Workout Description

Why This Workout Is Very Hard

Huge front-end volume (150 wall balls) spikes heart rate, followed by skill-dependent double-unders and a high-skill finisher of 30 ring muscle-ups. The combination of fatigue, shoulder endurance, and gymnastics proficiency creates a high barrier. Most athletes won’t reach or complete the muscle-ups within 12 minutes, making this a very demanding test.

Training Focus

This workout develops the following fitness attributes:

• Stamina (8/10): High total reps and repeated shoulder/leg cycling demand muscular endurance, particularly quads, delts, and triceps under fatigue.
• Endurance (6/10): Twelve minutes at sustained, high heart rate with little rest. Wall balls set a strong aerobic base, and jump rope rhythm keeps the engine working throughout.
• Power (6/10): Explosive hip drive for wall balls and powerful pulls/dips on muscle-ups reward efficient, crisp reps under fatigue.
• Speed (5/10): Moderate cycling speed with strategic breaks. Over-speeding early on wall balls usually backfires before the skill elements.
• Flexibility (3/10): Full-depth squats and overhead positions require functional mobility, but not extreme range-of-motion demands.
• Strength (2/10): No heavy loading; medicine ball and bodyweight only. Strength isn’t the limiter—capacity and skill are.

Scaling Options

Scale to: 120 Wall-Ball Shots (14/10 lb) + 120 Single-Unders + 20 Pull-Ups & 20 Ring Dips • 150 Wall-Ball Shots (14/10 lb) + 90 Single-Unders + 30 Jumping Ring Muscle-Ups • 120 Wall-Ball Shots (20/14 lb) + 60 Double-Unders + 15 Bar Muscle-Ups

Scaling Explanation

Each option preserves the triplet and stimulus: manageable wall-ball volume, appropriate jump-rope skill, and a gymnastics pulling/dipping progression that keeps athletes moving instead of failing high-skill reps.

Intended Stimulus

Start with a big aerobic push on wall balls, settle into a smooth, unbroken or near-unbroken rope rhythm, then test high-skill capacity on muscle-ups. It should feel like sustained leg and shoulder burn with controlled breathing. Advanced athletes hit the rings tired; the win is steady pacing and clean, efficient reps.

Coach Insight

Pace wall balls from the start—planned sets (e.g., 30-25-20-15-15-15-15-15) with quick, strict rest. Keep transitions under 10 seconds. One tip: Breathe every rep on wall balls; exhale on the throw to keep heart rate in check. Avoid failed muscle-up attempts. Singles with consistent rest beat long, grinding failures.

Benchmark Notes

Scores below 150 reps mean you stayed on wall balls. Around 180–240 shows you reached or finished double-unders. 255+ means you got into muscle-ups; 300–330 indicates one full round plus progress. Use these to gauge pacing, transitions, and skill bottlenecks.

Modality Profile

Most time is on wall balls (external load), then jump rope (monostructural). Muscle-ups (gymnastics) may be reached by advanced athletes but are the smallest portion for most. This results in roughly 45% weightlifting, 35% monostructural, and 20% gymnastics.

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