unanimous vote we made it a rest day. Hence, we will be doing two WOD's tomorrow. I hope we made the right decision.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Split Jerks



Split Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

This was a progressive WOD. Meaning each rep should have been an increase in weight. I was amazed at the DEMO on the Crossfit main page. The girl did 200# So I had to at least get that. Just say'in!