Scaling:
This couplet is one of the original variations on the classic Fran. Choose loads and modifications that are more challenging than you would do in Fran yet allow you to complete the reps in 2-3 sets each round.
Intermediate Option:
15-12-9 reps for time of:
Thrusters
Weighted pull-ups
Scaling:
This benchmark workout was first posted on CrossFit.com on Aug. 25, 2003. When the community was introduced to Fran, CrossFit’s founder Greg Glassman challenged people to beat original CrossFit athlete Greg Amundson's time of 3:59. Today, elite athletes complete the prescribed workout in under 2 minutes. Fran is intended to be a sprint. Experienced athletes should go hard and shoot for a PR! Choose a load for the thruster that allows you to complete at least 15 unbroken reps. Select a pull-up option that allows you to complete each round with minimal rest. Intermediate and beginner athletes should establish a goal for this workout and create a plan for breaking up the thrusters and/or pull-ups as necessary.
Intermediate option:
For time:
21-15-9 reps of thrusters
12-9-6 reps of pull-ups
♀ 55 lb
♂ 75 lb
Beginner option:
21-15-9 reps for time of:
Thrusters
Ring rows
♀ 35 lb
♂ 45 lb
Resources:
The Thruster
The Pull-Up
The Ring Row
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Taken by Peter Pan during Open Workout 24.3 at CrossFit CSTL in Hong Kong, China.
Use 25, 45, or 65 pound dumbbells. Use one of the C&J dumbbells as the load for the weighted pull-ups. Placing the dumbbell between legs crossed at the ankles works very well.
Use 25, 45, or 65 pound dumbbells. Use one of the C&J dumbbells as the load for the weighted pull-ups. Placing the dumbbell between legs crossed at the ankles works very well.
Use 25, 45, or 65 pound dumbbells. Use one of the C&J dumbbells as the load for the weighted pull-ups. Placing the dumbbell between legs crossed at the ankles works very well.