Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy, born May 7, 1976, in Smithtown, N.Y. Murphy, was killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission, Operation Red Wing, on June 28, 2005, while leading a four-person team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan. The team came under fire from a much larger enemy force with a superior tactical position. Murphy knowingly left his position of cover to get a clear signal to communicate with his headquarters and was mortally wounded while exposing himself to enemy fire. While being shot and shot at, Murphy provided his unit’s location and requested immediate support for his element. He returned to his cover position to continue the fight until finally succumbing to his wounds. “Murph Day” In honor of Lt. Murphy, MP Fitness celebrates “Murph Day” on the Saturday before June 28th, the day Murphy sacrificed it all....Read more

Conditioning: Partner WOD Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 25-minutes of: 30/24 Calories biked 300m Run 30/24 Calories rowed 10 Jerks (185/123) For score Post results and experiences to commentsRead more

Open Gym 1200-1330 Unlimited members may use Open Gym to work on extra skills, strength, or conditioning. All other members may use Open Gym to make up a missed programmed WOD. MP Iron Club 1700-1830 MP Iron Club is dedicated to improving every athlete’s lifting ability. The core of the class is to develop the skills and strength needed to improve the Olympic and power lifts. Basic knowledge and some practical application, NOT mastery, of these lifts are required to attend the class. Don’t worry if you’re not there yet, we also offer separately scheduled private lessons to teach these lifts if knowledge and application are lacking. Posts results and experiences to commentsRead more

Skill: Rogue Cliffhanger Challenge* Max hang from pull-up bar For time *Click this link if you want to register for the challenge and get a t-shirt for the challenge. Conditioning: Every 90-seconds perform the following until failure: 40 Double unders 1 Snatch* For load and score *Start at ~65% 1-RM. Each round add (10/5). Once you fail, perform max rep deadlifts until the end of the 90 seconds. Post results and experiences to commentsRead more

Skill Work: Plate stacking pistol drills* 5 sets of 10 reps, 5 each leg Rest 1:00 between sets For quality *After each successful set, increase the height of stack. Endurance: Run 200m Rest 1:00 Row 500m Rest 2:00 Run 600m Rest 3:00 Row 1000m Rest 3:00 Run 600m Rest 2:00 Row 500m Rest 1:00 Run 200m For time (30:00 cap) Post results and experiences to commentsRead more