January 27, 2022 By Deane Barker • January 27, 2022 • 30 Min AMRAP --- 5 Power Cleans (135) 5 Burpees Over the Bar 5 Barbell Rows Goodness, this was a mess. The 30-minute AMRAP is where I ended up, not where I started. I started planning to do 20 rounds. Round 1 took about one minute. I was wiped. I thought, “Well, I’ll aim for a round every 90 seconds, which gets me done in 30 minutes.” LOL. Nope. Second round took the 90 seconds. So that’s when I just reverted to a 30 min AMRAP. I got…12 rounds. Not even kidding. I was off my game, for whatever reason. Plus, this is a hard workout. All the movements are big movements – lots of muscle recruitment, full body stuff. Even the barbell rows are an arm and back workout, plus glutes and hamstrings from being bent over. What a disaster. I might do it again, just to see if it gets better. But that was really humbling. Postscript Added on July 9, 2022 I have know done this workout two more times, and only got 11 each time. I do not know why this workout is such a disaster, but my first experience was not a fluke, it turns out. This last time, I was on pace for 12 rounds – I got through six in 15:00, but then just fell apart in the back half. The power cleans just slow way down. I was spending 90 seconds just to get five of them. I have no idea what the problem is with this workout. I hate it.