During these last couple of years, OrangeTheory has become one of the most popular fitness studios out there to the point that It’s even competing with established fitness brands such as Planet Fitness and Anytime Fitness. OrangeTheory has managed to solve a problem that a lot of people face during their time in a regular gym: repeating the same boring workout every single day and generally not being motivated to train. The approach that this fitness studio takes is that it offers unique daily classes, challenges, and events that seem to be working for a lot of its members. One of these events is called the All Out Mayhem, what is it about exactly? How can you benefit from it? And is it worth your time?
OrangeTheory All Out Mayhem is a week-long annual event that is usually held during the last full week of May and runs for 6 to 7 days straight. Workouts all have unique names and are more intense than regular ones. And if you manage to reach certain milestones, you’ll be eligible to earn prizes.
In this article, we’ll talk about what OrangeTheory All Out Mayhem is all about, what the workouts look like, and some tips to get through it successfully.
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What is OrangeTheory All Out Mayhem?
As we all know, OrangeTheory has the ability to come up with the most unique fitness challenges and events that a lot of people seem to enjoy.
They have things like Capture the Flag, Lift 45, Catch Me If You Can, Inferno, 12 Days of Fitness, Marathon Month, Orange Voyage, and so on.
So as an OrangeTheory member, you’re never gonna feel bored and you’ll always have a way to challenge yourself and unleash your potential.
Another way to put your body to the test is through a challenge called All Out Mayhem. It’s a week-long event that is usually held in the last full week of May and runs for 6 days straight. It’s pretty much the same as Hell Week except the workouts can be a little bit more intense.
And just like any other event, All Out Mayhem workouts have unique scary names that give a foretaste of what you’re about to get yourself into.
At the end of the event, there are usually prizes such as water bottles and OrangeTheory Fitness Apparel if you manage to hit certain milestones (like doing 4 out of 6 All Out Mayhem workouts during the week).
Here is everything you need to know about this event:
- Although this is studio-dependent, but the majority of them require that you sign up beforehand either through the app (but not always) or through the front desk (preferred way) in order to be eligible to earn prizes.
- If you want to participate in All Out Mayhem, it’s $15. You should also check with your studio since some may prefer that you pay at the front desk (and the app just notifies them that you’re interested).
- Some studios have a limit on the number of people they allow to sign up so it’s better to be as quick as possible if you’re interested.
- Studios will use some sort of stickers, binders, or an honor system to track your progress throughout All Out Mayhem Week.
- All workouts during the All Out Mayhem Week are considered Mayhem workouts. Take into consideration that your membership fees and limits still apply.
- Prizes may be given to you right after you reach the required milestone, right after the Mayhem week is done, or long after that.
What do OrangeTheory All Out Mayhem Workouts Look Like?
All Out Mayhem workouts are definitely one of the most challenging things in all of OrangeTheory.
To put things into perspective, you could be doing 23 mins straight of rowing non-stop. On the other hand, you could be doing 23 minutes of running, 1-minute All Outs followed by 20 burpees on repeat, or multiple 1-minute squat holds. It’s pretty much a mix of intense exercises that are specifically tailored to challenge yourself and put your body to the test.
Here is a history of All Out Mayhem from previous years just so you can get a general idea of what you’re getting yourself into:
2022 All Out Mayhem Workouts:
Day 1: Paranoia
Day 2: Last Inclination
Day 3: Distance Distortion
Day 4: Full Body Flip
Day 5: Base-ically Upside Down
Day 6: (De)construct Your Reality
Day 7: All Our Darkness
Here is an example of what the day 1 (Paranoia) workout looked like (source):
Tread Block 1:
- 45 sec @ pace between base and push
- 45 sec push
- 45 sec @ pace between push and all out
- 45 sec AO
Tread Block 2:
- 45 sec push
- 30 sec WR
- 45 sec push
- 30 sec WR
- 45 sec push
- 30 sec WR
- 45 sec push
- 30 sec WR
- 45 sec @ pace between push and all out
- 30 sec WR
- 45 sec @ pace between push and all out
- 30 sec WR
- 45 sec @ pace between push and all out
- 30 sec WR
- 45 sec @ pace between push and all out
- 30 sec WR
- 45 sec AO
- 30 sec WR
- 45 sec AO
- 30 sec WR
- 45 sec AO
- 30 sec WR
- 45 sec AO
Tread Block 3:
- 45 sec @ pace between base and push
- 45 sec push
- 45 sec @ pace between push and all out
- 45 sec AO
Floor Block 1:
- 45 sec of deep squat to alt t-spine rotation
- 45 sec of alt reverse lunge
- 45 sec of walkout
- 45 sec of plank with alt leg lift
Floor Block 2:
- 2 rounds of back-to-back exercises:
- 12 x squat to bicep curl
- 12 total x alt lateral lunge, rest
- 400m push row @ 20 – 24 strokes/minute (once only)
- 2 rounds of back-to-back exercises:
- 12 x deadlift
- 12 x neutral full thruster, rest
- 400m push row @ 20 – 24 strokes/minute (once only)
Floor Block 3:
- 45 sec of squat jacks
- 45 sec of lateral hop to floor tap
- 45 sec of alt jump lunges with hop
- Finisher 45 sec of burpees
2021 All Out Mayhem Workouts:
Day 1: The Rest Is Yet To Come
Day 2: Clock Won’t Stop
Day 3: Upper Body Uproar
Day 4: The Wicked 90s
Day 5: Let’s Burn Rubber
Day 6: Hardcore Floor
2019 All Out Mayhem Workouts:
Day 1: Unrest
Day 2: Bedlam
Day 3: Epocalypse
Day 4: Commotion
Day 5: Disturbance
Day 6: Pandemonium
Conclusion:
If you’re too intimidated to register for this intense-looking event, just keep in mind that these special classes are just like any other OrangeTheory Fitness class. The most important thing is that you give your best.
You can always scale down or up the intensity or even modify it according to your own preference. It’s true that there is a lot of hype around these kinds of events which can terrify newcomers, but the difficulty of the challenge will be exactly what you want it to be on that day.