Did Memorial Day Murph. in 56 min. 30 sec run 1 mile, 100 pull ups, 200 push ups , 300 squats, run 1 mile. Tacked on 3 more miles with next class just for fun.
What i did today.: Did Memorial Day Murph... - Cure Parkinson's
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go ahead love to see what you have to say
Well done on the above. Wouldn't be time now to find another forum to air your achievements? I clearly think you have left the vast majority on this site behind you.
Andrew
Can not find any site like this one. Any suggestions.
Keep posting. For those of us that are early in our PD journey, it is good to see people doing well. I am just over a year beyond my diagnosis and can pretty much do anything could prior to finding out about PD. I just have a small tremor and get tired a little easier.
I saw a bunch of high school football players yesterday after their Memorial Day Murph and they looked beat. I took the day to hit the lake for a few hours, mowed the lawn and grilled some shrimp and ribeyes. Maybe I will do the Murph next year.
Good to hear from someone in the early stages of PD. You are the people i am hoping will read my post and apply them to their lives. There seem to be no support groups aimed at PWP like you (early stages). If you are not doing exercise now don't wait start now it will help with the fatigue.
I walk 2 miles per day and do a lot of yard and house work. Winter is better for me to hit the gym. Too much work to do outside to spend all my energy inside a gym. I would really like to get back into taekwondo to help with the balance, stamina, and flexibility. I figure it would be similar to a Rock Steady Boxing workout.
Your workout does seem similar to a Rock Steady workout. One of the reasons I enjoy RSB is the friendships, support and camaraderie it provides with strictly PwP's. I learn a lot from them, just like I do on this website. The typical RSB workout is 3 days a week for 1 & 1/2 hours long and it consists of a warm up, which can be walking, running, basketball, rowers, bicycles, or treadmills, stretching, then we do non-contact boxing with heavy bags, speed bags & various other exercises like, squats, lunges, sit ups, push-ups, planks, weight machines, and hula-hoop, etc. It's designed in a "boxing format", where we do several rounds of 2 minutes of exercises and 30 seconds of rest and/or 3 minutes of exercise & 30-60 seconds rest. We then do a cool down. It's all about pushing you beyond what you think you can do & that is the about the same concept as what Crossfit does.
I went to a boxing class for PWP and enjoyed. It was difficult hitting a bag for 30 min.They asked me if i had any boxing training which i have not. The class was free to PWP but i guess i was too far advanced for the class and the owner told me thanks for trying them out and she would happy to sale me some day passes for their workouts.
A quiet way of saying not to come back to the PWP workouts.
I like Crossfit for the same reason's you like RSB "the friendships, support and camaraderie" even though i am the only person there that has PD".
Sorry you had that experience.It must have not been Rock Steady because RSB would never turn away a PwP. And we don't box for 30 minutes, we do other exercises also. I've been with RSB over 9 yrs & never have done the same workout twice. It's non-profit but we pay a monthly fee to help keep up the equipment & pay trainers that work full time. The affiliate I go to now is in the same bldg. as s Crossfit & wow! They do work hard & are really fit! I'm impressed!
But maybe - just maybe - Memorial Day could be one day of the year that it's not all about you and your latest crossfit workout(?) 
This forum designed just for crossfit aficionados to tout their exploits may better suit your needs: myproana.com/index.php/topi... 
The work out is done on Memorial Day to honor vets. It is the first time i did it.
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Memorial Day Murph: Who? What? Why?
Posted on 4 Days Ago by Daniel O'Brien
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Memorial Day is just around the corner, and whether you’re new to CrossFit or not, you’ve probably heard about Murph at some point.
In case you’re unfamiliar, “Murph” is classic CrossFit workout known as a Hero WOD. Hero WOD’s are made by CrossFit to honor the men and women that have fallen in the line of duty. This one is specifically to honor Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on June 28th, 2005.
Murph
1 mile Run
100 Pull-Ups
200 Push-Ups
300 Air Squats
1 mile Run
*With a 20 lb Vest or Body Armor
This workout itself was Michael’s favorite workout to do, which at the time referred to it as “Body Armor”, hence the 20 lb vest or body armor as part of the workout prescription. So, every year, CrossFitters synonymously around the world pay special tribute to Lieutenant Murphy by joining together and suffering through this workout.
Why do we do Murph?
Hero WOD’s are not uncommon in the CrossFit community. So, of all the ones that exist, why is it “Murph” specifically that is done on Memorial Day? Besides the story of an amazing human being who gave his courage and ultimate sacrifice for his team and country (which we’re about to get to), it also represents the first ever Hero WOD that CrossFit released. This trend then gave birth to the many Hero WOD’s to come after such as J.T., Michael, Randy, and Nate. Thus the birth of Hero workouts that are still made to this day.
“These men were fathers, husbands and sons. They were brothers to their fellow SEALs. They were also CrossFitters. In their actions, these men embodied the values and spirit of true heroes, and to immortalize their courage, bravery and self-sacrifice, the CrossFit Hero workouts were created.”
–Russel Berger, CrossFit
So what made Lieutenant Murphy’s story so impactful? Here’s an excerpt about what went down in Afghanistan in June 2005:
On June 28, 2005, Lt. Murphy was the officer-in-charge of a four-man SEAL element in support of Operation Red Wing tasked with finding key anti-coalition militia commander near Asadabad, Afghanistan. Shortly after inserting into the objective area, the SEALs were spotted by three goat herders who were initially detained and then released. It is believed the goat herders immediately reported the SEALs’ presence to Taliban fighters.
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A fierce gun battle ensued on the steep face of the mountain between the SEALs and a much larger enemy force. Despite the intensity of the firefight and suffering grave gunshot wounds himself, Murphy is credited with risking his own life to save the lives of his teammates. Murphy, intent on making contact with headquarters, but realizing this would be impossible in the extreme terrain where they were fighting, unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his own life moved into the open, where he could gain a better position to transmit a call to get help for his men.
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Moving away from the protective mountain rocks, he knowingly exposed himself to increased enemy gunfire. This deliberate and heroic act deprived him of cover and made him a target for the enemy. While continuing to be fired upon, Murphy made contact with the SOF Quick Reaction Force at Bagram Air Base and requested assistance. He calmly provided his unit’s location and the size of the enemy force while requesting immediate support for his team. At one point, he was shot in the back causing him to drop the transmitter. Murphy picked it back up, completed the call and continued firing at the enemy who was closing in. Severely wounded, Lt. Murphy returned to his cover position with his men and continued the battle.
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As a result of Murphy’s call, an MH-47 Chinook helicopter, with eight additional SEALs and eight Army Night Stalkers aboard, was sent in as part of the QRF to extract the four embattled SEALs. As the Chinook drew nearer to the fight, a rocket-propelled grenade hit the helicopter, causing it to crash and killing all 16 men aboard.
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On the ground and nearly out of ammunition, the four SEALs, continued to fight. By the end of a two-hour gunfight that careened through the hills and over cliffs, Murphy, Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny Dietz and Sonar Technician 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew Axelson had fallen. An estimated 35 Taliban were also dead. The fourth SEAL, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marcus Luttrell, was blasted over a ridge by a rocket-propelled grenade and knocked unconscious. Though severely wounded, the fourth SEAL and sole survivor, Luttrell, was able to evade the enemy for nearly a day; after which local nationals came to his aide, carrying him to a nearby village where they kept him for three more days. Luttrell was rescued by U.S. Forces on July 2, 2005.
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By his undaunted courage, intrepid fighting spirit and inspirational devotion to his men in the face of certain death, Lt. Murphy was able to relay the position of his unit, an act that ultimately led to the rescue of Luttrell and the recovery of the remains of the three who were killed in the battle.
—Murph Foundation “Biography”
Crazy story right? Now it’s all starting to make a little more sense on why CrossFitters make a big deal out of Memorial Day and Murph. It’s the least we can do to honor the courage and selfless sacrifice that was made that day.
How Difficult Is It?
On paper, it might not look TOO bad. It might take most people awhile to finish, but it can slowly be chipped away at compared to a workout with ridiculously heavy weights, complicated skill required movements, etc. In fact, we did a post not too long ago about the most difficult Hero workouts which you can see here. “Murph” is the 2nd most popular Hero workout on BTWB, second to “DT”.
First, there’s two methods of finishing Murph. While you have to start and finish with a 1 mile run, the 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, and 300 air squats can either be done in order, or partitioned. The most common strategy is to partition the reps into 20 rounds of “Cindy” or 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 air squats. If you’re really trying to maximize your time and don’t think you can do 20 rounds of 10 push-ups unbroken, you can split the push-ups around the air squats. So you would do 20 rounds of: 5 pull-ups, 5 push-ups, 15 air squats, 5 push-ups. Performing “Murph” in the un-partitioned manner is the more difficult of the strategies, as the push-ups will be the part that will have lots of rest in between sets. The partitioned way lets you chip away at the other movements while your push-ups take a break.
The other variation about Murph is that it’s performed either with a weight vest, or without. The prescription hints to use one if you have one, but, if you don’t have one, then you don’t have a choice. There’s a ton of variation in completion time between the two options. Below is roughly the average time of completion without a weight vest. The average time being around 48 minutes for Men and 51 minutes for Women.
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Now, add a weight vest, and this workout is a whole different beast. Take a look at the 2015 CrossFit Games athletes. They literally had to do Murph in weight vests, and needless to say, it did not look easy. Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson finished in 1st with a time of 38:36, in the hot heat of Southern California. Samantha Briggs was 1st for the women just behind Guðmundsson with a time of 39:10. This probably means that the average person will be completing this in 60 minutes or longer if a weight vest is involved.
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Photo from The CrossFit Games
Murph’s Legacy
Not only will Lieutenant Murphy’s actions live eternally in the CrossFit community, but he will live on in society outside of CrossFit as well. In 2007, Michael’s parents, Dan & Maureen, and his brother Michael created the LT Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation.
“Michael was an avid reader and felt that education was key, in fact his favorite saying was “Education will set you free”. That is why the Murphy Family used their own funds to start the Foundation.
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From it’s humbled and honored beginnings of awarding one scholarship a year, the Foundation now awards 17 scholarships. For 2015, these scholarships include a Suffolk Federal Credit Union Scholarship, 4 Scholarships to the USS Michael Murphy DDG112, 2 Patchogue Medford High School Scholarships, 6 Navy LT Michael Murphy Sea Cadet Division Scholarships, 1 Scholarship through Shoreman Wading River School District in memory of Tom Cutinella, 1 Scholarship through Penn State, 1 Scholarship to a Purple Heart Recipient (SSGT Jeremiah Wegner) and sent 10 Penn State NROTC students to attend a 3 day American Veteran’s Conference on Veteran’s Day 2015.”
The Foundation is funded through donations to them and proceeds made from The Murph Challenge fundraiser held every year.
In a more main-stream path, the movie Lone Survivor was released in 2013, which tells the story of Michael Murphy and his men based off the book written by Marcus Luttrell, the lone surviving SEAL from Murphy’s group from that fateful day.
So, if you’ve got no plans this weekend, perhaps you can spend it reading Luttrell’s book, watching Lone Survivor, and then sweatin’ and sufferin’ on Memorial Day with your crew doing “Murph”. Just remember the real reason we acknowledge this day. Not just for some BBQ’s but for ‘Merica.
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I like hearing about Bailey's workouts. It's an inspiration! Don't you dare leave, Bailey!!
Thank u i want. My skin is a lot thicker now.
Bailey, I love to read your posts. They are always a wonderful reminder of what is possible.
If you don't like Bailey's posts, you don't have to read them. I'm pretty sure everyone's computer or phone has a delete button.
Bailey, when I saw the author of "what I did today" was you, I figured it wouldn't be "read a good magazine article" or "caught up on some old DVDs of The Waltons." Way to go!
Yeah, but sometimes it's good to have a slouch. Yesterday, I had plans to go to the gym and loads of other stuff. But I left my car keys in my husband's car and he discovered them when he was 100 miles down the road. Nothing for it. I sat on the soda, ate crumpets and watched tv. What was a girl to do?
Good for you
I think it is important to recognise that Parkinsons is different for all of us and this affects how we deal with it. I agree that exercise is the key to improvement, but would be the first to agree that this differs with individuals. Personally, I applaud those of us who are able to do great things and wish I was one of them. But I also believe that any exercise we can do is better than none. It is important to try to push our exercise levels to what we can personally achieve and to accept that others will achieve much higher levels, which I, for one, never will. Live and let live is my motto.
Yes i agree 100%.
I also believe we all can do more than we think we can. I have heard our mind will give up 5 times before our body will give up once. I don't know if it is true. To each their own.
i have over come many things in my life poverty, no dad,abuse,but this is the first time my body has let me down. it is hard to believe i may win a few battles, but loose the war against PD.
I am proud to share this site with all of you.
May all of you find inner peace I have. I have lived a good life and if I should leave this place before i wake it would be okay.
good night and a better tomorrow see you then
Bailey
If I know something is possible, even if I can't do it at the moment, then I can at least start exploring the possibility, and little by little, I might make progress toward it. I'm really grateful to people who show me the possible.
The other night I asked God what His plan was for my life. I haven't gotten any answer, but I thought how wonderful it would be if that plan included me, along with other people, showing that it is possible to heal from PD.
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