Workout Description
3 rounds for time:
12 ring muscle-ups
30 alternating single-leg squats
9 hang power snatches (70/48 kg)
Time cap: 12 minutes
Why This Workout Is Very Hard
For the average CrossFit athlete, Semifinals 22.20: CrossFit Strength in Depth: Havisham is Very Hard because Ring Muscle-Up and Hang Power Snatch at up to 154 lb meet a roughly 12:00 work domain. The movements interfere through repeated grip, trunk, leg, or overhead fatigue, and there is little built-in recovery, so local fatigue compounds across movements. Only experienced athletes are likely to preserve every Rx standard.
Benchmark Times for Semifinals 22.20: CrossFit Strength in Depth: Havisham
- Elite: <7:08
- Advanced: 8:42-10:15
- Intermediate: 12:00-0:2.55
- Beginner: >0:0.75
Training Focus
This workout develops the following fitness attributes:
- Stamina (6/10): The repeated work around Ring Muscle-Up and Hang Power Snatch at up to 154 lb scores 0.6 for stamina; athletes must preserve local muscular output as sets, rounds, and transitions accumulate fatigue.
- Speed (6/10): The 12:00 scoring window and 3 movements score 0.6 for speed; success rewards high-skill or heavily loaded cycling, decisive transitions, and appropriately aggressive pacing.
- Strength (4/10): External loading and force demands score 0.4 for strength. The prescription reaches about 154 lb before sex-specific scaling. Force production must remain technically sound as the workout's other demands accumulate.
- Flexibility (4/10): Alternating Reverse Lunge and Hang Power Snatch create a 0.4 flexibility demand: efficient range of motion matters, but mobility is supportive rather than the sole test.
- Power (3/10): Hang Power Snatch drive a 0.3 power score through repeated explosive extension and fast force production. Explosive intent must remain repeatable rather than deteriorating into slow, inefficient repetitions.
- Endurance (2/10): Semifinals 22.20: CrossFit Strength in Depth: Havisham scores 0.2 for endurance because its 12:00 domain creates cardiovascular demand through sustained output. Breathing supports repeatable work, but pure aerobic capacity is not the only limiter.
Movements
- Ring Muscle-Up
- Alternating Reverse Lunge
- Hang Power Snatch
Scaling Options
Reduce Hang Power Snatch to a load that permits crisp small sets without failed reps. Replace Ring Muscle-Up with chest-to-bar pull-ups plus ring dips.
Scaling Explanation
Choose options that keep the athlete working in the moderate-duration domain and capable of meaningful progress inside the 12:00 cap. Preserve the primary challenge of Ring Muscle-Up and Hang Power Snatch at up to 154 lb, not the exact Rx load or skill at the expense of intensity.
Intended Stimulus
Semifinals 22.20: CrossFit Strength in Depth: Havisham is intended as a moderate-duration test centered on Ring Muscle-Up and Hang Power Snatch at up to 154 lb. Athletes should sustain the fastest repeatable output that preserves the prescribed standards, letting breathing and local fatigue build without turning early aggression into failed reps or long stops.
Coach Insight
Start at a pace you can repeat through the middle of the workout, and break Ring Muscle-Up and Hang Power Snatch at up to 154 lb before technique or cadence collapses. Keep transitions deliberate and short; save the final acceleration for the last round or station.
Benchmark Notes
Many average athletes will meet the 12:00 cap, so lower levels grade rounds completed and every finisher ranks above a capped score. L5 is anchored around 2 rounds; the fastest finisher target is 6:21, with Ring Muscle-Up and Hang Power Snatch at up to 154 lb as the primary limiters.
Modality Profile
Counting each unique movement once, G includes Ring Muscle-Up and Alternating Reverse Lunge; W includes Hang Power Snatch. That produces G 70%, M 0%, and W 30%.
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