Tom Holland posts 27 rounds on 'Cindy'

Tom Holland’s reported 27 rounds of “Cindy” sounds like a celebrity-fitness brag until you break down what the workout actually is. Men’s Health UK said on August 5 that Holland had posted a 27-round score on the CrossFit benchmark, citing his training footage and recent gym content. CrossFit’s own standard for “Cindy” is simple and severe: complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups and 15 air squats. At 27 rounds, that works out to 135 pull-ups, 270 push-ups and 405 squats — 810 total reps in 20 minutes. ### So what exactly is “Cindy”? CrossFit lists “Cindy” as one of its benchmark workouts, scored by total rounds and reps completed inside a fixed 20-minute window. (menshealth.com) The workout uses only bodyweight movements, but the format leaves no programmed rest and rewards steady pacing as much as raw strength. Men’s Health UK framed Holland’s number against that benchmark format rather than as a one-off circuit. (crossfit.com) The magazine said his boxing clips were drawing attention, but called the “Cindy” score the more impressive training marker. ### What does 27 rounds mean in plain numbers? Twenty-seven rounds means Holland averaged 1.35 rounds per minute for the full workout. (crossfit.com) That pace comes out to roughly one round every 44 seconds while maintaining pull-up, push-up and squat volume without a break long enough to collapse the score. The rep count is what makes the number useful. A reader can translate 27 rounds directly into 135 pull-ups, 270 push-ups and 405 air squats, because CrossFit’s prescribed structure does not change from round to round. (menshealth.com) ### Why did Men’s Health UK single this out now? Men’s Health UK published the piece on August 5 under a fitness-celebrity workout banner tied to Holland’s circulating training footage. (crossfit.com) The article said the actor’s boxing work was going viral, then pointed readers to the older and more measurable CrossFit score as a clearer test of conditioning. Andrew Tracey’s piece also fits into the outlet’s broader stream of short, challenge-based training coverage. Men’s Health UK followed it on August 6 with a separate workout feature built around 110 total reps of power cleans and box jumps, with a target of finishing in under 10 minutes. ### Is this a workout normal people can actually try? (menshealth.com) CrossFit says intermediate athletes are encouraged to attempt “Cindy” as prescribed, and advises reducing pull-up or push-up reps if range of motion breaks down or rest periods become too long. That makes the workout more accessible than barbell-heavy benchmarks, even if the full version remains demanding. The workout’s appeal is also logistical. “Cindy” requires a pull-up bar and open floor space, not a full gym, which helps explain why it keeps resurfacing in media coverage around actors and athletes training on tight schedules. (menshealth.com) ### What should readers watch next if they want the same lane of training? Men’s Health UK’s next linked challenge is the 110-rep box-jump and power-clean session published August 6. (crossfit.com) That piece credits CrossFit Linchpin, the training platform founded by coach Pat Sherwood, and sets an under-10-minute target for finishing the workout. For readers who want the direct comparison point, CrossFit’s benchmark page remains the cleanest reference: 20 minutes, 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups and 15 squats, scored by rounds and reps. Holland’s published number is 27. (crossfit.com) (menshealth.com)