Quarterfinal Test 2
For time:
60 GHD sit-ups
6 rope climbs, 15 ft.
60 single-leg squats, alternating
50 GHD sit-ups
5 rope climbs, 15 ft.
50 single-leg squats, alternating
40 GHD sit-ups
4 rope climbs, 15 ft.
40 single-leg squats, alternating
30 GHD sit-ups
3 rope climbs, 15 ft.
30 single-leg squats, alternating
Time cap: 20 min.
Post choice of workout and time to comments.
Scaling:
If choosing Test 1, modify the movements and reduce the dumbbell load to something you can perform quickly and unbroken. This workout is a sprint, and should be scaled to allow for a quick, all-out effort.
If choosing Test 2, be careful of the high volume of each exercise, especially with the GHD. Athletes without exposure to the GHD should drastically reduce the volume. Overall this workout is fairly long, so choose modifications that are still challenging, and plan on having to break each exercise multiple sets.
Intermediate Option:
3 rounds of:
10 kipping handstand push-ups
10 dumbbell hang power cleans
30 double-unders
The Tabata interval is 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest for eight intervals. For the L-sit and handstand hold, count the number of seconds maintained in the hold. There is no rest between exercises.
Post total reps/seconds for each exercise to comments.
Compare to 200523.
Scaling:
For all movements, choose modifications that are challenging but allow you to work consistently throughout all eight intervals. Watch “L-Sit Drills” and practice for the warm-up.
Intermediate Option:
Tabata box jump, 16/20-in. box
Reverse Tabata L-sit (10 on, 20 off)
Reverse Tabata handstand hold (10 on, 20 off)
Tabata sit-up
Tabata lunge
Beginner Option:
Tabata box step-up, 12/18-in. box
Tabata seated leg raises
Tabata plank hold
Tabata sit-up
Tabata lunge
Scaling:
Choose modifications that allow you to complete each exercise with little rest. There is a high volume of each movement. Scale back each portion so you can keep moving, even as fatigue sets in.
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
25 burpees
15 bodyweight back squats
Post rounds completed to comments.
Compare to 091122.
Scaling:
This long couplet will challenge your will as much as your body. Choose reps and loads that allow you to maintain a steady pace with limited breaks. You may or may not be able to complete the squats in one set, and the later rounds will be particularly challenging. Newer athletes might want to reduce the duration of the workout.
Intermediate Option:
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
20 burpees
10 reps ¾ bodyweight back squats
Beginner Option:
Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of:
12 burpees
12 empty-bar back squats