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Workout of the Day

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5 rounds for time of:
Row 350/500 meters in as few pulls as possible

After each row, perform 2 double-unders for each pull taken. For example, if it takes 40 pulls to complete the row, complete 80 double-unders before starting the next round.

Post time and number of pulls each round to comments.

Compare to 210928.

Stimulus and Strategy:
Today’s workout will require thought and strategy. To maximize the distance in each pull, the effort encourages hard pulls on the rower. Increase the damper setting and slow your cadence to minimize the number of pulls each round. If needed, reduce the total distance to something you can complete in 60 total pulls or less in each set.

Scaling:
Reduce the distance on the rower.

To adjust the complexity of the double-under, consider performing single-unders or jumping jacks. If you have double-unders, but they are inconsistent, consider performing attempts and counting both singles and doubles toward your reps.

In case of an injury or limitation, consider performing jumping jacks, penguin taps, or alternating toe taps on a low box in place of the double-unders.

Intermediate option:
5 rounds for time of:
Row 350/500 meters in as few pulls as possible.

After each row, perform 1 double-under for each pull taken. For example, if it takes 40 pulls to complete the row, complete 40 double-unders before starting the next round.

Beginner option:
3 rounds for time of:
Row 350/500 meters in as few pulls as possible.

After each row, perform 1 single-under for each pull taken. For example, if it takes 40 pulls to complete the row, complete 40 single-unders before starting the next round.

Coaching cues:
To reduce your stroke rate, focus on your return. Release your hands away from your body, lean forward slightly, and count to three as you pull yourself back into the catch position.

Resources:
Rowing Technique Tips
The Double-Under

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Jeffrey Howard
February 27th, 2025 at 9:28 pm
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M/29/180lb/5'8"

CrossFit AFK


3+58 - Rx


Pretty grippy. 3 + 1 round and 9 more TTB.

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Jeffrey Howard
February 27th, 2025 at 9:30 pm

Posted on wrong day, this was 250214.

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Jeffrey Howard
March 4th, 2025 at 10:23 pm

Finally got around to this one. Last time was 15:33, today was 15:27, and I got 20 pulls per round, which a lot less than last time. It wasnt much faster.

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Roger Munger
February 21st, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Commented on: 250215

M/57

4xsingles

19:48

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Patrick Demers
February 17th, 2025 at 6:07 pm
Commented on: 250215

Scaled à la Pat sans rower

cable row @ 80 x 20

squat row @ 60 x 10


repeat pour 500m

25x 80

15x 60

facepull x10 @ 40


60min

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Mike Munsee
February 17th, 2025 at 3:16 pm
Commented on: 250215

M 54/205/6’

Set damper at 1.

16:16 as rxd.

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James Gentile
February 17th, 2025 at 2:55 pm
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Rxd on 2/17 before that days workout at the Y. Read some of the helpful tips folks posted about gaming this one and went with a damper of 1 and tried to let the meters almost stop before pulling again.


27-24-23-23-23


18:51.


the rows were probably 2:20/500m pace on average and none of the DU rounds went unbroken. Tried to keep that number low for a better time but maybe not the best strategy.


2021-runs and 30 DU each round. 16+ minutes

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Christy Carr
February 17th, 2025 at 2:34 pm
Commented on: 250215

pulls - 41, 39, 40, 39, 36

2 singles per pull, 13:42

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Kolbey Wegner
February 17th, 2025 at 5:48 am
Commented on: 250215

15:50, using women rx.

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Mar Dennis Parungao
February 17th, 2025 at 4:02 am
Commented on: 250215

WT: 141

HT: 63"

Age: 58

Adaptive / Neuro-Minor - Singles, Damper @10

00:16:25

42, 42, 42, 42, 40

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Tammy Marshall
February 17th, 2025 at 12:15 am
Commented on: 250215

Women’s RX damper on 8

pulls 40-31-30-28-21 (figured it out toward the end :))

Time 21:37 (the 8 damper and big pulls had my glues and hams on 🔥)

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Carlos Daniel Guillen Sanchez
February 16th, 2025 at 11:47 pm
Commented on: 250215

tiempos de ronda

R1 | 03:43 |

R2 | 05:32 | +109 s

R3 | 04:25 | -67 s

R4 | 04:49 | +24 s

R5 | 02:33 | -136 s

Ø 04:12

Tiempo restante: 00:01 = 21:03

5 rounds for time of:

50 SDHP 45 lbs

100 Double-under

50 SDHP 45 lbs

100 Double-under

40 SDHP

80 Double-under

40 SDHP

80 Double-under

30 SDHP

60 double - under

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Daniel A Johnson
February 16th, 2025 at 9:50 pm
Commented on: 250215

19:23 Rx

40-41-42-42-45

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Joseph Vrba
February 16th, 2025 at 9:43 pm
Commented on: 250215

Rx’d

24:46

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Aleksandr Sneg
February 16th, 2025 at 1:26 pm
Commented on: 250215

M 51/180cm/75kg


Rx scaled/modified version


5 rounds for time of:

25 SDHP, 24kg kettlebell

50 Jumping Jacks


14:23

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Coastie Nick
February 16th, 2025 at 12:40 am
Commented on: 250215

After completing 250214, Rx’d: 26:09

Pulls: 56-59-58-58-57 Damper 4.5


Rx’d: 22:31

Pulls- 54-51-51-49-60


Nor sure what the damper was last time but I was gassed from the first workout, that’s my official excuse

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Lincoln Kerger
February 16th, 2025 at 1:23 am

Nice work getting after both!

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Favo K
February 16th, 2025 at 1:27 am

Tough doing those back to back. Well done!

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Steven White
February 15th, 2025 at 11:24 pm
Commented on: 250215

4 rounds:

500m row minimum pulls 33-33-32-29

2 double understand for each pull


21:02

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Bryan Stoneking
February 15th, 2025 at 10:59 pm
Commented on: 250215

21:10 Rx 27-25-23-23-23

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Michael Arko
February 15th, 2025 at 10:57 pm
Commented on: 250215

500m + Single-Unders -- shoulder still hurting too much for DUs.

18:44

32-32-36-38-42 on Damper-9


GREAT WOD! Perfect for training more efficient rows. I wish the shoulder was up to DUs.

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Christopher Rainer
February 15th, 2025 at 10:03 pm
Commented on: 250215

5rds scaled 300 pulls 35 35 40 40 40 did Jumping jacks instead of double unders

20:00

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Bryn Haden
February 15th, 2025 at 9:39 pm
Commented on: 250215

11.12.61


24 23 22 23 & 21 pulls to 350 on cadence 8

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Derek Eason
February 15th, 2025 at 8:24 pm
Commented on: 250215

Rx 13:48


35-33-32-31-31 Pulls


*All Double-unders unbroken.

*Damper at 1 (Allows the Flywheel to continue spinning)

*Rows at ~ 1:58/500m Average


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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 8:35 pm

Fantastic job, Derek!

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Luis Oliveira
February 15th, 2025 at 9:10 pm

How the flywheel works is still rocket science to me xD

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Antonio Torres
February 15th, 2025 at 9:12 pm

Is having the damper at 1 allowed? Whenever I tried to put it at 1, my trainer never allowed it. Just curious, that's all:) Not criticizing at all. What is the difference between putting it at 1 or at 10? Thanks!

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Derek Eason
February 16th, 2025 at 12:51 am

The Damper determines how much Air Flows into the Flywheel. Damper 10 is the Damper all the way Open; meaning Higher Resistance from Air because the Flywheel slows down faster. Damper 1 is the Damper all the way Closed; meaning Lower Resistance from Air because the Flywheel slows down slower.


I used Damper 1 today because the Goal of the Workout was achieving a Low Stroke Rate and therefore less Double-under and a Faster Time. At Damper 1 the Flywheel keeps Spinning and Collecting Meters longer while you Recover than at a Higher Damper; and even at a Low Stroke Rate for the next Pull the Flywheel will still be Spinning making the Pull Easier to keep at your desired Pace.


I have done this workout before and I Programmed it for my Affiliate and Coached/Watched a bunch of Athletes do it with different Strategies. The Lower Damper was definitely the most successful strategy to get a Fast Time.


For Normal Rowing I usually use a 5/6 Damper Setting, I have found this to be ideal for my build and stroke over the years. But different people will have different thoughts on Damper Setting and different ways to find your ideal. Competitive Rowers typically Row at around a Damper 4 from what I have heard and seen. But I think most CrossFitters do better at a little bit higher of a Damper.


Your Trainer didn’t want you to Row at Damper 1 because that low of a Damper is not usually used, a Higher Damper close to 10 is also not typically used.

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Luis Oliveira
February 16th, 2025 at 1:02 am

👌🏻

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Lincoln Kerger
February 16th, 2025 at 1:42 am

Another way to look at it is from the perspective of rowing in a crew boat (skull or shell). The damper was also meant to simulate the efficiency of the boat moving through the water. A clean, smooth, and light boat in good conditions will require less force to move through the water, and will slow less quickly after each stroke. A dirty, wider, and heavier boat in worse conditions will do the opposite. CF HQ posted a video with the half-marathon row WOD several years ago. An Olympic silver medalist in crew gave some row erg use tips/advice, and in that video she stated no time record on an erg in competition has been set using a damper above 5.


You can absolutely use a 1 depending on what your training goal for that workout is. Your trainer probably didn’t want you to use a low damper based on the goals you had set for yourself or that they had for you. Like Derek, I typically use a damper of 5 or 6 depending on what I’m doing or what the training stimulus is for that particular workout.

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Marco Rossi
February 15th, 2025 at 8:18 pm
Commented on: 250215

5 rft of:

- 31 SDHP@Kb 32kg

- 62 double unders

Time 17’ 58’’

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:47 pm
Commented on: 250215

Scaled

4xSU rounds 1-4, Rx for round 5

18:09


First 4 rounds were 30-27-27-29 strokes in 1:57-1:59, last round was 25 strokes in 2:05. Had no comparison notes on this as I was in the first two weeks of recovery post-herniated disk when programmed in 2021. Might be interested in redoing this at normal 500m pace (and SUs) to see what difference that makes in overall time - less time for rows but more reps.

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Coastie Nick
February 16th, 2025 at 12:43 am

Nice work, I gotta figure out why I have so many more pulls than y’all 😆

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Favo K
February 16th, 2025 at 1:31 am

Nice job working DUs in!

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Chance Billups
February 15th, 2025 at 7:41 pm
Commented on: 250215

5 rft: 400m run + 100 dubs

17:45

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:47 pm

Nice!

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Chance Billups
February 15th, 2025 at 10:23 pm

Just did yesterday’s wod, got 15 t2b in the second round of 15’s. Had about 15 seconds to rest at the end of 12’s. False confidence in the round of 9 lol

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Chance Billups
February 15th, 2025 at 10:51 pm

Hang Randy- 4:26

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Matt Kley
February 15th, 2025 at 7:24 pm
Commented on: 250215

19:17

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Chris Jordan
February 15th, 2025 at 6:58 pm
Commented on: 250215

Rx:

17:19


c2 rower

34 (damper 10)

+34 (damper 8)

+34

+32 (damper 9)

+34


Dubs

74 [mis-mathed, should’ve done 68]

+68

+68

+64

+68

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:48 pm

Good work!

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Quinn McCutchen
February 15th, 2025 at 6:31 pm
Commented on: 250215

55 yo M/ 5'9"/ 150 lbs


did 1 hand release push up for each pull on the rower instead of double unders


37:29

38, 36, 37, 36, 38 pulls and hands release push ups

total 185 pulls/hand release push ups

damper @ 10


It makes me wonder if my time would have been faster if I'd just rowed normally and done the extra reps

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Troy Bruun
February 15th, 2025 at 5:55 pm
Commented on: 250215

19:50 Rx


Pulls: 48-48-49-45-34

*5th round I tried just pulling hard and letting the meters roll for awhile before pulling again

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Jim Rix
February 15th, 2025 at 5:55 pm
Commented on: 250215

5 rounds, 500m rows and 3 single unders for each pull with a weighted rope

22:59

R1: 30 pulls, damper at 6, 90 SUs

R2: 27 pulls, damper at 8, 81 SUs

R3: 27 pulls, damper at 10, 81 SUs

First 3 rounds at 11-13 strokes/minute

R4: 45 pulls, damper at 6, 135 SUs

R5: 43 pulls, damper at 7, 129 SUs

Rounds 4 and 5 rowed at a normal pace, low 20s strokes/min

Interesting that my times were not markedly different between any of the 5 rounds...all in the 2:10ish range


62/5'8"/153

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:48 pm

Good job, Jim!

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Favo K
February 16th, 2025 at 1:33 am

Nice extra work using a weighted rope!

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Dave Schroetter
February 15th, 2025 at 5:39 pm
Commented on: 250215

No rower or cardio alternative until Tuesday so I did WOD 201811. Zercher squats 10 sets of 2 to a max and combined with floor chest press to match. 135,155,165,175,185,195,205,215,225,235 - only one for floor press on this set

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:49 pm

Nice alternative!

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Felix Malzahn
February 15th, 2025 at 5:08 pm
Commented on: 250215

16:06 r‘xed

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:49 pm

Awesome!

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Joshua Boutin
February 15th, 2025 at 4:40 pm
Commented on: 250215

Beginner scaled.


500m row x1su


5x65/65

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John Clarke
February 15th, 2025 at 4:22 pm
Commented on: 250215

20:57


32/31/29/27/26

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Dan M
February 15th, 2025 at 3:53 pm
Commented on: 250215

M/48/6’4”/225#

500m row, subbed 3x single unders

30 (1:43)/90 su

29 (1:45)/87 su

29 (1:48)/87 su

29 (1:51)/87 su

29 (1:53)/87 su

16:19

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Favo K
February 15th, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Commented on: 250215

Pre WOD 8K run -27°F

5 rounds 350 m C2 Rower-damper @9

31/31/41/36/41

Did 4 singles per pull:

124/124/164/144/164

14:44

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Jim Rix
February 15th, 2025 at 6:00 pm

Crushed it, as usual. Not sure why HQ had a mens/womens distance on this workout...you clearly didn't need it.

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Luis Oliveira
February 15th, 2025 at 6:04 pm

Awesome!

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:50 pm

Fantastic, especially with that pre-WOD run!

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Coastie Nick
February 16th, 2025 at 12:42 am

Very good!

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Favo K
February 16th, 2025 at 1:40 am

Thanks! Never sure how rowing will go, but turned out ok today. Not sure I would have had the same results with 500m, Jim, but curious to try. (Not today) :)

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Charles Meyers
February 15th, 2025 at 3:02 pm
Commented on: 250215

Beginner option:

3 rounds for time of:

Row 350/500 meters in as few pulls as possible.

After each row, perform 1 single-under for each pull taken. For example, if it takes 40 pulls to complete the row, complete 40 single-unders before starting the next round

45-90

34-68

44-88

16:40

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Jim Rix
February 15th, 2025 at 5:58 pm

Charles, looks like you sold yourself short! Looks like 2 SUs/stroke, not one. Good job!

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Luis Oliveira
February 15th, 2025 at 3:01 pm
Commented on: 250215

Trying to figure out the best strategy... All rounds were 25 pulls, which gave me an average of 10/11 s/m = ~2:10/500m... The second round I tried a different strategy, which was pulling only when the rower stopped counting meters... Bad one, lost more than a minute I guess comparing to the other strategy... Damper was always at 10.


Total time: 15:58

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:50 pm

Nice work!

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Favo K
February 16th, 2025 at 1:43 am

Good job!

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Tina Leighton
February 15th, 2025 at 2:49 pm
Commented on: 250215

Silly question but how do you know how many pulls?

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Luis Oliveira
February 15th, 2025 at 2:59 pm

Count them ;)

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Sam K
February 15th, 2025 at 2:47 pm
Commented on: 250215

no tower and still terrible at DUBs. Instead I did DUB practice and 70reps of deadlift high pulls at 185lbs, no timer

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Sam K
February 15th, 2025 at 2:48 pm

*rower

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:51 pm

That is heavy for high pulls, nice job!

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Andrea Accatino
February 15th, 2025 at 2:47 pm
Commented on: 250215

39/42/46/42/44

19.59

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Daniel Alletto
February 15th, 2025 at 12:45 pm
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38 M/235#/73"

19:45

46 pulls, 92 double unders

45 pulls, 90 double unders

34 pulls, 68 double unders

31 pulls, 62 double unders

30 pulls, 60 double unders

the later rounds I found it better to take slow, long pulls

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Lashaw Towles
February 15th, 2025 at 12:29 pm
Commented on: 250215

10:00 420 pulls

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Athanasios Bakogeorgos
February 15th, 2025 at 12:17 pm
Commented on: 250215

Μ50/77/179


5 rounds of

400m run

15 broad jumps

50 single, double under mix

22:15

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Julian Festor
February 15th, 2025 at 11:56 am
Commented on: 250215

15:36

30/28/26/23/23 strokes

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:51 pm

Great job!

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Favo K
February 16th, 2025 at 1:44 am

Awesome!

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Carlos Fernandez
February 15th, 2025 at 9:41 am
Commented on: 250215

Scaled

400m run

100 double unders

14:47

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:51 pm

Nicely done!

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marcus mcclain
February 15th, 2025 at 9:34 am
Commented on: 250215

Naples Naval Base

350m Row

#of pulls = lateral hips over sandbag

pulls per round: 38, 37, 40, 39 and 40

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Carlos Fernandez
February 15th, 2025 at 2:06 pm

You’ll have to show me lateral hips over sandbag in Amsterdam in a couple of weeks.

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Ki deok Park
February 15th, 2025 at 3:51 am
Commented on: 250215

Rxd 24:30

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Justin Tuel
February 15th, 2025 at 2:32 am
Commented on: 250215

Any other options since i dont have a rower?

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Patrick A
February 15th, 2025 at 7:08 am

it's really hard to replicate but maybe you could try to broad jump 100m in as few jumps as possible?

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Carlos Fernandez
February 15th, 2025 at 10:50 am

I scaled to a 400m run. I calculated more or less how many strokes I’d perform to complete the 500m row and used that as the double unders.

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Carlos Fernandez
February 15th, 2025 at 10:50 am

I scaled to a 400m run. I calculated more or less how many strokes I’d perform to complete the 500m row and used that as the double unders.

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Jim Rix
February 15th, 2025 at 5:56 pm

Interesting scale, Patrick. The default is to SDHP for rows, but your scale would better replicate the explosiveness I think HQ is aiming for.

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Lincoln Kerger
February 15th, 2025 at 7:52 pm

I like that scale as well!

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