How to use the online timer
As many rounds as possible in twenty minutes. The clock is fixed and the work is not, which inverts the usual arrangement and makes pacing the entire skill. Twenty minutes is long enough that the opening pace is almost always too fast, and long enough that the difference between a good score and a poor one is decided somewhere in the middle, not at the end.
Set out the movements and the reps per round before starting, and keep a tally as you go, because counting rounds while breathing hard is harder than it sounds. Deliberately hold something back for the first five minutes. The count runs inside this tab, so leave the page open for the whole twenty rather than switching away and losing it.
Score it and keep the score, since the format is only meaningful against a previous attempt at exactly the same work. Repeating it in six weeks with the same movements and the same loads gives a clear answer that no amount of feeling fitter can provide. Changing the reps or the exercises makes the comparison meaningless, however tempting the variation might be.
Common questions
How should I pace twenty minutes?
Slower than feels right for the first five. The opening pace is almost always too fast, and the difference between a good score and a poor one is usually decided somewhere in the middle rounds.
Does the score mean anything on its own?
Only against a previous attempt at exactly the same work. Repeat it in six weeks with the same movements and loads and the comparison is clear; change anything and it stops being a measurement.
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