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. 2018 Aug 20;4:39. doi: 10.1186/s40798-018-0156-x

Table 1.

Description of standards for five common benchmark workouts

Name Workout Repetitions scheme Exercises Male standards Female standards Scoring
Fran 3 consecutive rounds Round 1 = 21 repetitions •Thrusters 43.1 kg 24.5 kg TTC (± 0.1 s)
Round 2 = 15 repetitions •Pull-ups
Round 3 = 9 repetitions
Filthy 50 1 continuous circuit 50 repetitions for each exercise •Box jumps 0.6 m box TTC (± 0.1 min)
•Jumping pull-ups Bar height set at a height equal to mid-forearm of fully extended shoulders and elbows
•“American” kettlebell swings 16.4 kg
•Walking lunges
•Knees-to-elbows
•Push press 20.4 kg 13.6 kg
•Back extensions
•Wall-ball shots 9.1 kg, 3 m target 6.4 kg, 2.7 m target
•Burpees
•Double-unders
Helen 1 continuous circuit completed three times in succession 400 m •Sprint TTC (± 0.1 min)
21 repetitions •“American” kettlebell swings 24.0 kg
12 repetitions •Pull-ups
Grace 1 round 30 repetitions •Clean and jerks 61.2 kg 43.1 kg TTC (± 0.1 s)
Fight Gone Bad 3 rounds of five 1-min stations with each round separated by a 1-min rest period AMRAP •Wall-ball shots 9.1 kg, 3 m Target 6.4 kg, 2.7 m Target Total repetitions
•Sumo deadlift high-pull 34.0 kg 24.9 kg
•Box jumps 0.5 m box
•Push press 34.0 kg 24.9 kg
1 cal = 1 repetition •Ergometer rowing for calories

AMRAP as many repetitions as possible, TTC time to completion