5/8/26

AM Workout (0615) 

2026 Age Group Semifinals Workout 4 

Starting every minute until you cannot complete the lift:

1 Deadlift (365-500#) 

*When you cannot complete a lift at the prescribed weight, or you complete the final lift, complete as many cleans (135/95#) as possible in the time remaining.

Weights: 

365#

375#

405#

435#

445#

455#

465#

475#

485#

500#

-I knew going into this workout that I would do well here... Got all the lifts easily and then got 28 reps on the power cleans ... the only mistake I made is that I could have gotten 1 more power clean, but the way I set up my clock I couldn't see it while power cleaning and was going off of what my judge was saying... I was super deep in the pain cave come rep 28, but if I had seen the clock I probably could have knocked out 1 more rep in the last 2-3 seconds ... anyway, this should be a solid score. I am very proud of myself for my physical capability here ... I have put in lots of work over lots of years to be strong off the floor. 

PM Workout (1500) 

2026 Age Group Semifinals Workout 5 

AMRAP 10: 

50-foot dumbbell walking lunge (2x50/35#) 

2-4-6-8-10, etc. strict handstand push-ups 

-Finished 10 of 16 Strict Handstand Pushups (82 reps - tie break of 8:51 (finished lunge rep 72) ... overall I am happy with this, I really didn't know what to expect out of this, it is definitely different than I usually train... I cruised easily through all sets of lunges unbroken ... this ended up being 66 strict HSPU, which is a large volume for me... my biggest set was on the set of 6 ... sets went: 

2

4

6

4/4 = 8

4/3/3 = 10 

3/3/3/3 = 12 

4/3/3/2/2 =14

4/3/3 = 10 (of 16) 

Overall I am proud of this given this movement has historically been a much bigger weakness / limiter of mine. I was at least attacking the workout and not just staring at the wall ... on all those bigger sets with the rest breaks I was really trying to limit the rest to 5-10 reps and overall this worked well. No missed reps, didn't go to singles, etc. Fun stuff!