CFHQ
Santa Cruz, CA
USA

01 Feb 07

OPS 08

FRAGO 07 to OPOrd 01 — OP GRINDER

Ref: A. OPORD 01 01 Jul 06

Task Organization: Annex A

1. SITUATION

No Change.

2. MISSION

“DYER”

For time, with reps of pull-ups, push-ups, squats, sit-ups, and burpees:

10 reps of each, 200-m run
9 reps of each, 200-m run
8 reps of each, 200-m run
7 reps of each, 200-m run
6 reps of each, 200-m run
5 reps of each, 200-m run
4 reps of each, 200-m run
3 reps of each, 200-m run
2 reps of each, 200-m run
1 rep of each, 200-m run

3. EXECUTION

a. Concept of Operations.
  1. Intent. Complete all rounds of the exercises as quickly as possible in a safe manner. This is an eight-person-team “task-specific” workout. The purpose of this workout is to develop cohesion and combat fitness under fatigue conditions through shared hardship, challenges, and competition.
  2. Scheme of Maneuver. The platoon will be divided into as many teams of eight as possible. Each team will require two pull-up bars. All teams will start at the same time. Each soldier will run 200 meters and then perform 10 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 10 squats, 10 sit-ups, and 10 burpees. Once he has completed all the required reps, he will then run 200 meters again and repeat the exercises, this time doing 9 reps of each. This pattern continues until 1 rep of each exercise is completed and the final 200 meters is run. All reps of an exercise must be completed before moving on to the next one (all 10 pull-ups must be completed be for moving to push-ups, and so on). Soldiers can rest at any time during the workout, but the clock keeps running. Each member of the team must complete all required reps and runs in order for his team’s time to count. The team’s time ends when the final member finishes the last 200m run. Spotting is not permitted at any time.
  3. Main Effort. The safety of all personnel and the development of unit
  4. End State. The safe and successful completion of all exercises cohesion and combat fitness through shared challenge and hardship.
b. Coordinating Instructions.
  1. Team Organization. Squad leaders can organize their soldiers however they wish. It is a leadership decision on how best to deploy each soldier to accomplish the mission.
  2. Scaling. The workout can be conducted in PT gear or full battle gear to include vests with plates, depending on the fitness levels of your soldiers. The number of reps can be increased or decreased based on the skill level of your troops. Jumping pull-ups can be substituted for pull-ups. The sit-ups are conducted unsupported
  3. Scoring. The final score for each team will be calculated based on the finish time of the team. The team that has the quickest time comes in first.
  4. Safety. Ensure that all equipment is checked and serviceable before
    conducting the workout and that all soldiers are proficient in the required exercises. Safety is every member’s responsibility.
  5. Follow-on Tasks. The next workout will require a wall or solid structure for conducting handstands against; also, individual mats or a grass area around the wall or structure are suggested.

4. SERVICE SUPPORT

a. Equipment Weights. Each eight-man team will require two pull-up bars.

5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL

a. Timer/Score Recorder. Only one timekeeper is required for all teams. All teams begin the workout at the same time. It is recommended that at least one person per team start his stopwatch to act as a backup in case the primary timekeeper’s stopwatch fails.

b. Instructor/Coach. To ensure proper conduct of the workout, use of correct exercise form, and safety of execution, a designated member of the platoon can fill this billet.

Annexes

Annex A – Workout Diagram

This article, by BSI’s co-founder, was originally published in The CrossFit Journal. While Greg Glassman no longer owns CrossFit Inc., his writings and ideas revolutionized the world of fitness, and are reproduced here.

Coach Glassman named his training methodology ‘CrossFit,’ which became a trademarked term owned by CrossFit Inc. In order to preserve his writings in their original form, references to ‘CrossFit’ remain in this article.

Greg Glassman founded CrossFit, a fitness revolution. Under Glassman’s leadership there were around 4 million CrossFitters, 300,000 CrossFit coaches and 15,000 physical locations, known as affiliates, where his prescribed methodology: constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity, were practiced daily. CrossFit became known as the solution to the world’s greatest problem, chronic illness.

In 2002, he became the first person in exercise physiology to apply a scientific definition to the word fitness. As the son of an aerospace engineer, Glassman learned the principles of science at a young age. Through observations, experimentation, testing, and retesting, Glassman created a program that brought unprecedented results to his clients. He shared his methodology with the world through The CrossFit Journal and in-person seminars. Harvard Business School proclaimed that CrossFit was the world’s fastest growing business.

The business, which challenged conventional business models and financially upset the health and wellness industry, brought plenty of negative attention to Glassman and CrossFit. The company’s low carbohydrate nutrition prescription threatened the sugar industry and led to a series of lawsuits after a peer-reviewed journal falsified data claiming Glassman’s methodology caused injuries. A federal judge called it the biggest case of scientific misconduct and fraud she’d seen in all her years on the bench. After this experience Glassman developed a deep interest in the corruption of modern science for private interests. He launched CrossFit Health which mobilized 20,000 doctors who knew from their experiences with CrossFit that Glassman’s methodology prevented and cured chronic diseases. Glassman networked the doctors, exposed them to researchers in a variety of fields and encouraged them to work together and further support efforts to expose the problems in medicine and work together on preventative measures.

In 2020, Greg sold CrossFit and focused his attention on the broader issues in modern science. He’d learned from his experience in fitness that areas of study without definitions, without ways of measuring and replicating results are ripe for corruption and manipulation.

The Broken Science Initiative, aims to expose and equip anyone interested with the tools to protect themself from the ills of modern medicine and broken science at-large.

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