Games Workouts

Workout Details

• Wed, August 3
• Thu, August 4
• Fri, August 5
• Sat, August 6
• Sun, August 7
1. Bike to Work

   For time:

   75 toes-to-bars
   5-mile bike
   75 chest-to-bar pull-ups
   5-mile bike

   Time cap: 50 minutes
   Venue: North Park

   For the bike portion of this event, athletes will leave the North Park and ride 5 laps of a 1-mile course.

   Presented by Trek

2. Skill Speed Medley

   3 rounds of races through pegboards, jump-ropes, pistols and handstand walks.

   Quarterfinal Round:

   3/2 pegboard ascents
   75 unbroken single-unders
   10 unbroken single-leg squats, left
   10 unbroken single-leg squats, right
   Handstand walk course

   20 fastest athletes advance

   Semifinal Round:

   2/1 strict pegboard ascents
   50 unbroken double-unders 
   10 unbroken single-leg squats, left
   10 unbroken single-leg squats, right
   Handstand walk course, pirouette start

   5 fastest athletes advance

   Final Round:

   1 strict pegboard ascent
   25 double-under crossovers
   10 unbroken single-leg squats, left
   10 unbroken single-leg squats, right
   Handstand walk course, low start

   Time cap: 3-3-3 minutes
   Venue: Coliseum

   Athletes will race through the 4 stations, with the fastest times moving on to the next round. 

   Presented by Yeti

3. Elizabeth Elevated

   21-15-9-9-9 reps for time of:
   Squat cleans
   Dips with parallel bar traverses

   Women: 95-lb cleans
   Men: 135-lb cleans

   Time cap: 12 minutes (women), 10 minutes (men)
   Venue: Coliseum

   During each round the dips must be split into 3 unbroken sets, with each set beginning with a traverse of the parallel bars. Meaning, the first round will be a traverse then 7 dips, a second traverse then 7 dips, and a third traverse then 7 dips, for a total of 21 reps. The round of 15 will be broken into 3 sets of 5 dips, while the rounds of 9 will be broken into 3 sets of 3 dips.

   Presented by Wilde Chips

4. Shuttle to Overhead

   From 0:00-2:00 (2 minutes)
   Run 400 m
   Max jerks

   Rest 1 minute

   From 3:00-6:00 (3 minutes)
   Run 600 m
   Max jerks

   Rest 2 minutes

   From 8:00-12:00 (4 minutes)
   Run 800 m
   Max jerks

   Women: 200 lb
   Men: 300 lb

   Time cap: 2, 3, 4 minutes
   Venue: North Park

   In each round, athletes will perform the run then complete as many jerks (shoulder-to-overheads) as possible in the time remaining. 

   This will be scored as two separate 100-point events. Shuttle to Overhead A will be the athlete’s total time to complete the 3 runs. Shuttle to Overhead B  will be the total number of jerks completed across the 3 rounds.

   Presented by O2

5. The Capitol

   For time:

   20 Pig flips
   3.5-mile run
   200-m Jerry bag carry
   200-m Husafell carry

   Women: 350-lb Pig, (2) 70-lb Jerry bags, 150-lb Husafell
   Men: 510-lb Pig, (2) 100-lb Jerry bags, 200-lb Husafell

   Time cap: None

   Venue: Begins in North Park and finishes at the Capitol building.

   Athletes will begin with Pig flips at the Alliant Energy Center and then will run across town to the Capitol. There, they will perform farmers carries with the Jerry bags and Husafell carries down State Street, finishing on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.

   Presented by QALO

6. Up and Over

   3 rounds for time:

   12 muscle-ups
   25 jump-overs
   30 GHD sit-ups

   Then,
   84-ft weighted lunge

   Women: Jump 50-in log, 30-in box, 20-in Pig, lunge 125-lb axle bar
   Men: Jump 50-in log, 42-in box, 20-in Pig, lunge 185-lb axle bar

   Time cap: 18 minutes
   Venue: North Park

   Athletes will complete 3 rounds of the triplet, then lunge with the axel bar to the finish line. Each round, the box jump object and height will change.

   Presented by Bear KompleX

7. Echo Press

   For time:

   30/25 Echo Bike calories
   10 block HSPU
   20/15 Echo Bike calories
   10 block HSPU
   20/15 Echo Bike calories
   10 block HSPU
   30/25 Echo Bike calories

   Women: 2-in deficit
   Men: 3.5-in deficit

   Time cap: 10 minutes (men), 12 minutes (women)
   Venue: Coliseum

   In this handstand push-up athletes will start by walking up the wall and onto an elevated block. They must then lower their head off the block to their deficit height without touching their head to the floor, then press back out to the top of their handstand.

   Presented by Monster

8. Rinse 'N' Repeat

   Every 2 minutes:

   50-yard swim
   8-cal Ski Erg*

   *Add 2 calories each round for 6 rounds, then complete as many calories as possible for rounds 7 and 8.

   Time cap: 2 minutes per round, 8 possible rounds
   Venue: UW Pool

   The 50-yard swim will be 25 yards down then 25 yards back. 

   The required calories completed on the Ski Erg will increase by 2 each round for up to 6 rounds. If at any point an athlete fails to complete the calories, they are done, and their score will be the total number of calories completed up to that point. Athletes who make it through the 18 calories in the 6th round will then complete 2 more rounds, this time accumulating as many calories as possible.

   Presented by Airrosti

9. Hat Trick

   3 rounds for total time of:

   Sprint
   20 wall-ball shots
   6 dumbbell snatches

   Rest 4 minutes between rounds

   Women:
   14-lb ball to 11 ft
   Snatch 70-lb DB

   Men:
   20-lb ball to 12 ft
   Snatch 100-lb DB

   Time cap: 2 minutes per round, then 4 minutes rest
   Venue: North Park

   The athlete’s score will be their combined time from each round. Athletes must alternate arms on the dumbbell snatches.

   This event will be performed in two overlapping heats, with the one heat working during the other heat’s rest period.

   Presented by RP Strength

10. Sandbag Ladder

    1-rep-max sandbag-to-shoulder

    Women: Bags from 160-250 lb
    Men: Bags from 240-340 lb

    Venue: Coliseum

    Athletes will work their way through a series of progressively heavier sandbags, lifting the bag to their shoulder. Once they cannot lift the bag, they are out, and the other athletes will keep lifting. Athletes who fail on the same bag will complete a tiebreak race with 3 sandbag lifts.

    Presented by Guaranteed Rate

11. The Alpaca

    For time:

    126-ft sled push, decreasing in load
    2 legless rope climbs*
    20 kettlebell clean and jerks
    42-ft sled push with 2 KBs
    2 legless rope climbs*
    15 kettlebell clean and jerks
    42-ft sled push with 4 KBs
    2 legless rope climbs*
    10 kettlebell clean and jerks
    42-ft sled push with 6 KBs

    Women: Six 24-kg kettlebells
    Men: Six 32-kg kettlebells

    *Rope climbs removed due to weather conditions.

    Time cap: 18 minutes
    Venue: North Park

    Athletes will start with a sled loaded with 6 kettlebells. They will progress down the field, unloading pairs of kettlebells as they go. Once to the other side, they will complete 2 rope climbs and then 20 kettlebell clean and jerks with the first pair. They will then load the kettlebells into the sled and push it down field to the second pair of kettlebells. After going back for 2 more rope climbs, they’ll do 15 clean and jerks, load the sled, and continue down field. After 2 more climbs and 10 clean and jerks with the third pair of kettlebells, they’ll push the fully loaded sled to the finish line.

    Presented by GOWOD

12. Back Nine

    For time:

    54-ft yoke carry
    2 front squats
    3 deadlifts
    2 front squats
    54-ft yoke carry

    Women: 485-lb yoke, 215-lb squat, 315-lb deadlift
    Men: 665-lb yoke, 315-lb squat, 475-lb deadlift

    Time cap: 4 minutes
    Venue: Coliseum

    Presented by Rogue

13. Jackie Pro

    For time:

    1,000-m row
    50 thrusters
    30 bar muscle-ups

    Women: 65 lb
    Men: 95 lb

    Time cap: 10 minutes (men), 11 minutes (women)
    Venue: Coliseum

    The 1,000-m row must be completed in under 3:40 for the women and under 3:15 for the men. 

    Presented by NOBULL