FOR TIME
21 - 15 - 9
Then
21 - 15 - 9
barbell weight:
handstand walk distance: 50ft / 15m
time cap: 9 min
Heavy deadlifts reach/breach Rx thresholds and are paired with advanced gymnastics—handstand push-ups and 50-ft handstand walks—at meaningful volume under a tight 9-minute cap.
How we determine the levelThe first 21-15-9 couplet can move quickly, but the deadlift loads become moderate-to-heavy and the second piece adds handstand walks that force breaks and slow transitions, putting most moderately fit athletes into a sustained high-output effort rather than an all-out sprint. The rep scheme is classic short-format, but the loading jump and skill fatigue make this feel pushed-but-controlled until the redline, which matches a Threshold stimulus.
7–11 minutesWorkouts of the CrossFit Open 2020
10 rounds for time of ground-to-overheads and bar-facing burpees, with a 15-minute cap.
20 min AMRAP of dumbbell thrusters, toes-to-bars, and double-unders.
