Fran didn't become one of CrossFit's most notorious workouts by chance. It earned its reputation because the long distance the barbell must be pushed coupled with an equally potent body-weight pull demands extremely high power output. While the reps and complementary requirements of Fran are calibrated to a magical sweet spot that allows athletes to move at high speeds, other combinations with a light barbell and pull-up bar can produce a similar effect. Dave Castro created two new examples in 2018 with Bicouplet 1 and Bicouplet 2, swapping the thruster for snatches and increasing the difficulty of the pull with chest-to-bar pull-ups and bar muscle-ups.