“Jackie”1000 meter row45 pound Thruster, 50 reps30 pull-ups Jackie – a Benchmark. The Benchmark Workouts. You’ve often heard the coaches refer to benchmark workouts in class. In most cases, these workouts are titled with a girl’s name, such as Cindy, Fran, or Grace. CrossFit defines its training program as “constantly varied, functional movements, executed at high intensity.” With a constantly varied program (one where no two days are ever the same) it could potentially be difficult to gauge the effectiveness of the program as well as ones progress in all areas of fitness. That’s where the benchmark workouts come in to play. They are a variety of workouts that athletes should revisit on a recurring but spaced out basis to measure their progress. Why girls names? “According to the National Weather Service the use of “short, distinctive given names in written as well as spoken communications is quicker and less...
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