09/04/2026
Join us tomorrow at 1:30 for our final Summer Hero Series WOD!
“Kody”
22 Rounds for Time (with a Partner)
9 Burpees
8 Ground-to-Overheads (95/65 lb)
Then, complete:
2,000 meter Row
This workout is dedicated to Kody Decker, who passed away on October 29, 2022 after taking his own life. He was just 22 years old.
Kody was one of four Navy sailors to commit su***de in less than a month of each other and all were assigned to the same Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia.
Kody was the son of Robert Decker, who is a member at CrossFit Krypton CrossFit Krypton (Chesapeake, Virginia, USA), which hosted a memorial workout to honor Kody and build a trust fund for his grandson Myles.
From the write-up of Morning Chalk Up, Robert proudly described his son as a bright, young individual and a “smart cookie.” Kody’s older brother Kyle enlisted in the Navy and Kody wanted the same thing. Robert said he and his wife acknowledged the risk of death when enlisting in the military, but never thought it would manifest the way that it did.
Robert explains that Kody was assigned to the USS Bataan, but was transferred to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) after checking himself into the Naval psych ward for depression in August.
Sailors are put in MARMC if they are on limited duty after suffering an injury or dealing with a mental health issue. He adds, based on what Kody had told him, he didn’t have enough mental health resources from MARMC and wasn’t given enough support from leadership to get through his depression.
Robert says he has a lot of anger, but a place that has helped him deal with his grief is CrossFit Krypton. The gym, owned by CrossFit legend Ben Smith Ben Smith, hosted a memorial workout for Kody that served as a fundraiser for his son Myles.
The rounds represent Kody’s life and the other numbers represent his birthday, September 8, 2000.
