Welcome to Week 1 of our FALL MAX STRENGTH CYCLE! Over the next 6 weeks we’ll be building absolute strength and functional work capacity in our major lifts.
DuringWeek 1, we’ll “test in” by building to a heavy single.
The goal for experienced athletes is not necessarily to hit a PR, but to hit 90% of your known 1RM. The time domains on the LIFT HEAVY blocks this week are intentionally short to encourage athletes to build up to a heavy single without overthinking.
However, if the grease is hot… COOK!
New athletes should follow the prescribed rep scheme building to a heavy single by feel but focus on getting comfortable with the movements.
Progressive Overload Schedule for the rest of the cycle:
Week 2: heavy sets of 7 @80%+
Week 3: heavy sets of 5 @ 85%+
Week 4: heavy sets of 3 @90%+
Week 5: taper to late cns recover
Week 6: 1RM test @101%+
Our BREATHE HARD blocks will be a combination of Functional Bodybuilding, Metabolic Conditioning, Gymnastic Strength/Skill Development, and CrossFit.
Let’s get STRONG(er)!