1,000 lb Club Straight Flush

The Straight Flush is a four-lift gauntlet: push press, a wild card of your choice, squat, and deadlift — performed in sequence (different days allowed) with plate minimums on each. Total has to clear 1,000 lb and you can't make up for a shortfall on one lift by going heavier on another. I opted for strict overhead press instead of push press for the added challenge. The minimum is 135, so 185 gave me plenty of headroom while keeping it honest. No leg drive, no dip — just a clean press. For the wild card I went with weighted dips at +90 lb. Full transparency: I was supposed to go for a heavy single but autopiloted into rep mode and cranked out 5 before realizing what I'd done. Not a brag — just a habit kicking in from running dips as a 5/3/1 accessory. The set was already recorded and it met the minimum, so I moved on. Squat came in at 365 and deadlift at 425, both well above the 3-plate and 4-plate minimums. These were comfortable working weights in my 5/3/1 cycle at the time, not maximal attempts. The whole thing reinforced something I believe in: if your programming is balanced and your accessories are chosen with purpose, challenges like this aren't something you peak for — they're just a snapshot of where your training already is.