Workout Routine For Category I: Running
Workout Routine For Category I: Running
Workout Routine For Category I: Running
The goal of category I is to work up to 16 miles per week of running. Then—and only then—
you can continue on to the category II exercise. Category I is a nine-week buildup program.
Running Schedule Category I
Weeks 1 and 2: 2 miles per day, 8:30 pace, Monday, Wednesday and Friday (6 miles
total for the week)
Week 3: No running as there is a high risk of stress fractures
Week 4: 3 miles per day,Monday, Wednesday and Friday (9 miles total for the week)
Week 5 and 6: Monday 2 miles, Tuesday 3 miles, Thursday 4 miles, Friday 2 miles
(11 miles total for the week)
Weeks 7, 8, and 9: Monday 4 miles, Tuesday 4 miles, Thursday 5 miles, Friday 3
miles (16 miles total for the week)
Week 1
Week 2
Weeks 3 and 4
Weeks 5 and 6
Weeks 7 and 8
Week 9
For best results, alternate exercises. Do a set of pushups, then a set of situps, followed by a set
of pull ups, immediately with no rest. Then progress again with the next sets of each exercise.
Swimming Schedule Category I
If you have no access to a pool, ride a bicycle for twice as long as you would swim. If you do
have access to a pool, swim every day available. Swim four to five days a week for 200
meters in one session as your initial workup goal. Also, you want to develop your sidestroke
on both the left and the right side. Try to swim 50 meters in one minute or less.
Running Schedule Category II
Run the stated number of miles Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
For weeks 8 and 9 and beyond, it is not necessary to increase the distance of the runs; work on
the speed of your 6-mile runs and try to get them down to 7:30 per mile or lower. If you wish
to increase the distance of your runs, do it gradually—no more than 1 mile per day increase
for every week beyond week 9.
Physical Training Schedule Category II
Weeks 1 and 2
Weeks 3 and 4
Week 5
Week 6
These workouts are designed for long-distance muscle endurance. Muscle fatigue will
gradually take a longer and longer time to develop doing high repetition workouts. For best
results, alternate exercises each set, in order to rest that muscle group for a short time.
Pyramid Workouts
After you have reached your Category I and II standards, you can do a pyramid workout with
any exercise to vary your workout. The object is to slowly build up to a goal, then build back
down to the beginning of the workout. For instance, pullups, situps, pushups, and dips can be
alternated as in the above workouts, but this time choose a number to be your goal and build
up to that number. Each number counts as a set. Work your way up and down the pyramid.
For example, if your goal is five repetitons, the number of repetitions you would do for each
exercise would be:
Pullups: 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1
Pushups: 2,4,6,8,10,8,6,4,2 (two times the number of pullups)
Situps: 3,6,9,12,15,12,9,6,3 (three times the number of pullups)
Dips: Same as pushups
Swimming Workouts Category II
At first, to reduce initial stress on your foot muscles when starting with fins, alternate
swimming 1000 meters with fins and 1000 meters without them. Your goal should be to swim
50 meters in 45 seconds or less.