EMOM timer
Every minute on the minute: a new round starts at the top of each minute, and the time left over is your rest.
10 s get-ready countdown, then go
EMOM settings
10 rounds, a new one every 1:00 (10:00 total)
Keyboard: Space start/pause, R reset, F full screen.
Loads this timer in the app: 10 rounds, a new one every 1:00 (10:00 total).
On a computer? Get SnapWOD on your phone and open this page there to load the timer in the app.
More in the free app
- Lock-screen timer and notifications: the clock keeps running with your phone locked or in your pocket.
- Scan the whiteboard: snap the gym board and SnapWOD builds the timer, multi-part workouts included.
- Gym TV mode: put the running clock on the big screen with a code.
What is an EMOM?
EMOM stands for every minute on the minute. When the clock hits the top of a minute you do a set amount of work, such as 3 power cleans or 12 calories on the bike, then rest until the next minute starts. The faster you move, the more rest you earn. An E2MOM or E3MOM works the same way with a 2 or 3 minute window, which suits heavier lifts and longer sets: pick it under Every.
This timer counts down each interval, shows the round you are on and beeps 3-2-1 before every new minute, so you never have to watch the clock mid-set.
How to pace an EMOM
- Aim to finish the work in 35 to 45 seconds of each minute. If you only get 5 seconds of rest by round three, cut the reps now rather than missing rounds later.
- For strength EMOMs (one heavy single or double each minute), keep the load you could hit for every round, not your best single.
- Alternating EMOMs are common: odd minutes one movement, even minutes another. Set the total minutes to cover every station, for example 20 minutes for 4 movements done 5 times each.
- If you fail a minute, rest through it and start again at the next one. That is the format working as intended.
Workouts to try
More timers
Snap the board. Start the clock.
SnapWOD turns any workout on the whiteboard into a timer: EMOM, AMRAP, For Time, intervals and multi-part sessions. Free on iPhone and Android.