Barbara
5 rounds, each for time, of:
20 pull-ups
30 push-ups
40 sit-ups
50 squats
Rest precisely three minutes between rounds.
Post times to comments.
Compare to 201121.
Scaling:
This is a classic benchmark workout with the goal of staying relatively consistent each round. If unable to finish each movement in 3 sets or less, decrease the reps by 5-10 per movement.
Beginner Option:
3 rounds, each for time, of:
10 ring rows
15 push-ups
20 sit-ups
25 squats
Rest precisely three minutes between rounds.
Comments on 220111
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Can't see the video when logged in.....? Any ideas?
Thanks
Any, if necessary, movement dynamic in both hip and trunk?
11 rounds w/ jumping pull ups.
CFWUx2
33:01
Didn't rest between rounds.
RX’d
27:01
34:23 RX
M/38/5'9"/193
I first started Crossfit when my brother got back from deployment and told me about this workout site him and his buddies would do when they were sent all over the place, this must have been 2009 or '10 (i tried to look up but the leaderboard doesn't even go back that far anymore). anyway we did soley mainsite wods at globo gyms and later video submitted our open scores we were hooked. Many years later I've done lots of fitness since then but last week i was feeling nostalgic and wanted the oldschool feel of the .com so i logged in to see if y'all were still there and sure enough there you all were. this was my first solid week doin mainsite wods the feeling i get doin wods with basically anonymous people from around the world knowing we are in this together is a beautiful thing, thank you community. And thank you to Crossfit for keeping the mainsite wods up! these workouts continue to be simple beautiful brutal and elegant. to paraphrase 'one of the three ways to find meaning in life, is to have the right attitude in suffering' - Viktor Frankle, Mans search for meaning.
28:09rx
welcome back, i've been here since 2008 as well!
Great to have you back! I've been following mainsite since 2007, but didn't start posting until 2020. I couldn't agree more that the community is awesome. Very well done today by the way!
awesome score, nice comment!
3 rounds, and subbed 20 TJs for 40 sit-ups
25:35
next day, midday
wu: bike, slihps
skill: kippings
wod: barbara
5 rnds
12 black band assisted strict pull ups
30 push ups
40 sit ups
50 air squats
3 min rest
37:38
post: walk, crosser, stretch, bike
5:10, 5:58, 7:09, 7:01, 7:07
I still hate this WOD.
4:25
12:32 (5:07)
21:03 (5:29)
30:31 (6:29)
40:24 (6:53)
Managed to complete the workout in ~30min. each round was about 3.40-3.50
178cm74kg
3:29, 3:24, 3:58, 4:04, 4:24: 31:30
Male rx shit was cold af
24y175cm86kg
34:56 as rx’d PR by 19 seconds-not quite as easy as last time though. Felt like ass going into each set of pull-ups cardio-wise, although I still managed to do them all unbroken-with a gymnastics kip. Arms close on pushups like demo. Broke pushups into 5 sets round 1 and 2 to save stamina and overall time, more breaks from there. Finished round 5 pushups with 5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2. Surprising ab pump with butterfly abmat sit-ups.
round times: 4:04/4:23/4:52/4:59/4:38
182/42/176cm
3 rounds due to time...5:23/6:00/7:10
11/21/20: made up on 3/2/21:
(5:28/6:34/7:16/6:47/7:48)
5:36-5:21-5:24-5:20-4:57
M/26/5'8"/160lb
CrossFit AFK
36:20 - Rx (R1 - 4:17, rested to 7:17, R2 - 12:07, rested to 15:07, R3 - 20:14, rested to 23:14, R4 - 28:28, rested to 31:28, R5 - 36:20. Did R1 of pull-ups and push-ups in sets of 5s + whatever small set is needed to finish it out, R2 was sets of 6's, then R3 was sets of 7's, then R4 was sets of 8's, and finally did 9's to finish out R5. Ab-mat sit-ups and squats were all unbroken, slowed down during the sit-ups from round to round. On 201121 I finished in 44:32.)
I feel the kipping pull-up and the strict pull-up accomplish different things physically and are very different when programed in a workout.
~45 minutes
43 / 6’0 / 195
M/35/6'/175#
First day back after being down for a bit with a cold. Decided to modify this one and go until it started to feel weird.
Ended up doing 8 rounds of 10/15/20/25 with a 2:00 rest between.
Deo gratias
M/ 47/ 138 lbs/ 5’-6”
As Rx:
Barbara:
5 rounds of:
20 pull ups
30 push-ups
40 sit ups
50 air squats
Rest exactly 3:00 times between rounds.
3:00, 2:58, 3:12, 3:24, 3,26
Completed last round in 27:44.
Not too bad. I really felt. In situps the most. I also broke up last two rounds of push ups . Squats felt easy and pull ups were not too bad either.
Sit ups were hard in 4th round and really hard in last round. I haven’t done this WOD in a really long time.
I would have thought the pull ups would be more challenging than normal because I did it on my thick indoor pull up bar.
Mentally I break the larger sets into quick bursts of 4&5 instead of thinking of doing 40 or 50. This way I’m just going quickly to do 4-5 and then do that for 8-10 sets but you only think of 1-5 and then count the sets. For me that helps. Large sets an get mentally draining.
PR (2 this week!)
1/15/22: 32.00 10,20,30,40
11/23/20: 32.52: 10, 20 30, 40. 4.24; 4.08; 4.45; 3.40(?); 3.55
7/4/17: 39:00 no squats bc triathlon
11/18/12: 53 min flat
8/1/11: 6.35 6.46 8.41 7.59 11.49 = 53.50
5/5/10: Half the reps. 60# pu assist. 2.11, 2.15, 2.01, 2.22, 2.10
Early 09: 6.30 6.21 7.01 6.57 8.07. = 46.55
Prior: 701, 704, 644, 906, 931 with 40lb assist on pullups.
JonNYC
3:10, 3:30, 3:59, 3:29, 3:34
5 Rds each for time:
first round was
15 pull up’s
25 push ups
40 sit ups
50 squats
time: 5:27
second round and on adjusted to:
10 pull ups
20 push ups
30 sit ups
40 squats
time: 4:36
third round: 4:27
fourth round: 4:35
fifth round: 4:46
5 ROUNDS, EACH FOR TIME, OF:
20 inverted rows
30 kneeling push-ups
40 abmat butterfly sit-ups
50 squats
SCORE: R1: 6'58'' / R2: 7'25'' / R3: 7'13'' / R4: 7'32'' / R5: 6'55''
201121: R1: 7'57'' / R2: 7'27'' / R3: 7'18'' / R4: 6'48'' / R8: 8'33''
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Still slow, but definitely felt "easier" this time.
12 km hilly run yesterday made squats even slower than usual
Rx’d
Rd.1: 2:34
Rd. 2: 2:39
Rd. 3: 2:46
Rd. 4: 2:49
Rd. 5: 3:00
(25:48 total)
201121: 2:38, 2:44, 2:54, 2:58, 2:57 (26:11 total)
5:18,5:00,5:50,6:03,6:14. Forearms still pretty sore so subbed 100lb cable row for PU. Time sucked, but first time doing all 5 rounds in a long time. Just have to embrace the suck!
3 rounds, each for time, of:
10 strict pullup
15 push-ups
20 sit-ups
25 squats
Time:
3:05, 3:12, 3:17
4 rounds, gym was crowded so only got a good time on first round. After that someone took matt and space for sit-ups, so I had to find another matt and space each round.
Round 1,3&4 substituted ring rows, round 2 did weight assisted pull-ups.
4:50 for round 1.
6 pull-ups
15 push-ups
20 sit-ups
25 squats
Rest precisely three minutes between rounds.
18:12
As RXd in the high teens here in SEPA. kipping PU, butterfly sit-ups (no ab mat), unanchored.
3:30
4:03
3:29
4:01
4:59
31:32 when it was all said and done (not adding in the 3 minutes of rest after the 5th round).
unbroken on everything the first 2 rounds, i have no idea how the 2nd round was that much slower, but I think I really must have slowed down on the sit-ups. 3rd round had a break on push-ups. Last two rounds had breaks on pull and push-ups. I knew the last round was going to be bad.
Scaled
10 strict pull up
20 push up
20 sit up
50 squats
2:58 3:19 4:19 4:23 4:17
31:16
Rx
4:20
5:03
5:55
5:57
6:05
39:20
compare to 11-21-20
Rx
3:34, 4:35, 5:55, 6:11, 6:32
38:52
M 51/195/6’
Took 5 reps off each exercise.
31:27 total time including
5 rounds of:
20 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
40 AbMat Sit-Ups
50 Air Squats
3min rest
3:19, 3:58, 4:31, 5:15🤢, 4:47
Rx: 21:50
M/30s/225lbs
Think half the time was just squats 2 at a time 😮💨
Son(teen, 160lbs):
10 pull up
15 push up
30 sit up
50 squats
26:07
3:36 - 3:51 - 3:53 - 3:51 - 3:36 = 30:47 total Rx'd
Kipping PU, unanchored SU
m/53/5'11"/189#
Half Barbara
5 rounds, each for time, of:
10 pull-ups (strict - doing my best to stop kipping all movements including HSPU)
15 push-ups
20 sit-ups (butterfly with ab-mat)
25 air squats
Rest precisely one and half minutes between rounds.
2:46; 3:05; 3:22; 3;29; 3:45 with total time with rest at 22:30
M48,5'7",168#
M / 37 / 86.5kg
Scaled 3 sets x (Strict Pull-ups x 15 / PU x 30 / ab mat sit-ups x 40 / Air Squat x 50)
Set 1 = 5:30 / Set 2 = 5:45 / set 3 = 5:47 - Total = 26:02
I don’t know about anyone else but I have an overwhelming fear of competing mainly when it comes to competing with myself. But if feels Great when you win! All with ab mat
3:21
3:37
3:30
3:50
3:42
total time with breaks 31:24
compared 201121
4:20
4:41
5:16
3:56
3:23
190817 first started CF
5:07
4:53
5:03
4:50
4:53
Nice progress!
I feel you man. I used to get really nervous before some football and basketball games and track races, and the nerves competing with myself on a workout can get even worse.
For me it comes from two things: 1, don't want to face the prospect of thinking I did "worse" and 2, I know what it costed last time to put up the score, and I know what it will cost this time to put up a better one.
Yup! I didn't look at compare to's until after the wod. Mentally it helps me with the "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" mindset.
Thanks guys for the responses. Much appreciate
Chris any tips on how to affront those mental barriers?
4 rounds
subbed knee raises for sit-ups
3:56 - 3:38 - 3:46 - 3:46
On vacation in Cabo…I deserve a one-round break!!
112120: rx, all rounds in the 3:50s except r5 at 4:02. Sit-ups definitely slower than knee raises.
59/5’8”/155
Have fun Jim!!
Beginner Option:
3 rounds, each for time, of:
10 ring rows
15 push-ups
20 sit-ups
25 squats
21:10
Brought this inside, 4* windchill. Had to ditch the pull-ups:
5 rounds:
30 pushups
40 hollow rocks
50 squats
25:08
Barbara rx
abmat sit ups-unanchored
4:42
4:55
5:35
5:48
5:43
m/51/175
For my notes--today was in the basement w/normal pull up bar---not in the garage w/ a yoke fat bar for pull ups. Made a huge difference.
Compare to June 2017
5;43
6:28
6:14
5:59
5:40
Scaled:
5 rds ea. for time @ 1/2 reps
2:49
2:30
2:45
2:34
2:24
*1:1 rest
33,12 R.X
201121:RX:36'40''.1R: 3'36'',2R: 4'19'',3R: 5'21'',4R: 5'44'',5R: 5'50''.(butterfly)https://youtu.be/RTCcjkIB8UA
220111:RX:38'40''.1R: 4'42'',2R: 5'10'',3R: 5'32'',4R: 5'53'',5R: 5'22''.(strict pull-up)https://youtu.be/hSRZKFpkNIY
Champions Club Scaling Notes
RANT
"Name the original CrossFit benchmark video with Jolene as the soundtrack."
^^That was the original taunt I directed towards Mel earlier today, hoping to cover up for the fact that I had been stumped for the previous 20 minutes trying to remember off the top of my head. Unfortunately my plan was exposed when he asked for a hint, and all I said was "something with Greg Amundson?" So I frantically went down the YouTube rabbit hole trying to beat Mel to the video. I was distracted, however, when I accidentally clicked on a video I'd never heard of: a Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers duet called Islands in the Stream. While I was sulking in my despair, the hook came on about a minute in and I completely lost my shit. Some nerdy record label dude in 1997 heard that, that, and the first thing he said was, "Somebody get Ol' Dirty Bastard on the phone. I have an idea..."
WORKOUT THEMES
Long and light. Stamina plays a huge factor in the individual movements, but not too much in one movement to the next. Mainly, though, a test of our gymnastics stamina recovery.
ASSUMED
Jesus is calling you.
MAIN DECISION
Take the test as listed, or scale to hit the desired intensity outcome?
TECHNIQUE SCALE
Sub 20 kips for pull-ups, and maybe do hollow rocks for sit-ups? Otherwise do as listed and stop when for the form goes in a permanent wrong direction.
CONSISTENCY SCALE
As listed
INTENSITY SCALE
Divide pull-ups and push-ups however you want each round.
MY STUFF
I did another variation of yesterday's workout, this time at a higher intensity.
GENERAL FEAR LEVEL: I say 9 because I think this has to be in your wheelhouse to be a 10. Mel says a 10. Doesn't matter wither way, General Fear Level for this is being in an interrogation room with Method Man, 15 boxes of pizza, and a sewing machine.
Yup, Barbara is the worst. Ain't seen that b*tch in 12 years and don't plan on seeing her over the next 12 neither.
If you cannot do five consecutive strict muscle-ups, learning to kip is counterproductive. As an historical aside, I'd deemphasize the kipping pull-up were we to do things again.
I imagine you might feel the same with kipping HSPU?
Basically, that is correct, Jade. The kipping pull-up is an ineluctable consequence of high rep strict pull-ups. Before an athlete gets to 40 pull-ups the kip arises spontaneously. It doesn't need to be taught and perhaps should not be.
My thoughts on the "kipping" HSPU can be found here:
https://www.crossfit.com/?topicId=article.20191230121702384
I am not a fan of the "kipping" HSPU!
Thanks Coach (CrossFit has changed my life). Is this because of risk of injury or just wrong trajectory for progression. I always liked the kipping pull up because it allowed me to get much more volume and i figure it builds coordination, strength and flexibility amongst a bunch of muscle groups big and small. Full disclosure: i can't do 5 strict MUs and probably never will. JonNYC (XF since 2008).
What are your thoughts now regarding this early publication on the CrossFit journal? Anything that you would put forward differently? http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/32_05_Kipping_Pullup.pdf
Try creating ground tension backwards while lowering into your squat. MeatHeadMonk on ig if you need help understand what that means.