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Run Ski Run
For time:
Run 1 mile
Ski 500 meters
Run 1 mile

Post time to comments.

Goal: 20 minutes of work.

Run Swim Run was a 2017 CrossFit Games event where athletes ran a course around the venue and swam in Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin. In today’s workout, we’re replacing the swim with the ski erg.

This workout is about aerobic capacity and technical endurance. The ski erg will feel like a nice break but be careful not to become complacent.

To improve your run pace, focus on posture. Imagine a string holding you up from the top of your head pulling your neck up and lifting your chin. In contrast, your shoulders should feel lower and your hands relaxed.

If you did the running intervals two weeks ago, you’ll have a good idea of your speed. A trick for this one could be to average your times on the 400-meter runs and add 10 seconds to your pace in order to sustain the effort for the next mile.

Scaling:

Intermediate option:
For time:
Run 1,000 meters
Ski 500 meters
Run 1,000 meters

Beginner option:
For time:
Run 800 meters
Ski 350 meters
Run 800 meters

To build cardiovascular endurance, adjust the distances to allow jogging, running, or walking within the time domain. The running should take no more than 16 minutes in total. Move continuously on the ski erg. Aim for no more than 4 minutes on the ski erg.

Resources:
Metabolic Conditioning
What Is Fitness? Part 2: Metabolic Pathways
CAP Tips: Running Position Drill
CAP Tips: Running Pulling in Place
CAP Tips: Running Falling Forward
CAP Tips: Running Change in Support Drill

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Rest Day

Read: “The Grit for Greatness — Samantha Rubin Paves New Paths for Women in Sports”

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Meet Guest Programmer – Michele Letendre: Dec. 4-17, 2023.

On a running clock:
0:00-10:00:
1 snatch high pull
1 hang power snatch

10:00-20:00:
Complete the following complex for max load:
1 power snatch
2 hang squat snatches

For Part 1: Start at 30% of your max snatch and work up to 50%.
For Part 2: Make as many attempts as desired within the 10-minute window.

Post load to comments.

Goal: Technical practice and application. Percentages are based on your best power snatch.

Focus on continuous leg drive and elevating the bar. If the second pull is not executed efficiently, you won’t be able to lift as much load.

When time starts, athletes begin with 30% of their best snatch, or what they consider to be a light weight, and work up in load using the complex of 1 snatch high pull + 1 hang power snatch until they hit about 50%.

At the 10-minute mark:
Athletes move on to their working window and hit the complex of 1 power snatch + 2 hang squat snatches as heavy as possible.

Athletes cannot drop the bar between their power snatch and hang squat snatch.

Scaling:

Intermediate option:
Intermediate athletes can perform this workout as prescribed.

Beginner option:
From 0:00-10:00:
Practice the following complex with an empty bar or a light weight:
1 hang snatch pull
1 hang power snatch

From 10:00-20:00:
Work up to a heavy set of:
3 hang power snatches

Resources:
The Hang Power Snatch
“What Is a Snatch?”

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Meet Guest Programmer – Michele Letendre: Dec. 4-17, 2023.

Every 6 minutes for 3 sets complete: 21-15-9 reps Echo-bike calories
Kettlebell goblet squats

♀ 24 kg
♂ 32 kg

Post your total time of all 3 sets combined to comments.

Goal: Get comfortable with the burn and increase your threshold as a result. Aim for 4-5 minutes to complete each set.

To be successful in this workout, aim for high intensity with some level of consistency in all three intervals. This will be difficult but a little bit of discipline goes a long way. High intensity is the goal but not maximal intensity. Keep some in the tank and give it everything you’ve got on the last one.

Equipment matters — the effort on the Assault or Echo bike will change the stimulus of this workout when compared to a bike erg.

More experienced athletes can work closer to their thresholds with less rest than beginner athletes. Beginner athletes should finish BEFORE advanced athletes without exceeding their capacities. This means a beginner athlete should have a LOWER RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) than an advanced athlete in the first intervals since beginners will not have their recovery capacities as high and trained as the more advanced athlete.

I tested this workout and found that it was possible to keep the pace up so long as I didn’t push the squats. I was using a bike erg and was faced with the realization that the 21 and 21 took almost half the time, but staying composed allowed me to hit the goal and finish as hard as I could on the last interval.

Scaling:

Intermediate option:
Every 6 minutes for 3 sets complete:
18-15-9 reps
Echo-bike calories
Kettlebell goblet squats

♀ 16 kg
♂ 24 kg

Aim to complete the work around the 4-minute mark to allow for enough rest to repeat the next interval at high intensity.

Beginner option:
Every 6 minutes for 3 sets complete:
12-9-6 reps
Echo-bike calories
Air squats

Beginners will be pushed out of their comfort zone with the level of intensity we want to achieve. Aim to complete the work in 4 minutes to get 2 minutes of rest.

Resources:
The Air Squat

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Meet Guest Programmer – Michele Letendre: Dec. 4-17, 2023.

Rest day

Read: “A Deft Dose of Volume”

OR

Every 1:30 for 15 rounds, complete:
Swim 50-75 meters

Keep moving but stay within your comfort zone. You should get 30-40 seconds of consistent rest without over-exerting. Focus on your breathing rhythm — in swimming, the ease of breathing comes from good body rotation and not turning your head excessively to one side.

Scaling:

Intermediate option:
Every 1:30 for 15 rounds, complete:
Swim 25-50 meters

Beginner option:
Complete 10 rounds of:
Swim 25-50 meters
Rest as needed between rounds.

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Meet Guest Programmer – Michele Letendre: Dec. 4-17, 2023.

5 rounds for time of:
4 strict deficit handstand push-ups
8 kipping deficit handstand push-ups
16 dumbbell box step-overs

♀ 4-inch deficit, 20-inch box, 35-lb dumbbells
♂ 6-inch deficit, 24-inch box, 50-lb dumbbells

Hold two dumbbells in a farmers carry position for the step-overs.

Post your time to comments.

Goal: Upper-body pressing strength endurance + posterior-chain endurance. Aim to finish in 12-15 minutes.

Aim to move from the strict handstand push-ups (ideally unbroken) to the kipping without breaking and complete the kipping handstand push-ups in 1 to 2 sets. Break the step-overs as needed to achieve the goal.

The goal is to move unbroken from the strict to the kipping handstand push-ups. This adds an element of speed that can be surprising. Aim to complete the kipping handstand push-ups in 1-2 sets.

The training effect will be interesting because we don't get a break on the step-ups since they are loaded with dumbbells — your upper back and rear delts will be under tension the entire time. Break up the step-ups as needed to maintain the goal of the day.

Scaling:

Intermediate option:
5 rounds for time of:
4 strict handstand push-ups
8 kipping handstand push-ups
16 dumbbell box step-overs

♀ 20-inch box, 25-lb dumbbells
♂ 24-inch box, 35-lb dumbbells

For the handstand push-ups, you may reduce the reps to 3 and 6, respectively, so long as the strict handstand push-ups remain unbroken. If the volume of handstand push-ups is still too high, consider reducing the reps further or adding one or two AbMats under your head to reduce range of motion.

Beginner option:
5 rounds for time of:
4 strict dumbbell shoulder presses
8 dumbbell push presses
16 unweighted box step-overs

♀ 16-inch box
♂ 20-inch box

Use the heaviest pair of dumbbells that allows you to complete 4 strict shoulder presses and 8 push presses unbroken.

The main focus for beginners is pressing endurance with the strict and push press. This is a great opportunity to practice core-to-extremity movement patterns. Focus on keeping your weight in your heels for the entire workout.

Resources:
Handstand Push-Up Variations
HSPU and You: Master the Movement

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Meet Guest Programmer – Michele Letendre: Dec. 4-17, 2023.

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
20 single-under crossovers
10 burpee pull-ups
12 GHD sit-ups

Post rounds and reps to comments.

Goal: Conditioning + pulling endurance.

This is our homage to the Open and Quarterfinals coming soon! It's a bodyweight workout that can make you dizzy!

Last year, we faced single-under crossovers and burpee pull-ups. Today, we're combining these two movements with one that will interfere by adding a large range of motion hip flexion. There is no rest unless you've practiced your single-under crossovers.

Slow and steady wins the race. These movements take various times and rushing, especially on the crossovers, can cause unnecessary mistakes. There's no real rhythm in this workout so you'll need to adapt to the speed of execution of each movement. The burpee pull-ups will eat up a lot of time, but if you move efficiently, creating the same steps for each rep, you will find the rhythm. The GHD sit-ups will feel the most chaotic since it's a high-velocity movement, but we can control that by taking a quick breath at the top of each rep and controlling our descent with the help of gravity. To help with proper mechanics and prevent dizziness, keep your gaze neutral and focus on a point far away from you such as where the wall meets the ceiling.

Scaling:

Intermediate option:
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
4 x [4 single-unders + 1 crossover]
10 burpee jumping pull-ups
12 GHD sit-ups to parallel

The biggest sticking point in this workout is the technical demand of the crossovers. This is why we've split the work into short sets with one crossover at the end. If this is not a challenge, reduce the number of single-unders completed between crossovers until 20 total jumps have been accumulated. The pull-up bar should sit 2-3 inches below the wrists for the jumping pull-ups.

Beginner option:
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
20 single-unders
6 up-down jumping pull-ups
12 AbMat sit-ups

Beginner athletes should start at a conservative pace. Approach this workout as you would a 5K run: You wouldn’t begin at a 400-meter sprint pace. Aim to keep the single-unders as smooth as possible; that’s your recovery time.

Resources:
How to Count Crossovers
The Burpee Pull-Up With Greg Amundson
The GHD Sit-Up

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Meet Guest Programmer – Michele Letendre: Dec. 4-17, 2023.

7 rounds for time:
7 deadlifts
7 hang power cleans
7 front squats
Rest 1:00 between rounds.

♀ 105 lb
♂ 155 lb

Post total time, including rest, to comments.

Goal: 10-12 minutes.

Jan Kozak, our newest addition to the team at Deka Comp, gave us this one. Kozak has a love for barbell cycling and here are some of his notes:

Pulling, cleaning, squatting — all the barbell fun in one good, clean rodeo. Athletes should attempt to go unbroken on the bar throughout, but it’s likely many will break the reps up late in the workout.

Fast in this triplet means efficient. You can’t rush this load if you struggle to have control over the basic elements of each movement: Bar path, upper-back engagement, and for the cleans, proper turnover mechanics. To set yourself up for success, move cleanly on the deadlifts (pun intended), be snappy when receiving the bar in the cleans, and keep your weight in your heels on the front squats.

Intermediate option:
7 rounds for time:
7 deadlifts
7 hang power cleans
7 front squats

♀ 75 lb
♂ 115 lb

Intermediate athletes should focus on moving through the hang power cleans as efficiently as possible.

Beginner option:
7 rounds for time:
7 deadlifts
7 hang power cleans
7 front squats

♀ 45 lb
♂ 65 lb

Beginners should focus on the setup position in the deadlift. Rather than aiming for unbroken reps, take strategic breaks to reset. A strategy could be to drop the bar on the sixth deadlift, then perform the last rep with the plan to go straight into the hang power cleans. Focus on a big jump and shrug in the hang power cleans — break around reps 4 or 5 if needed. Go for unbroken front squats if possible.

Resources:
The Deadlift
The Hang Power Clean
The Front Squat
In Defense of High-Rep Olympic Lifts

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REST DAY

Read: “Loneliness Is Making You Sick. CrossFit Can Help.”

Every 2 minutes for 10 rounds complete:
200/250-meter row
10 medicine-ball cleans

♀ 14 lb
♂ 20 lb

Post fastest and slowest times to comments.

Scaling:
Reduce the distance on the rower to allow you to finish in 1:15 or less. The load of the medicine ball should allow you to go unbroken in each set.

Intermediate option:
Every 2 minutes for 10 rounds complete:
200/250-meter row
10 medicine-ball cleans

♀ 10 lb
♂ 14 lb

Beginner option:
Every 2 minutes for 7 rounds complete:
100/150-meter row
7 medicine-ball cleans

♀ 6 lb
♂ 10 lb

Movement resources:
Med-Ball Clean and Rowing Demo: CrossFit WOD 231202
Rowing Technique
The Medicine-Ball Clean
Row Pro: Calories V. Meters

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For load:
Split jerk
1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

Post loads completed to comments.

Compare to 221013.

Scaling:
Increase the load across as many sets as possible. Advanced athletes should perform the workout with straight sets instead of ascending.

Beginner option:
For load:
Split jerk, 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 reps

Movement resources:
The Split Jerk
“The Split Jerk: Start to Finish”
“Perfecting the Jerk,” Part 1
“Perfecting the Jerk,” Part 2

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REST DAY

Watch: “180 Project — A Second Chance at Life With CrossFit and Community”

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Complete as many reps as possible in 7 minutes of:
1 legless rope climb, 15 ft
3 bar-facing burpees
5 sumo deadlift high pulls

♀ 65 lb
♂ 95 lb

Post reps to comments.

Scaling:
This workout is a sprint. Reduce the load of the barbell to maintain unbroken reps. Reduce the difficulty of the legless rope climb to minimize prolonged rest periods.

Intermediate option:
Complete as many reps as possible in 7 minutes of:
1 rope climb, 15 ft
3 bar-facing burpees
5 sumo deadlift high pulls

♀ 55 lb
♂ 75 lb

Beginner option:
Complete as many reps as possible in 7 minutes of:
2 pull-to-stands
3 bar-facing burpees
5 sumo deadlift high pulls

♀ 35 lb
♂ 45 lb

Movement resources:
The Legless Rope Climb
Bar-facing Burpee Efficiency Tips
The Rope Climb (Wrapping)
The Rope Climb (Basket)
The Sumo Deadlift High Pull
The Power of Progression, Part 3: Sumo Deadlift High Pull

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5 rounds for time:
400-meter run
10 thrusters

♀ 95 lb
♂ 135 lb

Post time to comments.

Scaling:
Reduce the load of the barbell so you can complete each round in 2 sets or less. Spend no more than 2:30 on each run.

Intermediate option:
5 rounds for time:
400-meter run
10 thrusters

♀ 65 lb
♂ 95 lb

Beginner option:
4 rounds for time:
200-meter run
10 thrusters

♀ 35 lb
♂ 45 lb

Movement resources:
The Thruster
CAP Tips: Running Position Drill
CAP Tips: Running Pulling in Place
CAP Tips: Running Falling Forward
CAP Tips: Running Change in Support Drill

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For time:
50-ft handstand walk
21 bar muscle-ups
50-ft handstand walk
15 bar muscle-ups
50-ft handstand walk
9 bar muscle-ups
50-ft handstand walk

Post time to comments.

Scaling:
Reduce the volume of bar muscle-ups so that you can complete 21 reps in 5 sets or less. Spend no more than 1 minute completing each handstand walk.

Intermediate option:
For time:
5 wall walks
9 bar muscle-ups
5 wall walks
6 bar muscle-ups
5 wall walks
3 bar muscle-ups
5 wall walks

Beginner option:
For time:
12 inchworms + push-up
9 jumping pull-ups
9 inchworms + push-up
6 jumping pull-ups
6 inchworms + push-up
3 jumping pull-ups
3 inchworms + push-up

Movement resources:
The Handstand Walk
The Kipping Bar Muscle-Up
Mastering the Bar Muscle-Up
The Wall Walk

REST DAY

Read: “How Fit Are You?”

Complete as many reps as possible in 18 minutes of:
10 hang power snatches
10 wall-ball shots
10 knees-to-elbows

♀ 65 lb, 14-lb ball to 9 ft
♂ 95 lb, 20-lb ball to 10 ft

Post reps to comments.

Scaling:
Reduce the load of the barbell and the wall ball. The hang power snatches should be completed in 2 sets or less and the wall-ball shots should be unbroken. Reduce the range of motion of the knees-to-elbows to finish the reps in 2 sets or less.

Intermediate option:
Complete as many reps as possible in 18 minutes of:
10 hang power snatches
10 wall-ball shots
10 knees-to-armpits

♀ 55 lb, 10-lb ball to 9 ft
♂ 75 lb, 14-lb ball to 10 ft

Beginner option:
Complete as many reps as possible in 12 minutes of:
10 hang power snatches
10 wall-ball shots
10 hanging knee raises

♀ 35 lb, 6-lb ball to 9 ft
♂ 45 lb, 10-lb ball to 10 ft

Movement resources:
The Hang Power Snatch
The Wall-ball Shot
The Strict Knees-to-Elbow

3 rounds for time:
30 GHD sit-ups
15 deadlifts

♀ 205 lb
♂ 275 lb

Post time to comments.

Scaling:
Reduce the load of the barbell. The repetitions should be completed in 3 sets or less in each round. Reduce the volume of GHD sit-ups if you are not accustomed to this piece of equipment.

Intermediate option:
3 rounds for time:
20 GHD sit-ups to parallel
15 deadlifts

♀ 125 lb
♂ 185 lb

Beginner option:
3 rounds for time:
20 AbMat sit-ups
10 deadlifts

♀ 65 lb
♂ 95 lb

Movement resources:
The GHD Sit-Up
The Deadlift
What is a Deadlift?
The AbMat Sit-Up

REST DAY

Read: “What Is Fitness?”

For reps:
3 minutes of ring muscle-ups 3 minutes of shoulder presses
2 minutes of ring muscle-ups
2 minutes of shoulder presses
1 minute of ring muscle-ups
1 minute of shoulder presses

♀ 95 lb
♂ 135 lb

Post reps to comments.

Scaling:
Reduce the load of the shoulder press. Make sure you can perform at least 3 unbroken reps before breaking. If you are unable to perform ring muscle-ups, practice the movement holding you back (e.g., chest-to-bar pull-up, ring dip, low-ring transitions).

Intermediate option:
For reps:
3 minutes of kipping ring pull-ups
3 minutes of shoulder presses
2 minutes of kipping ring pull-ups
2 minutes of shoulder presses
1 minute of kipping ring pull-ups
1 minute of shoulder presses

♀ 65 lb
♂ 95 lb

Beginner option:
For reps:
3 minutes of low-ring transitions
3 minutes of shoulder presses
2 minutes of low-ring transitions
2 minutes of shoulder presses
1 minute of low-ring transitions
1 minute of shoulder presses

♀ 35 lb
♂ 45 lb

Movement resources:
The Kipping Muscle-Up
The Shoulder Press

For load:
Back squat, 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 reps

Post loads completed to comments.

Compare to 230403.

Scaling:
Increase the load across as many sets as possible. Advanced athletes should perform the workout with straight sets instead of ascending.

Movement resources:
The Back Squat

5 rounds, each for time, of:
400-meter run
Rest 2 minutes

Post your fastest and slowest time to comments.

Scaling:
Each interval should be treated as a near-maximal effort and should take no more than 2 minutes to complete. Reduce the distance to achieve the intended stimulus.

Beginner option:
5 rounds, each for time, of:
200-meter run
Rest 2 minutes

Movement resources:
CAP Tips: Running Position Drill
CAP Tips: Running Pulling in Place
CAP Tips: Running Falling Forward
CAP Tips: Running Change in Support Drill

Meet Guest Programmer - Dale King: Nov. 6-19, 2023.

Rest Day

Read: Why Culture Always Trumps Strategy

Meet Guest Programmer - Dale King: Nov. 6-19, 2023.

7 rounds for time of:
3 clean and jerks
50 double-unders

♀ 125 lb
♂ 185 lb

For every failed double-under, perform 3 burpees over the bar at the end of each round.

Post time to comments.

Scaling:
This should be a fast-paced couplet that balances strength and precision. Reduce the load of the clean and jerks to complete 3 reps in under 45 seconds. Modify the jump rope and burpee penalty to complete both movements in under 2 minutes each round.

Intermediate option:
7 rounds for time of:
3 clean and jerks
20 double-unders

♀ 95 lb
♂ 135 lb

For every failed double-under, perform 3 burpees over the bar at the end of each round.

Beginner option:
7 rounds for time of:
3 clean and jerks
20 single-unders
5 burpees

♀ 55 lb
♂ 75 lb

Movement resources:
Watch the Demo Video
The Clean and Jerk
The Double-Under
The Burpee

Meet Guest Programmer - Dale King: Nov. 6-19, 2023.

With a partner, 3-6-9-12-15-18-21-24-27-30 reps for time of:
Ski-erg calories
Bike-erg calories

Both athletes complete each round of the ladder on each machine. After each completes the prescribed number of calories for that round, athletes switch machines. Continue up the ladder, adding 3 calories every round until each athlete has completed 30 calories on both the ski erg and bike erg.

Post time to comments.

Scaling:
Reduce the volume of calories performed to finish the workout in under 30 minutes. Intermediate athletes can perform this workout as prescribed.

Beginner option:
With a partner, 2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20 reps each for time of:
Ski-erg calories
Bike-erg calories

Meet Guest Programmer - Dale King: Nov. 6-19, 2023.

Rest Day

Watch: The Power of Addiction and The Addiction of Power: Gabor Maté

Meet Guest Programmer - Dale King: Nov. 6-19, 2023.

For max reps:
Thrusters
Hang cleans

♀ 95-lb thrusters, 125-lb hang cleans
♂ 135-lb thrusters, 185-lb hang cleans

Warm up to the prescribed weight and hit a single, maximum-effort set for each movement. Rest as needed between each effort.

Post loads used and reps completed to comments.

Scaling:
Reduce load to perform at least 10 unbroken reps of each movement. Beginners should practice maintaining sound mechanics at moderate loads rather than performing a single-set of maximum reps.

Intermediate option:
For max reps:
Thrusters
Hang cleans

♀ 80-lb thrusters, 95-lb cleans
♂ 115-lb thrusters, 135-lb cleans

Beginner option:
For load:
5-5-5
Thrusters
5-5-5
Hang cleans

♀ 55-lb thrusters, 65-lb cleans
♂ 75-lb thrusters, 95-lb cleans

Movement resources:
The Thruster
The Hang Clean

Meet Guest Programmer - Dale King: Nov. 6-19, 2023.

For time:
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Left-arm kettlebell snatches
Right-arm kettlebell snatches
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
Burpee box jump-overs

♀ 16-kg kettlebell, 20-inch box
♂ 24-kg kettlebell, 24-inch box

Post time to comments.

Scaling:
With a high volume of transitions, this workout requires consistent efforts on the kettlebell and box. Reduce the load of the kettlebell to keep all snatches unbroken and modify the burpee box jump-overs to avoid rest breaks between reps.

Intermediate option:
For time:
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Left-arm kettlebell snatches
Right-arm kettlebell snatches
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
Burpee box jump-overs

♀ 12-kg kettlebell, 20-inch box
♂ 16-kg kettlebell, 24-inch box

Beginner option:
For time:
10-8-6-4-2
Left-arm kettlebell snatches
Right-arm kettlebell snatches
2-4-6-8-10
Burpee box step-overs

♀ 8-kg kettlebell, 12-inch box
♂ 12-kg kettlebell, 20-inch box

Movement resources:
The Kettlebell Snatch
The Burpee Box Jump-over

Meet Guest Programmer - Dale King: Nov. 6-19, 2023.

For time:
Row 1,000 meters
30 bench presses, body weight
Row 1,000 meters
20 bench presses
Row 1,000 meters
10 bench presses

Post time to comments.

Compare to 070113.

Scaling:
Reduce the distance of the row to keep each effort under 5 minutes. Reduce the load, and potentially the volume, of the bench presses to maintain sets of 5 or more reps at a time.

Intermediate option:
For time:
Row 1,000 meters
30 bench presses, ¾ body weight
Row 1,000 meters
20 bench presses
Row 1,000 meters
10 bench presses

Beginner option:
For time:
Row 700 meters
20 bench presses
Row 700 meters
15 bench presses
Row 700 meters
10 bench presses

♀ 45-lb barbell
♂ 65-lb barbell

Movement Resources:
The Bench Press
Rowing Technique

Rest Day

Read: “If” by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

CHAD1000X

For time:
1,000 weighted step-ups

♀ 35-lb ruck, 20-inch box
♂ 45-lb ruck, 20-inch box

Post time to comments.

Sara Wilkinson, GORUCK, and CrossFit 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.

Scaling:
Complete as a team, with a partner, or individually for time. Reduce the load and height of the step-up as needed.

Intermediate option:
For time:
1,000 weighted step-ups

♀ 20-lb ruck, you pick the height of the step-ups
♂ 30-lb ruck, you pick the height of the step-ups

Beginner option:
For time:
1,000 unweighted box step-ups

No rucksack. You pick the height of the step-ups.

Video Resources:

Watch Now → Tips for Beginners

Watch Now → Partner Tips