Saturday 2017.10.07

Agree on team rules before starting

Historical ambiguity: the archive says “20min Partner AMRAP” and ends with max-calorie rowing, but does not explicitly define simultaneous work, team rep counting or whether the ladder repeats. The following is a WOD Fever interpretation for repeatable use, not verified original author intent.

1. Use one 20-minute team clock and one athlete working at a time. The listed reps are team totals, not totals for each partner. Split them into manageable sets; change partners only with equipment stationary and the working area clear.
2. Complete the listed ladder once in order: the 20-rep thruster/jump/burpee blocks, then 30 each, then 40 each, then 50 thrusters. Only then use the remaining time for team rowing calories. Do not restart the ladder in this version.
3. Choose each partner’s loads separately before starting. Record both athletes’ load at every thruster stage. Use separate implements or a deliberate stopped transition for changes; include those transitions in the clock.
4. If the ladder is unfinished at 20 minutes, record the last completed block and reps in the current block. If finished, record ladder completion time plus rowing calories accumulated before 20:00. Record the rower model and settings; calories across different machines are not equivalent scores.

No rower: after finishing the ladder, alternate 30-second brisk-march work turns with the same one-athlete-working rule. Record total work seconds after the ladder, not invented rowing calories. If the ladder consumes all 20 minutes, there is no finish segment.

Warm up with easy movement, unloaded squats, light thrusters and controlled low step-ups. Choose lighter thrusters, low step-ups and step-back up-downs independently; reduce the ladder reps if the practice sets are not controlled. These changes create a scaled team version.

Review CrossFit’s thruster demonstration and browse workouts with explicit partner rules.