Wednesday

240214

Workout of the Day

145

Cindy

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
5 pull-ups
10 push-ups
15 squats

Post rounds completed to comments.

Compare to 220927.

Scaling:
Deconditioned athletes should reduce the duration and modify movements to work through each round at a consistent pace. Intermediate athletes can perform this benchmark workout as prescribed.

Intermediate option:
Same as Rx’d

Beginner option:
Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 minutes of:
3 ring rows
6 assisted push-ups
9 squats

Resources:
The Pull-Up
The Push-Up
The Air Squat
The Ring Row

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Denis Alvarez
December 28th, 2024 at 4:45 pm
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Rxd: 7 rounds.

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Clint Michael
December 21st, 2024 at 11:23 pm
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Exactly 15 rounds

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Nigel Swadel
September 30th, 2024 at 1:22 am
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M/40/6’/90kgs

13 rounds + 18reps RX

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Nicholas King
August 2nd, 2024 at 7:42 am
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17 rounds + 5 pull-ups + 10 push-ups + 10 squats


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Corey Buchanan
June 8th, 2024 at 1:49 pm
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13rds + 10 push ups

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Jeremy Garcia
April 23rd, 2024 at 10:08 am
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M/33/5'7"/218lbs


Cindy 11Rds (20:00)

5 PullUps (54)

10 PushUps (108)

15 Squats (162)


Did this one as just a Murph prep workout. Most pullups volume in a while. Arms were pumped out. Don't think I've ever actually done Cindy, but I've done many rounds of pullups pushups squats.

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jean vergnaud
March 7th, 2024 at 9:37 am
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22 (+25) Rx

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Zach Glaser
March 6th, 2024 at 11:06 am
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Rx

22+18


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Matt Handler
February 27th, 2024 at 10:39 pm
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M/34/195/rx: 19+3

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Ralph Keeley
February 26th, 2024 at 7:09 am
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M/38/6’/177#


21+20 Rx

Kept a round/:50 pace for 13 or 14 rounds before the push-ups slowed me down.


(17 rep PR from 4/2019)


Deo gratias

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Valentin Dubarle
February 25th, 2024 at 2:17 pm
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RX

17 Rounds + 2 reps

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David Lavoie
February 23rd, 2024 at 1:23 am
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13+2 - hot in Florida, 5 push-up / 10 bent over row with band / 15 squat on chair.

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Brian Pierce
February 22nd, 2024 at 12:28 am
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15+1

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Amedeo Alessio Cerea
February 21st, 2024 at 8:54 am
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Rx: 11+19

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Rohan Bhatia
February 20th, 2024 at 4:09 pm
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Rx'd

12 rounds+24 reps

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Jovan Luna
February 19th, 2024 at 4:28 pm
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Male Rx 40 years old

17 rounds, 15 reps

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Jayanth Velivela
February 19th, 2024 at 5:23 am
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JV: 9 rounds 15 reps (band assisted pull-ups)

MLA: 7 rounds (beginner)

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Brian Coon
February 19th, 2024 at 4:40 am
Commented on: 240214

24+5 rx

M/54/175/5'11"

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Karissa Van Liew
February 19th, 2024 at 1:51 am
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20’ AMRAP

5 low bar pull ups heels on floor

10 push ups (8 rounds regular, 9 rounds with legs on floor)

15 air squats

17 rounds + 5 push ups

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Christian Sader
February 19th, 2024 at 1:14 am
Commented on: 240214

18 rounds rx’d

*three years training alone, no box.

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Denis Alvarez
February 17th, 2024 at 3:35 pm
Commented on: 240214

9 rounds with L ring pull ups.

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Douglas London
February 17th, 2024 at 10:55 am
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11 rounds and 3 ring rows

On 240215, doing the beginner option.

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George Fryd
February 16th, 2024 at 4:47 pm
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11 rounds */ 220 24kg underarm row (10 each arm) / 109 press up / 165 squats 19:56

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Jeff Asper
February 16th, 2024 at 4:34 pm
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Murph prep!

13 rnds + 5 pull ups

first 10min w/ 20# vest.

M/32/175/5’6”

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Dwayne Saunders
February 16th, 2024 at 11:50 am
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9 Rounds

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Vito Zolota
February 16th, 2024 at 5:52 am
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M/50-55 👨🏻‍🦳

Intermediate

15 rounds

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Clayton Beatty
February 16th, 2024 at 12:27 am
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12 rounds + 5 reps (ring rows)

M/34/Int-Beg

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Kevin Owen
February 15th, 2024 at 11:44 pm
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Beginner: 13 rds w/ kipping pull ups. 1k run 5:28.

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Isaiah Jackson
February 15th, 2024 at 11:29 pm
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Rx


34 + 18


Splits

5 minutes - 9 rounds

10 minutes - 17 rounds

15 minutes - 25 rounds


M/34/175

2023 Quarterfinalist

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Ignacio ruben Bressan
February 15th, 2024 at 10:41 pm
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Intermediante

13 rounds

M/23/170

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John Clarke
February 15th, 2024 at 10:33 pm
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10 minutes, 15 rounds.

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Lee Robinson
February 15th, 2024 at 10:03 pm
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28+5 Rds


1 round every 45sec roughly give or take.

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Cody Brenon
February 15th, 2024 at 5:37 pm
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Rx 26 rounds


37yo/200lbs

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Christopher Maggitti
February 15th, 2024 at 5:00 pm
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Got a PR yesterday!! 23 rounds + pull-ups and push-ups. So close to 24 rounds!

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BAPTISTE MARLIERE
February 15th, 2024 at 4:34 pm
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Rx ; 20 rounds, short of 10 squats.

Looking forward to next time

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Jason Thompson
February 15th, 2024 at 4:09 pm
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10 rds. Scaled pull-up to band assisted. 1-3 purple, 4-6 green, 7-10 green and black

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Dan Jansen
February 15th, 2024 at 2:55 pm
Commented on: 240214

17 rounds


m/42/170

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Nate Gordon
February 15th, 2024 at 1:55 pm
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20 rounds, best score since 3/21

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Christy Carr
February 15th, 2024 at 1:32 pm
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Jumping pull-ups

Hand-release push ups

Air squats

16 rounds + 6 reps

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Ki deok Park
February 15th, 2024 at 10:42 am
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Rx 18r+1

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Marko Anđelić
February 15th, 2024 at 8:04 am
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Beginner try Rx and I maked 12 rounds

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Jairo Gómez Jiménez
February 15th, 2024 at 4:09 am
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Cindy

AMRAP 15 Minutes

5 Pull Ups

10 Push Ups

15 Air Squats


16 Rounds + 2 Pull Ups

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Alessandro Porro
February 15th, 2024 at 3:34 am
Commented on: 240214

Intermediate

strict pull ups

13 + 3 pull ups

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Gustavo White
February 15th, 2024 at 3:17 am
Commented on: 240214

I completed 14 Rounds + 5 Pullups of Cindy today.

https://youtu.be/jA9-GfhGWpk?si=E8Uxzr5gvFpxh91w

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Bruce Moore
February 15th, 2024 at 3:03 am
Commented on: 240214

18.1

great 1st time

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Adam Parton
February 15th, 2024 at 2:33 am
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Male 45

18+ 15 rx

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Thomas Streck
February 15th, 2024 at 1:53 am
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Rx 12+2

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Carlos Gimenez
February 15th, 2024 at 1:27 am
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12 rounds (360 reps)


M43/183cm/84kg


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Scott Campbell
February 14th, 2024 at 11:14 pm
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M/55/210

Cindy

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of: 11 rounds 

pull-ups

10 push-ups

15 squats

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Brett Hoffman
February 14th, 2024 at 10:47 pm
Commented on: 240214

Rx- 28+5

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Lincoln Kerger
February 14th, 2024 at 10:53 pm

Great work!

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Sam K
February 14th, 2024 at 10:27 pm
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Rx (butterfly PUs)

240214: 23+2 (if I'm honest, likely not get to full hip extension on the last couple rounds of squats) 💀

220927: 23+1

210321: 20 rounds

201102: 17 rounds

M/30s/227lbs


Son(16)

240214: 16 + 26 first 10 rounds strict PU, dropped to jumping PUs to finish

220927: 15+4 jumping pullups mostly

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Lincoln Kerger
February 14th, 2024 at 10:54 pm

Nice job!

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Jonathan Elmore
February 15th, 2024 at 12:41 am

Nice work guys!

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Gabriel Lowery
February 14th, 2024 at 10:08 pm
Commented on: 240214

16+10

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Michał Saiyan Smuszkiewicz
February 14th, 2024 at 9:11 pm
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M / 30 y / 95 kg


RX: 21 rounds

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Jeff Knight
February 14th, 2024 at 8:25 pm
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13 rounds. RX.

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James Gentile
February 14th, 2024 at 7:45 pm
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2024 - 25R + 5


2022 - 22R + 19

2021 - 19R + 4


3 rounds per year and I’ll catch up to some of you studs!

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Lincoln Kerger
February 14th, 2024 at 8:25 pm

Great job!

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Matt von Lindenberg
February 14th, 2024 at 7:44 pm
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Back home to CrossFit after a few years off.


9+15. Yeesh I forgot how much this sucks/I love it

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Mai Shi
February 14th, 2024 at 7:21 pm
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💪

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Jason Meyer
February 14th, 2024 at 8:20 pm

Nice!

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Jon Wilson
February 14th, 2024 at 6:58 pm
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19

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Jon Wilson
February 15th, 2024 at 5:02 pm

Correction, 16 rounds

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Jon Wilson
February 15th, 2024 at 5:02 pm

Correction, 16 rounds

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Wiremu Kingi
February 14th, 2024 at 6:07 pm
Commented on: 240214

11 + 8 pushups


Ring rows

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David Raymer
February 14th, 2024 at 5:59 pm
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38 yo, 5’4”, 135lbs.


Rx: 31 rounds plus 2 pull ups

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Jim Rix
February 14th, 2024 at 7:15 pm

Damn! Another contender for the Cindy crown!

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Lincoln Kerger
February 14th, 2024 at 7:30 pm

Very well done!

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Jonathan Elmore
February 14th, 2024 at 8:10 pm

Nice work!

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Sam K
February 15th, 2024 at 12:19 am

But how!? 😮

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David Raymer
February 15th, 2024 at 3:37 am

Thanks ya’ll. I was smoked after this but it was a fun one!

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Jason Meyer
February 14th, 2024 at 5:44 pm
Commented on: 240214

18+1

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Mai Shi
February 14th, 2024 at 7:18 pm

Great workout!

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Mai Shi
February 14th, 2024 at 8:15 pm

💪

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Lincoln Kerger
February 14th, 2024 at 5:37 pm
Commented on: 240214

Rx

Either 22rds+28, or

23 rds+28


Compare to: 220927: 23+5


May have miscounted round 3 or 4 hence the variance. Hands and knees were feeling rough from the last 2 days, and I was just a little extra gassed in the later rounds today. Like Jim, I finished 13 at the 10 min mark, but really started to fall off. PR is somewhere around 25-27rds so I wasn't too far off that.

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Coastie Nick
February 14th, 2024 at 5:41 pm

Man, great work. I lost count once and I do chalk marks on the floor ever since lol.

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Jonathan Elmore
February 14th, 2024 at 8:26 pm

Nice work brother!

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Lincoln Kerger
February 14th, 2024 at 10:57 pm

Cheers guys! Between the rowing yesterday and snatch work on Monday my hands hurt gripping the bar, elbows hurt in the pull-ups and push-ups, and knees screaming in the squats. Still one of my favorite workouts.

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Jamie Daniels
February 14th, 2024 at 5:26 pm
Commented on: 240214

16 rounds rx

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Luis Oliveira
February 14th, 2024 at 5:26 pm
Commented on: 240214

Lat pull downs @ 150 lbs

20 rounds + 16 reps

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Benjamin Lopez
February 14th, 2024 at 5:20 pm
Commented on: 240214

20 rounds RX

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Coastie Nick
February 14th, 2024 at 4:54 pm
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Rx’d: 32 rds + 11 reps (PR)


220927: 32 rds + 9 reps (previous PR)


Happy with the results, but I feel like I had to dig really deep to get there, more than before. I’m gonna keep clawing to beat previous attempts, but I think I’m hitting the ceiling soon. Dammit. Still one of my favorites though.


First time doing this in 2013, I did 13 rds!


M/ 40y/ 174 lbs/ 68”

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Mike Andridge
February 14th, 2024 at 5:21 pm

Awesome.

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Lincoln Kerger
February 14th, 2024 at 5:39 pm

I bow before you oh great one!

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Hunter Ferrell
February 14th, 2024 at 5:40 pm

Sounds like age isn’t holding you back. You’re a beast 💪

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Chris Sinagoga
February 14th, 2024 at 5:51 pm

I think it's safe to say you've graduated to Mary if you so chose my guy!

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Jim Rix
February 14th, 2024 at 7:12 pm

Bravo! You are officially the (Cindy) Man! I think you need a buttered bar, plus squats on a Bosu ball! Your improvement since 2013 is quite a testament to CF’s value.

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Coastie Nick
February 14th, 2024 at 7:15 pm

Thanks, y’all. @Chris: Mary is fun, but I’m a sucker for the simplicity of ol’ Cindy!

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James Gentile
February 14th, 2024 at 7:46 pm

Unworldly!

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Jonathan Elmore
February 14th, 2024 at 8:13 pm

That’s crazy! I was looking forward to seeing what you posted today. You didn’t disappoint!

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Sam K
February 15th, 2024 at 12:20 am

Just cray

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John Clarke
February 15th, 2024 at 2:29 am

Outstanding

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Jim Rix
February 14th, 2024 at 4:41 pm
Commented on: 240214

24 rounds + 4 squats (pr! Amazing!)

Slacked off in the later rounds. Hit 13 rounds at the 10 min point.


61/5’8”/156


09/26/2922: 22 rounds + 10 push-ups

10/31/2020:  23 + 5 pull-ups

3/4/2019: 21 + 5 pull-ups

1/10/2019:  20 + 3 squats

8/18/2017:  21 + 5 pull-ups 

11/12/2015:  24 + 5 pull-ups (pr)

1/2/2015:  23 + 9 squats

10/11/2013:  21 even

1/6/2013:  21 + 2 squats

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Mike Andridge
February 14th, 2024 at 5:21 pm

Awesome.

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Coastie Nick
February 14th, 2024 at 5:37 pm

Great work!

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Lincoln Kerger
February 14th, 2024 at 5:38 pm

Great job and congrats on the PR!

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Chris Sinagoga
February 14th, 2024 at 7:35 pm

Yo Jim that is great my man!

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Jonathan Elmore
February 14th, 2024 at 8:15 pm

Still improving! Jim you are the Man!

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Chris Meldrum
February 14th, 2024 at 9:20 pm

Boom!

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Sam K
February 15th, 2024 at 12:21 am

Wow!

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Steve Day
February 14th, 2024 at 4:33 pm
Commented on: 240214

24+2

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Lincoln Kerger
February 14th, 2024 at 5:38 pm

Well done!

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Jonathan Elmore
February 14th, 2024 at 8:16 pm

Great Job!

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Christian Simpson
February 14th, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Commented on: 240214

Today: 14+5/-/- (just out of shape 😕)

9/27/22: 13+3/-/- (nursing a back injury)

3/21/21: 18 + -/-/-

10/30/20: 15 + 5/-/-

02/18/20: 16+5/10/3

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Jonathan Elmore
February 14th, 2024 at 8:16 pm

Nice work

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Mark Yates
February 14th, 2024 at 4:16 pm
Commented on: 240214

Subbed to ring rows. 17 rounds.

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Stacey Thompkins
February 14th, 2024 at 4:16 pm
Commented on: 240214

M/49/6'2/185#


Modified to overhand inverted barbell rows the rest as rx'd

20 rounds + 5 inv rows


***did this wod after forearm/elbow pt session

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Jim Rix
February 14th, 2024 at 7:13 pm

Smart mod, coming out of that pt session.

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Vladislav Egorov
February 14th, 2024 at 4:01 pm
Commented on: 240214

13 rounds

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Brian Rosenbaum
February 14th, 2024 at 3:39 pm
Commented on: 240214

M/61/6’2”/188

15+5

455 reps

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Michael Arko
February 14th, 2024 at 3:23 pm
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Rehab scale: strict* Cindy

14 rounds + 12 reps

*Pull-ups hammer grip no kip, push-ups plank to mat and back up, squats arms in straightjacket

Goal: 14+ and I just made it. Last time, regular Cindy, 25+1.

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Manuel Dobón
February 14th, 2024 at 3:21 pm
Commented on: 240214

16+13 with strict pull ups

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Horst Kuhnke
February 14th, 2024 at 3:08 pm
Commented on: 240214

15 Rounds + 5 Pull-ups

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Jonathan Elmore
February 14th, 2024 at 3:08 pm
Commented on: 240214

Dammit, I was 2 short of 30 rds!


I’m coming for you Chris S. And Coastie. 😜

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Jonathan Elmore
February 14th, 2024 at 3:09 pm

Compared to 25

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Jim Rix
February 14th, 2024 at 4:44 pm

Go get ‘em!!

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Mike Andridge
February 14th, 2024 at 5:23 pm

It's in sight!

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Coastie Nick
February 14th, 2024 at 5:35 pm

Hell yeah! Great improvement!

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Lincoln Kerger
February 14th, 2024 at 5:37 pm

Great job dude!

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Chris Sinagoga
February 14th, 2024 at 5:52 pm

I actually made a few calls and will be having someone put butter on your pull-up bar next time Cindy comes up, just in case.

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Jonathan Elmore
February 14th, 2024 at 8:24 pm

Thanks Guys! This is what it’s all about!

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Issac N
February 14th, 2024 at 2:36 pm
Commented on: 240214

14 rounds + 24

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Charles Meyers
February 14th, 2024 at 2:34 pm
Commented on: 240214

Cindy

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:

pull-ups jumping

10 push-ups from knees

15 squats

9-rds +15 reps

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Dave Schroetter
February 14th, 2024 at 2:17 pm
Commented on: 240214

M- 52 / 5'7 / 210 

Intermediate

scaled pull-ups to banded strict

15 rounds +2 p.u.

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Helena Carey
February 14th, 2024 at 1:45 pm
Commented on: 240214

Ring row

box push up

11+0

27 yo/ 25 weeks preg

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Kyle Campbell
February 14th, 2024 at 1:42 pm
Commented on: 240214

RX 18 + 1

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Michael Williams
February 14th, 2024 at 1:06 pm
Commented on: 240214

17 rounds 19:30

3/4 strict pulls ups-1/4 ring pulls

push ups/squats RXed

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Daniel Harrow
February 14th, 2024 at 12:14 pm
Commented on: 240214

Assisted pullups


12 rounds


What a time to be alive.

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Kulbhushan Verma
February 14th, 2024 at 11:51 am
Commented on: 240214

14 Rounds

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Mike Andridge
February 14th, 2024 at 11:39 am
Commented on: 240214

Strict Cindy

10 rnds @ 15 min amrap

m/53/175

Got interrupted at 15 min for about 2 min and

just decided to call it. Ugh.

compare to were

15 rnds and 13 plus 5 pull ups

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Jim Rix
February 14th, 2024 at 4:44 pm

Frustrating. You were on a good glide path.

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Hashem Eshghi
February 14th, 2024 at 11:34 am
Commented on: 240214

29 y

80 kg

_______________

22 round


nice WOD 😍😍

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Brett Mortensen
February 14th, 2024 at 11:19 am
Commented on: 240214

9+15 🥵

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Cameron Kichline
February 14th, 2024 at 10:20 am
Commented on: 240214

20+15RX

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Arsen Karapetyan
February 14th, 2024 at 9:05 am
Commented on: 240214

Inter

60 kg

40 y.o.

13 rounds

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Lachezar Bekriev
February 14th, 2024 at 8:25 am
Commented on: 240214

15 rds rx @95kgbw

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Steven Thunander
February 14th, 2024 at 4:42 am
Commented on: 240214

Globo wod: As Rxed for most of you. Hog a space near a pullup bar and get at it. If for some reason you don't have a pullup bar today sub either inverted rows on rings or a railing, or a barbell in a rack or Smith machine, or heavy dumbbell rows as a last resort. If you can't kip on your globos bar or are using a door gym do strict Cindy today.

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Kraig Andrews
February 14th, 2024 at 2:22 am
Commented on: 240214

Cindy


Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:

5 pull-ups

10 push-ups

15 squats

Rounds: 17

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Chris Sinagoga
February 14th, 2024 at 2:21 am
Commented on: 240214

Champions Club Scaling Notes


RANT

The more I think critically about what I'm doing as a CrossFit coach, and the more variety of settings I attempt to apply CrossFit principles in, the more I realize that... hmmm... let me try this out a different way. Here's a question: if you had a group of new people and needed to get them a conditioning dose RIGHT NOW FOR THIS WORKOUT, what is the first thing that comes to your head? For me, it would be simple: 400m run repeats. If it's a group of 20 people, at leat 15 of them would find themselves gasping for breath in some capacity. Even experienced people coming in once-a-week would get a great dose out of it. But what's interesting is that Coach Glassman helped uncover that doing pull-ups, push-ups, and squats pack just as bad - or even worse - of a conditioning punch. Or, I should say, could possibly pack that punch. If I put those same 20 new people through Cindy (full ROM standards), I would bet 5 of them (at most) would get a conditioning dose. So here, again, is why I like to break things down to a few simple questions when scaling. The main one here is: are my pull-ups, push-ups, and squats good enough to be conditioning tools? Be honest with yourself, because the target audience here is for people who are scared for their lungs and head on this, not their arms and legs. If not, then simply decide if you want to keep the conditioning dose and change the movements, or keep the movements and change the conditioning dose. There's no wrong answer as long as you're aware of what you're doing. Also, Cindy is one of the most mentally challenging workouts. More so than Chad, in my opinion. It's simply the slowest 20 minutes outside of a math classroom I know of. I find a lot of success with myself and our Champions Club peeps if we don't look at the clock until about 4ish minutes left. Instead it's a race to landmarks: how quick can I finish 8 rounds? Okay, now get to 13 as fast as I can. Well, I'm basically at 20 already, so just make it to 21... and so on. Takes a lot more focus but the scores have shown good returns in the form of prs by way more than expected.


SCALING QUESTIONS

See rant.

Who is the target audience for this workout?

How much slop will I allow on my push-ups?

Cut ROM on pull-ups or go to ring rows?

Keep push-up number and lose intensity or drop the push-up number and lose the "rx"?

If quick transitions aren't available in the space you work out, would you be better off doing Candy or Angie?


NEW TO CROSSFIT SCALE

As is, just drop the intensity bigtime. Keep 20 minutes on there, though, and go slow to focus on form. Even scale to just kipping on the bar or planks holds every other round if you want


GENERAL FEAR LEVEL: 8

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Mike Andridge
February 14th, 2024 at 12:35 pm

Great rant Chris--wish I read this before the wod--I sort of gave up during my unforeseen break and lost it mentally(mainly because I know how painful it can be)

The math class comment was funny!

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Lincoln Kerger
February 14th, 2024 at 8:28 pm

Great stuff as usual my man!

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Chris Meldrum
February 14th, 2024 at 9:18 pm

This is all true. But remember that the Cindy stimulus is not solely "conditioning". I mean, that might be the main one. But for some individuals, the stimulus might be muscular stamina (as opposed to endurance). Or strength. Or coordination. Or speed. Plus, even for those of us who have seen Cindy many times - the feeling the next day is very different than the feeling after running multiple 400's.

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Chris Sinagoga
February 15th, 2024 at 5:39 pm

I'm with that Mel, and that's why I think it's important to understand who the target audience is. Like, for me, Isabel is a strength workout; a 5 or a 6 on a scale of 10. But I'm not the target audience because I'm weak as hell compared to who the workout is designed for. So when Isabel comes up, I gotta ask myself, "Do I want to continue working on the strength (do Isabel) or do I want to get that 8 or 9 conditioning dose for today (do repeat 400s or something)? My current fitness level won't allow me to have both, and many people could say the same for Cindy.

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Chris Meldrum
February 16th, 2024 at 2:47 pm

Exactly. Every workout (well most) offers a choice - which weakness would you like to work on today. It's up to the athlete or the coach to make smart decisions, and perhaps not always focus on one vs. another.

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