Be a part of Saddle Up CrossFit and Tackle New Hero WOD in Honor of Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram

The WOD honors Ingram, who died in January 2024.

Final up to date on January ninth, 2025

Jill and Jason Hughes frequently program Hero WODs at their health club, Saddle Up CrossFit, in Decatur, TX.

“We’ve all the time made an enormous deal about doing Hero WODs, usually attempting to do no less than one a month. We put plenty of emphasis on the significance behind them,” Jill mentioned.

That being mentioned, in some ways, Hero WODs had been simply one other laborious, sweaty exercise for her neighborhood to deal with, as no one had any direct, private connection to the fallen veteran or first responder the exercise was named after.

However final January, the unthinkable occurred.

Hughes’ cousin, 27-year-old Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram, was killed attempting to save lots of a fellow SEAL whereas on tour within the Arabian Sea with Navy SEAL Group 3. Jason and Jill out of the blue discovered themselves designing a Hero WOD in his honor.

They utilized to have “Gage” added to CrossFit’s canon of Hero WODs final spring and obtained official approval on November 15.

On Saturday, January 11, a yr after Ingram’s loss of life, the Saddle Up CrossFit neighborhood will deal with “Gage” alongside a handful of different gyms within the space.

Remind Me

Hero WODs are designed to honor a fallen member of the navy or a primary responder who died within the line of responsibility. Arguably, essentially the most well-known is “Murph,” named after Lieutenant Michael Murphy.

The method of making a brand new Hero WOD includes submitting an utility to be reviewed by CrossFit. The one official requirement is for the hero to have been an lively CrossFit participant who fell within the line of responsibility.
CrossFit usually publishes new Hero WODs on each Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
As of January 2025, there are 233 official Hero WODs.

The Story Behind “Gage”

Every part of “Gage” has some type of significance, beginning with the 1,996-meter row, which represents the yr Ingram was born.

Jill defined that the actions they chose had been a few of Ingram’s favorites. The quantity 12 is especially noteworthy, because it was each the date of his wedding ceremony anniversary to his spouse, Jewel, and the household was notified of his loss of life on January 12, 2024.

The Massive Image

Although it’s simply one other exercise for a lot of, “Gage” is about a lot extra for Ingram’s household and mates. And the truth that it’s now an official Hero WOD makes it much more particular, Jill defined.

“The primary time we did the exercise [last March], it was powerful,” she mentioned. “You completed, and also you broke down. It hits you slightly tougher realizing what sort of an individual he was. He was so selfless and real and type, and that’s how we need to bear in mind him.”

Ingram will likely be on everybody’s thoughts this Saturday at Saddle Up CrossFit, the place Jill and Jason Hughes anticipate 60 to 70 folks to deal with the WOD.

For Ingram’s mom, Kristi Hughes, the day will merely be about honoring her son.

“My objective is simply to honor him in any means doable and to get the phrase out about the kind of individual he was,” Kristi mentioned.

Price noting: Although it’s not an official fundraiser, the Hugheses invite folks to donate to the Nathan Gage Basis or buy a T-shirt in his honor. (Final yr, they raised $3,200 in T-shirt gross sales for the inspiration.)

They’re additionally inviting any and all associates to hitch them in doing “Gage” this Saturday, or at any time when is handy, and to tag @saddleupcrossfit on Instagram.