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16
Feb

Day 226: Pure Speed (Staircase, Hip Flexor and Sprints)

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Disclaimer: By doing my workouts and blogging it online here, I’m not seeking attention, nor am I an exhibitionist. I’m the type that follow-through my training much better if I put it in writing. I workout because I can, and I love doing so. Do not try to emulate my training program, I bear no responsibility if you do so. I’m no role-model, not your papa, mama, your soulmate, or someone you can look-up to, nor am I’m a national athlete … I am just a NOBODY. So just leave me be.


Today, when I arrived at the stadium at my usual training time, most of the time I would be the only sole hardcore person crazy enough to workout in the hot condition, but to my surprise there were a few joggers who arrived earlier than me!

This whole week has been a period of public holiday, and every time I’m at the stadium, I get to see the public holiday joggers. I mean no harm or disrespect of course, but usually these type of people have the resolve to exercise as they’ve the time for now, but as soon as their training gets in their way of their lifestyle, work or anything else, they waned.


Woodlands Stadium – View Larger Map

I guess it’s all about priority, and for me, training is high up on the list for mine. I view my workouts as part of my lifestyle, something that can’t be misses, such as eating and sleeping.

Well anyway getting back to my training log, well my condition today was fine. Yesterday’s right groin twitch didn’t resurface or gave me any problems, and I didn’t even realise I had it until halfway jogging to the stadium, when the thought popped into my mind.

Status

Phase: NA
Phase Week: NA
Week Cycle: 1 of 4 (Easy)

Workout of the Day

1) Dynamic Warmup

2) Speed Drills

3) Hip Flexor
Using resistance band
3x of 15 seconds
Front Hip Flexor
Side Hip Flexor

4) Staircase
6x
30m going up
Ideally staircase steps with low height
Recovery walk back down, start always feeling fresh

5) Stride Length Training
6x
Works to improve my stride length and core
Going up the stadium bleacher
Recovery walk back down
I did with some weight resistance by holding my training bag

6) Sprints
2x50m stride
4x30m relaxed start
8x30m timer start
2x60m timer start
1x120m standing start

7) Conditioning
22types x 20reps of abs/core
Total reps 600
Double reps for some types

8) Active Recovery

9) Stretching/Massage

I did some research earlier on training workouts and I’ve incorporated new stuff into the speed drills and focusing again on isometrics. I used to do hip flexor training, and I’m bringing it back slowly into my routine.

Hip or thigh flexor training is very IMPORTANT if you want to run well in the sprints. Ask any good sprinters or coaches, they’ll tell you they do plenty of hip flexor workouts.

You don’t need to invest into anything substantial, buy a simple cheap resistance band, and as for me since I’m resourceful and frugal, I used a bicycle tyre instead, which cost a fraction of those fancy colorful resistance band.

Well as I’m training alone, the only gripe is that I can’t time myself when I do any short distance sprints workout. It’s impossible to time yourself as you’re into your start position.

So I just focused on the sprinting itself, and hope my speed has improved all this while.

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