Fight gone bad - female

[Dan Stickler]

I know this info is in the forums somewhere but I just cannot find a definitive answer. When it comes to the official or prescribed workout for FGB, what are the female exercises. 75# or 55#, 20# ball or 14#, 20" step? Any input would be appreciated.

[Jenna Dodge]

55#, 14#, and a 20" box - you got it!

[Dan Stickler]

This has been an issue of debate at our facility and we have not been able to find "official" criteria when it comes to females. Thanks for the confirmation.

[Howard Wilcox]

In one crossfit radio episode Nicole mentioned that female weights are normally prescribed at 70% of male weights. In running through the most common examples, it seems to work out properly.

I was glad to hear this.


howard

[Jenna Dodge]

There's been a couple of threads about this....but actually women's weights should be more like 2/3 (66%) of men's - although it does tend to be rounded to whatever is easier to load on the bar.

In that case, I think women should use 50# for FGB. Sorry to change my mind, but that's what I think.

65/95=.68
16/24=.66 (kettlebells)
95/135=.7 which is why i think we should use 85/135=.63
14/20=.7
12/20=.6 (a lot of facilties use a 12# med ball for women)
33/44=.75 (filthy fifty - women use women's bar, men use men's bar when we did this last we had our gals use 30# because we don't have a women's bar)
45/65 = .70 (AMRAP in 20 minutes 10 pullups 10 thrusters)

more thoughts?