Train with intent
Honoring Marine Corporal Nicholas Bull
A challenging workout honoring Marine Corporal Nicholas Bull, featuring a mix of running, rowing, and bodyweight movements.
Choose your starting point
The prescription
Read the standard before deciding how you will approach the effort.
Time cap
45 minutes
Workout character
Hard effort
Expect a demanding combination of capacity, pacing, and movement quality.
Men · Rx
275lb deadlifts
Women · Rx
185lb deadlifts
Scaling assistant · beta
Use a transparent starting point for common substitutions in Bull. The goal is to preserve the time domain, movement pattern where practical, and training intent—not to claim that every movement is identical.
Start with movement quality.
If pain, injury, unfamiliar equipment, or loss of control is part of the decision, pause and get a qualified coach or clinician’s guidance rather than relying on this tool.
How this beta works
Cardio substitution
Distance on a bike or rower changes with model, resistance, terrain, and athlete skill. Enter your normal run pace; this tool protects the expected time interval instead.
Choose available equipment
Suggested starting prescription
Row for 2:00
Cyclical aerobic work with posterior-chain contribution.
Changes impact and running mechanics; maintains a comparable work interval.
This beta is an educational starting point, not medical or individual coaching advice. Record the modification used with your result. Scaling principles are informed by CrossFit: Substitutions and hitting the stimulus.
The story
Marine Corporal Nicholas Bull was killed in Afghanistan in 2010. This workout honors his memory through a combination of strength and endurance.
Execution notes
Simple reminders that can help you stay composed when the work starts to accumulate.
Warm up your posterior chain thoroughly
Focus on deadlift form throughout
Stay hydrated during the long workout
Use the runs as active recovery