Tomorrow, being Xmas eve, is a good time for people to try a "12 days of Xmas" workout. There are infinite variations on it, depending on choice of exercises and position in list of exercise.

Here is one such variation:

1 Handstand Push-up (12)

2 Pistols (Alternating Legs)s (24)

3 Push-ups (30)

4 Knees To Elbows (36)

5 Burpees (40)

6 Box Jumps (42)

7 Wall Balls (42)

8 Kettlebell Swings (40)

9 Deadlifts, 115/75 lbs (36)

10 Front Squats, 115/75 lbs (30)

11 Cleans, 115/75 lbs (22)

12 Turkish Get Ups (12)

This is done like the Christmas song "12 Days of Christmas"...

1 HSPU, 2 Pistols, 1 HSPU, 3 Pushups, 2 Pistols, 1 HSPU, 4 K2E, 3 Pushups, 2 Pistols, 1 HSPU...

I have added up and placed the totals of each exercise in parens. It will help with mental preparation as not to burn out too early, depending g on where your strengths lie.

I will be doing this WOD tomorrow and am looking forward to it as a definite challenge. Ok, downright hard! I have never done this WOD before, but think it is about 25-30 m in length which makes it a fairly long for metabolic conditioning where you attempt to finish as fast as possible with good technique.

You will burn off all your Xmas party food and then some! Try it out if you are up for a challenge and report back how it went. If you do not have equipment for certain exercises, you can swap exercises out for pure body weight exercises.

Just got back from this workout and had a blast. We only had a single class today so there were quite a few people there. It was so exciting to have 12-15 people together doing this workout, encouraging each other, in a single room. We had to watch out for rogue kettle bell swings and also jump over other barbells to move between station for toes 2 elbow and our own station. A little crazy, but worth it!

The hardest part for me were the Turkish get ups on the step 12 after being thoroughly toasted and winded. I spend too much time looking at my legs, trying to coordinate them, and not enough time staring at the base of the kettle bell. Another one for me to work on.

My finishing time was 29:59, which was 2nd.

How was your workout today on Xmas eve?

Turkish get ups are hard!

We did the same thing, one WoD at 12 (details on the Did You Exercise Today thread.) It was great. Now I have to go get ready to sing at church.