WoD - Monday 3rd February, 2025

Welcome to a new week, starting with a grippy hero! You have been warned…

"Moon"
7 Rounds for time of:
Dumbbell Hang split snatch, 10 reps right arm
1 Rope climb
Dumbbell Hang split snatch, 10 reps left arm
1 Rope climb
Alternate feet in the split snatch sets.
Dumbbell load 22.5/35lbs

U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Moon, 20, of Tucson, Arizona, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died on July 13, 2010, from injuries sustained on July 6, 2010 in Arghandab, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He is survived by his parents Marsha and Brian and sister Sunday.

WoD - Tuesday 28th January, 2025

Today’s workout is a hero workout, and one which will get you screaming. Enjoy it, it’s kind of fun…

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
”Jack”
Complete as many rounds and reps as possible within 20 minutes of:
10 Push press (52.5/35kg)
10 KB Swings (24/16kg)
10 Box jumps (24/20")

Army Staff Sgt. Jack M. Martin III, 26, of Bethany, Oklahoma, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash., died September 29th, 2009, in Jolo Island, Philippines, from the detonation of an improvised explosive device. Martin is survived by his wife Ashley Martin, his parents Jack and Cheryl Martin, and siblings Abe, Mandi, Amber and Abi.

Specialty
Every minute on the minute for 10 minutes
10 - 20% of 5 minute test

5 Sets
5 Pull ups (3-2-1 tempo)

Rest 1:30

3 Sets
10/10 Bent over row
10/10 Single arm bench press
10 - 30s L-sit hold

2 Sets
20/20 Kettlebell side bends

WoD - Friday 24th January

Happy Friday you legends. If you weren't quite ready for the week to end then 100 thrusters will do it for you!

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
“Coe”
10 Rounds for time of:
10 Thruster (40/30kg)
10 Ring press ups

Army Sgt. Keith Adam Coe, 30, of Auburndale, Fla., assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., died April 27th, 2010, in Khalis, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an explosive device. He is survived by his wife Katrina Coe, two sons, Killian and Keith Jr., and daughter, Klover.

WoD - Monday 4th November, 2024

Welcome to a new week, set to be fun-filled for some, seriously not for others. It will though, leave you all slightly fitter!

Sgt Major Jerry Dwayne Patton, 40, died on 15 October 2008 during High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) training while assigned to Army USSOCOM preparing for deployment to Afghanistan. Jerry is survived by his wife Molly and his sons Chad, Cody, Chase and Connor.

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
“Jerry”
For time:
Run 1 mile
2km row
Run 1 mile

WoD - Monday 9th September, 2024

Happy Monday you lovely lot! Here’s to hoping you enjoyed a long arsed weekend of fun, frolics and saturating Meg Jenkins’ what app messages wishing her one hell of a Happy Birthday, and if you didn't…

SHAME ON YOU!

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
Within 20 minutes complete as many rounds and reps as possible of:
5 Squat cleans (70/60kg)
10 Burpees over the bar
15 Pull ups
200m run

AWS1 James Buriak, 31, of Salem, Virginia, died Aug. 31, 2021, when his helicopter Loosefoot 616 went down off the coast of San Diego, California. He served as a naval aircrewman rescue swimmer (AWS) with HSC-8.

After graduating high school, Buriak attended Roanoke College and joined the Navy in 2017. He deployed aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt for back-to-back tours and multiple detachments before departing for the USS Abraham Lincoln.

He was known as an exemplary father and partner, and avid CrossFit athlete who enjoyed physical challenges. Buriak is survived by his wife, Megan; son, Caulder; parents James and Carol; and sister and brother-in-law, Laura and Eric Zickefoose.

WoD - Monday 1st July, 2024

Pinch, punch, first of the month and the year is over the brow!

Come on in to start July with a bang, luckily a partner bang!

CrossFit Cardiff Partner WoD
3 Rounds for time of:
Row 1000m
50 Burpees
50 Box jumps (24”)
Run 800m (together)

Split reps as needed.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Marc Small, 29, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died on February 12, 2009, from wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and small arms fire in Faramuz, Afghanistan. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Murray and Karen, mother and stepfather, Mary and Peter MacFarland, and fiancee Amanda Charney.

WoD - Monday 10th June, 2024

A MASSIVE congratulations to Kerri who only went and finished 3rd in the world at Hyrox. Proving that you don’t need to have all 10 toes functioning to dominate, just ensure that you a complete and utter savage.
What a stud!

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
U.S. Army Captain Jason Holbrook, 28, of Burnet, Texas, assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was killed on July 29th, 2010 in Tsagay, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He is survived by his wife Heather Holbrook and his parents Joan and James Holbrook.

Holbrook
10 Rounds for time of:
5 Thrusters (50/40kg)
10 Pull ups
100m sprint
1 minute Rest

WoD - Friday 22nd March, 2024

It is with a heavy heart that I write this weekend is Monica’s last in Cardiff, permanently anyway. And maybe not when she finds out that she actually has to do some work! 😉😁😬.

You will be sorely missed buddy, and I wish you the very best for the future. You will always have a place here with us. Huge love and support, Davs. Xxx

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
"DT"
5 Rounds For Time:
12 Deadlifts (70/50kg)
9 Hang power cleans (70/50kg)
6 Shoulder to overhead (70/50kg)

In honor of USAF SSgt Timothy P. Davis, 28, who was killed on Feburary, 20 2009 supporting operations in OEF when his vehicle was struck by an IED. Timothy is survived by his wife Megan and one-year old son T.J.

WoD - Monday 19th February, 2024

Welcome to a new week, here’s to hoping that you have smashed yourselves into the ground and spent your Saturday night doing something entertaining and NOT drilling multiple holes into repeatedly collapsing bricks like I did!

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
“Erin”
5 rounds for time:
15 Double dumbbell spilt cleans (50/35lbs)
21 Pull ups

Canadian Army Master Corporal Erin Doyle, 32, was killed in a firefight August 11th, 2008 in the Panjwaii District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. He is survived by his wife Nicole and his daughter Zarine.

WoD - Wednesday 31st February, 2024

You may well think that this is going to be completely bonkers, but, it’s actually not that bad… once you get going… what am talking about, it is vile!

Regardless, it is a hero workout so…

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Aaron N. Holleyman, 27, of Glasgow, Montana, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, based in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was killed on August 30, 2004, when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Khutayiah, Iraq. He is survived by his daughters Shelby and Erin, son Zachary, parents Ross and Glenda, and siblings Kelly and Daniel.

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
"Holleyman”
30 Rounds for time of:
5 Wall balls (20/14lbs)
3 Handstand press ups
1 Power clean (100/70kg)

WoD - Monday 30th October, 2023

Following the CrossFit L1 seminar, held at the gym on November 11th, at 18:00 we will be leading the memorial workout “Chad 1000X”. Below is why…

Sara Wilkinson, GORUCK, and CrossFit present the hero workout “CHAD” - in honor of Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson who took his life on October 29, 2018 due to the effects of numerous deployments, several TBIs, blast wave injuries and PTSD. Our goal is to honor Chad’s life and legacy and to raise awareness for suicide prevention.

CHAD 1000X has brought together thousands of registered participants, as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars raised since 2020, looking to be part of something greater than themselves. To not only bring awareness to the epidemic of suicide, particularly among veterans, but also to help be part of the solution through the support to the The Step Up Foundation and other veteran health initiatives.

This year, join us again in paying respect to Chad Wilkinson and all those who have been lost to suicide, while also committing to try to change the number. #CHAD1000X

Chad Wilkinson
For time:
1000 Step ups (20”)
Wear a 20/15kg rucksack.

Sara has been a close friend of mine for many years, I know this workout is hard but click below and take the time to listen to this podcast, it isn’t easy but will provide motivation…

Back to Monday and I hope you all had a kick arse Halloween throwdown weekend…

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
Complete as many round and reps as possible within 20mins of:
Run 400m
15 Overhead squats (45/30kg)

WoD - Thursday 12th October, 2023

Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger, 43, was killed while executing a search warrant related to a violent crime against children. Schwartzenberger, who joined the FBI in 2005, was fatally shot by a suspected child pornographer on Feb. 2 in Sunrise, Florida.

Throughout her FBI career, Schwartzenberger supported a range of law enforcement activities, such as nabbing bank robbers, but her primary focus for the last seven years was pursuing those who perpetrated crimes against children.

A longtime CrossFit athlete, Schwartzenberger, along with her two sons, was a dedicated member of CrossFit Vice. Affiliate owners Justin and Michelle Brown said Schwartzenberger was the “epitome of what every box wants in an athlete: encouraging, hard working, coachable, and gritty.”

Schwartzenberger regularly attended Vice’s 5 a.m. classes, where she continuously inspired those around her.

“She never complained no matter how difficult the workout,” the Browns wrote in an email. “She simply showed up, got the work done, and lifted the energy of the class with her presence. Her smile could make the 5 a.m. class joyful and her laugh was infectious.”

Schwartzenberger is survived by her husband and two sons. She will be deeply missed by her CrossFit Vice community, her FBI colleagues, and many other friends and family members.

CrossFit Cardiff Partner WoD
“Laura”
Within 21 minutes complete as many rounds and reps of:
30 Calorie row
20 Burpees over the rower
10 Power cleans (155/105 lb)
All reps are to be split as needed

Specialty
5 Sets
1 - 1 - 1
Power snatch
Rest 20s between each rep

3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3
Seated snatch strict press

WoD - Bank Holiday Monday 28th August, 2023

I hope you are all nursing some serious hang overs. What better way than to get into the box and flush them out with a cheeky hero workout… none! Well maybe a “Bifta!” (not cannabis)

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
‘Jennifer’
Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 26 minutes of:
10 Pull ups
15 Kettlebell swings (24/16kg)
20 Box jumps (24/20”)

Canadian 1st Class Constable Jennifer Kovach of Guelph, Canada, died March 14, 2013, when her squad car was involved in a motor-vehicle accident while she was responding to a call for service. The 26-year-old fulfilled her dream of becoming a police officer serving her community and the Guelph Police Service for four years before her death. Kovach is survived by her mother, Gloria; father, Bill; brother, Brian; grandparents, Chester and Elvira Janicki; boyfriend, Kyle Schlosser; and many other friends and family.

WoD - Friday 28th July, 2023

First Lieutenant Travis Manion, 26, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Camp Pendleton, California, was killed by sniper fire on April 29, 2007 while fighting against an enemy ambush in Anbar Province, Iraq. He is survived by his father, Colonel Tom Manion, mother Janet Manion, and sister Ryan Borek.

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
“Manion”
7 Rounds for time of:
Run 400m
29 Back squats (60/40kg)

WoD - Tuesday 11th April, 2023

Well this is going to get you moaning for the rest of the week, potentially eternity. It’s all good though, it’s only DOMs…

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
“Ship”
9 Rounds for time of:
7 Squat cleans (80/60kg)
8 Burpee box jumps (36/30”)

Canadian Forces Sergeant Prescott Shipway, 36, of Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Shilo, Manitoba, Canada, was killed on September 7, 2008 by a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Specialty
Every 3 minutes for 15 minutes
1 - 3 Strict ring muscle ups

3 Sets
15 Banded strict pull ups
10 Russian press ups
20s Hanging L-sit

WoD - Thursday 19th January, 2023

The weekend and February are coming, meaning that we are well on the way to the sun and BBQs!!

But before that!

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
‘Ledesma’
Complete as many rounds and reps as possible within 20 minutes of:
5 Parallette handstand push ups
10 Toe to rings
15 Medicine ball cleans (20/14lbs)

Narcotics Detective and Special Assignment Unit Operator Carlos Ledesma, 34, of the Chandler Police Department, Chandler, Arizona, was shot and killed by drug dealers on July 28, 2010, during an undercover operation in Phoenix, Arizona. He is survived by his wife Sherry and sons Luciano and Elijo.

Specialty
3 Sets of:
3 Box jumps for max height

3 Sets of:
9 Clean and jerks
Rest 1 minute
6 Clean and jerks
Rest 1 minute
3 Clean and jerks
Rest 3 minutes

WoD - Thursday 29th December, 2022

A hero WoD with a difference. This is cool and surprisingly difficult. Can anyone go the full 6 minutes in one go? If you can then there’s no chance some mug will be able to prize that beer out of your ninja like death grip!

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
Coffland
Hang from a pull up bar for 6 minutes
Each time you drop from the bar, perform:
800m Run
30 Press ups

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher J. Coffland, 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, died Nov. 13, 2009, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Coffland, who joined the Army a month before reaching the enlistment age limit of 42, was assigned to the 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion at Fort Meade, Maryland. He was deployed to Afghanistan two weeks prior to his death.

Coffland was a CrossFit athlete who was known to have demolished the U.S. Army Physical Fitness Test, which features push-ups, sit-ups and a 2-mile run. He was particularly fond of long workouts, heavy lifts, distance sprints, push-ups and sit-ups.

Coffland is survived by his parents, David and Toni; his sisters, Lynn, Karen and Laurie; his brother, David; and many other friends and family members.

WoD - Wednesday 30th November, 2022

We are there, the long awaited comfort of warmer lower legs is upon us… we can officially put the little bastards away for the winter. I cannot wait.
No heated clothing until January! And yes, there is such a thing!

PAY UP YOU LOVELY LOT! THE COUNTDOWN IS ALMOST ON

CrossFit Cardiff Partner WoD
“Whitten”
5 Rounds for time:
22 Kettlebell swings (32/24kg)
22 Box jumps (24/20”)
400m run
22 Burpees
22 Wall balls (20/14lbs)

We are running this as a partner workout, reps should be split equally. Partners will run together.

Army Captain Dan Whitten, 28, of Grimes, Iowa, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died February 2, 2010, when enemy forces in Zabul, Afghanistan, attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Whitten is survived by his wife, Starr Whitten, his mother, Jill Whitten, his father, Dan Whitten, and his sister, U.S. Army Captain Sarah Whitten.

WoD - Friday 6th May, 2022

First Lieutenant Travis Manion, 26, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Camp Pendleton, California, was killed by sniper fire on April 29, 2007 while fighting against an enemy ambush in Anbar Province, Iraq. He is survived by his father, Colonel Tom Manion, mother Janet Manion, and sister Ryan Borek.

Told ya!

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
"Manion"
7 rounds for time of:
Run 400m
29 Back squats (60/40kg)

WoD - Thursday 28th April, 2022

Sgt Major Jerry Dwayne Patton, 40, died on 15 October 2008 during High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) training while assigned to Army USSOCOM preparing for deployment to Afghanistan. Jerry is survived by his wife Molly and his sons Chad, Cody, Chase and Connor.

CrossFit Cardiff WoD
“Jerry”
1 mile run
2000m row
1 mile run

Specialty
Bar muscle up

A: Bar muscle up drills

B: 3 Sets
5 Weighted strict pull-ups
30s Hollow hang
45s Superman hold