How to do the Wall Walk, step by step
- Lie face down with your feet against the wall.
- Press up into a push-up position and put your feet on the wall.
- Walk your feet up and your hands toward the wall step by step.
- Get as close to the wall as the standard requires, usually a hand's width.
- Walk back down under control in reverse order to lying face down.
Common mistakes and how to fix them
- Dropping down abruptlywalk back out under control with small hand steps.
- Arched back on the wallbrace your abs and pull your ribs in.
- Hands too far outwalk your hands all the way to the required mark.
How to scale the Wall Walk
If you can't do the movement cleanly yet or the workout is too heavy, use one of these variations:
- Only halfway up the wall
- Pike hold on a box
- Bear Crawl
Benchmarks with Wall Walk
- Open 21.11 Wall Walk, 10 DU, 3 WW, 30 DU, 6 WW, 60 DU, 9 WW, 90 DU, 15 WW, 150 DU, 21 WW, 210 DU (Cap 15 min)
- Open 22.115 min AMRAP: 3 Wall Walks, 12 DB Snatch 22.5 kg, 15 Box Jump-overs 51 cm
- Open 23.3Start with 6 min: 5 Wall Walks, 50 DU, 15 Snatches 42.5 kg, 5 WW, 50 DU, 12 Snatches 60 kg; finished → +3 min: 20 Strict HSPU, 50 DU, 9 Snatches 85 kg; finished → +3 min: 20 Strict HSPU, 50 DU, 6 Snatches 102.5 kg. Score: reps
- Open 25.35 Wall Walks, 50 cal Row, 5 WW, 25 Deadlifts 102.5 kg, 5 WW, 25 Cleans 60 kg, 5 WW, 25 Snatches 42.5 kg, 5 WW, 50 cal Row (Cap 20 min)
These descriptions are general guidance and don't replace a coach. Have someone at your box show you new movements, and stop if anything hurts.