Name: Playbook - Gritty Soldier - W6/D2 - Intervals & Leg Strength
Uploaded: 2024-01-20T14:25:57.211Z
Duration: 85 min
Description: W6/D2 - Intervals & Leg Strength

RUN TRAINING

1. 8x sets of:
- 400 meters at GOAL MILE pace.
- 200 meter jog/walk between sets.


STRENGTH TRAINING

Core Circuit (3x Rounds):
- 10x Hanging Leg Raise
- 10x GHD Decline Sit-Ups
- 1 min Forearm Plank

Bulgarian Split Squat 
Leg Extension + Leg Curl SS
Barbell Back Squat
Walking Dumbbell Lunge

Run 800m at your GOAL PACE from yesterday, then go into a 200m jog to cooldown. You’ll do this 4x, resting 3 minutes between intervals.

400m at GOAL pace; 200m jog/walk

- Hanging from the bar, keeping your legs extended 
- Raise up while keeping your core tight to form an “L” with your body
- Lower legs back down
- Avoid swinging

Hanging leg raises

- Place hips on pad
- Legs remain bent as the torso descends
- Legs extend to initiate the ascent
- Core remains braced
- Complete when both hands touch the foot pad

GHD situp

- Elbows under shoulders and hands out front
- Keep entire body tight as you hold position for time

Plank (elbows)

Core Circuit

-Keep a slight bend at the front knee
- Come straight down until your reach shin height 
- Pull back up

Dumbbell bulgarian split squat (each leg)

- Sit on the machine with the pad at the bottom of your shin 
- Extend your legs engaging your quads 
- Pause at the top and lower slowly

Leg extensions

- Sit in a hamstring curl machine adjusted to you
- Curl the weight with your hamstrings slow and controlled
- Pause at the bottom
- Slowly return to staring position

Seated hamstring curl

Leg Extension & Leg Curl Superset

- Begin with bar positioned on your upper back
- Brace your midline and keep your chest up
- Eyes forward as you lower, sitting back and down
- Reach parallel and push through your heels to come back up

Barbell back squat

- Keep your chest up holding two dumbbells at your shoulders or at your sides
- Step forward and bring your back knee down until both legs are at about 90 degrees
- Step forward and repeat with the opposite leg

Dumbbell walking lunges (each leg)

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Today my mile was 08:26. 
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