Workout Description

40 minute cardio ride 100 tricep band extension 100 calf raises 40#100 tricep push down 40#100 plate hops

Why This Workout Is Medium

This is a 40-minute steady-state cardio session with accessory work, not a high-intensity metabolic challenge. The 40-minute bike ride sets a conversational aerobic pace with built-in recovery. The 100 reps of band extensions, calf raises, tricep pushdowns, and plate hops are light-load, low-skill movements that don't interfere with each other. While the total volume is moderate, the extended time domain and light loading make this manageable for average CrossFitters. The main challenge is mental endurance, not physical intensity.

Training Focus

This workout develops the following fitness attributes:

  • Stamina (8/10): High volume of repetitions (100 tricep extensions, 100 calf raises, 100 tricep pushdowns, 100 plate hops) demands significant muscular endurance across upper and lower body.
  • Endurance (7/10): 40-minute steady-state cardio ride provides substantial cardiovascular demand. The extended duration challenges aerobic capacity and sustained heart rate elevation throughout the entire workout.
  • Speed (5/10): Steady-paced 40-minute ride with continuous rep work maintains consistent tempo. No sprint cycling or rapid transitions, but sustained rhythmic output required.
  • Power (4/10): Plate hops provide some explosive lower body demand, but overall workout emphasizes sustained output over explosive effort. Moderate power component only.
  • Strength (3/10): Light resistance (40# tricep work, bodyweight calf raises and plate hops) emphasizes muscular endurance over maximal force production. Minimal strength stimulus present.
  • Flexibility (2/10): Basic range of motion required for tricep extensions, calf raises, and plate hops. No extreme mobility demands or deep stretching positions involved.

Movements

  • Air Bike
  • Calf Raise
  • Banded Tricep Extension
  • Plate Hurdle
  • Cable Tricep Pushdown

Modality Profile

5 unique movements: Cardio ride (M), Tricep band extension (W), Calf raises (G), Tricep pushdown (W), Plate hops (G). Distribution: 2 Gymnastics (40%), 1 Monostructural (20%), 2 Weightlifting (40%).

Training Profile

AttributeScoreExplanation
Endurance7/1040-minute steady-state cardio ride provides substantial cardiovascular demand. The extended duration challenges aerobic capacity and sustained heart rate elevation throughout the entire workout.
Stamina8/10High volume of repetitions (100 tricep extensions, 100 calf raises, 100 tricep pushdowns, 100 plate hops) demands significant muscular endurance across upper and lower body.
Strength3/10Light resistance (40# tricep work, bodyweight calf raises and plate hops) emphasizes muscular endurance over maximal force production. Minimal strength stimulus present.
Flexibility2/10Basic range of motion required for tricep extensions, calf raises, and plate hops. No extreme mobility demands or deep stretching positions involved.
Power4/10Plate hops provide some explosive lower body demand, but overall workout emphasizes sustained output over explosive effort. Moderate power component only.
Speed5/10Steady-paced 40-minute ride with continuous rep work maintains consistent tempo. No sprint cycling or rapid transitions, but sustained rhythmic output required.

40 minute cardio ride 100 tricep band extension 100 calf raises 40#100 tricep push down 40#100 plate hops

Difficulty:
Medium
Modality:
G
M
W
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