Heavier shoulder-to-overheads at 135/95 lb paired with high-skill chest-to-bar pull-ups make this a potent couplet. Expect a fast yet taxing effort in the 6–12 minute range for most trained athletes. Load and pulling volume create significant shoulder fatigue and grip demand. The descending 21-15-9 rep scheme encourages aggressive pacing, amplifying intensity while still requiring strategy to avoid blow-ups.

• Couplet
• For Time
• Barbell Cycling
• Grip Taxing

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This long chipper blends high-rep unilateral weightlifting, sustained monostructural work, and a demanding gymnastics finisher. The work density is moderate, but the movement complexity is high due to the large set of muscle-ups after significant fatigue. Most athletes will live near the 20-minute cap, with pacing, grip management, and strict adherence to efficient movement patterns determining success.

• Chipper
• For Time
• Unilateral
• Grip Taxing

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Heavy deadlifts at 315/225 lb and deficit handstand push-ups create significant strength and skill demands, while 60 front squats across two rounds add sustained leg and midline fatigue. The total volume is moderate, but cycle speed is limited by the heavy pull and high-skill inverted pressing. Expect a hard, grindy effort in the mid-time domain for most Rx athletes.

• Triplet
• For Time
• Grip Taxing
• Barbell Cycling

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Heavy thrusters at 135/95 and high‑skill rope climbs create a high-load, high-complexity couplet within a short 10-minute cap. While total reps are modest, the grip and pulling demands spike density when fatigue sets in. The 5–12 minute time domain rewards aggressive pacing, and the ascending ladder structure increases difficulty. Overall, this settles clearly in the Very Hard range for most athletes.

• For Time
• Ladder
• Couplet
• Grip Taxing
• Barbell Cycling

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A long, aerobic couplet with moderate movement complexity (advanced burpees plus basic rowing) and no external loading. The 20–30 minute time domain and steady-state nature keep the power spikes low, while 80 bar-facing burpees add muscular fatigue. Overall density is moderate for experienced athletes, making it a solid but approachable endurance grind for most levels.

• Couplet
• For Time

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High-skill gymnastics (toes-to-bar) and double-unders pair with ascending heavy squat cleans under four-minute gates. Most athletes will end between 8-12 minutes, with only advanced athletes reaching later weights. Grip fatigue accumulates, barbell loading spikes, and pacing errors end attempts early, making this a demanding, strength-biased AMRAP.

• AMRAP
• Ladder
• Grip Taxing
• Barbell Cycling

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A short, five-minute AMRAP with high-skill gymnastics and a heavy Olympic lift creates a demanding blend. Expected output around 2.5–3 rounds keeps density modest, but complexity is high (HSPU and snatch) and the clock forces a hard push. Using the framework: low density, high complexity, and strong time-domain score yield a mid-50s base—solidly Hard for most athletes.

• Triplet
• AMRAP
• Barbell Cycling

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Difficulty lands as Hard based on a work density near 40 units/min (525 units over ~13 minutes), mapping to 40 points. Movement complexity averages 60 (deadlift=moderate, overhead squat=high skill, double-under=advanced). With a typical 12–15 minute finish, time-domain scores 70. No modifiers apply. Base score ≈55, comparable to benchmark hard workouts, with added stamina and skill demands.

• Triplet
• For Time
• Grip Taxing
• Barbell Cycling

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A short 8-minute AMRAP with moderate barbell load and high-skill gymnastics creates a demanding blend. Density computes to ~28 units/min (20 pts), movement complexity averages 70, and time domain is 80, producing a base score near 53—solidly “Hard.” Expect grip fatigue, midline endurance, and barbell cycling under high breathing rates.

• AMRAP
• Chipper
• Barbell Cycling
• Grip Taxing

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Density: 120 total reps with mixed load factors (100 C2B at 0.5, 20 cleans at 4.0) ≈ 130 units over ~13 minutes ≈ 10 units/min → 20 points. Complexity average: Chest-to-Bar (80) and Clean (60) → 70. Time domain: 12–20 minutes → 70. Base score: 0.4×20 + 0.3×70 + 0.3×70 = 50. No modifiers apply. Final rating: Hard.

• Couplet
• For Time
• Grip Taxing
• Barbell Cycling

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A short, high-skill couplet with heavy snatches and strict handstand push-ups packs a punch. The 6-minute cap keeps density moderate on paper, but the technical demand of snatches at 135/95 and strict pressing strength under fatigue drives difficulty. Expect shoulder fatigue, pacing challenges, and a narrow margin for error on both movement quality and cycle speed.

• Couplet
• For Time
• Barbell Cycling

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This is a high-skill, heavy couplet with 40 muscle-ups and 100 shoulder-to-overheads, finishing at 185/125 lb under fatigue. Density is moderate but the complexity is high and the time domain sits around 10–12 minutes for capable athletes. Most intermediates will bump against the 15-minute cap, especially if barbell cycling and transitions aren’t dialed in.

• Couplet
• For Time
• Barbell Cycling
• Grip Taxing

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