Workout Description

Why This Workout Is Hard

A long 20-minute grinder combining shoulder-stability overhead lunges, bar-facing burpees, and chest-to-bar pull-ups. Skill and mobility demands are moderate-to-high, and grip/shoulder stamina can be a limiter. Loading is manageable for many, but the duration and repeated overhead position elevate difficulty beyond classic couplets while remaining broadly accessible.

Training Focus

This workout develops the following fitness attributes:

• Endurance (8/10): Twenty minutes of continuous effort with minimal rest favors aerobic capacity and steady breathing under fatigue, especially across repeated lunge segments and burpees.
• Stamina (7/10): High shoulder and grip stamina are needed to maintain an overhead position and consistent chest-to-bar reps across many rounds.
• Flexibility (5/10): Solid thoracic/shoulder mobility and hip extension are required for safe, efficient overhead lunges and consistent standards.
• Speed (4/10): Some benefit from efficient burpee cycling and quick transitions, but success hinges more on pacing than pure speed.
• Power (3/10): Limited emphasis on explosive output; most reps are steady, controlled, and repeatable rather than maximal power efforts.
• Strength (3/10): Loads are moderate; strength matters for stable overhead positions, not maximal force output.

Scaling Options

Scale to: 25-ft front-rack walking lunges (75/55), 8 bar-facing burpees, 8 pull-ups • 25-ft overhead walking lunges (65/45), 8 bar-facing burpees, 8 jumping chest-to-bar • 25-ft single-DB overhead lunges (35/20), 8 burpees to target, 8 ring rows

Scaling Explanation

These options lower overhead demand and/or pulling difficulty while keeping the triplet structure and 20-minute steady grind so athletes preserve movement patterns and intended pacing.

Intended Stimulus

Steady, repeatable pacing from start to finish. Shoulders and grip are taxed but never redline. Aim to keep lunges unbroken, maintain smooth, legal burpee cadence, and hit small, quick sets on chest-to-bar. Breathing should feel controlled with minimal rest, accumulating rounds without big drop-offs.

Coach Insight

Pace the first 5 minutes at a sustainable rhythm—if you’re breathing hard before minute 6, back off slightly. Big tip: lock in lunge efficiency—narrow step width, stacked ribs, and active shoulders; unbroken segments save tons of time. Avoid failing chest-to-bar. Use fast doubles/triples; long breaks or missed reps kill momentum.

Benchmark Notes

Score is total rounds completed in 20 minutes. Newer athletes should aim for 4–6 rounds. Intermediate athletes target 6–9 rounds. Advanced athletes push 9–11+, while elites may reach 12+ rounds. Use these ranges to guide scaling decisions so you keep moving steadily with minimal failed reps.

Modality Profile

Two of the three movements are gymnastics (burpees, chest-to-bar pull-ups), which dominate repetition count and grip/cardio demand. The overhead lunge is weightlifting and time-consuming but occurs in two segments per round. No monostructural element is present, producing a gymnastics-weightlifting blend.

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