RevoFit In-Season Programming: Don’t Lose the Gains You Worked For

May 26, 2025

The trails are open. The weather is (mostly) cooperating. And if you’re like most of our members, your calendar is filling up with miles, rides, hikes, and long days in the mountains.

We love that. It’s exactly what we train for.

But every year around this time, we see a pattern. People start pulling back on strength and gym-based training “because I’m doing so much outside.”

It makes sense on paper — you’re tired, you’re moving more, you don’t want to overdo it.

But here’s the problem: if you drop your gym work completely, you’re not just losing strength. You’re losing the skills, the structure, and the coordination that keep you moving well and keep you safe. That’s why this May, we’ve built a RevoFit block specifically designed to protect your gains, complement your outdoor training, and build durable power without unnecessary fatigue.

A Complete System — Not Just 3 Random Days

RevoFit isn’t just “some strength, some cardio, some intervals.”

It’s a carefully designed 3-day system, built with intention. Each day targets a specific adaptation:

Day 1 = Strength & force production (with posture + intent)
Day 2 = Explosive, repeatable effort (concentric power endurance)
Day 3 = Conditioning + deceleration + focus under fatigue

These aren’t just good workouts — they are complementary pieces that fit together across the week and with your outdoor efforts. That means you can hike, run, or ride AND still get better in the gym — instead of just maintaining or falling behind.

This is not suffering for the sake of it, or crushing yourself to “get a good workout.” It’s intentional and carefully designed to set you up for this season and the next.

Day 1: Strength That Transfers to the Trail

This block’s strength day is all about concentric power — fast force production with clean posture and heavy intent.

We’re using:

Trap bar deadlifts + plyometric pairings (contrast training)
Overcoming isometrics to drive motor unit recruitment
Unilateral and offset carries to build rotational control

This isn’t high-volume strength work. This is Eustress-style programming — the goal is high intent, low wear-and-tear. You’ll leave feeling sharp, not crushed. And ready to rock the trails the next day.

Why it matters:
Concentric strength improves your ability to produce force quickly. That’s huge for anyone who wants longer strides when running, more pedal power on climbs, or stronger hiking posture. It also supports tendon health and joint stability — a must as outdoor volume increases.
Why it works so well in-season:
This strength day won’t wreck your recovery. Quite the contrary. It’s designed to slot in next to your speed, sprint, or trail days without overlap. You’ll keep strength without blowing up your CNS. We’re cutting out eccentrics on this day to limit overall work done by the local tissue while maintaining and/or improving overall integrity and work capacity.

Day 2: Twitchy, Explosive, and Repeatable

This is not your average HIIT day.

We’re working on concentric power endurance — the ability to move explosively, recover fully, and do it again. The kind of quality that makes you fast, reactive, and athletic for longer.

You’ll see:

Fast bar speed lifts and jumps
Moderate loads moved quickly
Full recoveries between sets to reset energy systems
Why it matters:
Your fast-twitch fibers don’t stay fast unless you train them. In fact, as we age (Or if you do too much slow/steady work) we can lose fast twitch fibers first. Without regular explosive work, they get dull. This day helps maintain the explosiveness you built over winter.
It also helps retrain the rate of force development (RFD) — your ability to produce power quickly, especially in short, glycolytic bursts. Think sprints, surges, steep inclines, or the hardest part of your climb.
Why it pairs well:
This day emphasizes rest and output, not just grind. That means it should actually help your nervous system recover, improve local tissue capacity, and give you the kind of repeat sprint and climb endurance outdoor athletes need. We call this up-regulating, and it can help you bounce back quicker when your volume is up.

Day 3: Focus, Frontal Plane, and Fuel Economy

Yes, this is a conditioning day. But it’s not just about sweat.

This is where we challenge your ability to move well under fatigue, and build aerobic durability through:

Frontal and transverse plane movement (hip shifting, lateral steps, skaters, bounds)
Postural control + breathing mechanics (Zone of Apposition focus)
Deceleration, eccentric strength, and isometric control
Why it matters:
This is where we build what Mark Twight’s definition capacity — not just fitness, but the ability to maintain posture, breath control, and mental composure under effort and stress. That’s what keeps you sharp after 3 hours of running or descending rocky terrain.
This day also improves proprioception and balance through velocity and directional change — helping your nervous system learn to create the right tension, at the right time, to protect you from rolled ankles, sloppy knees, or bad landings. You need more than box jumps and jump rope to perform well on the trails!
Why it pairs well:
This is the ultimate trail prep day. These sessions teach you to regulate breath, posture, and shape while under duress — something endurance volume alone cannot train. It’s simply not safe to redline it on the trails in a training session with so many variables. This is, by definition, what the gym is for. Training for the real world.

Don’t Just Lose Strength — You Lose Skills

The real cost of skipping strength work all summer isn’t just lost tissue.

It’s lost coordination.
It’s lost movement efficiency.

It’s lost tissue integrity.
It’s lost skill.

And when you try to come back in the fall, you won’t just pick up where you left off. You’ll have to relearn the bracing, the sequencing, and the movement mechanics required to lift effectively. That means you can’t even apply enough stimulus to get results until you shake off the rust — which delays real progress.

At Revo, we’d rather you stay sharp. Stay skilled. And stay ready.

Stay Strong. Stay Capable. Stay In It.

This May RevoFit block is designed to support your outdoor training, not compete with it.

You can ride, run, hike, or paddle and stay strong, fast, and injury-resistant — but you need smart programming and consistency.

If you’re in doubt, show up. If you’re unsure how to pair training with your trail time, ask us. This is what we do.

You don’t have to start over in the fall. Train smart now — and stay in it.