Workout Description

Why This Workout Is Hard

While bodyweight movements seem simple, the max-rep format with burpees creates significant fatigue accumulation. Push-ups to failure immediately followed by air squats to failure means the second movement is compromised. The 10 burpees become increasingly challenging when already fatigued. Even with 60s rest between rounds, sustaining intensity across 5 rounds is mentally and physically demanding.

Benchmark Times for Stimulus Travel WOD 8

• Elite: <12:00
• Advanced: 14:00-16:00
• Intermediate: 18:00-20:00
• Beginner: >30:00

Training Focus

This workout develops the following fitness attributes:

• Stamina (8/10): Max-rep push-ups and air squats directly test muscular endurance capacity, with accumulated fatigue building over five rounds.
• Endurance (7/10): Five rounds of max-effort bodyweight movements with minimal rest creates significant cardiovascular demand, especially with burpees closing each round.
• Speed (6/10): Quick transitions between movements and maintaining pace through burpees is important, despite the 60-second rest periods.
• Flexibility (4/10): Burpees and air squats require moderate mobility in hips and shoulders, but no extreme ranges of motion.
• Strength (3/10): While maximal push-ups test upper body strength endurance, movements are bodyweight only without external loading.
• Power (2/10): Though burpees have an explosive component, the workout emphasizes endurance over power output.

Movements

• Push-Up
• Air Squat
• Burpee

Scaling Options

Push-ups: Elevate hands on box/bench or do from knees. Start at 50% of max reps. Air squats: Reduce range of motion to box squat or hold support. Cap at 20-25 reps per round. Burpees: Step-back burpees or eliminate jump. Rest: Extend to 90 seconds if needed. Consider 3-4 rounds total for beginners.

Scaling Explanation

Scale if you cannot perform 15+ strict push-ups, 25+ air squats with full depth, or 10 burpees unbroken when fresh. Priority is maintaining proper movement patterns throughout all rounds - scale to allow consistent form. Target time domain should remain 15-20 minutes. Athletes should finish each round of push-ups/squats feeling challenged but not completely gassed, with burpees as the 'finisher' each round.

Intended Stimulus

Moderate-length glycolytic workout (15-20 minutes) focusing on muscular endurance and mental toughness. The max-rep sets create local muscular fatigue while burpees maintain elevated heart rate. The 60-second rest allows partial but incomplete recovery, testing both anaerobic capacity and aerobic power.

Coach Insight

Start push-ups and air squats at 80% of true max to maintain consistent output across rounds. Aim for 20-30 push-ups and 30-40 air squats initially, expecting 15-20% drop-off by final rounds. Break push-ups before form deteriorates (sets of 10-15). Keep burpees steady but deliberate - they're your limiting factor. Use the 60-second rest fully but start moving at :55 to maintain rhythm.

Benchmark Notes

This workout is most similar to Angie (100 pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, air squats) but with a different rep scheme and burpees added. Analysis: Per round (fresh state): - Max Push-Ups: Assuming ~25-35 reps for elite, 15-25 for intermediate. 30-45 sec - Max Air Squats: Assuming ~40-50 reps for elite, 25-35 for intermediate. 40-60 sec - 10 Burpees: 30-40 sec - 60 sec mandatory rest Fatigue multipliers: Round 1: 1.0x (130-145 sec + 60 rest) Round 2: 1.1x (143-160 sec + 60 rest) Round 3: 1.2x (156-174 sec + 60 rest) Round 4: 1.3x (169-189 sec + 60 rest) Round 5: 1.4x (182-203 sec + 60 rest) Total for elite (L10): 780-931 sec active work + 300 sec rest = 12-15 min Using Angie as anchor (L10 M: 15-18 min, F: 16-19 min) and adjusting down slightly due to structured rest periods and lower total volume. Final targets: Male L10: 12-13 min Male L5: 20-22 min Male L1: 30-32 min Female L10: 15-16 min Female L5: 23-25 min Female L1: 35-37 min

Modality Profile

All three movements (Push-Up, Air Squat, Burpee) are bodyweight/gymnastics movements. Push-ups are classic gymnastics/calisthenics, Air Squats are unweighted bodyweight movements, and Burpees are compound bodyweight movements. With all movements falling under gymnastics category, the workout is 100% G.

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