AMRAP Timer — Rounds + Reps Score Tracker

What is an AMRAP?

AMRAP stands for As Many Rounds As Possible. You're given a fixed time cap and a prescribed workout — typically a few movements done in sequence — and your job is to complete that sequence as many times as possible before the clock runs out. It's one of the foundational scoring formats in CrossFit and is used widely across functional-fitness training because it strips pacing decisions back to one question: how hard can you sustain.

An AMRAP timer is different from an interval or EMOM timer in that there's no built-in rest. The clock runs continuously. You rest when you choose to rest — and that decision becomes part of the workout.

How "5+12" scoring works

AMRAP scores are written in the format rounds + reps. If your workout is "5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 squats" and you complete that full sequence five times plus 12 more reps (say, 5 pull-ups and 7 push-ups into the sixth round) before the buzzer, your score is 5+12. The number after the plus is the partial reps in the unfinished final round.

The score after the plus matters because two athletes can both finish "5 rounds" but with very different work output — 5+0 means you barely finished the fifth round, while 5+27 means you nearly got six. Tracking partial reps is what makes AMRAP scoring honest.

How to use this AMRAP timer

1. Set the time cap above (default is 20 minutes — that's Cindy). Optionally label the workout so you'll recognize the score later.
2. Press Start. The countdown begins immediately; there's no prep phase by default.
3. Each time you complete a full round of your workout, tap +1 Round. The score updates live.
4. Tap +1 Rep for partial reps in the unfinished final round. The score becomes 5+12, 6+3, etc.
5. If you mis-tap, the Undo button reverses your most recent tap.
6. When the timer hits zero, the score freezes at its final value. Reset clears it for the next attempt.

Benchmark CrossFit AMRAPs

The classic AMRAPs in CrossFit programming are short, brutal, and famously deceptive — the workouts look easy on paper. Click any of these to load it directly with the right time cap:

• Cindy — 20-minute AMRAP of 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 air squats. The default benchmark; "20+ rounds" is elite, "10–15 rounds" is solid.
• Mary — 20-minute AMRAP of 5 handstand push-ups, 10 single-leg squats, 15 pull-ups. Mary scales up with skill rather than time.
• Open 12.1 — 7-minute AMRAP of burpees. One of the most-attempted CrossFit Open workouts in history. Score is total burpees, not rounds.
• Chelsea — strictly an EMOM, but commonly run as a 20-minute AMRAP of 5/10/15 pull-ups/push-ups/squats by athletes who can't hit the per-minute cadence. See also our EMOM Timer.

AMRAP pacing — the most common mistake

Beginners almost always go out too fast. A 20-minute AMRAP feels manageable in the first 90 seconds when adrenaline carries you; by minute 7 you're holding the bar, breathing too hard to move, and watching the clock. The score you get at the end is the only one that counts, and it's almost always lower than the score you'd have gotten pacing more conservatively from minute one.

The standard rule of thumb: the pace you start at should be one you could sustain for twice the workout's length. That feels uncomfortably slow at the start. Trust it. Athletes who win AMRAPs are the ones whose round count looks identical at minute 5, 10, 15, and 20.

Related formats

AMRAP is one of three foundational CrossFit scoring formats. The other two are EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute — fixed work-rest cadence) and "For Time" (count up until you finish a fixed amount of work). For traditional interval training with set work and rest periods, see the Tabata Timer, HIIT 30/30, or Circuit Training Timer. For longer continuous efforts, the Boxing Round and Interval Timer are usually a better fit.