Men’s Health posts 10-minute 110-rep test

Men’s Health UK published a new CrossFit-style conditioning test on August 6, presenting a 10-minute target workout built around power cleans and box jumps. The article described the session as a 110-rep challenge from CrossFit Linchpin and framed it as a measure of strength, speed and explosive power. Men’s Health credited the workout to CrossFit Linchpin, the training platform founded by veteran CrossFit coach Pat Sherwood. The piece asked readers a direct question: can they finish the full sequence in under 10 minutes? ### What exactly did Men’s Health publish? Men’s Health UK published the workout under the headline “10 Minutes. 110 Reps. Build Explosive Power and Strength with This Deceptively Simple CrossFit Test,” according to the article listing. The piece said the session pairs a barbell, a box and a descending rep scheme rather than a longer multi-station circuit. (menshealth.com) Andrew Tracey was listed as the author on the Men’s Health page. The article said the workout comes from CrossFit Linchpin and described Sherwood as known for “deceptively simple” programming built around broad fitness rather than elaborate equipment setups. ### How is the 110-rep test structured? The Men’s Health article said the challenge totals 110 reps across two movements: power cleans and box jumps. (menshealth.com) The structure uses a descending rep format, meaning the athlete works through larger sets first and smaller sets later while racing the clock. The article’s central benchmark was time. (menshealth.com) Men’s Health said “a good target” is to finish the entire workout in under 10 minutes, turning the session into a simple pass-fail style test for pace as well as power output. ### Why these two movements? Power cleans and box jumps are both explosive movements, and Men’s Health said the pairing was designed to challenge strength, speed and explosive fitness. (menshealth.com) The power clean adds loaded pulling and rapid turnover under the bar, while the box jump adds repeated jumping under fatigue. CrossFit Linchpin’s own workout archive shows the program regularly uses box jumps and clean variations in short, high-output sessions. (menshealth.com) A June 23, 2026 Linchpin workout, for example, paired box jumps with hang power cleans and noted that the jumps were for explosive power rather than speed alone. ### Who is behind CrossFit Linchpin? (menshealth.com) CrossFit Linchpin identifies itself as a training platform focused on daily programming and says its team is dedicated to providing high-quality training for its members. Men’s Health said the platform was founded by Pat Sherwood, whom it described as a veteran CrossFit coach. WODwell, which catalogs functional fitness workouts, describes Sherwood as a longtime CrossFit staff figure and says Linchpin became known for stripped-down but demanding programming. (crossfitlinchpin.com) That matches the framing Men’s Health used in presenting the test as simple in equipment needs but difficult in execution. ### Is this meant as a workout or a benchmark? (crossfitlinchpin.com) Men’s Health presented the session as both a workout and a test. The article called it a “CrossFit test” and attached a single performance marker — finishing in less than 10 minutes — rather than offering a broader training block or progression plan. The practical next step is unchanged: the Men’s Health UK article remains posted on the site’s workouts section, and readers who want the original format can find it there under Tracey’s August 6 byline, with CrossFit Linchpin and Pat Sherwood named in the write-up. (wodwell.com) (menshealth.com)