A participant asks, "Why is heart rate not a good measure of intensity?" The answer? "(Heart rate) is a correlate to intensity but not causal of intensity," explains Chuck Carswell, Seminar Staff Flowmaster.
Watch “What Is CrossFit?” Part 7: Heart Rate3 rounds for time of:
100 double-unders
50 dumbbell snatches
25 pull-ups
♀ 35-lb DBs ♂ 50-lb DBs
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Scaling:
This workout will tax your shoulders. Be sure to warm up sufficiently, and choose a dumbbell load you can use to complete large, manageable sets without sacrificing technique.
Intermediate Option:
3 rounds for time of:
75 double-unders
50 dumbbell snatches
25 pull-ups
♀ 25-lb DBs ♂ 35-lb DBs
Beginner Option:
3 rounds for time of:
100 single-unders
25 dumbbell snatches
10 jumping pull-ups
♀ 10-lb DBs ♂ 15-lb DBs