How to Keep the Strength Gains Going When Progress Begins to Stall
One of the most common questions I get is what to do when progress begins to slow or stalls completely during a training cycle. One of the pillars of the Evolved Program (and my programming philosophy in general) is to have certain “metric-based movements” that repeat...
How to Modify the Evolved Daily Program for Different Goals
The Evolved Training Daily Workout Program has reached a lot of people, and I am extremely honored to be able to provide this program to you. Since the release in early May, I have been fielding a number of emails from members that are curious about how to best modify...
CrossFit Open WOD 18.5 Strategy Guide
OPEN WOD 18.5 We’ve made it to the last week in the Open! Today I am going to break down all the strategy and necessary considerations for Open WOD 18.5 / Open WOD 11.6 / Open WOD 12.5. I have completed this workout at least six times since it first came out in 2011,...
CrossFit Open WOD 18.4 Strategy Guide
OPEN WOD 18.4 A new standard for measuring the HSPU line is in effect for Open WOD 18.4. Oh, and there’s a new movement making its first appearance; Handstand Walks are now in the open. Deadlifts make another appearance, and the weights will increase. For Time (9 min...
CrossFit Open WOD 18.3 Strategy Guide
OPEN WOD 18.3 800 Double-unders. In CrossFit Games Open WOD 18.3, you need to be able to do both types of muscle ups, you have to snatch a pretty light DB for a few reps, and do a few reps of a light Overhead Squat. But mostly, you just need to be really efficient at...Recent Posts
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Following the 7-week strength cycle, we move directly into a 6-week “Metabolic” phase, starting with the typical Introduction/Deload week. After …
The 7-Week Strength Cycle (Winter 2023/2024)
Let’s Get Strong! This 7-week cycle strength cycle is part of the larger periodization model we follow at Evolved throughout …
The COMPOUND-ISOLATION Training Cycle
The Compound-Isolation Supersets Cycle The general philosophy applied to Evolved programming across the board can be seen in the blog …