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Barbara

Barbara is a benchmark CrossFit workout of five rounds of 20 pull-ups, 30 push-ups, 40 sit-ups and 50 air squats, resting three minutes between rounds.

The workout

Barbara prescription: 5 rounds, for time, 3 minutes rest between rounds
MovementRepsLoad
Pull-up20Bodyweight
Push-up30Bodyweight
Sit-up40Bodyweight
Air Squat50Bodyweight
Format
5 rounds, for time, 3 minutes rest between rounds
Score
Time of each round

What Barbara tests

Repeatability. The rest is prescribed, so the benchmark is how little your round times decay across all five.

Notes

Score each round separately — the spread between the first and last is the real result.

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