AMRAP 8 mins, ascending deadlift ladder with 15 Box Jumps (24/20 in, step-ups allowed) between bars: 10 DL (135/95), 15 DL (185/135), 20 DL (225/155), 25 DL (275/185), 30 DL (315/205), 35 DL (365/225).
Primary movement: Deadlift Ladder
Open 14.3 is the Open's deadlift gauntlet: bars that get heavier as their rep counts get longer, separated by box-jump buffers, inside eight short minutes. The arithmetic is sadistic - by the 275/185 bar you've already pulled 45 reps, and now it wants 25 more. It was the workout that taught the community to fear high-rep heavy deadlifts under fatigue, and lower backs worldwide still remember it by name.
| Level (Reps) | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| beginner | 55 (into 225) | 50 |
| intermediate | 80 (into 275) | 75 |
| advanced | 105 (into 315) | 100 |
| elite | 135+ | 128+ |
Total reps in 8 minutes (deadlifts + box jumps).
Where does your Open 14.3 Rx land?
Log it once and the app places you on this table automatically, then tracks the trend.
Small sets long before you need them: 5s at 225, 3s at 275 - protecting spinal position is worth more than any transition saved. Step up on the box jumps (explicitly allowed) and use them to breathe deep. Pre-stage all plates for 10-second bar changes. The moment your back rounds, the workout is over whether you admit it or not: brace every set like a max single and let the score be what your positions allow.
Scaled: ladder of 95-135-155-185 lb with 15 step-ups between bars.
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