Hero wods: their origin and which are the most famous

Surely if you do cross training you have probably heard of them at some point. We tell you the origin of the Hero Wods , the most famous workouts with the most stories in cross training , and the reason why you have to do them.

What is the origin of the hero wods

When we talk about hero wods , we are referring to workouts that are named after soldiers who died in combat in the United States. On many occasions the workout itself is like this because it is a training that the soldier in question did, as for example happens with the Murph, one of the most famous (we will see what it is like later). And on other occasions the wods simply bear the name of a soldier to honor his memory. Cross training has always had a very close relationship with the military world and also with the different security forces of a country, since on many occasions they prepare with this sporting discipline. For that same reason, the wink is made to put them. They began to gain strength when the CrossFit company began to incorporate them into its programming in the early 2000s and since then they have been included in the 'Benchmark CrossFit Workouts' Not only men have this type of wods , women are also present. When they have a woman's name we refer to these types of workouts as Girls . One of their main characteristics is that they are very hard and demanding workouts . In most cases, athletes repeat them to see the evolution.

The most famous hero wods and girls

There are hundreds of hero wods and girls , here we tell you which are the 5 most famous and the ones that are most often done:

Murph

The Murph, as we mentioned before, is one of the most famous hero wods . It honors a soldier who died during the war in Afghanistan in 2005, which is why it is named after him. The 'rx' would be with a 9kg weighted vest for men and 6kg for women. This is the workout : For time (for time); 1 mile run 100 Pull Ups 200 Push Ups 300 Air Squats 1 mile run

Grace

The Grace is one of the most famous girls wods and what else is done in cross training routines. It is a short and very intense wod , which is done with a medium weight. It consists of: For time (for time); 30 clean and jerks (61kg/43kg)

DT

The DT is a workout that was done in honor of David Thompson, hence the acronym 'DT', also killed in combat in Afghanistan. This is what this training looks like: 5 rounds for time ; 12 Deadlifts (70kg) 9 Power Clean (70kg) 6 Push Jerk (70kg)

Amanda

Amanda is one of the best-known girl wods and probably one of the most demanding wods due to the complexity of the movements it combines. The workout is as follows: For time (for time); 9-7-5 Ring Muscle Ups Squat Snatch (61kg/43kg)

The Seven

This hero wod honors the 7 CIA agents who fell after the bomb explosion in Afghanistan. That's why its name 'The Seven" or "The Seven" translated. The wod is as follows: 7 rounds for time ; 7 Hand Stand Push Ups 7 Thrusters (61kg/ 43kg) 7 Knees to Elbow 7 Deadlifts (111kg / 74kg) 7 Burpees 7 Kettlebell Swing (24kg/ 16kg) 7 Pull Ups What do you think? Have you already done any of these wods?