Today’s WOD:
“Kalsu”
Complete 5 burpees and perform max rep thrusters on the minute.
The goal is to complete 100 total thrusters.
*At the beginning of every minute perform 5 burpees, for the rest of the minute perform as many thrusters as you can during that minute. At the beginning of the next minute perform 5 burpees and then max rep thrusters and so on until you reach 100 total thrusters.
Post the total number of minutes it took to reach 100 thrusters.
Robert James Kalsu (April 13, 1945 - July 21, 1970) was selected as an Oklahoma Sooner All-American Tackle in 1967. As an eighth-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in 1968, he started eight games at Guard and was voted the team’s top rookie in 1968. He began fulfilling his ROTC obligation with the US Army following the ‘68 season and started his tour of duty in Vietnam in November of 1969, where he served with Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 11th Artillery, 101st Airborne Division. His MOS was 1193-Field Artillery Unit Commander. LT Kalsu was killed by mortar fire on July 21,1970 at Firebase Ripcord near the Ashau Valley.
Interesting where the names of these WODs come from. This was another crazy butt kicking. It’s always intimidating at first when you see high #s or heavy weights…But then you just do it, sweat pouring, you push yourself & think of finishing…with style! There are many things I never thought I could do…& many things I would like to improve upon…Just another reason I LOVE CF!!
Time 24:58 
By far one of the toughest wod’s I have done in a LONG, LONG time. Thanks for sharing the story behind it. I will not be complaining about this one ever again. Still, barely squeaked in under 30 minutes. 43# thruster. Much sweat. Unlike Maddy, did not finished with style.
Thanks for the story and insight! If I had known about this guy, I would have lifted heavier! 