Games Workouts

Workout Details

• Thu, August 1
• Fri, August 2
• Sat, August 3
• Sun, August 4
1. First Cut

   4 rounds for time of:

   400-m run
   3 legless rope climbs
   7 squat snatches

   ♀ 130 lb.
   ♂ 185 lb.

   Time cap: 20 minutes

   CUT TO 75 ATHLETES

   NOTES  

   • Top 75 athletes receive points. 76+ earn 0 points but will be ranked.

   • Final heat will contain the fewest athletes.

   • Athletes will be assigned to a lane and may use any bar or rope within their lane.

   • Rounds 1-3 use the first set of barbells. Round 4 will use barbells set closer to the finish line.

2. Second Cut

   For time:

   800-m row
   66 kettlebell shoulder-to-overheads
   132-ft. handstand walk

   ♀ two 12-kg KBs
   ♂ two 16-kg KBs

   Time cap: 10 minutes

   CUT TO 50 ATHLETES

   Notes

   • Judges will raise their hands when athletes have 100 meters remaining on the row.

   • Kettlebells must be brought below the chin each rep.

   • Athletes advance after every set of 22 reps.

   • Handstand walk must be completed in 44-ft. sections.

   • Athletes must restart from the last section completed if they come down at any time.

3. Ruck

   For time:
   6,000-m ruck run

   ♀ 20-30-40-50 lb., increasing each lap
   ♂ 20-30-40-50 lb., increasing each lap

   Athletes will run 4 laps of 1,500-m course, adding weight each lap.

   Time cap: 40 minutes 

   CUT TO 40 ATHLETES

   Notes

   • Men and women use the same weights for this event.

4. Sprint Couplet

   For time:

   172-ft. sled push
   15♀ / 18♂ bar muscle-ups
   172-ft. sled push

   Time cap: 6 minutes

   CUT TO 30 ATHLETES

5. Mary

   Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:

   5 handstand push-ups
   10 single-leg squats, alternating
   15 pull-ups
   
   Time cap: 20 minutes

   CUT TO 20 ATHLETES

   Notes

   • Athletes advance to the second set of equipment for round 16 on.

6. Sprint

   For time:
   Sprint through the course

   Athletes will race in heats of 5 for a 3-round bracketed tournament.

   The first round will have 4 heats, the second round will have 2 heats, and five athletes will advance to the final round.

   Places 1-5 will be awarded to the athletes in the final round, based on their finishing order. Places 6-10 will be awarded to the athletes from the second round, based on their times. Places 11-20 will be awarded to the remaining athletes based on the time it takes them to complete the course in the first round.

   CUT TO 10 ATHLETES

7. Split Triplet

   5 rounds for time of:

   1 pegboard ascent
   100 double-unders
   10 single-arm dumbbell hang split snatches
   10 single-arm dumbbell hang clean and split jerks

   ♀ 55-lb. dumbbell
   ♂ 80-lb. dumbbell

   Athletes must alternate arms on each rep of the hang snatch.

   Time cap: 20 minutes

   Notes

   • Both pegs must make it to the top row.
   • Both pegs must come below red line before dropping.
   • Must use opposite arm from lead leg on split movements.

8. Clean

   For load:

   1-rep clean 

   *Tiebreak with 5 reps for time
   
   ♀ 215-220-225-230-235-240-245-250-255-260 lb. with 195 lb. tiebreak
   ♂ 315-325-335-345-355-365-370-375-380-385 with 295 lb. tiebreak

   Athletes will lift in order of their placing (10th-1st), with the weight increasing each round. Each round, those who fail the lift will race through 5 reps at the tiebreak bar.

9. Swim Paddle

   For time:

   1,000-m swim
   1,000-m paddle

   Beginning on the shore at Lake Monona, swim around the buoys and back to shore, then grab paddleboards, and paddle around the buoys and back to shore.

   Time cap: 50 minutes

10. Ringer 1 & Ringer 2

    Ringer 1
    30-20-10 reps for time of:

    Air bike (calories)
    Toes-to-rings

    Time cap: 7♀ /  6♂ minutes 

    Ringer 2
    15-10-5 reps for time of:

    Burpees with ring touch
    Overhead squats 

    ♀ 95 lb.
    ♂ 135 lb.

    Time cap: 5 minutes 

    Ringer 1 and Ringer 2 are separately scored events. Ringer 2 will begin 1 minute after the time cap for Ringer 1.

11. The Standard

    For time:

    30 clean and jerks (Grace)
    30 muscle-ups
    30 snatches (Isabel)

    ♀ 95 lb.
    ♂ 135 lb.

    Time cap: 12 minutes