The Open is Over – What’s Next?

The Open is Over – What’s Next?
Written by Nichole DeHart

The Open is coming to a close today, which means that every athlete will be on a new path. Some of you will be moving on to Regionals, training either individually or with your team, and others will be taking some time to set their goals for the remainder of 2016 and the 2017 season. Regardless of whether you’re moving on or not, we have a program suited for your needs. As always, we’re inspired by athletes and motivated to help them achieve their goals, so we will be offering the following four programs:

Regionals Training Program (Individuals) and Invictus Early Off-Season Program: Our Invictus Athlete program has always been committed to helping individuals achieve their goals. In that same spirit, we’re going to offer programs for both those who are moving on to Regionals as individuals, and those who are starting their off-season.

If you earned the opportunity to compete at Regionals as an individual, congratulations! You should view this is a great accomplishment? We advise you to use the next few days to relax and reinvigorate. The first regionals are 7 weeks away. Considering that you all have been grinding for at least 5 weeks without many breaks, you need to take a couple of days to deload and clear your mind. Year after year we have to convince athletes that it’s ok to take a couple of days to back off on training before we start hammering it hard in preparation for regionals…and every year someone regrets not taking the advice. Do yourself a favor and don’t rush the process of regionals preparation. It will be at least 6 weeks of intense training, so you want to go into it eager to train and 100% healthy. For the next three days, continue to follow the Invictus Athlete or Competition blog and be ok with the fact that the workouts aren’t overly strenuous. Our official 2016 Regionals Prep Program will begin on Monday, April 4.

For the vast majority of athletes who competed in the Open, the off-season is beginning. That means it’s time to set some goals and rebuild the foundation of our health and fitness so that we can build upon it over the course of the next year. The very beginning of that process is taking some time off to get your mind and body healthy. Accordingly, we will be on a transition program this week and our official off-season program will begin on Monday, April 4.

Regionals Team Training Program: Many of you have the opportunity to compete at Regionals on a team. We want you and your team to feel as prepared as possible heading into your Regionals. The program will follow the format of double sessions with one session being individual based and then the second session being team based. This is a great option for anyone planning to go team and needs to continue working on developing themselves as well as working in a team environment. Subscription to this program will provide access for 8 individuals per team. Our official 2016 Regionals Team Prep Program will begin on Monday, April 4. For more information, and to register for the Regionals Team Training Program, please email us at info@invictusathlete.com.

Masters Qualifiers Prep Program: For those of you who are moving on to the Masters Qualifiers, we have more work to do! Your Masters Qualifier Prep Program begins tomorrow! We have posted the full first day of work below, but get yourself signed up for the rest of the program here: 2016 Masters Qualifier Prep Cycle. The Masters Qualifier Prep Program will ramp up into and through the qualifiers with specific workouts and progressions designed to help you peak for the four days of competition. In addition to the program, we are providing participating athletes with extensive strategy notes that we have previously reserved only for our private clients, and visualizations from Heidi Fearon. Our goal is simple…we want to get as many of our Masters as possible to the CrossFit Games, so we’re providing our full complement of tools into the program. We encourage all Masters athletes, even if you don’t qualify for the Online Qualifiers, to join our prep program. It is a great opportunity to see how you stack up against your fellow Masters and will continue to give you a push in training until we transition to our Off-Season cycle post the Online Qualifiers. Our official 2016 Masters Qualifiers Prep Program will begin on Tuesday, March 29.

Competition Blog Program: Like our Invictus Athlete program, we will be starting our early off-season program on Monday, April 4. Until then, enjoy a little down time and get ready to hit it hard toward achieving your new performance goals.

Of course, you also have the option of moving to San Diego and joining us in person! That’s our favorite option, and one we strongly urge you to consider…it’s hard to beat the weather in San Diego year round, and you’ll have some pretty fun training partners.

If you have any questions regarding your options for programs to follow now that the Open is behind us, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@invictusathlete.com.