Lode

A heavy strength piece paired with a MetCon, because raw strength is the ceiling on everything else.

Grade: Strength · AMRAP · 7:00

The workout

• Move: 12/9 Cal Ski
• Move: 12 Walking Lunges
• Move: 6 Burpees
• Target: 4+ rounds · engine work on speed-squat legs · steady, no sprint finish

Why we programme this

A stronger athlete's race pace is a smaller fraction of their maximum, so every sled, carry and wall ball costs them less. Building strength is half the job; the other half is expressing it when you're already tired, which is the only kind that matters on a course. That's why the day is two gears: a crisp, heavy strength block, then a conditioning piece that makes you produce force with fatigue in the tank.