ATTENTION:  Please show up to your class ready to go today.  We will have very little warm up and will need to get started ASAP to get through this one.  The buy in row will basically be your warm up.

D Day Tribute WOD (A day AFTER D Day)

OPERATION OVERLORD

Partner WOD

1944 Meter Row

——THEN——

UTAH

100 Wall Ball (20/14)(10’/9’)

200 Double Unders

OMAHA

200 Alt Leg Lunges

50 Burpees

GOLD

50 Box Jumps Up & Over (24”/20”)

80 Pull Ups

JUNO

100 KB Snatch (53/35)

80 Goblet Squat (53/35)

SWORD

77 Partner Lat Sit Ups (20/14)

100 Push Ups

*****48 Minute Time Cap*****

Must be done in order.

With the exception of the Wall Balls and Partner Lat Sit Ups, this WOD will be done as one partner working at a time but you can do in an “I go, you go” format or break reps into sets.  It’s up to you and your partner.

D DAY FACTS

The largest amphibious (land and water) invasion in history.

The code name for the invasion was Operation Overlord.

The code name for the 5 beaches the Allies landed: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword

General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the operation, and plans were made to land in Normandy, west of where the German troops and artillery were built up.

More: See historic photos from the landing.

The “D” stands for Day. D-Day is code for the day an important military attack is scheduled to begin.