The Goddess of Wisdom and War. Athena is closely called upon as the giver of wisdom, courage and inspiration.
Historians aren’t entirely sure if the city of Athens got it’s name from Athena or if it was the other way around. We’re going to go with the city being named after this awesome goddess. She was gifted the head of the Gorgon Medusa by Perseus and also wielded a shield that could turn her enemies to stone. It’s not clear if the gift and the shield are interrelated but it’s still a cool weapon!
She is also known as; “The One with gleaming eyes” and “The One who fights in front.” She is known as the female counterpart to Ares and is associated with wisdom in battle, unlike Ares who is simply associated with violence… She often helped the classical heroes of ancient Greece like Odysseus, Heracles, Perseus and Argus by giving them the wise and inspirational guidance they needed to complete their quests.
‘ATHENA’ WORKOUT
This entire workout is three rounds. So WOD 1, 2, & 3 make up the entire workout.
30:00 total time on the clock for this workout. You can get extra rest after WOD #2 if you complete it quicker than 6:00.
WOD #1 ‘Wisdom’
8:00 AMRAP
6x Ground-to-Overhead w/Plate 45#/35#
8x Burpee to Plate
20x Double Unders
Rest 2:00
WOD #2 ‘Courage’
6:00 CAP
200m Plate Carry 45#/35#
30x Deadlifts 185# /125#
Toes-to-Bar *AMRAP in Remaining Time
Rest 2:00
WOD #3 ‘Inspiration’
For Time / 12:00 CAP
400m Run
35x Hand Release Push-Ups
65x Air Squats
*Your score on this workout is measured by how fast you can complete WOD #3.
**With the tie-breaker being Rounds and Reps scored in WOD #1.