The latest in the Rogue Fitness Challenge series is here. the Repeat Deadlift challenges participants to deadlift as many deadlifts as possible in two minutes. The winners of this challenge in the RX’d Men’s and Women’s Divisions will receive an invitation to the Rogue Record Breakers event at the Rogue Invitational 2021 in Round Rock, TX October 29-31, 2021 (travel grant and hotel provided by Rogue).
Participation in the challenge costs 10 USD when registered via roguefitness.com/challenges. In the event of a division tie, the winner is the athlete who completed the most uninterrupted reps in their first set. The challenge begins on September 24, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. EST and ends on September 27, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Every athlete from the age of 14 is entitled to participate.
Rogue Fitness Deadlifts for Repetition Challenge
Deadlift as many reps as possible in two minutes.
- RX’d division
- Men – 143 kilograms (315.3 pounds)
- Women – 102 kilograms (224.9 pounds)
- Scaled division
- Men – 102 kilograms (224.9 pounds)
- Women – 70 kilograms (154.3 pounds)
This isn’t the first time Rogue has issued the deadlift challenge for reps. It debuted in the 2020 Rogue Record Breaker competition at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH. The current records for this challenge are held by Carolyne Prevost in the women’s division with 62 repetitions and Austin Malleolo in the men’s division with 61 repetitions.
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Rogue Deadlift for Reps Challenge Prizes
In addition to the Rogue Record Breakers invitations to the winners in the RX’d divisions, the following prizes will be given to the top three winners:
RX’d divisions
- $ 2,500, a deadlift bar, and an invitation to Rogue Record Breakers at the Rogue Invitational 2021 – Rogue Covered Travel Grant and Hotel
- $ 1,000 and a deadlift bar
- $ 500 and a deadlift bar
The top three gyms by participant registration will receive a deadlift bar. There are no prizes from Rogue for the Scaled Divisions. The movement and filing standards were released on September 23, 2021.
Consistency builds the bank
The Rep Deadlift Challenge is the ninth in the Rogue Challenge series. The athletes are awarded points based on their rank in each challenge, which is a total of points in the overall ranking. At the end of 2021, the three best athletes in the overall ranking of the RX’d men and women will receive the following prizes:
Rogue Fitness Challenge Series – Overall Ranking Prizes
- $ 15,000 and a custom Ohio / Bella dumbbell
- $ 10,000 and a custom Ohio / Bella dumbbell
- $ 5,000 and a custom Ohio / Bella dumbbell
The challenges completed so far – the 50-calorie Echo Bike, the Bear Hug, the Cliffhanger, Pump-N-Row, Bella Complex, Mule, Suitcase and Bandit – have put Nate Molby at the top of the men’s best list with 70 points and Taylor Williamson at the top of the women’s leaderboard with an unbelievable 367 points *.
* These scores do not include the Bandit Challenge, which was not included in the overall ranking at the time this article was published.
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