Workout Description

Why This Workout Is Very Hard

For the average CrossFit athlete, Ski-Bag is Very Hard because Ski Erg and Sandbag Squat at up to 200 lb meet a roughly 6:00 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 Ski-Bag

• Elite: <4:37
• Advanced: 5:13-6:00
• Intermediate: 1:26-1:13.5
• Beginner: >0:24

Training Focus

This workout develops the following fitness attributes:

• Speed (7/10): The 6:00 scoring window and 2 movements score 0.7 for speed; success rewards high-skill or heavily loaded cycling, decisive transitions, and appropriately aggressive pacing.
• Endurance (5/10): Ski-Bag scores 0.5 for endurance because its 6:00 domain creates cardiovascular demand through sustained output. Breathing supports repeatable work, but pure aerobic capacity is not the only limiter.
• Strength (5/10): External loading and force demands score 0.5 for strength. The prescription reaches about 200 lb before sex-specific scaling. Force production must remain technically sound as the workout's other demands accumulate.
• Stamina (4/10): The repeated work around Ski Erg and Sandbag Squat at up to 200 lb scores 0.4 for stamina; athletes must preserve local muscular output as sets, rounds, and transitions accumulate fatigue.
• Power (3/10): Ski Erg and Sandbag Squat at up to 200 lb drive a 0.3 power score through controlled force rather than maximal explosiveness.
• Flexibility (1/10): The prescribed positions create a 0.1 flexibility demand: efficient range of motion matters, but mobility is supportive rather than the sole test.

Movements

• Ski Erg
• Sandbag Squat

Scaling Options

Reduce Sandbag Squat to a load that permits crisp small sets without failed reps. Reduce monostructural distance or calories to roughly 70-80%.

Scaling Explanation

Choose options that keep the athlete working in the short, high-output domain and capable of meaningful progress inside the 6:00 cap. Preserve the primary challenge of Ski Erg and Sandbag Squat at up to 200 lb, not the exact Rx load or skill at the expense of intensity.

Intended Stimulus

Ski-Bag is intended as a short, high-output test centered on Ski Erg and Sandbag Squat at up to 200 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 Ski Erg and Sandbag Squat at up to 200 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 6:00 cap, so lower levels grade reps completed and every finisher ranks above a capped score. L5 is anchored around 67 reps; the fastest finisher target is 4:19, with Ski Erg and Sandbag Squat at up to 200 lb as the primary limiters.

Modality Profile

Counting each unique movement once, M includes Ski Erg; W includes Sandbag Squat. That produces G 0%, M 50%, and W 50%.

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