Exercises and Demos

Here is a Link to CrossFit HQ's Exercises and Demos Page. The CrossFit.com page has great video demos of all the CrossFit exercises.

(Here is a link to an Excel file with the information in the below table:  CrossFit Exercises.xls)

This list was helpful when we programmed our "body-weight only" and "no equipment" workouts.

Exercise Equipment Substitution
Bench Press Weights, Rack, Bench,  Push-Up
Box Jump Box
Burpee None
Clean and Jerk Weights
Clean, Hang Weights
Clean, Medicine Ball Medicine Ball
Clean, Power Weights
Clean, Split Weights
Clean, Squat Weights
Deadlift Weights
Deadlift, Sumo Weights
Deadlift, Sumo, High Pull Weights
Dip, Bar Dip Bars
Dip, Rings Rings
Double Unders Jump Rope Tuck Jumps
Extension, Back GHD Supermans
Extension, Hip GHD Good Morning Darlings
Extension, Hip, Back GHD Good Morning Darlings
Glute-Ham Sit-Up GHD Knees to Elbows
Handstand None
Handstand, Push-Up None Assisted HSPU
Handstand, Push-Up, Assisted Rack
High Pull Weights
Jerk, Push Weights
Kettlebell, Clean Kettlebell
Kettlebell, Goblet Squat Kettlebell
Kettlebell, Snatch Kettlebell
Kettlebell, Swing Kettlebell
Knees to Elbows Pull-Up Bar Sit-Up or Crunch
L-Sit Parallelettes
Lunge None
Lunge, Walking None
Muscle-Up, Bar Pull-Up Bar 3 x Pull-Ups and 3 x Dips
Muscle-Up, Rings Rings 3 x Pull-Ups and 3 x Dips
Press, Push Weights
Press, Shoulder Weights
Pull-Up Pull-Up Bar
Pull-Up, Jumping Pull-Up Bar
Pull-Up, Kipping Pull-Up Bar
Pull-Up, L Pull-Up Bar
Pull-Up, Ring Rings
Pull-Up, Weighted Pull-Up Bar, Weights
Push-Up None
Rope Climb Rope Towel Pull-Ups
Rowing, C2 C2 Running
Running None Rowing
Snatch Weights
Snatch, Balance, Heaving Weights
Snatch, Balance, Pressing Weights
Snatch, Barbell Weights
Snatch, Dumbbell Dumbbell
Snatch, Hang Weights
Snatch, Power Weights
Squat, Air None
Squat, Back Weights, Rack
Squat, Box Weights, Rack, Box
Squat, Front Weights
Squat, Jumping None
Squat, Overhead Weights
Squat, Tabata None
Thruster, Barbell Weights
Thruster, Dumbbell Dumbbell
Turkish Get-Up Weights
Virtual Shoveling Weights
Wall Ball Medicine Ball Thrusters
Warm-Up PVC
Warm-Up, Burgener  Weights

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