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November 19, 2005
11/19/05 WOD
Tabata Squats
2 Minute handstand hold
2 Minute hold bottom of squat
90 Second handstand hold
90 Second hold bottom of squat
1 Minute handstand hold
1 Minute hold bottom of squat
30 Second handstand hold
30 Second hold bottom of squat
Tabata Push-ups
Scoring works as follows: Take the sum of your lowest Tabata squat round and your lowest Tabata push-up round; then divide that total by the number of efforts it takes you to complete the isometric holds. The highest score wins.
For example, if you scored a 22 on Tabata squats, a 20 on Tabata push-ups, and it took you 10 efforts to complete all of the holds for the prescribed amount of time, your score would be (22 + 20) / 10 = 4.2.
For the holds, the clock stops whenever you have to come down from the handstand or stand up from the bottom of the squat. The time only counts when you're in a handstand or in the bottom of a squat. The lowest possible score you can get on all of the holds is 8, which means you were able to achieve all of the holds for the specified amount of time without having to break.
If you can score 5, you're very fit. If you can score 6 or higher, you're freakishly fit (CrossFit). A score of 5 could be obtained by scoring 20 on both of the Tabata efforts and nailing all of the holds without having to break.
Give it a try and post your results to Comments.
Posted by Mike Minium at November 19, 2005 1:08 PM
Comments
Mike, this actually looks fun to me! The scoring is way too confusing for me, and I know that I'm neither freakishly fit NOR very fit, so the score's technically not that important to me. I would be happy to make it through the entire thing even with 3 30 second handstands..I actually might try this workout tomorrow! :)
Posted by: Sarah Jaeger at November 19, 2005 7:32 PM
That would be great, Sarah! Let me know how it goes.
Yeah, it's tough explaining the scoring. It would be easier if I could demonstrate in a gym environment.
Anyway, I'll be posting my score later today, and will walk through how I score it.
Posted by: Mike Minium at November 20, 2005 9:01 AM