“Fat Amy”

Background: "Fat Amy" is a lightweight, fast-moving benchmark WOD that's been adopted by gyms and athletes all over the world since it first appeared on the internet as early as 2014. It's not clear where the name came from and boxes who program it sometimes clarify that it's "not named after any Amy in particular." This "Fat Amy" benchmark WOD was posted on the thetravelingwod.com back in December, 2014.

Tips and Strategy: In a chipper WOD like "Fat Amy," there are so many movements that you probably won't experience major muscle fatigue at any given point. Use that to your advantage and go fast and as unbroken as possible.

Write the WOD in big letters/numbers on the whiteboard so you don't lose time trying to discern what the next movement is or how many reps you're supposed to do.

Intended Stimulus: "Fat Amy" should feel fast and breathless. Muscle fatigue shouldn't be a huge factor in this WOD, but burning lungs should. Scale the volume as needed so you can move quickly.

Post "Fat Amy," you should feel energized--like you could go home, clean your house, cook dinner, and start writing your first epic novel.

See also: (unrelated) "Fat Eddie"

There's at least one different WOD called "Fat Amy" from CrossFit Chamblee, which was coincidentally first posted online around the same time as this version, but it hasn't been as widely adopted.