Workout Description

Why This Workout Is Medium

A 30-minute AMRAP keeps density low despite varied movements. Complexity averages moderate: basic monostructural work, moderate gymnastics, and an advanced ground-to-overhead pattern. The very heavy bench press is the primary limiter, forcing small sets and rest that reduce rounds. Time-domain scoring (20–30 minutes) is substantial, but overall the long duration and bottleneck bench press land this WOD solidly in the Medium range.

Training Focus

This workout develops the following fitness attributes:

• Stamina (8/10): High total reps and repeated visits to the same movements tax muscular endurance, especially pressing and grip. Success depends on consistent sets across many rounds without major drop-off.
• Endurance (7/10): Thirty minutes of continuous work with a substantial monostructural component drives aerobic demand. Athletes must manage breathing and cadence on the bike while sustaining movement quality for the full duration.
• Strength (6/10): The bench press at 185/115 lb demands meaningful upper-body strength, especially under fatigue. While not a max-effort lift, it’s heavy enough to force smaller sets and purposeful rest.
• Power (4/10): Ground-to-overhead benefits from crisp, explosive hip extension. However, loads are generally light-to-moderate except the bench, making power helpful but not the dominant trait.
• Flexibility (3/10): Knees-to-elbows requires shoulder and hip flexion, but overall mobility demands are moderate. Standard ranges for pressing and overhead mechanics are sufficient without extreme positions.
• Speed (3/10): This is paced work, not a sprint. Athletes benefit from quick transitions and efficient cycling, but maintaining steady rhythm outweighs top-end speed.

Scaling Options

Scale to: 20/15 cal bike • GTOH 35/15 lb or plate ground-to-overhead • Bench 135/75 lb (or heavy DB bench) • Hanging knee raises / banded pull-ups

Scaling Explanation

Reductions target the major bottlenecks (bike volume, bench load, and gymnastics skill/grip) to preserve steady pacing, movement patterns, and the intended muscular endurance stimulus.

Intended Stimulus

Steady cardio with controlled strength work. The bike should be a sustainable pace that lets you hit consistent sets on the barbell and pull-up bar. The bench is the limiter: small, repeatable sets with short rest. The goal is even pacing, minimal transition time, and avoiding failure on pressing and grip-heavy stations.

Coach Insight

Pace the bike at a repeatable cadence—finish a little breathy, not wrecked. Break GTOH and bench into planned sets immediately and stick to them. The one tip: Never hit failure on the bench. Leave 1–2 reps in the tank every set. Common mistakes: opening too hot on the bike, going to failure on pressing, and letting transitions balloon. Shake out grip between gymnastics sets.

Benchmark Notes

Scores are rounds (and reps) completed in 30 minutes. Hitting 3–4 rounds indicates solid pacing and capacity. The bike and light barbell should move steadily; expect the heavy bench to be the limiting station. Elite scores approach 5 rounds with disciplined sets and minimal rest.

Modality Profile

Weightlifting takes the largest share due to significant time on bench press and cycling 24 ground-to-overheads each round. The bike accounts for a steady monostructural chunk. Gymnastics volume (knees-to-elbows and pull-ups) meaningfully taxes grip and midline but is a smaller time slice.

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