Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. – Helen Keller
NEEDED: A “Buddy” AKA: A rock, log or hand-weight that is 10% or more of your body weight.COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING WITH YOUR “BUDDY”Standard Strength warm-up and then….
- 3 mile hike/run
- 50 walking lunges
- 50 overhead presses
- 50 russian twists
- 50 ground to overhead squats
----> The workout can be completed in any order, just don’t drop or put down your Buddy the entire workout!----> If you are really looking for a suffer fest, repeat the workout twice!*A note from Lauren: I came up with this workout when I was training for the Warrior Dash World championships race last summer. We drove up to Guanella pass (near the base of Mnt Bierstadt, a front range 14,000 foot peak) and I completed this workout at altitude. Whether you are training for an OCR event or just love trail running, this workout will help you gain strength and fitness to run stronger, longer!