I almost died… and I COULDN’T WAIT to share it with you!!!
If you’ve been following T&T for any period of time you know that I’m a huge fan of Pyramid Workouts. I’ve got them on the site for Total Body, Legs, Abs, and Arms. As I was running the other day, I started doing a few intervals and thought “hey – this could be a really cool pyramid!” So I experimented with it and tried it out. Going up the pyramid was trumped in difficulty only by coming down. When I got to the bottom I was pretty pleased to A) still be breathing and B) have something new and exciting to share with all of you! It’s with that lovely intro that I give you Tone and Tighten’s “Running Pyramid Workout”. Try it out the next time you’re out running! Trust me – it’s awesome… 🙂
Now there are a couple of ways you can do this one – personally I don’t like to watch a clock while running so I counted strides. Every time you go through a full gait cycle (i.e. every time your left foot hits the road) that’s ONE stride. My wife argues that she would have gotten bored counting steps, so we developed a timed version that she was into. Pick whichever you prefer… either way you’re in for a treat…
10 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
20 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
30 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
40 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
50 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
40 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
30 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
20 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
10 strides OR seconds sprint
Now there are a couple of ways you can do this one – personally I don’t like to watch a clock while running so I counted strides. Every time you go through a full gait cycle (i.e. every time your left foot hits the road) that’s ONE stride. My wife argues that she would have gotten bored counting steps, so we developed a timed version that she was into. Pick whichever you prefer… either way you’re in for a treat…
5 minute warm up – jog at a comfortable pace
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
10 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
20 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
30 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
40 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
50 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
60 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
50 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
40 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
30 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
20 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
10 strides OR seconds sprint
20 strides OR seconds normal speed
5 minute cool down – jog at a comfortable pace
See, I told you that you would love it!
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Make it happen,
Jared
By Jared Beckstrand
I loved it! It was yucky outside so I did it on the treadmill and the time flew by. I finished up with regular running to round out my milage, great workout!! Thanks!!
Awesome Sandra! I’m glad you were able to turn a “yucky” day into a great workout! I like your idea of adding extra mileage to round everything out!
Thanks for sharing!
Jared