6 WEEK BEEP TEST CHALLENGE
SESSION #1
So you’ve challenged yourself to the BEEP TEST CHALLENGE!!
That’s awesome.
The Beep test is an amazing way to test your cardiovascular fitness, and is a great measuring tool to find out how effective your training is at increasing your cardiovascular fitness.
It is a very specific test though. The fatigue that the leg muscles experience due to changing direction every 20m is different to what you would experience if you did a 5-10km run. So to rally maximise your growth in this challenge it’s important to work on your running, your heart and lungs, your leg strength, your muscular endurance and your mental strength.
This week add in an interval running session to your training. You can do it before class or on a day that you’re not training. The important thing is that you do it and you do it well.
Warm-up
a) Foam roll for 5mins – Calves, hamstrings & upper back.
b) Run throughs 3-5mins – Find a 10-15m open space and go through 1 round of last weeks warm-up then complete 1 round of the following:
- Right leg skip
- Left leg skip
- Straight leg front kick
- Double time of each of the first 3 movements
- Straight leg side to side kick
- Right outside crescent knee
- Left outside crescent knee
- 50% jog
c) 2mins of leg swings and torso twists to loosen up.
Run
20 mins run/jog intervals:
200m easy jog (30-40%)
200m hard run (60-70%)
Continue this for 20mins.
**200m is a long way to run hard and continue without complete rest. Focus on your form and maintaining the intensity over the full 200m then use the 200m jog to keep your legs moving and get your heart rate back to a nice rate.
Cool down
a) 200m walk – Add some leg lifts, lunge stretches and heel flicks to loosen up.
b) 10mins stretching – Groin, hamstrings, calves, hip flexors.
c) 10mins foam rolling – Calves, hamstrings, glutes, upper back.
TIPS
- This is an interval workout, so go hard when it’s your turn.
- Don’t kill yourself in the first 5 mins. Go hard, just remember 15 mins is a long time in intervals.
- Find a partner that’s around the same fitness level as you really get it burning.
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