Margin

A heavy strength piece paired with a MetCon — because raw strength is the ceiling on everything else.

Grade: Strength · For Time · 8:00 cap

The workout

• 12-9-6: Cal Bike
• 12-9-6: Devil Press @ 2×22.5/15 kg
• Target: Goal 5:30–7:30 · thin margins — transitions decide it

Why we programme this

A stronger athlete's race pace is a smaller fraction of their maximum, so every sled, carry and wall ball costs them less. Building strength is half the job; the other half is expressing it when you're already tired, which is the only kind that matters on a course. That's why the day is two gears — a crisp, heavy strength block, then a conditioning piece that makes you produce force with fatigue in the tank.