*Men, here is some suggested training for the first part of summer. The biggest thing is staying active and working your way back into things after some time off. Some more specific suggestions will follow in the 2nd summer cycle. I hope you're all enjoying your summer!
Mondays Sprint Warm-up #1 8-12 100's on the minute (on grass) Bounding Series 1 x 50 yards 1-4 Stadiums - 5 minute rest Cardinal x 20 Hurdle Walk-Overs (right lead, left lead, then up 2 back one)
Tuesdays Bench Press Single Leg Squats - foot on bench holding Db's DB arm-swings (running motion) setsx25 seconds fast! DB Step-ups onto bench Glute/Ham Hypers on rack Plank to failure x 2
Thursdays Sprint Warm-up #2 3-5 200's at 30-35 seconds (2 minutes rest) 2-6 easy 400's - jog curves, stride out on straights (full recovery) 60 yard in and outs (sprint 20, easy 20, sprint 20) Piper x 20
Friday 800 meter jogging warm-up Med Ball Strength x 10 Pedestal x 10 Hang Clean High Pulls 3-5 sets x 8 reps DB Incline Chest Press Walking Lunges 4x50 abs of choice
Note - Mix in a 30+ minute tempo run on either Wednesday or over the weekend
Monday Full Warm-Up 5-8x50 yard buildups Pedestal x 10 Core Lifts: Bench Press Back Squats Upright Rows RDL'S Russian Twists w/plate
Tuesday Full Warm-up 3x30 yard buildups Aux Lifts: Flys, Bench Rows Lunge walks (no weight), Calf Raisers Curls, Bench Dips Pushups, Sit-ups
Thursday Full Warm-up 5-8 100's with walk back recovery (run on the turf) Pedestal x 10 Incline Bench Press Front Squats Plate 'Half Moons'
Friday Jog warm-up Aux Lifts: DB Chest Press Lat Pulldown Dynamic Step-Ups Single Leg TD's Straight Bar Curls Skull Crushers 800-1600 meter jogging cooldown/easy run
Note - Mix in a day of fitness… on an off day or on the weekend… elip. Machine, jogging, roller-bladding, raquetball, etc.