Competition Corner

"Buddy Total"

Buddy Total is a team workout where it’s all about strategy, strength, and teamwork! You and your buddy will each take on a barbell challenge – one of you goes for the Clean & Jerk, and the other for the Snatch. Teams in Scaled are performing a Power Clean. You’ve got 10 minutes to make 3 solid attempts each.
The goal? To lift the heaviest weight possible for a combined total that will be your team’s score. It’s all about lifting big and pushing each other to hit new PRs!
The Rules:
Time Cap: 10 minutes.
Attempts: Each athlete has 3 attempts to hit their heaviest successful lift.
Score: Your team’s score is the total of the heaviest Clean & Jerk and the heaviest Snatch from each teammate. Or in scaled, Power cleans
Communication is key! Make sure to strategize with your partner on when to attempt lifts and how to pace yourselves.
RX
FOR TIME (TC. 10:00)
3 ATTEMPTS EACH
BUDDY 1: Clean and Jerk
BUDDY 2: SNATCH
Scaled
FOR TIME (TC. 10:00)
3 ATTEMPTS
BUDDY 1 & 2: POWER CLEAN
Movement Standards:
Clean & Jerk:
Starting Position: The barbell begins on the ground.
Clean:
You can power clean or squat clean, but the bar must be brought from the floor to the front rack position in one smooth motion.
At the top of the clean, hips and knees must reach full extension with the bar racked across the shoulders.
No re-dipping before the jerk – finish the clean fully before starting the jerk.
Jerk:
From the front rack, the bar must be driven overhead in one continuous motion.
You can push jerk or split jerk, but the lift is completed when the feet are together and the bar is fully locked out overhead.
At the top, the knees, hips, and elbows must all be fully extended with the bar stable overhead.
No pressing the bar out at the top – the movement must be smooth and continuous.
Failed Lift: If at any point the barbell is dropped or fails to meet the standards, the attempt does not count.
Snatch:
Starting Position: The barbell begins on the ground.
The athlete can perform a power snatch or squat snatch, but at the top, the barbell must be locked out overhead.
At the top of the snatch, hips, knees, and elbows must be fully extended with the barbell stable and controlled overhead.
The athlete may catch the bar in a full squat or a partial squat, but the lift is not complete until the athlete is standing tall with full extension.
No pressing out of the bar at the top – the bar must move fluidly from the ground to overhead in one motion.
Failed Lift: If the athlete fails to achieve full lockout or loses control of the bar, the attempt will not count.
Power Clean:
Power clean requires catching the bar above parallel in a quarter squat, not a full squat.
Make sure to hit full extension at the top of the lift with the bar properly racked across your shoulders.
Failed lift: Dropping the bar before standing tall with full lockout will result in a no-rep.