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Sat Nov 17 "Emily"

Move

4 Min AMRAP, 2 Min Rest, 7 Rounds:

30 Skips (or 1 Min DU Practice)
10 Ring Rows
20 Air Squats
600/500m Echo Bike

Train

“Emily”

10 Rounds For Time (48 Min Cap):
30 Double-Unders
15 Pull-ups
30 Air Squats
6/5 Cal Echo Bike
Rest 2 Mins

Stimulus

Work quickly through each round, speeding up as you go since you get 2 min rest between rounds. Scale reps and/or band up on pull-ups (or do ring rows/jumping pull-ups) as they will be the biggest limiter with up to 150 pull-ups in total

Second Lt. Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez, 23, was killed Sept. 12, 2006, when her Humvee was struck by an improvised explosive device as she was leading a convoy through Al Kifl, Iraq. She served in the 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. Perez graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 2005. She was an exemplary student and became the highest-ranking African-American female cadet in the history of West Point. An exceptional athlete, Perez was a sprinter on the track team (200 m) and competed in the triple jump. She also excelled at gymnastics and squats. Her favorite movements included sprinting, double-unders, pull-ups, squats and power cleans. Perez earned numerous awards for her military service, including the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Combat Action Badge. She was also posthumously awarded the NCAA Award of Valor in 2008. Perez was the first female African-American officer in U.S. military history to die in combat and the first female West Point graduate to die in the Iraq War. She is survived by her parents, Daniel and Vicki; brother, Kevyn; and many classmates and friends.