Scaling:
Expect this workout to be a grind and taxing on your grip. Carry the dumbbells however you’d like on the weighted lunges — consider the front-rack position, resting the dumbbells on the shoulders, or the farmers-carry position as potential options. Reduce the dumbbell load to move with limited rest on both movements. If you don’t have dumbbells or kettlebells available, load the lunges and carries with a 30/45-lb ruck or backpack. There are no excuses. If possible, consider performing this workout on a 400-meter track.
Intermediate option:
With a pair of dumbbells, 4 rounds for time of:
50-meter weighted lunge
350-meter farmers carry
♀ 25-lb dumbbells
♂ 35-lb dumbbells
Beginner option:
With a pair of dumbbells, 4 rounds for time of:
25-meter weighted lunge
175-meter farmers carry
♀ 10-lb dumbbells
♂ 20-lb dumbbells
Resources:
The Dumbbell Front-Rack Lunge
The Dumbbell Farmers Carry
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Scaling:
In this workout, we deconstruct the dumbbell thruster into the push press and the front squat before combining them again — all paired with a test of leg and core stamina in the box jumps and GHD sit-ups.
This dumbbell chipper starts fast and gets a bit sticky in the front squats. In order to finish in sub-15 minutes, you will need to keep moving on the thrusters, stringing together big sets.
The accumulation of work becomes evident when you start your first couple of thrusters. Dig in and go big for the finish!
The goal is to be done around the 20-minute mark.
Intermediate option:
For time:
35 dumbbell push presses
35 box jumps
35 dumbbell front squats
35 GHD sit-ups to parallel
35 dumbbell thrusters
Resources:
The Dumbbell Push Press
The Dumbbell Front Squat
The Dumbbell Thruster
The Box Jump
The GHD Sit-up
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