Benchmark WOD

Open 19.4 Rx

The Workout

For Time (12 cap): 3 rounds of 10 Snatches (95/65 lb) + 12 Bar-Facing Burpees, then rest exactly 3:00, then 3 rounds of 10 Bar Muscle-Ups + 12 Bar-Facing Burpees.

Primary movement: Snatch/Burpees/Bar MU

What is Open 19.4 Rx?

Open 19.4 formalized the rest period: two three-round couplets separated by a mandatory three-minute pause - snatches and burpees first, then the real question: 30 bar muscle-ups wrapped in more burpees. The rest is a gift with teeth: enough to attempt the muscle-up half genuinely recovered, and exactly enough time to think about what's coming. The 66-rep first half is everyone's; the second half is where the season's gymnastics homework got graded.

What is a good Open 19.4 Rx time?

Level (Reps)MenWomen
beginner66 (first half)66
intermediate88 (into MUs)80
advanced120110
elite132 (sub 11:00)132 (sub 11:45)

Total reps; 12-minute cap includes the 3-minute rest.

Tips & Strategy

Sprint the first couplet honestly - snatches unbroken or 6-4, burpees brisk - because banked seconds become muscle-up attempts later. Use the 3:00 rest with structure: 60 seconds walking, 90 breathing on a box, 30 chalking and visualizing your first set. Bar MUs in aggressive small sets (3s, then 2s, then singles) with the burpees as moving rest between. If you own zero bar muscle-ups, your workout is the first 66 reps plus three minutes of quality attempts - treat those attempts as the year's most honest video feedback.

Scaled & Beginner Versions

Scaled: 65/45 snatches, regular burpees, chin-over-bar pull-ups replacing bar MUs.

Track your Open 19.4 Rx PR

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