Workout Description

Why This Workout Is Medium

Short duration but brutally taxing isometrics. Expect roughly 3.5 minutes of strict positional holds with up to ~30 controlled push-up transitions. Density is low by the framework (bodyweight load factor, brief time domain), complexity is basic, and no volume modifiers apply. The burn and positional failure elevate perceived difficulty despite a moderate overall score.

Training Focus

This workout develops the following fitness attributes:

• Stamina (9/10): Extended time-under-tension at both top and bottom positions drives deep muscular endurance in chest, shoulders, and triceps. The challenge is sustaining posture and tension over repeated holds.
• Endurance (3/10): Very short, sub-4-minute effort with minimal breathing work compared to longer metcons. Heart rate rises, but the limiter isn’t aerobic capacity so much as positional fatigue and local muscular endurance.
• Strength (2/10): No max-force requirement; it’s bodyweight pressing. You need adequate baseline push-up strength, but peak strength isn’t the focus.
• Flexibility (2/10): Standard push-up positions require normal shoulder, wrist, and thoracic mobility. No extreme ranges of motion or advanced contortions are necessary.
• Speed (2/10): Tempo is externally controlled by the song, minimizing fast cycling. Small bursts to hit the cue changes exist, but pace isn’t a major factor.
• Power (1/10): There’s no explosive component. Movements are controlled transitions between isometric holds with deliberate tempo dictated by the song.

Movements

• Push-Up

Scaling Options

Scale to: Hands elevated on a box/bench • Knee Push-Up to strict holds • High plank and bottom-of-push-up hold with reduced depth or shortened hold windows

Scaling Explanation

These options reduce loading or range while preserving the stimulus: strict positions, isometric fatigue, and controlled tempo under the song’s cues.

Intended Stimulus

A short, spicy grinder. Expect a deep burn in chest, shoulders, and triceps while your core works to keep you rigid. The goal is to maintain strict positions through every cue without sagging or resting on the floor. It should feel like a controlled fight against muscular failure, not a fast sprint.

Coach Insight

Pace your tension. Keep elbows at ~45°, brace glutes and abs, and breathe through your nose to stay calm. The one tip: lock a strong hollow plank at the top—hips and ribs tucked—to reduce shoulder and low-back fatigue. Avoid flared elbows, sagging hips, or bouncing off the bottom. Break before form breaks.

Benchmark Notes

Score is total successful push-up transitions following the song’s cues. Each time you press from bottom to top on “up” counts as a rep. Survive all cues without dropping or breaking standards to hit 30. If you fail mid-song, your last completed rep is your score.

Modality Profile

This is pure gymnastics: a bodyweight push-up challenge with isometric holds dictated by the song. There is no monostructural cardio element and no external loading. All the work centers on upper-body control, bracing, and time-under-tension in basic gymnastic positions.

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