The Grind

Nov 13th Friday

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Happy Friday and happy 1000m Row day! We won't lie, this is one of our toughest benchmarks... but it’s our last attempt at it for 2026! This year, we tested it in January, March (twice), and August. How does your time compare to one/some of those dates? Since August we’ve been in rowing maintenance mode, which means it hasn’t been our priority. Often that means times may slow down by a few seconds at this point in the year, which is OK! Remember why we do these benchmarks: to learn about ourselves and our bodies over time! Once you're recovered, we'll move on to intervals with four different couplets. You will spend a total of 4:00 at each, doing 0:30 of the first exercise right into 0:30 of the second exercise. We'll repeat for 4 rounds without rest, then rest 1-2:00 between couplets.

For Time

Level 1
1000m Row

4:00 at Each (0:30/0:30)

Level 1
Mt. Climbers // Elbow Plank HoldPlate G2OH // OH Hold Wall Balls // Wall Sit or Squat HoldBent Over Row // Bicep Curls

10#

10#/8'

Up to 8#

10/15#

10#/9'

10/12#

15/25#

15#/9'

15#

25#

15#/10'

20#+