This Sunday come join coach Paul & Dawn at 3:00PM as they take on the Memorial WOD, Breonna Taylor. Download the WOD, Read the Preparation Notes, and Learn about Breonna Taylor’s history.
Breonna Taylor WOD Details
For Time
- 26 Deadlifts (135/95 lb)
- 26 Hang Power Cleans (135/95 lb)
- 26 Front Squats (135/95 lb)
- 26 Shoulder-to-Overheads (135/95 lb)
Every minute on the minute, perform: 6 Burpees
With a running clock, as fast as possible perform the prescribed work in the order written. Athlete must complete 6 Burpees every minute on the minute and then continuing to finish the workout.
Score is the time on the clock when the 26th Shoulder-to-Overhead is completed.
Breonna Taylor V2: Paul’s Recommended Version
Do 6 Regular Burpees
For Time
- 26 Hang Power Cleans @ 40% ORM
- 26 Front Squats
- 26 Shoulder-to-Overheads
- 26 Deadlifts
Every minute on the minute, perform:
6 No-pushup Burpees
With a running clock, as fast as possible perform the prescribed work in the order written. Athlete must complete 6 Burpees every minute on the minute and then continuing to finish the workout.
Score is the time on the clock when the 26th Deadlift is completed.
26 Minute Time Cap
Scaling Notes: CrossFit WOD Preparation (Rx Variation)
Workout With Paul is different than our classes. Workout with Paul sessions are not coached. You are responsible for your scaling, and paying attention to your own technique. We’ll this same workout this Tuesday in our CrossFit class, where Paul will coach you.
Scaling Notes for Breonna Taylor: Paul’s Variation
Breonna Taylor’s death was tragic. And although, we are saddened by her death, that doesn’t mean the workout that CrossFit Roots wrote cannot be improved. Keeping the tradition of 26 reps for her age and 6 burpees for the number of gun shots, we recommend this version as being more accessible to intermediate athletes, and better balanced than the original WOD.
Scaling notes: if you max power clean is less 100 pounds you must use dumbbells or kettlebells for all 4 exercises.
RSVP for Breonna Taylor WOD
Sunday at 3PM: WOD With Paul
Tuesday Evening: CrossFit Class. 4:45pm; 5:30pm; 6:15pm; 7:00pm
Breonna Taylor Background
The death of Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker who was shot and killed by Louisville police officers in March. Her death led to wide-scale demonstrations in the spring and summer as the case drew more attention. A grand jury indicted a former Louisville police officer in late September for wanton endangerment for his actions during the raid. He pleaded not guilty. No charges were announced against the other two officers who fired shots, and no one was charged for causing Ms. Taylor’s death. 1
Plainclothes police, executing a search warrant, forced their way into the apartment where Breonna Taylor was in bed with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shortly after midnight. Mr Walker fired a shot from his licensed gun, later telling police he thought that Ms Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, had broken in, according to the New York Times. Officials say Mr Walker’s bullet struck Mr Mattingly in the leg. The three officers returned fire, discharging 32 rounds, according to a ballistics report from the FBI. Ms Taylor was shot amid the commotion and died on the hallway floor. 2
Ultimately the courts didn’t find the police officers guilty of murder, because they didn’t intentionally shoot Ms. Taylor, they had a no-knock warrant, and Kenneth Walker fired first.
The City of Louisville (where Breonna was killed) agreed to pay her family 12 million dollars. Additionally, the city proscribed various police reforms such as the requirement to wear body cams. 3
