November 2023: Programming Focus

Last month, we got SPOOKY strong as we finished up our short wave loading cycle for the Power Clean/ Bench Press/ & Front/Overhead Squat. We retested some Benchmark workouts, and we also hit some fun new Workouts of the Week, including a challenging new Halloween workout!

We saw gymnastics skill/ strength work 1-2 times a week, and we saw our conditioning switch to more of a GPP focus. All this means is there will be less focus on Longer/ Shorter workouts or intervals, and we instead will focus more on general conditioning.

Practicing with multiple time domains multiple times per week will continue to build a stronger base for the CF Open coming in February.   

November is going to be STUFFED full of fitness, starting with the second piece of our final strength cycle! This will be the same wave loading we saw in October, but the movements will change to: Back Squat / Push Jerk/ Deadlift.

We will also work in 1 Oly day during the week to keep things snappy and get more frequency under a heavy Oly bar. The two main events for this month is our Veteran’s Day workout: Chad.

We programmed this last year, and we are excited to program it again this year! We saw some prep for the workout last month, and we hope you took advantage of it and feel confident going into this burley workout! The other main event will be Thanksgiving!

Our plan this year is to have three workouts programmed: the day before, the day of, and the day after, to make sure everyone has an opportunity to hit at least one of these next-level workouts. These workouts all will come with a partner variation if anyone wants to tag team the workout with a friend! We will keep our heads down and train hard through this month, and then it’s on to the final month of the year.

LET’S GOO!


Recap of NCFIT Workout October Highlights 

  • 1RM Overhead/Front Squat + Power Clean + Bench Press Test
  • Retest of workouts Devil On My Shoulders + Infinity Loop  
  • Gymnastics Skill/ Strength Day  
  • GPP Conditioning Focus

NCFIT Workout November Highlights 

  • Strength Focuses…
    • (1) Heavy Oly Day   
    • (1) Back Squat Day (Wave Loading)
    • (1) Push Jerk Day (Wave Loading)
    • (1) Deadlift Day (Wave Loading)
  • Metcon Focuses…
    • (2-3) Moderate Time Domains
    • (1-2) Short Time Domains 
    • (1-2) Long Time Domains 
    • (2-3) Benchmark Retests
    • (1) Partner Workout Option on Saturdays
       
  • NCFIT Workout November Strength Cycle
    • Front/Back Squat / Push Jerk / Deadlift
      • W1 – 10-8-6-8-6-4
      • W2 – 8-6-4-6-4-2
      • W3 – 6-4-2-4-3-2
      • W4 – 12-10-8
      • W5 – Test Front/Back Squat / Push Jerk / Deadlift