Kendall Square CrossFit posts May tests
- Kendall Square CrossFit’s May 1 workout post laid out a nine-date 1-rep-max cycle, running from April 28 through May 19 across Olympic and power lifts. - The schedule stacks press on May 4, back squat May 5, push press May 8, then pairs deadlift and bench press together on May 12. - That matters because KSCF had teased this max cycle in mid-April, and now coaches can see the full testing block.
CrossFit programming is usually a blur of metcons, accessory work, and whatever hurts in a productive way that day. But every so often a gym shows its hand and posts the bigger plan. That’s what Kendall Square CrossFit did on Friday, May 1 — it published a full 1-rep-max testing schedule that stretches from late April into mid-May, with nine separate max days across the major barbell lifts. (kendallsquarecrossfit.com) ### What exactly did Kendall Square post? The May 1 WOD page included a “1 RM Testing Schedule” with these dates: snatch on April 28, front squat on April 29, press on May 4, back squat on May 5, push press on May 8, power clean on May 11, deadlift and bench press on May 12, jerk on May 14, and clean on May 19. The sam(kendallsquarecrossfit.com) gym’s active training block, not a one-off mention. (kendallsquarecrossfit.com) ### Why is that a real programming story? Because most gyms don’t publicly spell out a whole max-testing arc this cleanly. They might mention “strength week” or drop one heavy day at a time. Here, members can see the sequence in advance — Olympic lifts first, overhead work layered in, lower-body maxes split up, then a (kendallsquarecrossfit.com)pact map of how one affiliate wants athletes peaking over about three weeks. (kendallsquarecrossfit.com) ### Why pair deadlift and bench press? That May 12 pairing is the most unusual detail because bench press is less central in classic CrossFit than squats, cleans, or snatches. But it tells you something about the gym’s style. Kendall Square CrossFit already tags bench press regularly in its WOD archive, and the publish(kendallsquarecrossfit.com)ches, that pairing is useful — posterior-chain max plus upper-body press max in one structured session, instead of scattering them across separate weeks. (kendallsquarecrossfit.com) ### Was this planned in advance? Yes — and that’s part of why the post matters. On April 17, the gym told members to “KEEP YOUR BODIES READY” because a “1 RM TESTING CYCLE” was coming in late April and early May. Two weeks later, the full list is visible with exact dates. So this wasn’t a spontaneous heavy week. It was a programmed block that the gym had been building toward. (kendallsquarecrossfit.com) ### How does it fit the rest of the month? It lands right next to Murph prep. The April 30 and May 1 posts note that “Murph 2026” is happening a week early on Saturday, May 16, starting at 9:15 a.m. That means the gym is running a max cycle while also steering members toward one of the year’s signature endurance-and(kendallsquarecrossfit.com)chmark workout, then the clean max on May 19. (kendallsquarecrossfit.com) ### Who actually cares about this besides members? Coaches, mostly. A public schedule like this works like a template. You can see how Kendall Square spaces the lifts, where it clusters fatigue, and which movements it treats as headline tests. Even if another gym wouldn’t copy the exact order, the structure is the usef(kendallsquarecrossfit.com)h into chaos. (kendallsquarecrossfit.com) ### What’s the bottom line? Kendall Square CrossFit didn’t just post Friday’s workout. It quietly published a full barbell testing blueprint — and the details make clear this is a deliberate May strength cycle, not random heavy days. For members, that means clarity. For coaches, it’s a compact case study in how one affiliate organizes max testing in public. (kendallsquarecrossfit.com)
