"Joe"
10 Rounds
10 Thrusters (95/65#)
10 Bar-facing Burpees
10 Pull-Ups
57 Double-Unders
Joe Lengel was the owner and lead trainer at CrossFit Toledo in Ohio. He was a 57-year-old Master's-level CrossFit athlete who finished 6th at the Games in 2011 and 8th at the Games in 2012. On Monday, November 19, tragedy struck as he was gunned down while opening his gym for morning classes; he did not survive. Police suspect it was an attempted robbery, but don't have anyone in custody yet.
As a small gesture of our respect, we will unite in solidarity with other CrossFit boxes across the nation today to honor Joe and his family with this workout created by his sons, Aaron and Matt.
"My dad loved thrusters,” Aaron said. “We were thinking about putting overhead squats in the workout because he hated those; we went with Burpees instead. He did not like those either. He loved pull-ups.” Fifty-seven was the number chosen for the double-unders, because that was how old Joe was when he died. “Double-unders were the movement that kept (Joe) out of the 2010 Crossfit games,” Aaron said. “This is just a testament to who he was, and the legacy that he leaves."
10 Rounds
10 Thrusters (95/65#)
10 Bar-facing Burpees
10 Pull-Ups
57 Double-Unders
Joe Lengel was the owner and lead trainer at CrossFit Toledo in Ohio. He was a 57-year-old Master's-level CrossFit athlete who finished 6th at the Games in 2011 and 8th at the Games in 2012. On Monday, November 19, tragedy struck as he was gunned down while opening his gym for morning classes; he did not survive. Police suspect it was an attempted robbery, but don't have anyone in custody yet.
As a small gesture of our respect, we will unite in solidarity with other CrossFit boxes across the nation today to honor Joe and his family with this workout created by his sons, Aaron and Matt.
"My dad loved thrusters,” Aaron said. “We were thinking about putting overhead squats in the workout because he hated those; we went with Burpees instead. He did not like those either. He loved pull-ups.” Fifty-seven was the number chosen for the double-unders, because that was how old Joe was when he died. “Double-unders were the movement that kept (Joe) out of the 2010 Crossfit games,” Aaron said. “This is just a testament to who he was, and the legacy that he leaves."
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