6 WEEK BEEP TEST CHALLENGE
SESSION #5
It’s time to get more specific. The beep test is a 20m shuttle run. We’ve been developing your cardiovascular fitness and your lower body muscular endurance which is great.
Now our job is to learn how to use these new talents to beat the beep test (or at least your last score).
This week involves a bit of everything, and will need you to max out your willpower and mental strength.
If you have prepared yourself, if you have been doing the training (to whatever level you have been able to) and if you are looking after your body, then you’re going to kill this session and you’re going to destroy your beep test.
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) 5 mins of run throughs (Prep your body and feel really good)
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
Complete 4 Tabata’s with a 3 min rest after each.
A Tabata is a 4 min HIIT style session that involves 20s of Maximum effort work & 10s of complete rest.
Tabata 1:
40m shuttle sprint
**Sprint 40m, turn around and sprint back as far as you can before the 20s is up.
3 mins rest
Tabata 2:
30m shuttle sprint
**Complete as many 30m sprints as possible in each 20s block
3 mins rest
Tabata 3:
20m shuttle sprint
**Complete as many 20m shuttle sprints (just like the beep test) as possible in each 20s block.
3 mins rest
Tabata 4:
10m shuttle sprint
**Complete as many 10m shuttle sprints as possible in each 20s block
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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