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Table 2 A five-day-on and two-day-off workout structure of CrossFit

From: Effects of medium-term green tea extract supplementation combined with CrossFit workout on blood antioxidant status and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in young men: a pilot study

Week/day

CrossFit workout

1st week

 1st day (M)

for time: 5 x 400 m run/ rest 1 min/ 5000 m run

 2nd day (G,W)

for time 21-15-9 reps: thrusters 42,5 kg/ pull-ups

 3rd day (M,G,W)

for time: 50 push-ups/ 50 sit-ups/ 50 deadlifts (60 kg)/ 50 wall ball shots (10 kg)/ 50 box

 4th day (M,G)

20 minute AMRAP: 400 m run/ max reps pull-ups

 5th day (W)

muscle clean (5 x 1 rep)/ power clean (5 x 3 reps)/ clean (5 x 5 reps)

 6th & 7th day

Off

2nd week

 1st day (G)

skill and progression: muscle-up

 2nd day (M,W)

4 rounds for time: 50 kcal row/ 30 front squat (40 kg)

 3rd day (M,G,W)

13 min AMRAP: 40 double unders/ 20 toes to bar/ 10 over head squat (40 kg)

 4th day (G, W)

8 min AMRAP/ 1 min. rest/ 8 min AMRAP: 5m rope climb/ 6 snatch (40 kg)

 5th day (M)

3 rounds for time: 50 steps over head lunges (15 kg)/ 200 run

 6th & 7th day

Off

3rd week

 1st day (W)

muscle snatch (5 x 1 rep)/ power snatch (5 x 3 reps)/ snatch (5 x 5 reps)

 2nd day (M,G)

5 rounds for time: 30 double unders/ 6 hand stand push-ups/ 20 sit-ups/ 10 burpee box jumps

 3rd day (M,G,W)

3 rounds for time: row 100 kcal/ 50 pull-ups/ 15 sumo deadlift high pull (35 kg)

 4th day (M,W)

1 km run/ front squat 6-6-4-4-2-2-1-1 reps

 5th day (G)

10 rounds for time: 3 weighted pull-ups (15 kg)/ 5 strict pull-ups/ 7 kipping pull-ups

 6th & 7th day

Off

4th week

 1st day (M)

5 rounds for time: 1 km run/ rest 2 min

 2nd day (G,W)

20 min muscle-ups: 3-6-9-12-9-6-3 reps: 10 min max reps over head squat (40 kg)

 3rd day (M,G,W)

for time: 1 km row/ 50 thrusters (30 kg)/ 30 pull-ups

 4th day (M,G)

for time: 100 pull-ups/ 100 push-ups/ 100 sit-ups/ 100 squats

 5th day (W)

medicine ball clean; snatch balance 5-5-5-3-3-1-1 reps/ snatch 3-3-2-1-1 reps

 6th & 7th day

Off

5th week

 1st day (G)

skill and progression: hand stand

 2nd day (M,W)

5 rounds for time: 400 m run/ 15 over head squats (40 kg)

 3rd day (M,G,W)

for time: 50 box jumps/ 50 push-ups/50 kettlebell swings/ 50 walking lunges/ 50 burpees

 4th day (G, W)

skill and progression: turkish get-up; max load back squat 1-1-1-1-1 reps

 5th day (M)

1000 burpees

 6th & 7th day

Off

6th week

 1st day (W)

for time: snatch (60 kg) 30 reps

 2nd day (M,G)

5 min AMRAP: 15 double unders/ 5 strict pull-ups; 5 min AMRAP: 100 m run/ 5 push-ups

 3rd day (M,G,W)

20 min AMRAP: 5 hand stand push-ups/ 10 pistol squats/ 15 pull-ups

 4th day (M,W)

5 rounds for time: 5 deadlifts (120 kg)/ 10 burpees/ 1 min rest

 5th day (G)

skill and progression: bar muscle-ups

 6th & 7th day

Off

  1. Abbreviations: M metabolic conditioning, G gymnastics, W weightlifting, AMRAP as many rounds as possible