Fran is a workout in CrossFit in which you do the following for time.

• 21 Barbell Thrusters
• 21 Pull-ups
• 15 Barbell Thrusters
• 15 Pull-ups
• 9 Barbell Thrusters
• 9 Pull-Ups

Men have to do 95 lb thrusters, while women have to do 65 lb thrusters. As a reminder, this is a thruster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aea5BGj9a8Y&t=1s

What’s an average time for Fran? I’ve collected data on 5,376 CrossFit Open athletes, so we can answer this question.

Of the 5,376 athletes, 714 men self-reported their best Fran time, and 198 women reported their best Fran time.

For men, the mean Fran time was 4:48, while the median time was 4:21. The 75th percentile time was 3:24, and the 25th percentile time was 5:42. Here is the full distribution of times:

For women, the mean Fran time was 5:53, while the median time was 5:26. The 75th percentile time was 4:09, and the 25th percentile time was 7:13. Here is the full distribution of times:

Furthermore, you can predict how fast you can complete Fran by knowing the following:

• How much you can max clean and jerk
• How many pull-ups you can do in a row (i.e., max pull-ups)
• Your weight

The predictive model (for men) is: