It felt good to get back into the gym today! I was inspired by a blog post I came across. I saw this great pyramid workout on Trim Down, Tighten Up. The graphic really gets the point across so I’m borrowing it to show you here.
I gave it a try on the treadmill tonight. Wow it was tough!
The paces were good for me, as I train at about a 9 min/mile pace, but if this doesn’t work for you, I would recommend doing the 3 minute set at a your tempo pace or about 1 minute per mile faster than your training pace.
Another modification I might suggest is after the pinnacle of 1 min at 8 mph, go back to the beginning run 5 min at 6 mph and work back up. This allows for a bit of recovery time between sets.
I ha e never seen a run routine set like this. I always figured when you are running you are running.