6 WEEK BEEP TEST CHALLENGE
SESSION #4
Hill sprints are the biggest badass on the block when it comes to developing your leg speed and endurance. So there is no doubt that you would have felt a difference in your running after experiencing last weeks session.
Of course, 1 session isn’t going to do a whole lot. It does however, open your eyes to a world of training that you might not have done or realised is highly effective.
This week is endurance sprints.
Almost our last session before the final beep test, test.
You get a decent amount of rest here, but there is a heap of work to get done. Make sure you set aside enough time to warm up well and to get the work done.
The beep test is as much a mental test as it is physical. This week will test both. Your body will hit levels of fatigue that make you feel like crawling to the end, but your mind is what you need to harden and sharpen to keep finding that extra intensity that you keep stored away. Learn to unleash it and push through your current barriers.
Do that this week, and you’ll demolish your beep test score.
Have fun.
Warm-up
a) 5mins foam rolling – calves, hamstrings, hips & hip flexors
b) 5mins of complex stretching – Bretzel, thread the needle, forward leaning lunge switches, downward dog.
c) 3 x 10 Bounding strides (long jumps springy hops from one leg to the other)
d) 3 x 3 step power start + fast feet slow down
**Take 3 of the biggest most powerful sprint strides you can and then slow down as fast as possible by taking heaps of tiny little steps
Run
Sprint session.
Head to the athletics track or find a nice flat section to run on (park, street, etc.)
4 x 20m (30s rest)
5 x 40m (60s rest)
6 x 80m (90s rest)
5 x 100m (2mins rest)
4 x 200m (3mins rest)
2 x 400m (3mins rest)
**Stick to the timer
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
- Focus on your torso (Shoulders to hips). The stronger you hold your torso, the more power you can create when you sprint. By hunching forward, and letting your shoulders drop as you fatigue, the harder the sprints will become and the less powerful you will be.
- Stick to the timer. Your rest is very important in this one. It’s not enough for you to be able to produce the same speed each time because it’s designed for endurance. You do want to make sure that you get as much as you can though, so don’t go early, and don’t go late. Stay disciplined.
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