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Workout Description

For Time 5 Strict Handstand Push-Ups 10 Pistols 15 Strict Pull-Ups 10 Strict Handstand Push-Ups 20 Pistols 30 Strict Pull-Ups 15 Strict Handstand Push-Ups 30 Pistols 45 Strict Pull-Ups 10 Strict Handstand Push-Ups 20 Pistols 30 Strict Pull-Ups 5 Strict Handstand Push-Ups 10 Pistols 15 Strict Pull-Ups

Why This Workout Is Very Hard

A long, symmetrical ladder workout involving only strict, high-skill gymnastics movements. Tests strength endurance and gymnastics capacity.

Benchmark Times for Special Mary

  • Elite: <17:30
  • Advanced: 20:01-22:31
  • Intermediate: 25:01-27:31
  • Beginner: >37:30

Training Focus

This workout develops the following fitness attributes:

  • Stamina (10/10): Extreme gymnastics stamina required: 45 total strict HSPU, 90 total pistols, and 135 total strict pull-ups. This will exhaust strict pushing, unilateral leg, and strict pulling stamina to the absolute limit.
  • Strength (9/10): All movements demand very high levels of relative strength and control. Strict HSPU, Pistols, and Strict Pull-Ups are all advanced strength elements, tested at very high volume here.
  • Endurance (7/10): A long, symmetrical ladder workout (5-10-15-10-5 rep scheme for each movement block) involving only strict, high-skill gymnastics: Strict HSPU, Pistols, Strict Pull-Ups. While not primarily cardiovascular, the sheer volume and demand on specific muscle groups will be metabolically taxing and require significant work capacity.
  • Flexibility (7/10): Excellent shoulder/wrist mobility for strict HSPU. Exceptional hip, knee, and ankle mobility for pistols. Full range of motion for strict pull-ups.
  • Speed (3/10): Pacing and managing fatigue across three extremely demanding strict gymnastics movements is paramount. Focus is on completing reps with good form and avoiding failure, not raw speed.
  • Power (1/10): Movements are all strict, minimizing power contribution. The WOD emphasizes controlled strength and stamina through massive volume of difficult gymnastics.

Modality Profile

A pure gymnastics workout, a more difficult version of 'Mary'.

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Training Profile

AttributeScoreExplanation
Endurance7/10A long, symmetrical ladder workout (5-10-15-10-5 rep scheme for each movement block) involving only strict, high-skill gymnastics: Strict HSPU, Pistols, Strict Pull-Ups. While not primarily cardiovascular, the sheer volume and demand on specific muscle groups will be metabolically taxing and require significant work capacity.
Stamina10/10Extreme gymnastics stamina required: 45 total strict HSPU, 90 total pistols, and 135 total strict pull-ups. This will exhaust strict pushing, unilateral leg, and strict pulling stamina to the absolute limit.
Strength9/10All movements demand very high levels of relative strength and control. Strict HSPU, Pistols, and Strict Pull-Ups are all advanced strength elements, tested at very high volume here.
Flexibility7/10Excellent shoulder/wrist mobility for strict HSPU. Exceptional hip, knee, and ankle mobility for pistols. Full range of motion for strict pull-ups.
Power1/10Movements are all strict, minimizing power contribution. The WOD emphasizes controlled strength and stamina through massive volume of difficult gymnastics.
Speed3/10Pacing and managing fatigue across three extremely demanding strict gymnastics movements is paramount. Focus is on completing reps with good form and avoiding failure, not raw speed.

For Time 5 Strict Handstand Push-Ups 10 Pistols 15 Strict Pull-Ups 10 Strict Handstand Push-Ups 20 Pistols 30 Strict Pull-Ups 15 Strict Handstand Push-Ups 30 Pistols 45 Strict Pull-Ups 10 Strict Handstand Push-Ups 20 Pistols 30 Strict Pull-Ups 5 Strict Handstand Push-Ups 10 Pistols 15 Strict Pull-Ups

Difficulty:
Very Hard
Modality:
G
Time Distribution:
21:16Elite
28:46Target
37:30Time Cap
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Training Profile

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