Hammer

5 Rounds for time

135/95-lb. power cleans, 5 reps

135/95-lb. front squats, 10 reps

135/95-lb. jerks, 5 reps

20 pull-ups

Rest 90 seconds between rounds

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Michael “Hammer” Bordelon, 37, of Morgan City, Louisiana, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), based out of Fort Lewis, Washington, died on May 10, 2005, from injuries sustained when a car bomb exploded near him in Mosul, Iraq, on April 23, 2005.

He is survived by his wife, Mila; children, Mike Jr., Jacob and Johanna; mother, Dolores; and sister, Doreen Scioneaux.

First posted April 17, 2011