Mary
Handstand push-ups, pistols, and pull-ups on a twenty-minute loop.
As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
5 Handstand push-ups
10 Pistols (alternating single-leg squats)
15 Pull-ups
Mary is a gymnastics-heavy AMRAP that demands skill under fatigue: the handstand push-ups and pistols punish sloppy technique long before your engine gives out. Settle into a sustainable rhythm rather than sprinting the opening rounds, because balance and pressing strength fade fast. Count your total rounds, with any partial reps as the tiebreak.
- · Score is total rounds completed in 20 minutes (each round = 30 reps)
- · Handstand push-up: head touches the floor, full arm lockout in the handstand
- · Pistol: full-depth one-legged squat, alternating legs each rep
- · Pull-up: chin over bar, arms fully extended at the bottom
- · Pike push-ups or box HSPU for the handstand push-ups
- · Assisted or bench-supported pistols
- · Band-assisted pull-ups to keep rounds moving
- · Kick up and knock out the HSPU while fresh: they're the first to break down.
- · Alternate pistol legs smoothly and use a fixed point of gaze for balance.
- · Break the pull-ups before failure so your next handstand push-ups stay honest.
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