Scaling:
Reduce the reps on squats so that each set can be completed in a few sets, and similarly, reduce or modify the v-up to allow you to keep moving through with minimal rest. Intermediate athletes can do this workout as prescribed.
For time:
3-minute handstand hold
100 squats
50-meter handstand walk
100 squats
30 handstand push-ups
Perform handstand hold against a wall (with only the feet touching) and accumulate a total of 3 minutes before moving on to the squats.
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Scaling:
If you are not highly proficient with handstands, modify each movement to a point that is manageable but challenging. Read How Long Can You Handstand It? for handstand tips and drills.
Intermediate Option:
For time:
2-minute handstand hold
100 squats
25-meter handstand walk
100 squats
20 handstand push-ups
Perform the handstand hold against a wall (with only the feet touching) and accumulate a total of 2 minutes before moving on to the squats.
Beginner Option:
For time:
2-minute inverted hold
50 squats
25-meter bear crawl
50 squats
30 knee push-ups
Perform the inverted hold with the hands on the ground and the feet or knees on a box and accumulate a total of 2 minutes before moving on to the squats.
Chelsea
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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Scaling:
For intermediate athletes, this benchmark has a built-in scale by requiring you to continue after you fail to meet the interval. Newer athletes should modify the movements and reps but try to maintain a similar interval structure.
Beginner Option:
Every minute on the minute for 20 minutes perform:
3 jumping pull-ups
6 knee push-ups
9 squats
If you fall behind the clock, keep going for 20 minutes and see how many rounds you can complete.
The Tabata interval is 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest for 8 intervals. The Tabata score is the least number of reps performed in any of the eight intervals. Begin time for muscle-ups immediately after the last 10-second rest interval. Test score equals Tabata score multiplied by number of muscle-ups completed.
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Scaling:
Refer to the original format of this Test 3 in “How Fit Are You?” from the CrossFit Journal in 2003. Most athletes can perform the Tabata squats. Athletes striving to get a muscle-up but not there yet can modify to 4 minutes of pull-ups and dips or push-ups. Intermediate athletes can complete this test as written.
Beginner Option:
Tabata squat
Max sets of 3 assisted pull-ups + 3 push-ups in 4 minutes
Scaling
This chipper should push your muscular stamina while being metabolically taxing. Drop the reps and modify the movements for the exercises you struggle with. Try to avoid any one exercise taking more than 8 minutes.