Mayhem Athletes,
We have offered the Open track for a number of years now! Many have seen success following it for increasing fitness and improving their placement in the Open.
We have now diversified our Compete tracks to include Open, QuarterFinals, SemiFinals & Games.
For simplicity and in the interest of making the Mayhem Athlete Community even better, we house all 4 tracks within the “Compete” program and all 3 tracks within the “Masters” program. We will make it very clear when weights and/or volume may be adjusted for those of you following “Open Prep”.
All of this will allow us to serve you better. Through this, we can offer an even better and more robust leaderboard each day for those of you who enjoy logging results. It will also help increase interaction amongst all Mayhem Athletes!
Compete - 4 Tracks
Tailored for athletes looking to improve their placement in the Open or local competitions, and may not have the time to complete all of the programming, or are not used to increased volume quite yet. It will likely take you about 90 minutes to complete most days. This track will peak during the Open each year.
Similar to “Open” but with a slight increase in volume week to week, and some additional work on skills that will appear in QuarterFinals. It will likely take you 90-120 minutes to complete most days. This track will peak during the QuarterFinals each year.
Tailored for those who have competed at a SemiFinals (or Sanctional or Regional) in the past, or have a realistic chance to compete at one in the next year. This track includes substantially more volume each day and is designed for those who want to achieve very high levels of fitness. It will likely take you 3+ hours complete most days. This track will peak leading up to and during each specific SemiFinal weekend each year.
Designed for those who have competed at the CrossFit Games in the past, or have a realistic chance to make it in the next year. This track includes the most volume of all the tracks and is designed for those who want to achieve world class fitness It will likely take you 3-4+ hours complete most days. This track will peak leading up to and during the CrossFit Games each year.
Masters - 3 Tracks
Tailored for athletes looking to improve their placement in the Open or local competitions, and may not have the time to complete all of the programming, or are not used to increased volume quite yet. It will likely take you about 90 minutes to complete most days. This track will peak during the Open each year.
Similar to “Open” but with a slight increase in volume week to week, and some additional work on skills that will appear in Qualifiers. It will likely take you 90-120 minutes to complete most days. This track will peak during the Qualifiers each year.
Designed for those who have competed at the CrossFit Games in the past, or have a realistic chance to make it in the next year. This track includes the most volume of all the tracks and is designed for those who want to achieve world class fitness It will likely take you 2-3+ hours complete most days. This track will peak leading up to and during the CrossFit Games each year.
Differences in all 3-4 Tracks
Many days the main metcon will be the same for the 3-4 tracks.
The main difference for those following “Open Prep” or “QuarterFinals” (OR “Qualifiers”) are:
1.Strategic decreased loading and/or volume.
2. Total daily workout time is done in 90-120 minutes and doable in one session (while SemiFinals/Games is usually 2-3+ hours and is ideally 2 sessions).
What happens when they are different workouts?
If you do the “Open” or “QuarterFinal” (OR “Qualifier”) version of a workout and it differs from the “SemiFinals” or “Games” version then we will clearly denote which workout is which in the daily programming.
Remember Who You Are
While we all like knowing who really did Games vs. Open or Rx vs Scaled and how we stack up against the rest of the field each day, let’s still enjoy using the leaderboard, but not obsess over it. Remember, there is always another workout coming tomorrow. And we, as Mayhem Athletes, are on the same team in the same fitness family!
How Do I Know Which Track to Follow?
1. If you are absolutely confident you will finish within the top 10% of the Open to advance to the Quarterfinals, then “QuarterFinals” is likely the right track for you.
2. If you have competed in 2+ Competitions as Rx’d (the Open counts) and are used to training for 2+ hours for 4-5 days/week, then you can try the “QuarterFinals” track.
3. Refer to the Target Times and Time Caps! If you can consistently finish within the Target Time and Time Cap frame for workouts in “SemiFinals” or “Games” AND have some competition experience, then you can follow it! Otherwise, you can drop to the “Open” or “QuarterFinals”version of the workout when needed.
4. If you are absolutely confident you will advance to a SemiFinal (or have in the past), then “SemiFinals” track ” is likely the right track for you. If you are absolutely confident you will make the CrossFit Games (or have in the past), then “Games” track ” is likely the right track for you.
