24 Hero WOD's in 24 Hours - Done

They did it!

24 Hero WOD's in 24 Hours.

Raising money for SHOC - Slough Homelessness Our Concern.

The atmosphere and camaraderie at CrossFit Slough was simply amazing.

It was a real pleasure to be part of this experience and provide much needed Physio support for these brave athletes.

The first Hero WOD was for a British Army Officer, Ralph Johnson from the Household Cavalry, killed in Helmand Province in Afghanistan 2006.

Lewis Howard was the expert organiser for the days events. Before each Hero WOD a brief history of that Service person was given so that we would be inspired by their story.

 A combination of both British and American Heroes were used from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The event was well organized and the athletes completed a Hero WOD every hour on the hour for 24 hours!

The master of ceremonies was Box Owner Dai Palmer, who was the driving force between workouts and made sure athletes kept to the required movement standards by scaling accordingly.

The athletes were keen to use my Physiotherapy services and use a new type of Foam Roller with added Vibration therapy – Pulseroll:

http://pulseroll.com/

Thank you to the entire team at CrossFit Slough, including the athletes but also Janet and the support team that kept us all going.

CrossFit Slough have completed the Immortal Challenge and for that the Bulletproofbodies Team Salute you.

The Immortal Challenge - CrossFit Slough

CrossFit Slough’s (CFS) Immortal Challenge.

To provide support to the homeless in the local area, the 24-hour Immortal Challenge is raising money for Slough Homeless Our Concern (SHOC).

SHOC is a day centre that provides care and long term transformational help for the homeless, helping them back on their feet and putting them on the road to independence.

The Immortal Challenge is literally the definition of CrossFit:

“Constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity”.

They have chosen 24 HERO WOD’s which incorporate 40 different movements, covering the full range of athletic disciplines in the sport.

Every WOD will start on the hour, every hour for the 24 hours. There will be a mandatory pre-WOD briefing which will start at 10 minutes to the hour. 

During the briefing they will learn about the HERO who we are remembering, the workout, and all of the movement standards for that WOD.

The fact that they have 24 people willing to take part in this event is a testament to the strength of the CrossFit community.

 This is going to be a tough challenge and they will all need to help each other to get through the physical and mental fatigue that comes with endurance challenges.

While they will be separated into several teams throughout this challenge, they remain one CFS team from start to finish. 

If they work together they will get everyone to the end of the last workout – This is what our community does best: 

We dig deep and work as a team.

It is said that failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Injury prevention is critical for getting these athletes through the challenge, so I was extremely happy to volunteer my services and support these guys throughout the event.

Here's what they said about me:

Dale, the founder of Bulletproof Physio, is an Ex-Military Physiotherapist; now working as a University Lecturer, writer, and Physiotherapist. 

Dale provides physio support to athletes at CrossFit competitions around the UK.

 We highly encourage you to see Dale about any pains, niggles, or twinges as soon as they occur. If you would like to know more about Dale, check out his Blog and YouTube channel on the links below.

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