Barbara

Another benchmark workout....it looked too easy...it was going to hurt.

The benchmark workout "Barbara" fits in beautifully with the 3 minute REST for the 4 cycle met cons this week....its just a 5 cycle met con instead. Really simple yet really tough workout... all bodyweight stuff but it starts to pile up after round a few rounds. Three minutes REST between rounds means that each round should be an all out full effort to do the movements as close to unbroken as possible. Strange but with this workout I always find the sit ups to be the toughest part......Alot of CrossFit's gyms perform the sit ups as anchored, meaning that you have your feet hooked under dumbbells which enables you can pull more with your legs and hip flexors....we have always done them the tougher unanchored way....so we will stick with that method.
WOD
Barbara
20 Pull ups (we did jumping pull-ups)
30 Push ups
40 Sit ups
50 Squats
REST 3 MINUTES

5 ROUND

Time: 31:56

The clock didn't start on time - a little mess up. I think it was about a minute off. Here are my times for the rounds....

Round 1 - 2:59

Start Round 2 at 5:59

round 2 - 9:54 (3:53)

Start Round 3 at 12:54

Round 3 - 17:12 (4:18)

Start Round 4 at 20:12

round 4 - 24:30 (4:18) (haha - how's that for pacing???

Start Round 5 at 27:30

Round 5 - 31:56 (4:26)

That was brutal. Apparantly I don't like Barbara much either. Go Figure.