Comparing Murph scores: record the vest and the way you partitioned

When you compare two Murph results, check what went with each time. A vest, a different way of partitioning the reps, or a movement substitution changes the attempt you are looking back at.

The clock is still useful. Keeping those details with it makes the comparison more useful next year, when you may no longer remember them.

Partitioning belongs in the record

Murph's original CrossFit prescription allows the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats to be partitioned, with a mile run at the beginning and end. An unpartitioned attempt is therefore a specific way to do the workout, not the only arrangement the original prescription permits. CrossFit's account of the original workout includes that instruction.

If you partition, write down the pattern you used. If you complete each movement's full total before moving to the next, record that too.

A note such as "partitioned" preserves more than silence, but the actual pattern is more helpful. It lets you tell whether a later time came from repeating the same approach or trying a different one.

Set the vest toggle to match the attempt

PRzilla's score dialog includes a Vest toggle for Murph. Check it when logging the result, and use the notes for the actual vest weight and any other detail you want to preserve.

The Murph benchmark has separate vest and no-vest scoring curves. PRzilla selects the relevant curve using the recorded vest setting and the athlete's gender setting.

That changes the benchmark used to interpret the result. It does not change the time you entered.

The toggle is a yes-or-no record of vest use. It does not personalize the scoring curve to every possible vest weight. Notes still matter if the weight changed between attempts.

Keep substitutions with the score

If you changed a movement or the prescribed amount of work, save those details and set Rx or scaled to match the attempt. A headline time cannot explain a substitution by itself.

When looking back, check these details together:

• Whether you wore a vest, and its weight.
• How you partitioned the middle of the workout.
• Any movement substitutions or changes to the amount of work.

PRzilla's vest-specific curve handles one part of the comparison. It does not automatically normalize the effects of every partitioning strategy or substitution.

Read a faster time with its context

Repeating the same version gives you a clearer comparison of the two recorded performances. If the version changed, keep the new result and the detail that explains it.

This is the same reason a workout log needs more than a list of fastest times. A result should help you remember what you actually did, even when a single number cannot settle whether the later attempt was better.

On your next Murph entry, save the time, check Vest, and add the partitioning and scaling notes while they are still easy to remember.