Whoever said ‘simple’ couldn’t be ‘painful’ has never done an AMRAP of deadlifts between one-mile runs.
AMRAP: Run, Deadlift, Run
- Throw 135-lbs on the bar for men and 95-lbs on the bar for women.
- Set a timer for 10 minutes.
- Run a mile at a strong, steady pace before hitting the bar.
- Set a steady pace and do as many deadlifts as you can with the remaining time.
- Cash out by one more strong mile run.
- Your score is how many reps out can get in, minus one rep for every second your last mile was slower than your first mile.
First of all, ouch. Second, ouch again. My score was 20. 8:24 mile, 25 deadlifts, 8:29 mile. That second mile was BRUTAL.