For time: 80-foot dumbbell overhead walking lunge, 20 alternating dumbbell snatches, 20 jumping pull-ups, 80-foot dumbbell overhead walking lunge, 20 alternating dumbbell snatches, 20 pull-ups, 80-foot dumbbell overhead walking lunge, 20 alternating dumbbell snatches, 20 chest-to-bar pull-ups Time cap: 15 minutes ♀ 20-lb (10-kg) dumbbell, ♂ 35-lb (15-kg) dumbbell
Primary movement: OH Lunge/DB Snatch/Pullups
The scaled division of Open 26.2 keeps the escalating-pull structure at an accessible level: three rounds of an 80-foot dumbbell overhead walking lunge (35/20 lb), 20 alternating dumbbell snatches and a pull-up progression of jumping pull-ups, then regular pull-ups, then chest-to-bar pull-ups, inside the 15-minute cap. The progression design means round 1 flies by and round 3 asks a genuine question: 20 chest-to-bar pull-ups late in a workout is real work for any scaled athlete.
| Level (Time) | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| beginner | 15:00 (cap) | 15:00 (cap) |
| intermediate | 13:30 | 14:00 |
| advanced | 11:30 | 12:15 |
| elite | sub 9:45 | sub 10:30 |
Move briskly through round 1 - jumping pull-ups and the light lunge should cost almost nothing. Budget your grip and shoulders for round 3: break the regular pull-ups of round 2 into 3-4 quick sets even if you could do more. Keep the overhead lunge deliberate; dropping the dumbbell is the most expensive mistake in the workout. Round 3 chest-to-bars in aggressive small sets (4s and 3s) with 5-second turnarounds gets you to the finish before the cap.
This is the official scaled version of 26.2. Further scaling: front-rack lunge instead of overhead, lighter dumbbell, and ring rows replacing the pull-up progression.
Log every result, see your progress over time, and know exactly where you stand.