Every minute on the minute for 30 minutes perform:
5 pull-ups
10 push-ups
15 squats
If you fall behind the clock, keep going for 30 minutes and see how many rounds you can complete.
If you've finished the workout before, this time add 1 rep to each exercise—i.e., 6 pull-ups, 11 push-ups, and 16 squats each minute—and see if you can go the full 30 minutes.
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Post results to comments.
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Related:
• The Kipping Pull-up
• The Push-up
• The Air Squat
For time:
Run 1 mile
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
Run 1 mile
*Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed.
*If you’ve got a 14/20-lb vest or body armor, wear it.
Or:
Hero workout of your choice
Review the list of Hero workouts and honor someone with an all-out effort.
Post your choice of workout and result to comments.
If you perform Murph, don’t forget to log your score in the Progress tab in the CrossFit app.
You can also support the Murph Challenge by officially registering at themurphchallenge.com or by donating directly to the LT Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation at murphfoundation.org.
Today’s workout was created in 2005 in memory of Navy Lt. Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, New York, who was killed in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005. This workout was one of Mike’s favorites, and he’d named it “Body Armor.” It is now referred to as “Murph” in honor of the focused warrior and great American who wanted nothing more in life than to serve this great country and the beautiful people who make it what it is.
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Scaling:
By design, most Hero workouts are meant to be extremely grueling, arduous, and mentally challenging. Many contain a very high volume of reps. Keep in mind that “challenging” is a relative term and athletes should adjust workouts to align with their physical and psychological tolerances. If you are performing Murph, partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Consider 20 sets of 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 air squats or 10 rounds of 10 pull-ups, 20 push-ups, and 30 air squats. If you have completed Murph previously, consider performing the pull-ups, push-ups, and air squats unpartitioned. Beginner athletes should reduce the work to a level that is attainable yet still challenging.
Intermediate option:
For time:
Run 1 mile
50 pull-ups
100 push-ups
150 air squats
Run 1 mile
*Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Head out for the second run no later than 25 minutes into your workout.
Or:
Hero workout of your choice.
Review the list of Hero workouts and honor someone with an all-out effort.
Beginner option:
For time:
Run 800 meters
Then, 10 rounds of:
5 ring rows
10 push-ups with hands elevated on a box
15 air squats
Then, run 800 meters
*Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Head out for the second run no later than 20 minutes into your workout.
Or:
Hero workout of your choice.
Review the list of Hero workouts and honor someone with an all-out effort.
Resources:
The Kipping Pull-up
The Push-up
The Air Squat
Murph Hero Workout
Memorial Day Murph: An Origin Story
Fallen But Not Forgotten: How CrossFit’s Hero Workouts Honor Fallen Service Members
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Set up before a clock, and every minute, on the minute, perform 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 squats.
Can you continue for thirty minutes? Twenty? How about 10? Post results to comments.
We last saw this workout August 3rd, and it will be making repeated, irregular, appearances in the "Workout of the Day." This and other "benchmark" workouts will be readily distinguished from other Workouts of the Day by their being given, in each instance, a female name. This is "Chelsea." The benchmark series - there will be many - will serve to measure your performance and improvements.
If on last tackling "Chelsea" you went the full thirty minutes, try this time 6 pull-ups, 11 push-ups, and 16 squats, and if successful, add one rep to each exercise each time "Chelsea" appears.
Your September, 2003 CrossFit Journal details the benchmark workout concept and introduces the first six "girls:" Angie, Barbara, Chelsea, Diane, Elizabeth, and Fran.
Continue until time expires, adding 3 handstand push-ups each round and 3 overhead squats every 3 rounds.
♀ 105 lb ♂ 155 lb
Scaling:
Today’s movement combo will tax your overhead position. Reduce the reps on the handstand push-ups and/or reduce the load on the barbell in order to work through the earlier rounds with minimal rest.
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
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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