Every number in this workout points at the same date. 31 reps, six times over. A 1,031m row to finish. Hallowod is a long, heavy chipper built entirely around October 31st — and the burpees between every movement make sure you never get a real break.
Suggested time cap: 40 minutes · Competitive target: sub-20 minutes at Rx. Your score is the time it takes to complete all 246 reps and the row.
Hallowod’s numbers aren’t arbitrary — every movement is prescribed for 31 reps, and the closing row is exactly 1,031 meters. Both point at the same thing: 10/31, October 31st. It’s a workout built entirely around its own release date, which is part of why it’s become a recurring Halloween-week staple at gyms rather than a one-time novelty.
This is a long chipper with six different loaded or skill-based movements, and the 10 burpees between every single one mean you never get to fully recover before the next block starts. Unlike a workout with one or two movements, Hallowod tests whether your work capacity holds up across a genuinely wide range of demands — kettlebell swings, box jumps, an overhead press, pull-ups, ball slams, and dumbbell snatches, plus 60 total burpees woven through all of it.
The total volume is real: 246 reps across seven movements, plus a half-mile row to close. Pacing decisions made in the first two movements affect whether you’re still moving well by the fifth and sixth.
Hallowod scales as a set, given how many movements are involved. Choose the row below that lets you move through every 31-rep set without long, unplanned rests.
| Level | Loads / Reps |
|---|---|
| Rx | KB 70/53, box 24/20 in, push press 75/55, pull-ups full ROM, ball slam 30/20, DB snatch 50/35 |
| Scaled | KB 53/35, box 20/16 in, push press 55/35, banded pull-ups, ball slam 20/14, DB snatch 35/20 |
| Beginner | KB 35/26, step-ups, push press with empty bar, ring rows, ball slam 14/10 or squat, DB snatch 20/15 |
Given the total volume, scale load before scaling reps — a manageable weight across all 31-rep sets keeps the chipper’s pacing character intact better than a heavy weight with frequent long rests.
Pace the burpees consistently rather than sprinting the early ones — with sixty total burpees spread through the workout, an unsustainable pace early costs you by movement four or five.
Break each 31-rep set into planned chunks from the start (for example, 3 sets of ~10–11) rather than attempting unbroken sets on movements like push press or ball slams. Save the row for last as prescribed unless your gym’s setup makes it more practical to slot it in earlier due to equipment availability.
This is a volume workout, not a sprint — the athletes who post fast times pace evenly across all six movements rather than emptying the tank on kettlebell swings because it’s the first one.
Hallowod pulls from six different equipment categories by design, but every movement survives a straightforward substitution.
| Equipment | Substitution | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| No kettlebell | Dumbbell swing | 1:1 reps |
| No box | Step-ups or squat jumps | 1:1 reps |
| No barbell for push press | Dumbbell push press | 1:1 reps |
| No pull-up bar | Ring rows or banded pull-ups | 1:1 reps |
| No slam ball | Wall ball, thrown to the floor | 1:1 reps |
| No rower | Run or bike erg for equivalent distance | — |
FITL scales this automatically based on the equipment and experience level in your profile.
A CrossFit-community Halloween benchmark chipper: 10 burpees between each of six movements performed for 31 reps, finishing with a 1,031m row. The rep scheme spells out “10/31” — October 31st.
Sub-20 minutes at Rx is a strong time for an experienced athlete. Given the volume and movement variety, most CrossFit athletes finish Rx Hallowod in the 20–30 minute range. Scaled athletes should expect longer depending on load and movement substitutions.
As prescribed, yes — but some gyms place it wherever fits their equipment queue best. If you’re short on rowers, it’s reasonable to move it earlier in the workout as long as you complete the same total distance.
With scaling across all six movements, yes — but it’s a long, high-volume workout even scaled down, so beginners should expect a longer time domain and can reduce individual movement reps (for example, 20 instead of 31) if the full volume isn’t manageable yet.
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