CHAD1000X
For time:
1,000 weighted step-ups
♀ 35-lb ruck, 20-inch box
♂ 45-lb ruck, 20-inch box
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Sara Wilkinson, CrossFit, and Rogue Fitness present the Hero workout CHAD1000X in honor of Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson, who died by suicide on Oct. 29, 2018, due to the effects of numerous deployments, several TBIs, blast-wave injuries, and PTSD. Our goal is to honor Chad’s life and legacy, and to raise awareness for suicide prevention.
Click here to officially register and to learn more about CHAD1000X and The Step Up Foundation’s mission to raise awareness around and prevent veteran suicide.
Stimulus and Strategy:
Today’s workout is a long grind. Complete as a team, with a partner, or individually for time. If you have completed this workout before, look at your previous time and use that information to help you tackle today’s effort.
Scaling:
Reduce the load and reps. If this is your first time performing this workout, consider cutting the workout in half or giving yourself 30 minutes to complete as many step-ups as possible.
To reduce the complexity of the step-ups, reduce the height of the box.
In case of injury or limitation, perform unweighted step-ups.
Intermediate option:
For time:
1,000 weighted step-ups
♀ 20-lb ruck, 20-inch box
♂ 30-lb ruck, 20-inch box
Beginner option:
For time:
500 unweighted step-ups
No ruck, 12-inch box
Coaching cues:
During each step-up, focus on keeping your knees tracking in line with the toes and standing up by taking your chest to the sky. These two points will ensure the best posture and mechanics throughout the workout.
Resources:
The Box Step-Up
CHAD1000X Hero Workout
CrossFit Hero and Tribute Workouts
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Comments on 251111
247 Comments
39:31. I only did 500 step ups and wore a backpack with 45 lbs. in it.
1004 steps/stepclimber
No weight
15:40
46 YO
250 lbs
1000 step ups
77:39
11/25/25 - Untimed
Correction*
10/25/25 - Untimed
56:45
20 inch
No vest
50:23
500*Т
46:09
50 Cm
Vest 10 kg
57'58"
64:22 Rx
20" box unweighted (first time doing workout)
58:36
53:35
box. 50:36
Male 169cm. 75kg
Time: 01:00:00
863 weighted step-ups
♂ 30-lb ruck, 20-inch box
RX #35 Ruck
F 35/5’5/150lbs
20 inch
21:04
*1000 unweighted step-ups
*20-inch box
51:37
70:10
76:11
pants came off at 700th rep :)
compare to last year Rx 88 minutes with back pack full of plate/dumbbell 45lbs which was just dumb.
30mim EMOM: 10 Weighted Step-ups w/ 45lbs Ruck
Then...
20min EMOM: 10 Bodyweight Step-ups
Total= 500 Step-Ups to 20' Box
Beginner +
For time:
*1000 unweighted step-ups
No ruck, *20-inch box
46:42
November 11th, 2024 at 11:38 am
Commented on: 241111
Beginner, 1000 unweighted step ups @ 20” box
49:27
45 lbs
62’10”
Vest 5 kg 1h30
first time doing this Hero workout. capped time at 30min
405 reps
57:42 rxd
20k Heavy Bag
103 min
first 840 reps with 50 lbs
last 160 with 30 lbs
20inch
15kg heavy bag
1h 22 mins :(
74min (1:14)
20'' box
20kg vest
52M/5'11/225#
Beginner
20:59
1/2 RXD
38:17
No extra weight
96 Min
20 inch box
F 48 / 5'4 in/ 155Lbs.
Intermediate
66:52
Rx 83:17
30lb ruck
500 reps 20” box
30min of Box Step Ups (20lb Vest):
410
rx but only 10kg west
M37 183cm 98kg
1h15'05 rx
Rxd 1:20:35
69:43 slick
1:27:52 RX 45 lb vest on 20 inch box.
1st time doing it. Solo in garage. It was rough.
76 min
Unweighted
401-500 at 24in
(Was going to do 901-1000 but was too tired)
with my daughter. switching each step
Very cool
For time:
500 unweighted step-ups
No ruck, 12-inch box
426 time cap 30 min
For time:
500 unweighted step-ups
No ruck, 12-inch box
426 time cap 30 min
Rx 57:06
Ouch
Box 20"
50:23
box 20"
38:35
54:45 no vest
1000 Weighted Step Ups
RX
45-Lb Ruck
20-Inch Box
56 yo M/ 5'9"/ 149 lbs
48:24
1000 step ups
40 lb pack and mountaineering boots
12 inch box
58:10
Rx 52:12
*Stepped on the Corner of the Box.
*Used a Hand Counter.
Great job!
30 min CHAD w/ 15# DBs (30#)
320 step-ups
Holding DBs in your hands for 30 minutes in the cold really wrecks your grips!!
80 minutes
45min amrap no vest
632
1:24:52
37.00
46:47
1:13:02
30lb ruck 20” step- 250
30lb ruck 16” step-50
Legs gave out took off ruck
16” step-200
500 steps total
48:34
45 vest
50:50
251111
Rx 62:19
Sharing a box with my son
241111
Rx 65:00
231111
Rx 64:19
221111
Step ups to second deck step with 40lb bag of salt on shoulder in the rain
46:49
Son(18)
251111
Intermediate (20lb vest + 10lb DB)
79:17
22111
bookbag with about 18lbs of cans in it.
46:14
Great improvement!
RX 48:53
45# Army Vest
1hour 29mins.
full workout.
M/32/68kg
RX 60:07
45# Ruck
65:57 w/ ruck 45#, compared to 63:40 w/ ruck 45#, 67:57 (w/sandbag 49#), and 72:30 (w/ sandbag 49#)
M/37/210/6’2”
64:58 w/ a 45lb plate
Hold the plate however you want.
RIP Chad and thank you to all the Veterans.
Well done sir!
53:30
59:17
F- Rx (+ a little extra)40# ruck/20 in box
55:57
Compare to 241111: 35#-66:50
Rest Easy, Chad. Heartfelt gratitude to all you service men & women, past, present & future, this day & every day.
If you or someone you know is struggling: Dial 988. Resources are available. Stepupfoundation.org
Holy Flying Favos! Fantastic time and even better improvement!
Great work!!
In case y'all thought I wasn't paying attention about the burpees, I just couldn't pass on traditional Chad, but burpees! You conjured them, so, after work, I did 1/2 Nautical Riley, unweighted. 750m row/75 burpees/750m row. 14:23
Rest Easy, Micheal B. Riley, Special Forces communications sergeant.
*Michael
Not only is Favo in great shape, she’s a little nuts. In a good way, a way I envy.
M:40, 5’4, 137lbs
Rx: 74:30
20 lb plate carrier (all I got)
Thank you Veterans! We all have a perfect God we can turn to. Anyone struggling with suicide, please know you are loved by Jesus and He has a plan for your life! Thank you Step Up Foundation.
👍🏽🙏🏽
With a 20# plate carrier + camel back
1300 steps up the Manitou Incline in 21:27 (almost halfway up the Incline’s 2768 steps)
46:36 total time with the 1.5 mile hike back to the trailhead.
63/5’8”/159
Peace to Chad and other veterans (especially today) whose lives were lost tragically too soon. And a special prayer for their families and teammates.
That sounds like an amazing way to do this, Jim! Outstanding!
Can’t say it better than Favo just did!
Not a holiday for me. I did 30 mins @ 31lbs on 20” box
527 total steps
last year 500 @ 30lbs/20” in 31:11, so today was a big improvement
Nice effort there, Michael.
Awesome still getting the work in & congrats on the improvement!
No holiday for me either, so a little longer & sweatier than usual lunch break!
500 step ups with 14 lb vest
500 body weight.
Shared a box with a friend, passed the vest back and forth every 100 Reps 💪🏼🙌🏼
I like that team approach!
That's a true friend! Great work both!
Great work!
Nice!
Very well done!
100 20” box
100 18” box
800 12” box
59:47
M/44/175
M/32/200
45lb plate
500
36:00
I quit on yall. I’ll do better next time. This kicked my butt.
You still got solid work on & you showed up! Good job.
Kike Favo said, you showed up, which is the most important step. Hope to see your results next year.
No ruck, 12-inch box
total time: 1 hour 14 minutes 10 seconds
Excellent!
74:47 Rx 💚
Nice work!
Great job!
With a 40# Plate carrier
61:03
24111: 79:15, same PC
231111: 70:11, same PC
Surprised by the result today. Didn’t care about time - just gettin ‘r done. Used a little different counting method than before that probably kept me moving more consistently. Time for ice on the knees.
RIP Senior Chief. Hooyah, brother!
Great improvement Lincoln!
Fantastic improvement!
That's awesome! Congrats on a solid improvement!!
Excellent improvement!
Scaled: 10kg ruck
Scaled
12# vest
Fantastic!
Well done!
10kg vest
58:40mins
500 steps
12 inch step
15# ruck
46:06
38:48
200 to 20" box, 800 to 16" box due to spinal fusion
57:43
Well done working through the back injury.
Very impressive!
1000 steps, no weight
20 inch box
Completed CHAD1000x on 09 November, trying to catch deers today.
RIP Chad and all the others. Peace to the families affected by suicide.
Rx’d: 58:30
241111 (completed 10 NOV 2024) 1:05:32
231111: 1:05:28
221111: 1:20:30
Look at the improvement!
Awesome job, brother!
Better every year!
10 rounds for time of:
400m run
5 pull-ups
10 kb swings
15 pushups
I added a 20lb weight vest.
39:54 🇺🇸
That’s an outstanding substitute! Well done!
1,000 steps/45 lbs. in DBs on my shoulders/12 in. Box (had no bigger box where I was)
30 years old: 57:33.81
Great job. Those DBs musta been awkward, making the steps a tad harder.
Way to work with what you have & get it done well!
Scaled
20# vest / 20” box / 1,000 reps
59:39
15kg
29:44
70:19 Rx
#20 Ruck
27:11
Rx 1:31:17 using a north face back pack with 45lb sandbag inside.
Beginner option:
For time: 29:46
33:10
Wow!
I'll second that! Amazing job!
That’s beastly!
Rxd.
64:41.
5.11 vest with 20 lb rogue plates and a 5 lb small iron plate to get to RXd weight. Need to secure the weight better next time, bottom Velcro was rubbing my lower back for about 700 steps! Averaging under 6 minutes per 100 until the halfway mark then it became a real grind. Focus on good form! Felt myself getting lazy a few times and experienced some foot / calf muscle pain.
Went to 1002 steps at the end because I slightly lost count 2-3 times and wasn’t sure if I missed a couple steps. Left a puddle on the box!
2024 - 72:08 rxd (held the 5lb plate after it slipped out of my old vest)
2023 - no data
2022 - 59:40 w/ 20 lb vest
couple Hero workouts I’m glad repeat annually and this is one of them. A humbling test and a chance to be alone with your thoughts as you try and channel for the folks that these workouts are for. RIP.
Great job, James!
Great work James
Super improvement, and a good perspective on this workout.
Great work pushing through!
That’s exceptional!
No kidding. Great time.
Wow! That's fantastic!
Rx Intermediate option
83:14
Intermediate 17# Bulgarian shoulder sand bag for the first 500 steps then no weight last 500. 1:05.17
Outstanding!
Great time, Laurie!
1:10:40
200 18” box w/15# db curls
200 18” box w/ 10# db curls
200 18” box no weight
400 12” box no weight
Way to stick with it, Frank.
Rx 58:10
Great job!
Well done!
-500 step-ups (16”/2 basement stairs)
*20 lb weight vest
34:16
More importantly, RIP Chad and thank you and all Veterans for your service
Nice job working with the home "equipment"!
M57/150
Did as an 1:00.00 AMRAP 20" box 25# ruck yesterday..
700 steps.
(11/11/24 - 1/2 Chad w/30#, 20", & 5 ring rows every 25 steps in 59:21)
R.I.P. Chad, Semper fi, & happy verterans day!
Veterans..
Good to see you’re still kicking it, Art.
RIP Chad
20" step ups
200 w/30# vest
300 no vest
54:24
m/55/180
I know I did this in 2024 but can't find my info. now to spend time finding it.....
compare to
Modified to
With 45# ruck
30 rnds of 58 steps up/58 down
Bleachers at track
55:11
Good work!
Great job, Mike!
1000 steps, 10kg weight vest, 59min something, sweat drip reset the stopwatch! 🤦♂️🤬
1000 step-ups 1h26'06"
💪🏽👏🏼
44:58
No weights
1000 step ups 20“ box
1:00:43
5:56
Each leg = 1 rep,
Or both legs = 1 rep?
Thank you Cassandra.