“Broomstick Mile”
Brand X Benchmark WOD
- For Time
- 25 Back Squats
- 25 Front Squats
- 25 Overhead Squats
- 400 meter Run
- 25 Shoulder Presses
- 25 Push Presses
- 25 Push Jerks
- 400 meter Run
- 50 Hang Cleans
- 400 meter Run
- 50 Snatches
- 400 meter Run
- Perform all movements except the run with a PVC pipe (or broomstick).
With a running clock, as fast as possible perform the prescribed work in the order written. Use a PVC pipe (or broomstick) throughout the workout.
Score is the time on the clock when the last set of 400 meter Run is completed.
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About the wod

Background: This workout, first posted by Jeff Martin of CrossFit Brand X @thebrandxmethod in the CrossFit forum on February 3, 2006, became a popular no-equipment WOD.
See also: “PainStorm XII” (aka: Olympic Bar Mile, an advanced variant of this WOD)