MACH 7 – Individual

Workout:
For Max Weight Lifted
3 Attempts / :45 Loading Period / :45 Lifting Period
3 Deadlift + 2 Hang Clean + 1 STOH

Workout Flow:
This workout is performed for maximum weight of one successfully completed complex and consists of three 45 second loading periods, followed by a 45 second lifting period. The prescribed complex is three deadlifts, followed immediately by two hang cleans, followed immediately by one shoulder-to-overhead. The barbell may not be dropped or released at any point during the complex.

Athletes will begin standing in front of an empty barbell. At the call of Go, the first 45 second loading period will begin. The athlete will load the barbell during this 45 second loading period. The athlete may load the barbell to any weight they choose. At the conclusion of the loading period, the 45 second lifting period will immediately begin. The athlete will have 45 seconds to attempt as many complexes as desired within that 45 second period.

Following the first lifting period, the second 45 second loading period will begin. This pattern will continue for three rounds.

During the 45 second lifting period, the athlete may add or remove weight and attempt additional complexes, provided the next complex is started before the 45 second time cap expires. Each attempt must consist of three deadlifts, two hang cleans, and one shoulder-to-overhead completed in that order without letting go of the barbell.

If the athlete begins a complex before the 45 second lifting period ends, they will be allowed to complete that complex even if the time expires while the lift is in progress.

Athletes may not attempt lifts during the loading period. If the athlete chooses, he may begin loading the barbell prior to a loading period once the workout begins.

The athlete’s score will be the heaviest successfully completed complex in any of the three lifting periods. There is no tiebreak for this workout.

If an athlete receives a no-rep on any movement within the complex, the athlete may correct and repeat only the no-repped movement and then continue the complex, provided the barbell is not dropped or released. If the barbell is dropped or released at any time, the attempt does not count and the athlete must restart the complex from the beginning.

Any unused plates must be placed on the athlete’s plate tree. Unused weights can not be placed on the ground.

Tie Break:
There is no tiebreak.

Movement Standards:
Deadlift: The movement begins with the barbell on the ground. The athlete must stand with hips and knees fully locked out and shoulders behind the barbell. Bouncing the barbell is not allowed. Hands must be outside the knees – sumo deadlifts are not allowed. Both bumper plates must touch the ground for a rep to count.

After each completed “good” rep, the judge will indicate to the athlete. If the athlete is no-repped, they may re-attempt the rep as long as the barbell does not touch the ground and the hands remain on the barbell. Lifting straps or grips are not allowed. 

Hang Clean: The movement begins after the successful completion of three deadlifts. Following the deadlift, the barbell must stop in the hang position with arms fully extended before the hang cleans start. The barbell may not travel below the knees. The rep will not be credited until the athlete stands with hips and knees fully extended and the barbell clearly in the front rack position with elbows in front of the barbell.  Any type of clean is allowed (Power, Squat or Split) as long as the standards are met.  If a split clean is used, the feet must be brought back together under the athlete’s body, with the hips and knees fully extended, before the repetition is counted. 

After each completed “good” rep, the judge will indicate to the athlete. If the athlete is no-repped, they may re-attempt the rep as long as the barbell does not touch the ground and the hands remain on the barbell. Lifting straps or grips are not allowed. 

Shoulder to Overhead: The movement begins after the successful completion of two hang cleans. Following the hang clean, the barbell must stop in the front rack position with knees and hips fully extended before the STOH starts.The bar must be lifted to the shoulders, then locked out overhead. Any style of shoulder to overhead lift is acceptable (press, push press, or jerk/split jerk) as long as the required finish position is achieved. The rep is credited when: hips, knees, and arms are fully extended, the feet are in line with the body and the bar is over or behind the middle of the body.

After a completed “good” rep, the judge will indicate to the athlete. If the athlete is no-repped, they may re-attempt the rep as long as the barbell does not touch the ground and the hands remain on the barbell. Lifting straps or grips are not allowed.