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    Please Opinions/Critique of my GPP for 400m

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          Elpresidente on September 13, 2008 at 9:00 pm #14850

          GPP 2008

          First 6 weeks
          Mon: speed
          A. 4x10m, 4x20m, 4x30m
          B. 3x15m Double leg hops for distance on Grass, walk back recovery

          Tue: tempo
          A. Big circuit:
          1+1+1++
          1+2+1+1++
          1+1+2+2++
          1+2+1+1++
          1+1+1
          1 means run the length (~100m) at tempo pace.
          2 means run the length, turn around and run back (~200m)
          + means walk the width (~30 secs)
          ++ means walk the length (~60 secs)

          B. Body Weight Circuit:
          Push ups 10
          Single Leg Squats 5 each leg
          Lunges 5 each leg
          Sit ups 25
          Lower back crunches 25
          3x bodyweight circuit, with 60 seconds rest between sets

          Wed tempo
          8-10x200m in 32-34seconds, 60 seconds rest

          Thur: speed
          A. 10x90m hills walk back recovery
          B. 3x15m Double leg hops for distance on Grass, walk back recovery

          Fri: tempo
          A. 3x 3x300m in 49-51sec. 60-120 seconds between reps, 5-10mins between sets

          B. Body Weight Circuit:
          Push ups 10
          Single Leg Squats 5 each leg
          Lunges 5 each leg
          Sit ups 25
          Lower back crunches 25
          3x bodyweight circuit with 60 seconds rest between sets

          Sat: tempo
          A. 100-200-400-600-400-200-100 at 32-34 second pace per 200m, 3mins rest between runs

          Your thoughts are much appreciated

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          utfootball4 on September 14, 2008 at 2:04 am #72323

          GPP 2008

          First 6 weeks
          Mon: speed
          A. 4x10m, 4x20m, 4x30m
          B. 3x15m Double leg hops for distance on Grass, walk back recovery

          Tue: tempo
          A. Big circuit:
          1+1+1++
          1+2+1+1++
          1+1+2+2++
          1+2+1+1++
          1+1+1
          1 means run the length (~100m) at tempo pace.
          2 means run the length, turn around and run back (~200m)
          + means walk the width (~30 secs)
          ++ means walk the length (~60 secs)

          B. Body Weight Circuit:
          Push ups 10
          Single Leg Squats 5 each leg
          Lunges 5 each leg
          Sit ups 25
          Lower back crunches 25
          3x bodyweight circuit, with 60 seconds rest between sets

          Wed tempo
          8-10x200m in 32-34seconds, 60 seconds rest

          Thur: speed
          A. 10x90m hills walk back recovery
          B. 3x15m Double leg hops for distance on Grass, walk back recovery

          Fri: tempo
          A. 3x 3x300m in 49-51sec. 60-120 seconds between reps, 5-10mins between sets

          B. Body Weight Circuit:
          Push ups 10
          Single Leg Squats 5 each leg
          Lunges 5 each leg
          Sit ups 25
          Lower back crunches 25
          3x bodyweight circuit with 60 seconds rest between sets

          Sat: tempo
          A. 100-200-400-600-400-200-100 at 32-34 second pace per 200m, 3mins rest between runs

          Your thoughts are much appreciated

          Overall not a bad plan, where are the weights?

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          premium on September 14, 2008 at 2:33 am #72326

          for your body wieght work out just a suggestion

          pushups
          single leg squat or split squat
          lunge
          backward lunge
          Halftwist
          Knee-up crunches
          Planks/Supermans/Reverse crunches for the lowerback
          Burpees – hit up the whole body

        • Participant
          Elpresidente on September 14, 2008 at 4:00 am #72329

          for your body wieght work out just a suggestion

          pushups
          single leg squat or split squat
          lunge
          backward lunge
          Halftwist
          Knee-up crunches
          Planks/Supermans/Reverse crunches for the lowerback
          Burpees – hit up the whole body

          That is an excellent circuit, thank you for sharing it. I will definitely be using this one!

          As for weights, I was thinking I would stick to body weight circuits and maybe keep the volume higher, then introducing weights about 4 or 5 weeks into GPP and tapering off the body weight stuff. I have had a lot of injuries in the past that I feel were related to over training so I was thinking I would gradually phase into it. Any thoughts on this are more than welcome.

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