Friday 11/09/23

Remembering Chad Michael Wilkinson
SOCS Chad Michael Wilkinson passed away on October 29, 2018 in Virginia Beach after 22 years of service. The current CEO of CrossFit, Dave Castro, originally posted this worked on December 14, 2018 as a remembrance hero WOD for the former Navy Seal and friend of Castro.
The Navy SEAL Foundation website stated that “SOCS Chad Michael Wilkinson died by suicide”. In the year 2018 suicides among US Special Operations tripled in 2018. Suicide is a large and very serious concern in the military community.



CHAD 1000X
The Workout
1,000 box step-ups completed as a team, partner, or individual for time.
3 OPTIONS:
1. Slick/Beginner // No rucksack. You pick the height of the step-ups.
2. Standard/Intermediate // 30#/20# rucksack. You pick the height of the step-ups.
3. Expert // 45# rucksack. Use 20" box for step-ups.
“Even while serving as a SEAL, Chad took time to scale up to the Expert version. There is zero shame in starting Slick, or with Standard weight, or in sharing the steps with a friend.”
— Sara Wilkinson