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  • The Paleo Solution
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    Still reading this, will post a full review on completion.  But so far an outstanding book.

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    Usually we have to go back to basics to progress, this is a great place to start!

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    An inspirational read, whether you are a 'runner' or not.  This book also investigates why expensive 'cushioned' running shoes increases the likelihood of injury.

  • In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating: An Eater's Manifesto
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    An insight into real, simple and nutritious food.  Insightful.

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    An excellent, quick reference to the often confusing question : "What should I eat?"

  • The Paleo Diet for Athletes
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    An alternative to Cordain's first book "The Paleo Diet" if who want to consider the impact of Paleo on athletic performance.  It is mainly for endurance athletes but an interesting read.

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Wednesday
Aug182010

Workout: Insane Bolt 

Warmup:

  • 10 Squats
  • 10 Pull-Ups
  • 10 Push-Ups
  • 10 Sit-Ups
  • 10 Lunges

Workout:  (perform all sprints at 100% effort)

  • 40m sprint (maximum effort) - 40m slow walk recovery
  • 60m sprint - 60m slow walk recovery
  • 100m sprint - 100m slow walk recovery
  • 4 x 200m sprints (200m jog recovery between reps)

Finisher:

50 Push-Ups

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Reader Comments (4)

Darryl - did you do this one outside?

I always find sprints on a treadmill are a bit crappy as you have to wait for the treadmill to speed up and lose that explosiveness. Any suggestions on how to do these indoors more efficiently?

August 19, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKeshani

I did this outside.

If indoors, most treadmills are programmable by distance but usually have a minimum distance of 100m, so not useful for sprint distances less than this.

An alternative is to program it based on time, i.e. 10 seconds at max speed. However the majority of treadmills have a maximum speed of 22km/h (13 mph), so likely too slow for a sprint. Check if that's the case for your model of treadmill.

If all else fails, I would perform the Treadmill Driver (video on this site). With 1 driver stride being the equivalent of 2 metres, e.g. perform 50 driver strides for the 100m sprint. Hope that's clear.

August 19, 2010 | Registered CommenterDarryl

What do you use to measure the distance Darryl?

August 19, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterIain

Iain, just use a long stride length as an estimate of a metre.

August 19, 2010 | Registered CommenterDarryl

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