To successfully complete this challenge, you must complete all of the following tasks every day from September 1st – September 30th.
- Complete two 30 minute workouts (at least one workout MUST be outside)*
- Drink 2/3 of your bodyweight in ounces of water*
- Example: If you weigh 200 lbs, you will need to drink a minimum of 133 oz of water each day
- Read 10+ pages in a non-fiction book
- Consume zero alcohol for the entire 30 days
- Choose any diet and stick with it
- No cheat meals
- Take a daily progress picture
Optional – write in the comments which Diet / Meal Plan you are following 🙂
Yes…if this looks familiar it is because this is a condensed version of the 75 Hard program, which you may have heard of.
LOGGING:
- You will log the number “7” if you completed the ENTIRE 7 bullet points
- Our hope is that every single day of September you are able to log a “7”
FAQs
How does Mayhem 30 Hard work?
- This challenge is based on the honor system. We are pushing your mental limits for 30 days and asking that you honestly complete every single day as it is written.
What happens if you miss a day?
- In the original 75 Hard Challenge (which this challenge is based on), if you miss an item on any day, you would have to start the entire challenge over with Day 1. For the sake of this challenge, we are asking that you try your best to complete every single day as it’s written for the entire 30 days. However, if you miss a day, we understand. Just comment on what part you missed and how you’re going to ensure that you don’t miss that part tomorrow.
We do two 30-minute workouts a day?
- Yes. We recommend that one of these workouts is from Mayhem Programming (M30, M60, Bodybuilding, etc.) and that the other is an outdoor physical activity such as going for a walk/jog/run, playing a sport, playing with your kids, yoga, etc. Another Mayhem Workout works too. Just remember that at least one of your workouts needs to be outside.
What diet should I do?
- You choose the diet you want to stick with for 30 days. It could be tracking macros, logging your food, Intermittent Fasting, Paleo, Whole 30, etc. Pick something that you feel you can stick with for 30 days. If the listed options all sound too overwhelming, you can choose a habit-based diet approach by setting up a few habits for your personalized diet that you need to adhere to. For example, “no snacks after dinner”. Habits are a great way to diet in a way that can be customized to work best for you and allow you to be successful.
- Another great option, if you’re unsure where to start, is to log your food in the app “My Fitness Pal” for 30 days. This is a great way to start to understand if you’re eating too much or too little and to see patterns in how you can improve your diet in the future.
What if I want to do 75 Hard?
- If you wish to take it a step further and use this opportunity to begin 75 Hard, we recommend reading further into 75 Hard so that you can ensure you are following their standards. Mayhem 30 Hard is an altered version of this challenge. You can read about the full challenge here.
3 Rounds:
12 Deadbug Floor Angels
6 Thread the Needle (each)
12 Jumping Jacks
Athletes Notes
Move at a casual pace and use this as a recovery day. If you haven’t worked out hard this week, you can either go back and complete a different workout this week OR choose to “go hard” in this workout.
Tabata of 8 Sets (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off)
L-Crunches
-rest 1:00-
Tabata of 8 Sets (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off)
Mountain Climbers
-rest 1:00-
4 sets:
10 Shuttle Runs (50ft)
-rest 1:00 between sets-
* Score = comment with an emoji. Not worried about reps or times today since this is at an easy pace 😊
Athletes Notes
- Score = comment with an emoji. Not worried about reps or times today since this is at an easy pace 😊
Workout Strategy and Flow
- This will be a 3 parter. The first 2 parts will be tabatas and the 3rd part is just straight through each set, resting the designated time between sets.
- The goal is to stay moving for the whole 20 seconds and only rest during the designated 10 second rest time.
- L Crunches
- Mountain Climber
- Shuttle Run (25ft down and 25ft back is 1 rep)
FUN RECOMMENDATION FOR TABATAS
- Complete each of these tabatas by following along to the Tabata Song. Each movement will need a different song. There are 75 different song options so pick your jam. You don’t even need to set a clock, just be sure you only rest for 1 minute between tabatas when changing to the next song 🙂
FLOW
0:00 – 0:20 L Crunches
0:20 – 0:30 Rest
0:30 – 0:50 L Crunches
0:50 – 1:00 Rest
1:00 – 1:20 L Crunches
1:20 – 1:30 Rest
1:30 – 1:50 L Crunches
1:50 – 2:00 Rest
2:00 – 2:20 L Crunches
2:20 – 2:30 Rest
2:30 – 2:50 L Crunches
2:50 – 3:00 Rest
3:00 – 3:20 L Crunches
3:20 – 3:30 Rest
3:30 – 3:50 L Crunches
3:50 – 4:00 Rest
4:00 – 5:00 Complete Rest
5:00 – 5:20 Mountain Climbers
5:20 – 5:30 Rest
5:30 – 5:50 Mountain Climbers
5:50 – 6:00 Rest
6:00 – 6:20 Mountain Climbers
6:20 – 6:30 Rest
6:30 – 6:50 Mountain Climbers
6:50 – 7:00 Rest
7:00 – 7:20 Mountain Climbers
7:20 – 7:30 Rest
7:30 – 7:50 Mountain Climbers
7:50 – 8:00 Rest
8:00 – 8:20 Mountain Climbers
8:20 – 8:30 Rest
8:30 – 8:50 Mountain Climbers
8:50 – 9:00 Rest
9:00 – 10:00 Complete Rest
Complete 10 Shuttle Runs (50ft)
-reset 1:00-
Complete 10 Shuttle Runs (50ft)
-reset 1:00-
Complete 10 Shuttle Runs (50ft)
-reset 1:00-
Complete 10 Shuttle Runs (50ft)
Scaled/Mayhem Moms
Tabatas
8 sets: (20 seconds on; 10 seconds off)
Modified L-Crunch
-rest 1:00-
8 sets (20 seconds on; 10 seconds off)
Elevated Mountain Climber
-rest 1:00-
4 sets of
1:00 of Standing Marches OR controlled Skipping in Place
-rest 1:00 between sets-
8 Minute Clock:
1:00 Bicep Wall Stretch (left)
1:00 Bicep Wall Stretch (right)
1:00 Seal Stretch
1:00 Alternating Scorpion Stretch
1:00 Wrist / Forearm Stretches
1:00 Pancake Stretch
1:00 Leaning Child’s Pose (left)
1:00 Leaning Child’s Pose (right)
Athletes Notes