Mayhem Athlete Overview,
These 5 cycles will allow you to know where we are at in our training throughout the year, and what is coming next. Keep in mind we always do some form of pure CrossFit, regardless of what month it is or where we are in the season of fitness. But we will dial in specific aspects of fitness at certain times of the year to make sure you can be as fit as possible when you need to be the most!
*Specific details during each training period (i.e. length of strength cycle, aerobic workouts, gymnastic progressions, etc.) will always have details provided within SugarWOD each week! This basic overview will give you a better idea of what to expect from a big picture perspective though!
Hulk Out
Powerlifting, BodyBuilding & Accessory / May - August / 15 weeks
The goal of this cycle is to make sure you have a great base of health, movement, technique, strength and conditioning to build off of for the next season and years to come! We want you to be physically, mentally and spiritually refreshed through your working out in these next few months.
Remember, you can have fun and still get fitter! These 15 weeks will look different in some ways, but know you don't have to go to the "dark place" as often and will still get much better in the long run.
We will have some great lifting (including powerlifting, bodybuilding and technique/percentage olympic lifting work), aerobic conditioning, gymnastic push/pull capacity work, and fun partner style workouts each week. We want you to stay more recovered more often as a whole throughout the cycle (meaning some days of hard/intense work, and some days of manageable intensity and volume).
This process will help us to be able to “HULK OUT” across all of our fitness so we can level up to another place in our overall fitness!
Into the Storm
Aerobic Capacity & Barbell Stamina / September - October / 8 weeks
Get ready to ramp up the work!
We will be focusing on aerobic based workouts, making sure we are comfortable with and progressing strength in our lifts from Mayhem Burgener Strength (MBS), so get used to having a barbell in our hands! There will also be a Mayhem Aerobic Capacity (MAC) progression tailored for running or machine and a Mayhem Gymnastic progression to help with Rope Climbs and Strict Handstand Push Ups. Look to continue improve your cardio and work more Olympic lifting than our last cycle (“Hulk Out”), while still hitting classic Mayhem Athlete style workouts weekly.
Nerves of Steel
Mayhem Burgener Strength / November - December / 8 weeks
We are looking to really get strong these next 8 weeks! We will always do some variation or part of the current MBS cycle, but this cycle is one we hop on more fully and will not forget quickly! We will continue to build an aerobic base with MAC, and work through skill/base building work from Mayhem Gymnastics (MG), while continuing to do hit metcons daily to maintain our functional fitness capacity.
Nimble & Quick
Gymnastics & Conditioning
It is time to get fitter and ramp up the volume!
We will add in more metcons to be getting ready for the Open while also dialing up the intensity of these workouts. Look out for a specific MG progression to help with overall capacity in our gymnastic movements.
Compete
CrossFit Season
This is what we work for!
This cycle will put together all the work we’ve done in the off season. The Open kicks off our competition season. We will ramp up the intensity for each competition throughout the year, while dialing up or dialing back volume as needed. Depending on your goals and fitness level, your specific track and program will peak for various times of the year. Your specific track will take care of your specific needs!
M60: Open, Scaled: Open, Open: Open, QuarterFinals: QuarterFinals, SemiFinals: SemiFinals, Games: Games