All the best – and worst – moments of Santa’s month of training at CrossFit North Pole.

Music: Jingle Bell Beats by Sean Kirby.

12 Days of CrossFit
Perform the workout just like you would sing the song:

1 deadlift (225/185 lb.)
2 handstand push-ups
3 GHD sit-ups
4 squats
5 golden ring dips
6 box jumps (24/20 inches)
7 dumbbell push presses (40/25 lb.)
8 burpees
9 pull-ups
10 kettlebell swings (1.5/1 pood)
11 push-ups
1200 meter row

Rest day.

Santa’s training has changed a lot over the last month. Check out this before-and-after video!

Mighty Tasty Gingers

Christmas With Louie
Box Squat, 1 rep
5 rounds of:
12 glute-ham raises
60-foot heavy sled pull

Magic Reindeer Droppings

Santa hits a few overhead squats among the Christmas trees at the North Pole.

Running From Relatives
15 rounds for distance of
Run 20 seconds
Rest 40 seconds
Start each round at the previous round’s end point

Holly Jolly Bench Press
5-rep max

Mistletoes-to-Bar
3 rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
20 toes-to-bars
21 reps body-weight deadlift

Santa's snatch is getting better, but he'd like to drop a weight class or two to be more competitive.

 


 


 


 

Presents Press
Shoulder Press
3-3-3-3-3

Little Rower Boy
Four rounds for time of:
Row 500 meters
Rest 3 minutes between rounds

Santa prepares for a set of free-standing handstand push-ups.

Rest day.

The Gift of the Goat
Annie
50-, 40-, 30-, 20- and 10-rep rounds of:
Double-unders
Sit-ups

A Very Heavy Christmas
Snatch, 1 rep
Clean and Jerk, 1 rep

Since opening an affiliate, Santa's really gotten into this CrossFit thing.

Jackie Frost

For time:

Row 1000 meters

50 45-lb. thrusters

30 pull-ups

If possible, perform workout outside.

Santa limbers up with a few rein-dog front squats. Core tight, elbows up.

Rest day.

Kris Kringle Karen

For time:

150 wall-ball shots

5 lunges per leg every 25 shots

Santa’s Favorite Primal(ish) Chocolate Chip Cookies

Rudolph’s 5K Run

Run 5K

Fran-tic Shopper

21-15-9 reps of:
95-lb. thrusters
Pull-ups

This year, it's not about silver bells but kettlebells at the North Pole.

Rest day.

Christmas Bells

5 rounds for time of:

15 kettlebell swings

15 kettlebell front squats

15 two-arm kettlebell presses

After years of picking up presents, Santa is a deadlift expert. Chest up, elf!

Overspending

Deficit deadlift

3-3-3-3-3

To create a longer pull, load bar with iron 25s or stand on 1 thick bumper plate or 2 iron 45s.

Mary Christmas

As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:

5 handstand push-ups

10 1-legged squats (pistols)

15 pull-ups

Snow angel or post-WOD recovery position?

Rest day.

The Three Wise Men

Back squat, 1 rep

Shoulder press, 1 rep

Deadlift, 1 rep

Deck the Halls With Rounds of Nancy

5 rounds for time of:

Run 400 meters

15 overhead squats (95/65 lb.)

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Santa turns to CrossFit North Pole programming to prepare for his Dec. 25 WOD: Deliver world's presents for time.

Santa’s Sled Push

5 rounds for time of:

50-foot heavy sled pull/push

3 15-foot rope climbs

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Santa discovered his knees don't hurt when he squats properly - even in sub-zero weather!

Old Kris Kringle isn’t getting any younger, and that famous belly certainly isn’t doing the jolly gentleman any favors when he’s climbing up and down chimneys with bags of presents. And his knees? They get pretty sore climbing the stairs to the workshop.

After seeing a few elves overhead squatting giant candy canes and dragging his sled around the North Pole as part of a workout, Santa decided to check out this CrossFit thing.

The Internet service isn’t so great up at the North Pole, so it took Santa a while to figure things out. But he did, and after checking out CrossFit.com, he decided to open his own affiliate in hopes of getting himself and his elves fit for the holidays.

Leading up to Dec. 25, Santa Claus will be posting his workouts here for all the world’s merry CrossFitters to see. If you want to participate, follow along with Santa and post your times and loads to comments.

Happy holidays from CrossFit North Pole!