Pyramids

pyramid workouts

Running is the most basic form of exercise. We add every twist and bend we can find or conceive to compliment our running. The order of the exercise is somewhat important. We try to mix it up during the week so that we use all of our muscles, abdomen more than the others.

The type of running we do is also important. In the winter, we try to do a few more stairs and hills. As the weather warms up, we flatten it out and go a little faster.

Mileage should be increased weekly by no more than 10%. We ran 18 miles during boot camp this week. For those of us running 3 miles each day this weekend, the total is 24.

In order to "pyramid" ourselves into peak condition, we can add a few miles every week. In the example above, our next 4 weeks would be 26, 29, 32, 35.

We add a few miles every week by showing up early and running a longer warm up, staying after the workout and running a longer cool down, or ramping up our Sunday long run.

This method can also be done with exercise. Annually, we peak out on push ups around the 4th of July.

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