For the first time, Itasca County Family YMCA is an official host of The Murph Challenge. Healthy Living Specialist at the YMCA Amber York is leading the planning of the event after being inspired by her friend who was deployed overseas last month.Â
âI learned about the event from some crossfit friends that had done it in the past and thought it could be a great challenge event for our members and community,â said York. âI hope for it to bring attention to our military members as a way to honor them and their sacrifices. We can suck it up and work hard for an hour to honor them since they do it 365 days for years!â
The Murph Challenge: A Memorial Day Tribute to the Fallen
Every Memorial Day, fitness enthusiasts and newcomers around the country and across the globe prepare to honor fallen Navy SEAL Michael P. Murphy and many others who have made the ultimate sacrifice by completing “The Murph Challenge.” The grueling workout consists of a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and another one-mile run.
Murphy originally dubbed the workout “Body Armor” as he executed the routine with a 20-pound protective vest. He developed the workout as a functional routine that was practical for his work as a SEAL. While his average time was between 32 and 34 minutes, his best time was reportedly just over 28 minutes. The workout would prove invaluable in the treacherous mountains of Afghanistan.
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“I graduated from medical school on May 11, 2005,” he says. And that’s when things got hot. He was on a plane to Afghanistan two days later. “Then on June 28, we got the call that the Chinook [helicopter] had been shot down and a Navy SEAL team was missing.”
Operation Red Wings went as tragically as a mission can. Early on the morning of the 28th, the military dropped four SEALs Lieutenant Michael Murphy and Petty Officers Danny Dietz, Matthew Axelson, and Marcus Luttrell about 10,000 feet high in the Hindu Kush Mountains. The team was to provide reconnaissance for an impending action against guerrilla leader Ahmad Shah.
Murph World Record Holder Hunter McIntyre Shared How He Trains for the CrossFit Workout
McIntyre breaks down his best advice on how to prepare for the infamously tough CrossFit workout. Apr 22, 2021
Memorial Day is just over a month away, when fitness enthusiasts all over the country will perform CrossFit s notoriously difficult Murph workout as a way of commemorating the holiday and honoring fallen U.S. service members. Named after the late Navy SEAL Lieutenant Michael Murphy, the Murph consists of a 1-mile run, 100 pullups, 200 pushups, 300 air squats, and another 1-mile run all done wearing a 20-pound weighted vest.
Athlete Hunter McIntyre says he set a world record during the Murph Challenge 2020, when he performed the notoriously difficult CrossFit workout in just 34 minutes 13 seconds. In a recent video on his YouTube channel, he shared his advice for how to best train for the Memorial Day Murph this year.