I have missed Cindy... but in a good way!

Cripers, that's an early post if I ever saw one. I figgered it was time for these ladies...

I guess im one of those 99% people, well... not any more thanks to that short video

I love Cindy

Nice photo of AFT from the CF games.

I love it when the workouts are posted early. I have all night to anticipate the fun for the next day. It should be interesting to see how much I've improved on Cindy from last time.

I did this one the other day at my mine camp. They've got a pathetic excuse for a gym there but thank God its got a pull up bar.

22 rounds

assisted pushups (knee) after round 12.

Oh ya, i forgot to add - that was on Cindy...

Does anyone have any good recommendations for building a ring set and parallette(sp?) stands? Just finished with summer school so I'm heading back home and I'll have tools to mess around and make some equipment for myself.

Thanks for the help in advance!

Sweet...I can do Cindy in my apartment. Does that sound bad?

How do most people do their pull-ups with this kind of workout, strict or kipping?

James D., these links should help:
http://www.crossfit.com/discus/messages/26/16449.html
http://www.drillsandskills.com/skills/cond

M 34/170

just did cindy for fun!!

20 rounds + 2pu's
up from 12 when i started cf.

oh wait a great couple of months.

20 rds. finally a few weeks ago!

M, 25, 125lbs

21 rounds of Cindy

Holy incredible fight night in the UFC! Sherk is a little monster.

The fights were great live at Arco. The Sherk fight was the only one worth seeing, the rest were pretty lame. Tito had that fight, its too bad he lost a point from the ref. Evans was great at backing up.

I'm amazed at Sherk only because he got choked hard, got out of it and then proceeded to eat knees and not learn from each knee he took, and put his head right back into a choke position. He then failed miserably at taking the back and doing something with it. All of the people in the stands near me were pretty disgusted with his poor ground work in that area.

M 30 197lbs 20 rounds in 19:45 not all bad

For sure gaucoin, but didn't that Tito Ortiz Rashad Evans fight suck or what?

Cool, Cindy's back! I can't wait to tackle this one again, and it's great cos I can do it in my house. Last time I was only short the squats for a complete 20rds. I am confident that I can complete somewhere around 22-23 rds this time.

for mary, it says 10 alternating one legged squats. Does that mean 10 each leg every round or 5 each leg every round? or example, 10 the first round on the left, then 10 the second round on the right

35/M/81kg

Cindy
14 rounds, plus 5 pullups and 5 pushups, in 20 minutes.

My first Cindy. Bleh. I should have done better, but I'm blaming some of it on general fatigue. The pushups are what killed me, I banged out the squats and pullups. Not terrible but I was hoping for at least 15 rounds and I couldn't finish that last one out before time ran down. Only up from here.

32/M/246#s

Cindy 14 Rounds after 3 mile run. Blech!

By the way, thanks for the early posting. I'm in Japan so I usually don't see the WOD until after lunchtime. Today it was up when I checked it in the morning. Thanks!

as rx'd Cindy 20 rounds

41/168

I could not help it, as soon as I saw that Cindy was up I thought about adding a mile before and after 20 rounds. I have always done a straight Murph without breaking into sets and have been thinking about doing this since last week, so here we are.

Straight Murph - 06/29/07 - 52.37

Today - 1 mile - 9:08
20 rounds of Cindy - 19:59
1 mile - 10:16
Total 39:50

165/M/32
CFWUx3
Cindy - 17 rounds

the pushups are what killed me. I don't seem to have improved in my pushups as I have in my pullups.

Wondering if pushups are usually the weakeness in this exercise?

Does anyone have any suggestions on improving pushups.

Thanks

Cindy, 12 rounds

age 41
bwt 210#
run 1 mile
15 rounds of Cindy with pullups on a tree
run 1 mile
vacationing at the beach and not as motivated as I should be!

cinday

21.9 rds
up two rounds from April

And now, I think I'll have a Samuel Jackson.

Cindy
11 rounds, 3 pullups
Hard to kip on the 5-foot high cable pull bar, but wanted to compare to my original CF WOD, where I got 10 rounds, using a 50# assist for 7 rounds and knee pushups for 4. Good to see the progress.

What does Rx mean? And I assume # means pounds?

any crossfitters in berlin?

M/33/5'9/175#/CFT=870

Cindy
16 rounds in 20:02
2+ better than last time, but still 2+ off my PR

M/17/5'7/160#

18 in 20:06

Admittedly my pullups were weak, had to resort to jump pullups to do the last 6 rounds or so.

#31, "As Rx'd" means "as prescribed". Doing a workout as prescribed means that you did a workout exactly as written on the front page without any scaling or modifications.

Mary 6 rds

Wow, what a coincidence! I did this workout yesterday. I picked it randomly b/c I needed workout that I could do at home.

Bodyweight: 210lbs

Results: 11 rounds in 19:20. This was my first time doing this workout.

Howdy,
Work
{CJ 90kgx1x20 (every other was controlled lowering)}.
Duration 19:00
Bdw. 83kg...

Mark
22 rounds + 5 + 10 + 3

2 rounds 10, 3 better than last time.

Push ups were nose, chest and thigh touching.

Cindy
14 rounds
2 more than last time

"Cindy"
25 rds and 5 PU (PR)
BWT 160#

20 rnds-Cindy

I've always completed "Cindy" never "Mary". can somebody clarify the one leg squat? Do you perform 10 reps on each leg for 1 set? If so is it 10 on the right followed by 10 on the left or do you alternate 1 on left, 1 on right etc?

29/M/185

"Mary" 7 rnds.

I've never attempted Mary, because I can't easily do a one-legged squat on my left leg (ACL reconstruction left me with nerve damage). But today I grabbed my PVC warmup pipe and used it for support. Tough workout. My goal for Cindy is still 30; my PR is 24.

10 one-legged-squats in total aka. 5 per leg and alternating.

28yo M 170lb 5’10”
CFWU x 3, 3 pull ups, 3 ring dips per round
Mary: 5 rounds +5 HSPU, 10 1LSQ
Foam roll after

Compared to last Mary on 070416: 4 rounds + 5 HSPU, 10 1LSQ, 9 pull ups

last time
070318

Cindy
12 rnds + 5 Pull-ups + 4 Push-ups

this time
070708

Cindy
12 rnds + 5 Pull-ups + 10 Push-ups + 3 Squats

BW 170

Cindy as rx'd

25 or 26 rounds + 5 Pull-ups and 5 Push-ups

9 rounds in 9:53

1st WOD in over a year; easing back into it

heart rate = 174

10 rounds, plus 5 pull up's (parallel grip), 10 push up's, 5 squats PB!
My pull up's are what's slowing me down, but they are definately getting better

last time:
7 rounds plus 5 pull up's

“Cindy” as RX’ed
10 rnds.

I started CF in April 07 and started to doing CF correctly since May (it’s a big site, took time to read most of it :)).
This is my first post.
I am 33 178 lbs (lost 27 lbs since I started my fitness training in March 06) CF was first introduced to me from a friend in the gym when I started complaining that I hit a plateau and could not lose anymore weight once I hit 185 lbs and my increase in weight on my lifts would not go beyond their current position.
If you do the math I have lost a solid 8 lbs since CF and my idea of strength and what it is has changed dramatically. For that I say “THANK YOU CF!!”
I have one concern/question: Am I at where I am supposed to be at by this time or am I still doing things wrong? I have read the posts since I started going to this site back in April and it seems that others are further in their development then I. I work the WODS hard (puked a few times) and have seen improvements but not that great of improvements.
I do the 3 on 1 off with the WODS. My routine since May has been to start with the CF warm up, as RX’ed, then the WOD (mod’ed to my PR) and finish with a run (started with a mile then went to two). Is there anything else I should be doing or should I just have more patience?

Thanks for whoever read this long post and to whoever decides to reply.

15 rounds

+

5 chinups
10 pressups
5 squats

wearing 20lbs weight vest, non kipping chinups.

1-mile run

"Cindy"
10 rounds

1-mile run

Thanks Coach.

46 yom 165 lbs

What a great day. First day back after 10 day rest for a strained back muscle. And I got my dynamax ball today.

Cindy 32 and 5 pullups 10 pushups. 20:00 New PR

After spending the last 10 days at sea level, I was surprised by my performance at altitude in Denver.

22/m/175#

Cindy

25 rounds - *PR* (23rnds last time)

22/m/175#

Cindy
25rnds - PR - (23 last time was PR)

22m/5'7/145#
Cindy as Rx'd. 14 rounds in 20:06

What exercise should I replace the the pull ups in the warm up with?

Mary

10 rds + 5 HSPU + 9 pistols

Wanted 11 rds, but a failed fifth HSPU really took the wind out of my sails on rd 8 or 9.

"heavy cindy" with 20 lb x-vest

22 rds + 5 chin ups

need 24 to get murph under 34 min, next time

BWT 205
25 ROUNDS OF CINDY AS RX'D

Cindy: 15 Rounds + 5 PU's

new girl:
8 rds Cindy at (obviusly) unhurried pace. No mods.

1st time doing "Mary":
6 rnds (+5 HSPU +10 pistols)

Also my first time doing Pistols. I wasn't able to balance well enough to do them without grabbing onto something. Eight years in the Marines has taught me a good strict pullup, but now that's all I can do. I want to get that good economical kip down.
I guess I know what to practice on the next rest day.

25w/5'3/155

Cindy
Body rows with feet on 16" surface sub'ed for pullups

8 rounds, 5 body rows

41yom 180lba

Nice way to finish the weekend! I was hoping to complete more rds, but eh I improved slightly from last time.

As Rx'd: 20 rds, 5 Pull ups.

17 rounds plus 5 pull-ups no kipping nada just straight dead hang pull-ups throughout. Giddy UP

32/m/195 lbs.
Cindy. 16 rounds clean form on all reps. had 35 seconds left when I caved in and stopped.

19 rounds ring pull ups

Cindy: 10 squats short of 15 rounds. Unmotivated this morning, time for breakfast...

Cindy with 15 sit ups added each rd:
17 rds + 5 pull ups and 10 push ups

Cindy

J-
Jumping pullups
Rounds- 15

N-
Jumping pullups
1/2 push ups on knees
Rounds- 10

K-
Jumping pullups
push ups on knees
Rounds- 10

I swam for 2 1/2 hours in the ocean yesterday and it apparently was to much. Push ups killed me today.

Kate

Did Cindy.. nailed 22 rounds in the 20 minutes... Pretty happy with that.. Finished up practicing snatches and cleans and I can conclude that my technique sucks. I have been trying to conciously start kipping and couldn't do it until today I naturally started a bit... more happiness..

Popped on the fancy weighing machine at the gym. Came in at 5'10'', 12st 3lb, 11% BF... 5'10'' bugger.. I thought I was taller than that.

29yo/M/191 BWT

First WOD ever. 14 rounds. I think I would have done more but could not get used to kipping again. Needless to say all of my pull ups were strict. After my legs stopped shaking, I did some abs and tested myself on the C2. Did 500m in 1:47.1 but was smokechecked!!!

pre-cfwuX3, 3X7 HSPU, front squats with 95#
wod as rx'd-21+6 squats PB

Okay, who wants to buy 3 kettlebells... just kidding... seriously though, I go into the dungeon with the WOD in mind, then I see them out of the corner of my eye... beckoning me to play with them. So I pick one up start swinging it around and before I know it, I'm squatting them, cleaning them, jerking them...argh. Then, I'm just done for to even think about the WOD... so, please I must rid myself of them or destroy them! But, on the other hand, sheesh are they a great workout!

4 mile bike ride to gym.
CFWU x 1

Cindy -

24 rounds, 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 8 squats..timer went off, whole gym looked at me when I yelled "D*MN IT!" I wanted to say "Sorry, continue your curls...".

4 mile bike ride home.

A general anouncement to all. I'm out of Iraq after a 16 month tour. Currently in Kuwait awaiting the big bird home.
Thanks to all here for the words of support and encouragement. I'll be finding a crossfit afiliate in the Minneapolis area very soon after I out process.
K-

BW 166 Cindy 12 Squats short of 18 rds.

Cindy
14 rounds
Push-ups started to slow me down after 8 rounds.

Thanks for your service, Kman. Have a safe trip back and a warm homecoming!

23/m/176lbs
Cindy as rx'd: 18 rounds.

21/M/140

Took on Cindy this morning after a mile run with some good fun parkour thrown in on the way to the park.

21 rounds completed as RX'ed and added in 6 rounds of sprints uphill with side shuffles and 10 dips in-between. Feels like I may have tweaked my right shoulder maybe from overuse or just bad dip form.

Cindy - 29 rnds

32 M 190lbs 5'10"

Did "Cindy". 16 rounds, up from 13 last time!

#26 Scott in Ottawa

The people at BrandX always say to put something you're not good at in your warmup, so maybe start to include 3 sets of 10 push ups in your warmup and concentrate on good technique.

43/m/166

morning run 5.5 miles

WOD: 24 rounds + 4 PU

PR!, legs burn.

cindy, 22rnds, 4 squats short of 23

Cindy

11 rounds + 5 pull-ups + 6 push-ups

18 rounds

+ 16 lb weight vest

40/m/210

14 rounds + 3 pullups
Pullups really slow me down

bw - 200
cindy - 9 rounds + 5 pull-ups

bw - 209.5
cindy - 8 rounds + 5 pull-ups

16 rounds of Cindy

39/m/160
second time with mary
8 rounds plus a set of hspu and single leg squats

Tim:

"Mary" as rx'ed
10rds + 5 HSPU + 2 pistols (HUGE PR)

Feel broken, but elated.

Hot tip for avoiding Pukie: WOD before breakfast.

28/f/154#

Brand X pack mod - rounds in 20:00 of 3 chin-ups, 6 push-ups, 9 squats

Total - 10, +1 from the last time I did this workout. Small overall volume improvement, more significant improvement in work over time. I blew through the first five rounds (hooray for kipping), then my forearms started hollering and I had to switch to chin-up singles on the easy to reach wall-mounted bar. The last couple of sets had me helping myself up with my feet on the wall. I suspect I'm pulling too much with my arms rather than with my back.

Cindy 17 rounds in 20:10. Previous PR was 14 rounds (last 3 times I did Cindy).

27yrs/180# Cindy as RX'd...25 rounds and 5 pullups

28 yom 225#

Cindy as rx'd
20 rounds in 19:52 (PR by 5 rounds)

38 year old female/130#

Cindy
In 20 minutes: 10 full rounds, plus 1 round pull ups and push ups before timer went off. I'm cooked.

A PR by 1 round, but hey, I'll take it.

38/M/190
"mary"
8 rounds + 1HSPU
1 legged squats done in doorjam to assist to get lower

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

22/145

"Mary" as rx'd

17 rounds(new pr from 14)

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

21/220

"cindy" as rx'd
23 rounds with 5 pull ups

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

28/m/215
"Cindy"
21 rounds 19:30

29 yo male. 207 lbs
7.5 in 20 minutes.

I did Cindy today, 24 rounds + 8 Pushups. I went ahead and finished to make it an even 25 at 20:30

after a month and a half of doing crossfit I am feeling it now and am able to push myself harder on the workouts awesome stuff.

25 yo/m/6'3"/215#

At home in Rockford, IL visiting parents. Had a tough time finding a pull up bar without paying for a day pass at GloboGym. Ended up doing Cindy using a thick tree branch for pull-ups on a very warm day in the park.
19 rounds with 12 seconds left. Not quite my 20 in a previous effort, but I have been sick for a week, so not bad.

Mary

Subbed the 1-legged squat for 20 squats

3 pull-ups shy of 4 rounds in 20:00

assisted pull ups 2 120 lbs
kneeling push ups

10 rounds + 5 pull ups

18 rounds, + 5 pu (PR by 2)

45# snatch x 30; I think it's time to play with snatch w some weight now

20 rounds of Cindy in 19:30, it was my first Crossfit workout...I'm starting to feel the bug.

15 rounds plus 5 pullups. Better than last time by two rounds. Felt pretty good about 15, but then saw the serious number of 20s posted. That's fast.

19 rounds of Cindy.

21 yom/6'/180#

Cindy
20 rounds as RX'd
19:45

Loved it

Cindy
22 rds + 5 Pulls, 10 Pushes, 9 Squats.
A full round short of a PR. Heat, I think. Last time I did it first thing in the morning. Is it just me or does anyone else have horrible DOMS in their biceps after the hopper WOD? I can barely straighten my arms all the way. My SDHPs may have been AFU.

KMan, welcome home! 16 months is way too long.

I'm a couple-times-a-week gym guy, who does the standard isolation exercises, hates pullups, and hates to run.

A friend of mine whos in the Marines told me about Crossfit on Thursday and how its the most amazing fitness system ever. So I got home, I read the site over completly and tried out 40 air squats with perfect technique, because, seriously, how hard could they be?
Friday, I could barely walk.
Saturday went hiking for 6 miles in pain and soreness.

Today, I figured I'd officially start my WOD career, no matter how hard it hits me, Im on the wagon from here on out.

So Officially:

23/m/195#
6 rounds of Cindy in 10:00, before complete and utter muscle fatigue and collapse. I'm beat. The masochistic side of me is loving it. I cant wait to see my long term improvement. I think Crossfit is going to be my new hobby.

Thanks to all the crew for the site, WODs, videos, and explanations. You're making a believer out of me already.

58yo/m/175

"Cindy"
8 squats short of 10 rnds in 20 mins.

first time posting

22yo/m/5'9"/171

12 rounds of cindy plus 5 pullups and 10 pushups

rx'd
18rounds

Cindy - 18 rounds, pullups assisted

BWT:156.5
11 rds 5 pull-ups 6 push-ups
improved by 1 rd

39/m/72"/212

Cindy, 12 - my best yet...of course it is my first time doing Cindy

Mary
7 rounds + 5 HSPU's + 10 one legged squats

HSPU's done against wall. First workout back from CF Games and vacation.

26/6'6"/202 lb

Warmed up with Isabel (time posted there)

Mary
5 rounds + 5 HSPU's + 2 one legged squats

HSPU's done against a wall. First workout day back from CF Games and vacation.

new moniker for me starting today.
modified since I am not to be squatting at this moment while knee is recovering.
Modified "heavy Cindy"
5 chin ups, 10 push ups, 15 step ups to 20" box
13 rds plus 5 chins and 5 push ups all with a 20lbs vest on.

pre: warm up for shoulders and hips plus 3 muscle ups
post: zippo

Mary - 7 rounds + 5 HSPU

Previous: Cindy - 20 rounds + 5 PU/10 PU/3 Squats
Previous: Mary - 10 rounds + 3 HSPU
Previous: Cindy - 22 rounds
Previous: Cindy - 19 rounds
Previous: Mary - 8 rounds
Previous: Cindy - 18 rounds.
Previous: Cindy - 21 rounds + 5 PU

bwt:148 cfwux2

Cindry:
5 pullups
10 pushups
10 pistols

13 rounds + 5 pullups, 10 pushups, 1 pistol

tried to take a shot at cindy today, (6'/245lb/M)

got 10 minutes in and that italian sub(wtf was I thinking) tried to come back through the pipes. I Ended up spending the last 10 minutes keeping pukie at bay. fwiw I got 4 rounds in before "fun with pukie" time.

Cindy
Stopped counting - knee is bugging me on squats, so I went slowly and ultimately swapped out situps for squats.

gotta tell you...I have had kipping bred out of me for years and am having trouble catching on. Strict pullups are what I do...working on the kipping. its getting there. 6 years of northern chinese martial arts have made my legs very strong, but left my upper body lacking a bit. So I chose to do

24yom
6'3"
225lbs

"Mindy"
5 pullups (Still brutal. I've just never been a pull-up guy)
10 pushups
10 pistols (These things are gravy. My first Sifu called em Tam Toi's. Drilled these into my muscle memory like a wood screw.)

38 yrs. old, 190 lbs. male

Cindy 23 rounds

Heart rate is through the roof!!

Both did Mary
N: first time, 9 rnds+5 HSPU,10 1 leg sqts, 3 pullups
- used cross beam on squat rack for support for HSPUs to
allow full ROM. Ended up at about 15-20 degrees from
vertical
J: 10 rnds + 4 HSPU (1st time with strict vertical full ROM unassisted HSPUs--just the wall for balance). 3 rnds less than last time with 1/2-3/4 ROM

41/175/m

ran to gym 1.2 miles
14 rounds in 20 min
ran 1.2

45 min 30 seconds

Should of hit preview...Cindy workout

Cindy for 11 rounds.

34/m/204

Cindy
20 rnds
19:32
(last 4 rounds jumping pull ups)

35/197
Cindy
16 rds in 19:54

21/m/181

cindy with 22lbs weighted vest
strict pullups
14 rounds

Cindy
12 rounds + 5 pull ups.

#51 EnDeR
You just have to trust that the program works. If you have been out of the loop or beening doing different types of PT before ever trying crossfit, it takes awhile for your body to get aclimated to the functional fitness that Crossfit provides. It is like doing pullups your whole life and then switching to chinups without ever doing them much, it is different and doesn't feel right, but with time you get better. Don't get discouraged by some of the workout results that are posted here. These are people that are dedicated and have been at it for along time, I mean just PT freaks! I hope my 2 cents along with others encouragement helps you out, and keeps you in the program.

24/m/5'10" 225#
CFWU 3x13 (pull-ups, push-ups, and dips 3x5)

Cindy
16 rounds in 19:48

#51: try the Paleo Zone rigamarole, at least for a while. And make sure you are getting enough sleep.

Do the WOD, eat properly, get 8-9 hours of sleep, and do it again. The sleep and the proper nutrition could help a ton if you haven't got them straightened out yet. If you're not sleeping enough, that could be holding you back, your body may not be able to recover enough, especially 3-on, 1-off. Losing weight but not getting stronger sounds like maybe a sleep issue.

I blow off the WOD if I feel like it would lead to re-injury or unproductive overtraining. (Sometimes I will repent by doubling-up the next day, though) I'm not a monster like OPT or AFT or Kelly Moore, but I do OK, and have made a ton of progress since I started about a year ago.

Hope it helps. Losing ~30# is itself a huge task.

I just started crossfit today and I love it. I completed 20 rounds in 20 minutes of cindy.

Cindy with IBA 14 rnds + 5 PU and 2 Push Ups. I forgot how different doing pt is when wearing IBA, usually I get 18 rnds but not today. Great WOD.

1.5 mile run...
17 rounds as rx'd.

Welcome Dan #116 - CrossFit is the best system out there for us folk who want to be all round great athletes. Lot's of times it's gonna kick your butt and challenge you both physically and mentally. There will be days you are flying high and others will leave you somewhat discouraged. That's the beauty of life and CF. Show up everyday for the WOD and dig in. Admittedly although I have been at it for over a year I still struggle with getting comfortable with uncomfortable sometimes but am leaps and bounds better than when I started.

male 16 yo
184 6'3"

did half of cindy... 6 rnds. in 10:15, mind is somewhere else... dont have any heart today

Cindy

18rds
racing clock for the last set of squats; pushups are limiting factor.

We did teams of 2 "Cindy" at CF Rockford today:
40 minutes of work, partners alternating rounds. A little fun, but still grueling!
(Arco, Linda, Tammy, Ady)
Jon S. regular Cindy= 20 rds. +15

First time doing "Cindy". Like it alot and I felt great when the 20:00 timer rang.

5'11", 181 BW, 35 YOM

"Cindy" - 22 rounds dead on.

#51, recovery and nutrition are big components that are often missed. Get plenty of rest, eat meat,veggies,nuts and seeds and decrease the starchy carbs like grains. Proper post workout recovery/refueling is vital too. As mentioned earlier, the Paleo diet is worth looking into. A great resource is Paul Chek's book "How to eat,move and be healthy" If you have time and energy spend about 1/2hr before the workout getting warmed up and working on some skills that will benefit the workout then depending on what the workout was, spend a little time after working on some of your weak areas. As an example if the WOD is a strength only workout then I will add a short duration met-con workout after like a 500m row.

Cindy - 9 rounds

#51, hey you did one more round then I did! Hang in there. I just started crossfit last month after years of the basic chest day, leg day, back day, etc. workouts. I was bored out of my skull. I have seen more improvements with a month of cross fit then I did in the last year of traditional weight lifting. So even if your progress seems slow, the fact that your are progressing at all should be cause for celebration. Go for it!

20 rnds. down from last time. Body sore and tired.Also played over an hour of ball hockey this afternoon at work . This is now a few hours later and can barely walk.

28 M 160lbs
7 sets - still a beginner, ha!

7 rds of cindy. 1st time with legit squats. 111+ F.

22 even

5'10"/159 lbs/ male / distance runner

cindy 20 rounds

First WOD day. Very cool. Did "Murph" last week and it took me 5 days to feel OK. This time I'm much better! Thanks for the workouts!

ROM's

WOD
20 rds

Took it slow. I did it in a park using a fleece blanket thrown over the swings to do PU's on. My grip is smoked now. Way short of my PR but ok w/a good workout done outside in the southern heat.

Get some, Go again!

I hooked up with Cindy...18 times.

J
J
J
J
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30/M/215 bodybuilder
Second day of Cross Fit, unbelievable! Cindy kicked my ass! 12 sets, no problem with the exercises; need much improvement with respiration and cardio.

215 pounds 43 yrs old male

23 rounds of "cindy"

15 rounds and 1 pullup.

24/M/145

21 sets, PR. Not bad for a heat index of 100 and Texas mosquitoes eating me alive.

14 rounds plus 5 pullups and 5 pushups as prescribed. As usual, most of this workout is me in the pushup position.

Friday b/f heading out to the beach again:
Row 100m
Five rounds of:
25 Pull-ups, asst
75# Round 1&2, 80# for the rest Push jerk, 7 reps
Time: 21:16

Saturday: Run 53 min on the beach. Distancec was unknown but was lots of fun! Pretty hot out too.

Today- rest day
Erin

Cindy
17 rounds

Mike Donnelly

28/230/5"10
me and cindy danced for 15 rounds then three hours later trena and i went ten miles. im done playing with women today. i need some alone time

43/M/160

as Rxd

16 Rounds - 5 pull ups - 2 push ups

25/m/165

23 rounds even as rx'd.
Last time 28 & 5-10-4. I don't know what happened.

Cindy
as Rxed
26 Rds
+5 Kippers
+3 Push Ups

m/45/180

16 rounds, + 3 pullups

First time doing Cindy ...

To Comment #9; I used tie down strapps and hand grips. The grips like you use on the pull downs. They look just like the Tactical rings you can buy and they work great. They are portable and you can bring them to the gym and use them on the pull up bars.
I will have to do Cindy tomorrow. Start with a 5k run then go directly to Cindy. Can't wait.

#51 EnDeR--

I'm 33 as well and I can say although we're not ancient yet, the body does take more time to recover as it gets older (some are more resilient than others) and I'm sure some of the amazing "senior" atheletes we have here can speak with more authority. Just be careful to not push yourself too hard, too fast looking for changes on the scale or in strength. I started giving myself a bit of golfers/tennis elbow working MU and high-rep PU on a daily basis. My experience has taught me that CF is very unique because much of the improvements are sometimes difficult to spot in the short term. Much of the foundational improvements will be found in core strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. I think it took me 2-3 months before I really started to see differences in my WOD scores. At the 6mo mark I wrote down some goals (like max deadlift, rounds of Cindy, clean and jerk, OHS, etc.) and it has already made a difference in the way I refine my WU/WOD and helps me SEE my progress. I hope you stick it out. I look forward to seeing your scores in the future.

Best,

15 rounds
+ 5 kips

Up from my last score of 11. Pushups still holding me back.

36yom 149lbs
17rounds
Previous was 13rounds 5pullups

Ooops forgot to say that it was Cindy

M/32/211

This was my first attempt at Cindy. Got 13 rounds.

28 yom, 180 lbs

Cindy
16 rounds + 5 PU and 10 push ups

Score went down, but my form is much better

Felt like crap today (almost puked in subway) so did an easyish Cindy with 21 rounds completed.

Tariq

M/32/213#

As RXed

Last Time: 15 + 5 Pull Ups (some jumping pull ups)
This Time: 17 (no jumping pull ups)

20 yom, 160 lbs

Cindy
14 rounds + 2 PU

Finally finished a CF with no handicap!

15 rounds

pullups/push ups/squats

31 sets + 5 pull ups + 10 push ups + 13 squats

2...2 measly squats

24 yom 87 kg

Did mary for the first time, wow she's hard!
6 rounds + 5 HSPU + 10 1 leg squats + 12 PU in 20 mins
OHS and shoulder press practice afterwards, my technique and shoulder strength need a bit of work.

Cindy...oh Cindy.

10 rounds +5 pull-ups.

32/M/72"/160

Mary as rx'd
8 rounds + 5 HP+ 10 pistols
First time with Mary

M/37/175

"Cindy" -- last time 22 rds w/many broken sets

This time: 22 rds plus 5 PU, 10 pushups, 4 squats (then finished off the 23rd round - 20:08 total time)

All sets unbroken! That was a pleasant surprise...

Cindy

22 rounds, 3 pull-ups

I really suck at pull-ups (only the first three rounds were strict, the rest I used a kip. Squats and push-ups were cake though.

cindy

18 rounds

3 more than last time

Cindy 21.
EnDeR, #51, stick with it, it will definitely pay off. Watch your nutrition, and don't worry as much about your weight, as you build muscle (and you will), you may not lose much more weight, but you will lose fat and feel better. And remember, you're not competing against anyone but yourself. Happy Crossfitting...

Caught up with Hopper work-out from the games; details there.

Pure genius, if you think about it. Instant O2 debt from the row, and "pre-fatigue" of the pulling muscles to boot. The longer I do this the more layers of the onion get peeled away, the more subtle and elegant this program becomes.

Really fun, still, on both the physical and intellectual plane, Coach. Thanks.

Cindy 14 rounds

37 yom
210#

Cindy 19+ rnds

30/M/200

Bike to gym

CFWU x 1

Mary (1st time)

6 rounds, 5 HSPUs, 10 pistols, 5 PUs

Pistols done with a little help from the vertical post of the squat rack.
Kipping pullups finally feel natural (still need work on endurance)

17 yom 160lbs
Cindy
17 rounds even

36/M/205

Cindy - 18 rounds (1 more than last time)

cindy 17 rnds

Mary 10 rounds, last time I got 11+ unless I miss counted (or maybe I was just for crap today)

Pistols continue to be my "most challenging" portion of this w.o.

It is a mix of met con and local failure (during pistols) that hurt me, was even getting mild quad cramping during w/o

Level IV elite is 15 rounds, man that will be tough to make

55 y.o. 5'10, 155lb
17 rounds even. This is 3 rounds short of my PR, but I'm 5 weeks out from neck surgery and I'm so happy I was able to do this. Man, it's great to be back in the gym!!!

Bike ride 2 mi.

3 rounds of CFWU

then.. Cindy

18 rounds

Cindy- 20 rounds. Should have done a few more but lost a few minutes checking the clock in the gym since I didn't have a stopwatch to track time.

j - 33f/125

cindy - 22 rounds

Just a quick question about Mary:
How low are we supposed to go on the single leg squats? I didn't see a video posted and I wasn't sure if they are supposed to be a full "pistol" or until the opposite knee hits the ground.

first time doing Cindy, she's tough.

8 rounds 19:20

27/f/106

cindy: 14 rounds, 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 12 squats (so close!!)

Cindy

Last time 18+5 PU
This time 21+5 PU, 10 Push Ups, and 4 Squats.

27/m/180lbs
20 rounds of "cindy" in 20 minutes with Andy at the firehall. Been doing crossfit for two weeks...exhausted, but loving it!

M/32/170

Cindy as rx'd

20 rnds + 5 pullups

21/m/198
cindy:
19+5 pull ups

200#

20 rounds of Cindy

26yom/175

28 1/2 rounds

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

33/m/200

"Cindy"
Completed 11 rounds after warming up with a 1 mile run.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

KAREN-
28/F/133.5 gym weight
Cindy, 8 rounds.
Pull ups sucked- used 70 lb. - 90 lb. assist
Thank God I can do push ups or I would have puked on this work out.

Fun workout- can't wait to do it when I am in better shape.

VINCE-
36/M/240 gym weight
Cindy, 10 rounds
pull ups with 120 lb. assist
Vince (for the record) states that he hasn't done pull ups for approx. 20 years :)

M/26/178
CFWUx2
Mary as Rx'd: 11 rounds (19.57)

Cindy...18 sets +5 pull-ups

m/34/165

Mary
8 rounds

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32-M-185

Cindy

20 rounds

3.55 mile post run.

Great workout

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CFWU minus pullups
WOD, I chose CINDY

11 rounds plus 2 pullups

May have to change my workout time so it's during the day. Just feeling rundown by the time I get to my workout.

Cindy:

7 rounds + 5 Pullups

All but the first set of Pulls were with slight momentum assist from toes.

Only Pushups were broken 5 + 5

Neil: 19 1/3 rounds w/10lbs in the vest (12lbs total)

16 full sets in 20:15

pre cfwu x 2
semi heavy cindy with 10 lb vest.
19 rounds, 5 pullups and 10 pushups
post: Numerous sets of burgener warmup.

a day behind now

Cindy sub'ing box jumps for squats - still trying to let the runner's knee heal

10 rnds + pullups + 1 pushup

27m/195#
cindy - 13 rounds. one less than last time. my asthma was a killer today. i was wheezing before i started, so this was not fun.

Cindy

13 rounds with a frag vest. I was hurting after the tenth set.

I suggest trying a weighted vest if you can get your hands on one. Especially those guys that said they did over 20 rounds.

Jay

Cindy- 18 rounds
After 7th round, pullups were jumping.

Back at it hard after a nasty bout with spinal meningitis. Lesson learned: LISTEN when your body tells you it NEEDS a break! Sometimes I still insist on learning the hard way...

Late post;

M 41 YO 258#

Cindy as rx'd
Assisted PU's light band strick full rom.
Push Up's to deck and full up.
Squats to ball.

16 rounds with 20 sec left but nothing in the tank! There's that cardio thing again...LOL

Cheers
Mark

Cindy:

I feel like I have made some serious progress on my Kipping. I kind of "get it" now with the reverse C and pushing away at hte top. I'm not quite as loose as some of the others I've seen, but I was able to pop out 5 at a time much faster than ever before.

I completed this WOD as Rx'd with 11 & 2/3 rounds completed (I had just started squats when time ran out). While I did have a couple of moments with my hands on my hips huffing and puffing, none of my sets were broken.

34/215/76"

Cindy 17 rounds + 5 pull-ups & 10 push-ups (PR)

No jumping pull-ups needed which is a big accomplishment for me. Previous best for Cindy is 14 rounds including jumping pullups.

Mike: Heavy Cindy- 25lbs pulls, 15lb dumbbell push-ups, 20lb squats still nursing an arm injury. 7rds+5 pulls all sets unbroken
Erin: Cindy- 15 rds still nursing sore back. broke up some pull-ups to remain in control.

M44/235/6'4"

Cindy: 13 rounds + 5 pullups & 7 pushups

Age 51/BW 240#
"CINDY" 9 rounds + 5 pullups. Finished off round 10 in 21:34.

Cindy
20 rounds in 19:41

M/48/5"10"/175

"Cindy"

Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats

22 + 5 Pull-ups and 9 Push-ups
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Compare to 050724

25 + 5 Pull-ups and 2 Push-ups

25/f/131#

breakfast: run 47 minutes = 6.15 miles

WOD:
Cindy
16 rounds even
(pr by 2 rounds)

post: bball game in one hot & humid gym

One day late, took a day off Sunday and went to the pool with the wife and child.

Outside in the PA heat and humidity

20 rounds plus five pull ups not close to PR but I always did it in the gym.

B/W 230

35m 5,8 75Kg
Cindy
Did this during break at work. 14 rounds in pouring rain. Pull ups between deadhang and kip off of a car park height barrier with lots of odd looks from folks driving in and out. Park rangers entertained likewise.

note: Reduce breaks between rounds.

Cindy
18 + pull-ups + 5 push-ups

32/M/199/5'9"

Cindy
13 rounds, + 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups

A guy at the gym recognized that I was doing crossfit and asked me about it.
It was either the kipping pull-ups that gave it away, or the rolling around on the floor gasping for breath.

Ryan: 16 rounds
AL: 19 + 5 pullups + 5 pushups
Jan-Michael: 18 + 5 Pullups + 10 Pushups + 8 squats
Taylor: 17

M/36yo/215#
CFing for 3 weeks
Cindy
12 rds
All PU jumping

cindy

13 sets as rxd

As rx'd, 19 sets of Cindy.

I think I saw Pukie hiding behind a tree.

27/m/170lbs.

Mary 9rounds @ 19:07. Had to stop there. Couldn't figure out how to get off the floor.

34/M/214

1000M row 3:25
warmupx2

Cindy as Rx'd

14 rounds 19:50

cindy
27 rounds..19:58
41 yom 190 lbs

I did Cindy, but I was feeling Mary. A pathetic 8.5 sets for 20min 10sec

22 Yom 190lbs

22 Rounds + 5 Pull-ups and 10 pushups

42/f/135

16x - assisted pull ups, plate 9 - previously plate 12

last 10 pushups were "girl" pushups

M/31/195

Cindy, 25 rounds in 20:14. Couldn't tell where I was at 20 mins, probably somewhere in the squats. 25 rounds in 20:00 is my PR.

Went to a no rest cycle at round 22, pushups broke 5/5 with the reduced rest.

CFWU X 3
WOD
22rds

Cindy
11 rounds + 5 pullups + 10 pushups

26/M/200

"Cindy"
27 rounds + 5 pullups

bwt 240 age 32

14rds +5pu's

kinda tough today for some reason had to really fight through this one.

cfwu minus pu added sott's press

Cindy 17 at the buzzer

Aimed to do a round a minute for as long as i was able. Stayed with it for 15 mins before the press-ups started slowing right down so rested a minute then finished out as strong as poss.

Ended up with 18 rounds and 5/10/12.

All pull-ups kipping on rings with full extension, all press-ups chest/ chin/hips to floor, all squats from dynamax ball to full extension.

Happy with that.

Cheers, kempie

Half Cindy:
7 rds in 10 min (immediately following 7/9 tabata workout.

"Cindy"

21 rounds

15 rounds with regular pull-ups
6 rounds with weight assit pull-ups

Did "Mary"

8 rounds in 19:46

PUs and CUs

Age 35
BW 143#

Cindy as rx'd:

26 rounds +5 Pull-ups

Cindy

14 rounds and change

sub'd 15 situps for the 15 squats

Right knee getting better (80%)

unfortunately, left knee got tweaked.

Jeff @ work
"Cindy" 26 rounds
Charity-"Mary" 12 rounds + HSPU's

28 rounds two calls

CrossFit KAAOT

CFWU x 1

Didn't have a timer today so did 11 rounds of Cindy (previous PR was 11 rounds + 5 pullups I think). We were aiming for 15 but the pullups just weren't gonna happen. Muscle fatigue for Jerry and my right arm is still hurting on the pullups. I keep pushing just to the point that it really hurts instead of just taking a few days off.

M/50/165#

On 7/09

Warmed up with 15 easy minutes on lifecycle.

WOD: Cindy - 16 rd. + 5/10/7 respectively

Finished with 15 min. random intervals on lifecycle.

Mary this time as I picked Cindy last time:

8 rounds, exactly. All pullups strict. That really killed me today doing pullups.

21/m/170
mary
10 rounds
jumping pull ups mid 5th set

those pull ups were killer the rest of it was a breeze .. i used the handstand push ups as my resting time haha

35/M/180
CFWU
Cindy
18rds

Practiced Handstands PU's

21 Rounds on the dot.

22yom/6'2"/208

i'm a day behind and will have to forgo tomorrows rest day to catch back up.

Cindy as rx'd
18 rd's plus 5 pullups

dropped 12 lbs in less than a month, performance of workouts have suffered. i guess i need to eat more and stop being so damned tight with my money. saying i only spend $20 a week on food is starting to not sound so good. think i'll eat some more.

My first post. Excited for what CrossFit can do. My workouts have been pretty mediocre to this point, so now I'm gonna get my butt kicked... (I just don't want to see pukie...)

I have to admit that I was doubting the wisdom of starting CF since there aren't many girls posting. It's hard to figure how I'm doing compared to a bunch of males. But I want to be knocking out pull-up's like Annie this time next year.

25yof/5'1"/125#
Cindy (modified)
9 rd's plus 5 pull-ups & 5 squats

Had to have some machine help on the pull-ups. (You gotta start somewhere right?) And the combo of pull-ups and push-ups sent the push-ups onto my knees by the end. Will I stop getting the twitching muscles eventually?

It felt good. I mean if feeling like crap is good.

45 y/o - 6' - 225#

as RX'd

23 rounds

24m/5'7"/167

Ended up doing this a day early (On Sat)

Cindy
16 rds plus pullups plus 5 pushups

7 Rounds

First Cindy after knee surgery-
19 rounds (had to push hard)
I usually get 25-27

I hate being out of shape.

27/m/215
20 rounds plus 5 pullups
2 more rounds than last time

11 rounds.

2 more than last time!

Not feeling it. Did this on 7/9 after picking a jury.

Cindy, 20 rds in 19:41. Down from 23 last time. Eh, could be worse.

Forgot - 2/3 cfwu (good mornings & sits only)
Burgener WU

39/175/5'10"
28 rounds plus five pullups
as rx'd
Rick M

37/m/220
17 rounds
1 rd cfwu -pulls/dips

sasasasasasasasasasaasasasasaasasasasasasas
full CFWU

Cindy==14 (down 3 from best--maybe due to vacation last week--r ham sore)

Extra
situps
OHS--45# 10

First time doing "Mary" for both of us.

Anthony (BW=180)
Notes: as rx'd
Score: 10 Rounds

Jodi (BW=104)
Notes: subbed elevated pushups at 45 degrees
Score: 7 Rounds + 5 pushups + 1 pistol

Cindy:
I did 15 but I my watch was messed up.

M/32/171

9 rounds with 55# assist on the pullups. Lots of broken sets on the pushups.

OH YEAH that was Cindy

M/38/6'2"/218#

My 2nd WOD. Chose Cindy
did 6 rds and couldn't push-up anymore

WHEW!

27/M/175

19 rounds as rx'd in 19:50. Was hoping for 20; gives me something to shoot for next time!

29/M/150

Did workout yesterday (July 9th).

First, I ran 3 miles on the treadmill in 20:47.

Then, I did Cindy - but I did push-ups in sets of 20 and I carried two 25 pound dumbells during the squats (sets of 10).

After the run, I was really exhausted and winded. It is amazing how much harder some of these exercises are when you are winded.

4 sets in about 15 minutes. Afterwards, I started feeling dizzy, so I had to sit down for about 10 minutes. My left ear had popped (but not my right) during one of the sets of dips. After sitting down for ten minutes, I did one more set - so 5 sets altogether in about 25 minutes.

I feel fine today.

Age: 37
B.W: 157
wod: 2 mile run (14:47), 10 revolutions as rx'd

Forgot - did Mary, 10 revolutions

Cindy as rx'd 29/M/6'/190#
22 rounds

WOD: "Cindy" as rx'd.

21 Rounds + 5 Pullups + 10 Pushups + 4 Squats

Cindy

16 rds ???? Do not know what happen.

Gina

Mary

7 rds

25/bw 205

first time doing mary
6 rounds
hspu's getting better

M/155

14 rounds.

first time. I could have gotten more if I didn't take a couple of weeks off of CF.

I did Cindy btw.

32 yom 175#

warm up:
row 500m
cfwu x 2rds

wod as rx'd
20 rds + 5 pull ups (new pr)

Cindy for the first time-

CFWU x 1

22 Rnds- Good Times...

43yom/186lbs

I am a beginner and my workout was "Cindy" I did 11 rounds in 20 minutes. I did the jumping pull-ups, 15 of the push-ups were mens, the rest womens. I am excited to see improvement next time.

F/31/149#
Row 750m & CFWUx2
Cindy for 1st time
PU on Gravitron at 90#
Alternated sets of full pushups and knee pushups
Did 10 sets in just over 20:20

21 rounds

16 with regular pull-ups
5 with weight-assist pull-ups

22 of Cindy as rx'd.

3 CFWU 10

Last time: 12 rounds of "Cindy"

This time: 17 rounds of "Cindy"

Cindy, 17 rounds

Cindy
17 rounds

Cindy
jumping pullups
pushups from knees
14 rounds, (previous 13)

?'s about todays wod

working on my form for snatch. bar or broomstick for form. but as a sub or mod for this wod...

30x ohs w/ 95#
30x dl w/ 95#
30x hang clean+jerk w/ 95#

was this an appropriate sub/mod?

i did this in the PM and did Cindy in the AM. is it ok to do 2 wod on the same day?

Mary. 9 full rounds, plus 5 hspus and 3 squats. PR.

Mary Mary

5 rounds, 5 HSPU

M/26/200

couple days late...

17 rounds. 2 better than last time.

as rx'ed

9 sets in 20 mins

Cindy
16 Rounds in 19 Minutes

500m C2
CFWU x 1
20 rounds in 20 minutes
New PR by 2 rounds

18 + 5 pull ups

I had to make this one up on the rest day(the day after the tabata workout!). The more rounds I did the faster I got.

26m 152#

CFWU x

26 rounds/ 20 min as Rx

41/163
Cindy
18 rds + 5 p/u

41 yom/185
CFWU x 2 (- p/u)
Cindy
15 rounds + 5 p/u
Not great, but improving! New PR by 3 rounds.

12 rounds.

35/m/152/67"

Cindy as Rx'd

20 rounds (last time 21 rounds)

21 rounds Cindy

145lbs/30yoa

Cindy as Rx'd

21 rounds

last time was 21 rounds plus 5 push-ups and 10 pull-ups.

Macdonald Campus, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec:
"Cindy"
As Rx'd:
Nick: 31 rounds
Pat: 27 rounds
Lindi: 23 rounds (jumping pull-ups; push-ups on knees).

Cindy - first one in a while. 19 rounds plus 5 pulls. Squats to low box, push-ups on parallettes. Way down on previous numbers, indicating loss of fitness and some injury issues but also doing the exercises much better.

13 + 5Pullups, 10Pushups, & 7 Squats

CFWUx3 (no PUs or dips)
Mary
8 rds + 5 HSPUs, 10 pistols, 5 PUs

wife christine did 17 rounds of cindy as rxd. wow.

Can't squat due to a strain (vastus medialis), but I can swing a KB...

"Cindsky" = max rounds in 20 minutes:

5 pullups
10 pushups
15 KB swings (16 kg)

10 rounds + 4 pullups

Much stronger on pullups than a typical Cindy--good sign for when I can squat again. KB swings were tougher than squats due to abbreviated breathing pattern.

15 rounds

Cindy

24 PR, last time was 18

Gotta improve here.

42/6'1"/190

Cindy. 18 rounds plus 4 pull ups.

38/M/195-Syracuse NY
Mary--10 rounds, +6/15 pullups

Cindy

15 rounds

M49/195#
Cindy as Rx'd
15 Rounds + 5 pullups

Notes: Performed 070710 at Boeing DC Rec Ctr; outside; 80+ Deg F. # rounds appx due to user error on stopwatch/counting device - argh, I bet is was a PR too!

Cindy
10 rounds, +5 pullups +10 pushups +8 squats.
PR by nearly two rounds (was 9+1)

Did 12 rounds Cindy yesterday. Two better than my previous PR.

25/m/5'10"/190lb

Cindy as Rx'd: 18 rounds.

cfwu
cindy 12 rounds

Cindy as rx'd 20 rounds
probably could have done 1 more, but kept a steady pace of 1/minute

Cindy:
13 Rounds, + 2 pullups

Cindy:

22 as rxd.

I seem to have hit a plateau.
Here are the results from the last 6 times this WOD showed up:

16-20-22-22-21-22

Age 35
BW 182

CFWU 2x15, light on pulls and dips

15 rounds + 2 pullups vs. 14 last time

41yom / 155 - back from vacation made up on 7/13/07

CFWU x3 x15 (-PU, Dips)

WOD - Mary - First time trying Mary
9rnds + 5 HSPU

Post GHD situps (16,12,10) and KTE (10,10)

Age - 32
Wt - 205#
Ht - 68"

CFWU(10) x3 (subbed 40 tuck jumps)
WOD - Cindy as Rx'd, 20 second rest between rounds
Total - 16 Rounds, 178 HR avg

Finished up with getting a guy to do a scaled Fran. Took him 9 minutes which he called