Tommy Mac

2 Rounds For Time

  • 12 Burpees
  • 12 Thrusters (115/75 lb)
  • 12 Burpees
  • 12 Power Snatches (115/75 lb)
  • 12 Burpees
  • 12 Push Jerks (115/75 lb)
  • 12 Burpees
  • 12 Hang Squat Cleans (115/75 lb)
  • 12 Burpees
  • 12 Overhead Squats (115/75 lb)

LAST DONE ON MARCH 20, 2020

Background: Sgt. Thomas R. MacPherson, 26, was killed in action on October 12, 2012 by enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He was leading an assault against an enemy position when he was mortally wounded by small arms fire.

MacPherson was a team leader assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. He previously served one deployment to Iraq and this was his fourth deployment to Afghanistan.

The “Tommy Mac” Hero WOD was designed by coach Rudy Nielsen of Outlaw CrossFit @outlawcrossfit (Alexandria, VA, USA), who first posted the workout on his “The Outlaw Way” @theoutlawway blog as the workout of the day for October 27, 2012.