Benchmark WODs

Open 18.2a Rx

The Workout

1-rep-max Clean in the time remaining from the shared 12-minute window after completing Open 18.2. Score is the heaviest successful lift.

Primary movement: 1RM Clean

What is Open 18.2a Rx?

Open 18.2a resurrected 15.1a's brilliant cruelty with sharper math: your lifting window is only whatever the 12 minutes left after 18.2 - fast athletes earned six minutes with the barbell, slower ones arrived with ninety seconds and a heartbeat in the red zone. One max clean, any style. It remains the Open's cleanest test of strength-under-duress and of a skill nobody trains enough: loading plates efficiently while your hands shake.

What is a good Open 18.2a Rx time?

Level (Weight)MenWomen
beginner155 lb (70 kg)85 lb (39 kg)
intermediate205 lb (93 kg)125 lb (57 kg)
advanced265 lb (120 kg)170 lb (77 kg)
elite325+ lb (147+ kg)215+ lb (98+ kg)

Heaviest clean in the time remaining after 18.2.

Where does your Open 18.2a Rx land?

Log it once and the app places you on this table automatically, then tracks the trend.

Tips & Strategy

Pre-plan three loads and stage the plates in order before 3-2-1-go. First attempt at 85% no earlier than 60 seconds after finishing 18.2 - one deep-breathing walk around the bar pays for itself. Ninety seconds between attempts if time allows. Power clean if it's your strength; the squat clean's extra depth costs stability you may not have today. A made 92% beats a missed PR in every scoring universe.

Scaled & Beginner Versions

Scaled: heavy single clean at a technically confident load - same window rules.

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