Legs & Quads & Glutes 02 Oct 2007 11:59 pm
October 2, 2007 - Legs & Glutes Exercise: Hill Running
Again, it feels good to be out of the dugout and back in the game! Now to the point: hill running. Hill running is a great exercise for speed & agility training and for endurance. If you want to focus on speed and agility, sprint up hill for about 50 - 75 meters. Rest about 45 - 60 seconds in between sprints and do at least 5 sprints. I recommend a light jog in between sets to help keep your hamstrings and quadriceps from tightening. A good warm-up including stretching will help make sure that your muscles are primed for the workout; and a good cool down will help your muscles transition smoothly to a relaxed state. As you are sprinting, pick your legs up high with each step. We want the tendons in the hip area that allow you to lift your legs to get used to fast, repetitive movements to help improve speed and agility. For those of you focusing on endurance, run up a long hill. If you are going to do repetitions, jog back down hill and then immediately run back up hill. Either route you choose, hill running is guaranteed to make you DO SOMETHIN’!
I am out.
on 11 Oct 2007 at 1:19 am 1.Emile said …
Dag Martin, you run that every day? I thought the mid-west was supposed to be flat
on 13 Oct 2007 at 9:59 pm 2.Martin said …
Sup Emile,
no, I don’t run that hill everday. I aim to run that hill about 4 times per month. When you come visit, be prepared to run it with me. DO SOMETHIN’!
Martin