Weight lifting, bodyweight exercises, cardio, and flexibility are all important aspects of exercise. If you love CrossFit, you know it combines the best of them all, including cardio and HIIT. CrossFit athletes are no stranger to working out at a fast pace and high intensity.
Some CrossFit fans love machines like a rower and rig. Popular CrossFit tools include the box jump, free weights and barbells.
Today, fans of CrossFit don’t even need to go to their local gym. CrossFit is mobile; the living room, garage, or backyard are all suitable.
Here’s what you’ll need for the best home CrossFit workouts:
1. Bodyweight WOD
This bodyweight workout of the day is brutal, especially at the fourth or fifth round. Those that stick with it know that there is no better feeling than hammering out six rounds of this epic challenge.
Here’s what you need to do:
Do 10 pushups
Do 15 V-ups
Do 20 jumping air squats
Do it all again five more times.
2. 15-Minute AMRAP
An AMRAP exercise is a timed workout rep for sportsmen to do “as many reps as possible.” This exercise is best after a full warmup.
Pace yourself for the next 15 minutes while doing these:
10 burpees
10 pullups
20 lunges
20 sit-ups
3. 20-Minute EMOM
EMOM famously stands for “every minute on the minute workout.” Each minute has its own workout. Those that finish each minute can rest until the next minute starts.
Minute 1: 15 pushups
Minute 2: 10 pullups
Minute 3: 15 sit-ups
Minute 4: 20 lunges
After this workout, you’ve definitely earned a rest.
4. 10-to-1 WOD
10-10-1 workouts are typically structured with two exercises listed from ten to one and the other from one to ten.
Burpees will go from ten to one
Pull-Ups will go from one to ten
Do ten burpees and one pull-up the first round, nine burpees, and two pull-ups the second round, and so on. A secure pull-up bar is critical. You’re done with the workout when you finish the last round.
5. 10 Rounds of 20 WOD
Another CrossFit workout you can do from home is the ten rounds of twenty.
10 rounds of this workout are all it takes to break a sweat:
20 sit-ups
20 air squats
20 lunges
6. Murph WOD
Those in the CrossFit world have heard of the Murph. This exercise is done on Memorial Day and is anything but easy.
Warm-up with a:
One-mile run.
Then complete the following:
100 pullups
200 pushups
300 air squats
Then, the Murph ends with another one-mile run.
Even the CrossFit veterans like to break Murph down into smaller pieces doing segments of five, ten, or even 15. Getting the full number of pullups, pushups, and air squats in is essential for CrossFit pros.
Add a 20 pound weighted vest or medicine ball to your workout if you’re looking for a real challenge.
7. 16-Minute AMRAP
You have 16 minutes to complete this AMRA. Experts know that a deliberate pace and bracing the upper body is key.
Here’s what you’ll do:
8 burpees
8 pushups
16 pullups
16 hanging knee tucks or 16 sit-ups
8. 7-Minute AMRAP
Another AMRAP you can do from home while traveling or at your local gym lasts for seven minutes. Do as many rounds of these workouts as you can before the clock runs out.
10 lunges
10 mountain climbers
10 pushups
9. 20-Minute AMRAP
This AMRAP is 20 minutes long and consists of air squats, pushups, and burpees with a twist.
Do 21 jumping air squats
15 push-ups
Then do 9 burpee pullups. Do your regular burpee, except when you jump, grab the pullup bar and do a pullup.
10. 8-Round Bodyweight WOD
This exercise has no time limit—just eight rounds of 10 reps.
Here’s what you’ll do:
10 pushups (For an extra challenge, make these handstand push-ups.)
10 air squats
10 burpees
10 air squats
For the best workout, minimize rest between exercises.
11. 10-Minute AMRAP
This 10-minute workout involves a jump rope and a dumbbell. If you don’t have a dumbbell, you can use a kettlebell or any heavy object as your weight as an alternative. Do as many rounds as you can.
40 jump ropes (Try double-unders for an added challenge)
15 sit-ups
12 dumbbell reverse lunges, goblet style
12. 4 Minute Tabatas WOD
Tabatas are performed in 30-second intervals. The first 20 seconds are high intensity. The next 10 seconds are your rest time. Repeat this for eight rounds each. This WOD only lasts for four minutes, so push hard and fast.
Do Tabata jump rope
Rest for one minute
Do Tabata push-ups
Rest for one minute
Do Tabata burpees
Rest for one minute (you’ve earned it)
13. 5-Step Ladder WOD
This workout doesn’t actually involve a ladder, but it is structured in a five-step ladder pattern. Perform five reps of each workout, 10 reps the next round, 15 reps the next round, then 20 reps, only to work your way back down the ladder.
The basic structure looks like this: 5-10-15-20-15-10-5.
Tricep dips on a chair, couch, or box if you have one
Mountain climbers
Jumping jacks
Skater shuffle
14. 12-Minute WOD AMRAP
8 air squats
8 jumping lunges
16 Russian twists
Do as many rounds as your lower body will allow in 12 minutes.
Tips To Make the Most of CrossFit
Doing CrossFit workouts at home is a great way to stay fit while traveling or if you’re unable to make it to the gym. CrossFit athletes love that these workouts are fast, don’t necenessarily require any gear or tools, and can be done even on the busiest schedule.
Other great CrossFit exercises that require no equipment include planks, a tuck jump, and the classic 400-meter run.
Compete Against the You from Yesterday
CrossFit is designed so that you compete against yourself. You aim for a faster WOD, more reps in your AMRAP, or higher weights on your barbell. You aim to increase strength, stamina, and drive from your strength, stamina, and drive from yesterday.
Competing against yourself helps you stay focused on your goals and on your progress.
Hydration
Water is key to body temperature regulation via sweat while working out, lubricating joints and muscles, and continue important metabolic processes in the body. It’s important to hydrate for your CrossFit WODs in advance and afterward. A water bottle is a constant companion for those who make gains.
Protein
CrossFit relies on high-intensity, quick-paced workouts that can take the energy from your body and turn it into muscle and fat burning. Fueling up on protein after your WOD replenishes your body and mind.
Things like lean beef, nuts, poultry, fish, dairy products, and beans and legumes are great sources of dietary protein.
Stronger Body, Stronger Mind
When you improve your body, you improve your mind too. Olivers is made for the man who wants to better all aspects of himself. The man who knows the value of putting in hard work and seeing results.
Sources:
CrossFit Overview: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | NCBI
How to Do Burpees Safely With Proper Form | Men's Health
What is CrossFit? And can you do it? Here’s what you need to know | NBC News
How to Do a Mountain Climber | Runner's World
What Is Tabata? Health Benefits and a Sample Workout to Try at Home | Insider
