Workout Description

Why This Workout Is Very Hard

This workout combines heavy hang snatches (up to 135/95) with high-skill lateral barbell burpees in a continuous format with no built-in rest. The ascending weight scheme creates cumulative fatigue while demanding technical precision on increasingly heavy snatches. The barbell burpees between sets prevent recovery and create grip/shoulder fatigue that directly interferes with snatch performance. The 1RM attempt after this volume makes it extremely challenging for average athletes.

Benchmark Times for Never Enough Time

• Elite: <4:15
• Advanced: 3:55-3:35
• Intermediate: 3:15-2:55
• Beginner: >1:35

Training Focus

This workout develops the following fitness attributes:

• Power (9/10): Hang snatches are explosive Olympic lifts requiring maximum power output, while lateral burpees demand rapid hip extension and jumping power throughout the workout.
• Strength (8/10): Progressive loading from 95/65 to 135/95 pounds plus 1RM attempt makes this primarily a strength-focused workout with heavy Olympic lifting demands.
• Stamina (7/10): Descending rep scheme of 21-15-9 with heavy hang snatches and burpees creates significant muscular endurance demands, especially grip and posterior chain fatigue.
• Flexibility (7/10): Hang snatches require excellent shoulder, hip, and ankle mobility while lateral burpees demand hip flexion and thoracic extension for efficient movement patterns.
• Endurance (6/10): The 13-minute time cap with continuous work creates moderate cardiovascular demand, though the heavy loads and lower rep scheme limit pure aerobic stress.
• Speed (5/10): Moderate pacing required to manage heavy loads efficiently while maintaining movement quality, with time pressure from the 13-minute cap driving urgency.

Movements

• Lateral Burpee Over Bar
• Hang Snatch

Benchmark Notes

This workout is scored as 'Load' based on the second WOD description mention, indicating the 1RM Hang Snatch achieved in the remaining time after completing the prescribed work is what matters for scoring. The workout structure is a descending ladder (21-15-9) with increasing loads: 95/65, 115/75, 135/95 lbs, followed by finding a 1RM. The prescribed loads serve as a strength endurance test before the max effort. For elite athletes (L10), completing the ladder efficiently should leave 6-8 minutes for 1RM attempts, allowing builds to 255+ lbs for males. Advanced athletes (L5) might have 4-5 minutes remaining and achieve 175 lbs. Novice athletes (L1) may struggle to complete the ladder or have minimal time for 1RM work, likely maxing around their body weight (95 lbs). The levels progress in 20 lb increments, which is standard for snatch progression in testing scenarios. Since this is load-based scoring, higher weight is better, and the 13-minute cap creates urgency that separates conditioning levels.

Modality Profile

Hang Snatch is a weightlifting movement with external load (barbell), while Lateral Burpee Over Bar is a bodyweight gymnastics movement. Two modalities present: 50% Weightlifting, 50% Gymnastics.