Train with intent
Honoring Navy Petty Officer Second Class Mark Carter
A high-skill workout combining Olympic lifting with gymnastics movements.
Choose your starting point
The prescription
Read the standard before deciding how you will approach the effort.
Time cap
40 minutes
Workout character
Extreme effort
Expect a demanding combination of capacity, pacing, and movement quality.
Men · Rx
95lb squat cleans
Women · Rx
65lb squat cleans
Scaling assistant · beta
Use a transparent starting point for common substitutions in Badger. The goal is to preserve the time domain, movement pattern where practical, and training intent—not to claim that every movement is identical.
Start with movement quality.
If pain, injury, unfamiliar equipment, or loss of control is part of the decision, pause and get a qualified coach or clinician’s guidance rather than relying on this tool.
How this beta works
Cardio substitution
Distance on a bike or rower changes with model, resistance, terrain, and athlete skill. Enter your normal run pace; this tool protects the expected time interval instead.
Choose available equipment
Suggested starting prescription
Row for 2:00
Cyclical aerobic work with posterior-chain contribution.
Changes impact and running mechanics; maintains a comparable work interval.
This beta is an educational starting point, not medical or individual coaching advice. Record the modification used with your result. Scaling principles are informed by CrossFit: Substitutions and hitting the stimulus.
The story
Navy Petty Officer Second Class Mark Carter was killed in Iraq in 2007. He was known by his call sign "Badger."
Execution notes
Simple reminders that can help you stay composed when the work starts to accumulate.
Technique is crucial on squat cleans - don't sacrifice form
Grip management is key between cleans and pull-ups
Use proper warm-up for Olympic lifting
This workout rewards technical proficiency
Consider wrist wraps and chalk