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Linda

A three-lift descending ladder (10 down to 1 reps) across deadlift, bench press, and clean, each loaded relative to the athlete's own bodyweight rather than a fixed number.

10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1
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Movements in this workout

Scaling

Scaled

1× bodyweight deadlift, 0.75× bench, 0.5× clean, or run the ladder from 8. The bodyweight-multiplier design means 'scaled Linda' is still honestly Linda.

Beginner

A 5-to-1 ladder at light fixed loads with a coach nearby. Three barbells and descending reps make this a logistics lesson as much as a workout.

The story

Known as 'the Three Bars of Death': a 10-to-1 descending ladder of deadlifts at 1.5× bodyweight, bench presses at bodyweight, and cleans at 0.75× bodyweight. Unique among the Girls in scaling to the athlete by definition. The loads are set by what you weigh, and the logistics (three loaded barbells) make it a special-occasion workout. First posted to CrossFit.com on 2003-07-05.

First posted 2003-07-05

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