First week of the new plan. I’ve added in Fitball and Yoga for some extra points. Any problems with the S&C let me know but you can always tweak it slightly if you want to do some different exercises.
Not a bad week. Made the end of the week tiring having to do my strides on Thursday. So had to do an extra short run to warm up. I sure in the long run it will build up my stamia both physically and mentally.
Another excellent week. If there is a reason in the future why you miss strides, we can add some cross training on or an extra 10 mins to another run. It’s not imperative we do them every week. It’s only when runners start to skip them every week that you start to lose the benefit. But great work Sue. Smashing it right now.
| Farmers Walk | 2 x 70 Secs (14) |
| Spanish Band Squats | 3 x 30s |
| Box Step Up | 3 x 12 |
| Kettle Bell Reverse Lunge | 3 x 12 |
| Leg Press | 2 x 12 (70) |
| Rear Delt Fly Machine | 3 x 12 |
| Seated Row | 3 x 12 (40) |
| Hip Thrusts | 2 x 10 (20) |
| Kettlebell Deadlift | 3 x 12 |
| Swiss Ball Squeeze | 3 x 12 |
| Swiss Ball Dead Bug | 3 x 12 |
| Side Planks | 3 x 30s |
| Calf Raises | 3 x 10 (5) |
Always feel free to tweak a few exercises if you want, just try and avoid working the same muscle groups twice.
10 Mins WU @ Easy Pace RPE: 3
20 x 60 Seconds @ Fast Pace RPE: 9
(60 Second Recoveries)
10 Mins CD @ Easy Pace RPE: 3
Don’t go off too fast as 20 reps is a lot. You should feel like you’re working at a very high effort level towards the last 15 seconds of each rep. Go get ’em!
Keep the RPE down, have a chit chat & Don’t forget those strides 😜
Flexibility is definitely very important to runners and yoga can help in that area!
| Stair Master | 5 Mins |
| Wall Slides | 10 x 3 |
| Leg Extension | 3 x 12 (20) |
| Goblet Squat | 3 x 10 (12) |
| Lat Pull down | 3 x 12 (40) |
| Kettle Bell Reverse Lunge | 3 x 12 |
| Side Lunges | 3 x 10 (3kg) |
| Ab Crunch | 3 x 12 (25) |
| KettleBell Swings | 3 x 12 (16) |
| Farmers Walk | 3 x 70 Secs (14) |
| Plank | 3 x 45s |
| Chest Press | 3 x 10 (25) |
| Cable Torso Rotation | 3x 12 (10) |
Add in a few more of the new exercises if you want. But overall this is still a very good all round workout.
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
