{"id":2448561,"date":"2026-06-07T09:13:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T09:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2448561"},"modified":"2026-06-07T09:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T09:13:53","slug":"from-chris-pratt-to-jay-glazer-stars-who-swear-by-the-murph-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/from-chris-pratt-to-jay-glazer-stars-who-swear-by-the-murph-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"From Chris Pratt to Jay Glazer: Stars who swear by the Murph workout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131564213,imgsize-27994,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/photo-credit-velites.jpg\" alt=\"From Chris Pratt to Jay Glazer: Stars who swear by the Murph workout\" title=\"Photo credit: @velites\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CrossFit Hero WODs are some special workouts which are dedicated to honour military personnel, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other first responders who died in the line of duty. Unlike regular CrossFit workouts, Hero WODs are often longer, more arduous and physically gruelling.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cMurph\u201d is far the best-known Hero WOD. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The workout is named after the US Navy SEAL Lt Michael Murphy. Taylor Kitsch portrayed him in the film Lone Survivor in 2013. The workout now is considered as a Memorial Day tradition within the CrossFit community, with athletes around the world pulling on weighted vests to commemorate Murphy and honour his sacrifice as Men\u2019s Health reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>It is a workout consisting of activities that are deceptively simple: run 1 mile, complete 100 pull-ups and 300 squats and then finish with another 1-mile run.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The challenge has acted as an official fundraiser for the Lt Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Christ Pratt<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The American actor known for his work in comedy and action films is the best advocate of \u201cMurphy\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>As reported by Men&#8217;s Health, the actor is said to complete this workout every year and previously he shared that he finished it by wearing a 20lb vest in 58:17.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>He\u2019s also filmed the challenge at Unbreakable Performance in Los Angeles alongside athletes, veterans and fellow celebrities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>He&#8217;s got global fame and love with his Andy Dwyer character on the TV sitcom Parks and Recreation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>John Krasinski<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>John Krasinski, rose to fame as Jim Halpert, a charming salesmans in The office, which made his name a household one.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>He has tracked Murph multiple times, where there have been shared sessions with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chris-pratt\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Chris Pratt<\/a> and later <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/dwayne-johnson\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Dwayne Johnson<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>He wanted to cater encouragement to others for involvement in the Memorial Day weekend through the challenge which he did. It was an act to push Murph beyond the CrossFit community and into the mainstream.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Dwayne who is often known by his wrestling nickname \u201cThe Rock\u201d, became famous in the late 1990s as The Rock in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>Johnson is reluctant in joining something this high-impact; Murph, regardless he has tracked it in an easier way.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>He had completed the challenge at his Iron Paradise gym in Hawaii after being challenged by Krasinski. He described the day as day of \u201csweat, pain and a few miscounts\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Mark Zuckerberg<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg had turned the annual Murph Challenge into a family tradition. The Meta chief executive was seen appearing in the headlines, after accomplishing the grueling Memorial Day workout in an impressive 39 minutes and 58 seconds while wearing a 20-pound weighted vest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>Zuckerberg has said he takes on the challenge every Memorial Day alongside his daughters, who reportedly completed an unweighted quarter-Murph in just 15 minutes, showcasing the family&#8217;s shared enthusiasm for fitness.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Jay Glazer<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The sports broadcaster and Unbreakable Performance founder Jay Glazer also took part in celebrity Murph workouts, including a group session, alongside actir Chris Pratt.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"53\"\/>He is well known for training elite athletes, fighters and Hollywood stars, Glazer is no stranger to intense fitness challenges.<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source timesofindia.indiatimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CrossFit Hero WODs are some special workouts which are dedicated to honour military personnel, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other first responders who died in the line of duty. Unlike regular CrossFit workouts, Hero WODs are often longer, more arduous and physically gruelling.\u201cMurph\u201d is far the best-known Hero WOD. 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