Everyone wants to be a superstar on the track.

Unfortunately, not that many people want to legitimately work towards being a superstar. Of the remainder, a good chunk of people ARE super motivated, but they aren’t sure where to focus that energy to get results.

With today’s Basic Training derby strength workout, I’m here to tell you that 15-20 minutes on strength training, 3 times a week, is a freaking great place to start. Of course, you *could* do more, but if I told you you had to, it would be overwhelming and you’d be more likely to do zero…

Here’s the thing – everything you want to be on the track (agile, a hard hitter, a powerful jammer) involves a complex of high-level skills and abilities. You have to work on the individual abilities before you can excel at the top level of compounded and combined skills. Strength is the building block of all the other skills we want to compound to become MVP superstars on the track. Without strength, you can’t have power, or agility. Without strength, your cardio endurance isn’t enough to propel you around the track for your minimum laps.

So, it’s time for Basic Training. I’ve lifted this workout right out of the Pump Up Your Jam training program. It’s just one of the weekly “AM Strength” workouts that is a part of this 6-week training program. We call it AM Strength because it’s most effective if you get up and do it in the morning, first thing.

(Actually, it’s no more or less effective to do it in the morning over any other time of the day, but it is INFINITELY more effective if the workout actually happens… and that’s more likely the earlier in the day you attempt to get it done!!)

Where was I? Oh right, first thing. Pop out of bed, warm up lightly (a few half squats, some push-ups against the wall…), and you’re on your way. There’s no jumping, so you won’t disturb your neighbours/kids/roommates/cats. It should take you 15 minutes. AND IT WORKS!

Do this workout any time – it is not so intense that you can’t double it up with another workout (like an interval workout, or practice), or do it several days in a row.

Psst: Pump Up Your Jam is starting Wednesday May 10th, 2017. You can still register, but spaces are filling up and it always sells out! Click here for all the PUYJ details to find out more and to get signed up!

Here’s the drill:

You need: a mat, an alarm clock, and a smile :)

2 rounds of:

• Good Mornings x20
• Split Squats x10/side
• Pushups x15
• Side lunge x15/side
• Walking pushups x12 (total pushup count)
• Sumo Squats x15

Watch the video and follow the form that I use! Don’t rush, keep good head/neck/hip/knee alignment, and modify or reduce the rep count if you need to.

I really believe that if you give this a shot, and do this or a workout like it a few times a week, that you can see noticeable improvement in the way your body works for you on the track!!

xo Booty Quake

PS want more strength training? Check out the StrideBooster training program.