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12 DAYS OF CROSSFIT


(Time, Rx2, Rx3)
Rx
12 rounds for time, starting with 1 and adding a movement each round:

1 wall walk
2 candlesticks
3 burpees
4 push-ups
5 walking lunges
6 air squats
7 sit-ups
8 jumping squats
9 jumping lunges
10 broad jumps
11 handstand push-ups
12 single-leg squats

Perform the workout like the “12 Days of Christmas” song. In round 1, perform 1 wall walk. In round 2 perform 2 candlesticks and then 1 wall walk. In round 3, perform 3 burpees, 2 candlesticks, then 1 wall walk. Continue adding a new movement each round.

Rx2/INTERMEDIATE
Same as Rx’d

Rx3/BEGINNER
6 rounds for time, starting with 2 candlesticks and then completing the even rounds only, ie: 2, 1; then, 4, 3, 2, 1; then, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; etc.:

1 inchworm
2 candlesticks
3 burpees
4 push-ups from the knees
5 walking lunges
6 air squats
7 sit-ups
8 jumping squats
9 jumping lunges
10 broad jumps
11 DB shoulder presses (10/15 lb)
12 box step-ups (12/20 in)

Perform the workout like the “12 Days of Christmas” song moving through the even rounds only. In round one, perform 2 candlesticks, and then 1 inchworm. In round two, 4 knee push-ups, 3 burpees, 2 candlesticks, then 1 inchworm. Continue adding the new exercises each even round.
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Intended Stimulus
20:00-25:00.
Faster paces early and slower paces in the later rounds.
Increasing complexity as the workout progresses.
High dose of localized muscular fatigue in the quads and shoulders.

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10 months ago

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a year ago

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a year ago

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7 years ago

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