ASCND Performance and Recovery

Marathon
Coach
Sean Shahmirzadi

Unlock your full potential with our strength training program, tailored to meet the unique needs of runners.
Strength training plays a crucial role in a runner's performance and injury mitigation strategy. By focusing on building tissue tolerance through targeted exercises, runners can improve their ability to withstand the repetitive impact of long-distance running.
Our program synergistically complements your running plan, by strengthening muscles and connective tissues to promote joint stability and resiliency to common running related injuries.

ASCND Strength 1: A Runners Resiliency Program is lower volume, to allow you to obtain your volume from your current running regimine. Each session can be completed in under 35 minutes.

Program comes with 5 sessions per week. (THREE working days and TWO mobility/activation days).

Features
5 sessions per week
Must use App app to view and log training
Program Training
Equipment
Recommended
General gym equipmentDBs // KBs // Bands or resistance cables
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 4-week program
Sunday
AS1: Wk1.1

A1

Foam Roll

1 x 2:00

A2

Calf Stretch

2 x 0:30

A3

90/90 Hip Mobility

1 x 20

B1

Hip Hike

2 x 10 @ 0:04

B2

Standing Psoas March

2 x 10

B3

Quadruped Plank

2 x 0:25

C

Heel Elevated Goblet Squat

3 x 6

D1

Side Plank Rotation

3 x 6

D2

Pallof Press

E

Shoulder Lateral Raise: Single Leg

3 x 10

Monday
AS1: Wk1.2

A

Calf Stretch

2 x 0:30

B1

Knee to wall - Ankle Dorsiflexion

1 x 20

B2

Supported Hip Airplane

1 x 10

C1

Supine Hamstring Nerve Floss

1 x 15

C2

Tibialis Wall Raises

2 x 10

C3

Side Lying Hip Internal Rotation

2 x 5 @ 0:05

C4

SL Hip Thrust

2 x 6 @ 0:05

D1

1-Arm DB Row

3 x 6

D2

KB Deadlift

3 x 6

E1

FFE Split Squat Calf Raise

1 x 2 @ 0:15

E2

Adductor Side Plank

1 x 3 @ 0:05

Tuesday
AS1: Wk1.3

A

Calf Stretch

2 x 0:30

B1

Knee to wall - Ankle Dorsiflexion

2 x 20

B2

Supported Hip Airplane

2 x 10

C1

Supine Hamstring Nerve Floss

1 x 15

C2

Tibialis Wall Raises

2 x 10

C3

Side Lying Hip Internal Rotation

3 x 5 @ 0:05

C4

SL Hip Thrust

3 x 6 @ 0:05

D1

1-Arm DB Row

3 x 6

D2

KB Deadlift

3 x 6

D3

DB Step ups

3 x 6

E1

FFE Split Squat Calf Raise

2 x 2 @ 0:15

E2

Adductor Side Plank

2 x 3 @ 0:05

Wednesday
AS1: Wk1.4 Recovery

A1

Foam Roll

1 x 5:00

A2

Static Stretch

1 x 5:00

A3

Supine Hamstring Nerve Floss

1 x 20

A4

Pigeon PNF Stretch

1 x 5 @ 0:10

B

Foot arch LAX/Golf Ball

Thursday
AS1: Wk1.5

A1

Pigeon PNF Stretch

3 x 3 @ 0:20

A2

Elevated Ankle Dorsiflexion Mobilization

2 x 15

A3

Hamstring Glider

2 x 6

A4

Side Lying Thoracic Rotation

2 x 8

B1

Cable Rotations

3 x 8

B2

Long Lever Hamstring Plank

3 x 3 @ 0:10

C1

Alternating DB Chest Press - Glute Bridge

3 x 6

C2

Band Face Pull

3 x 15

D1

Bulgarian Split Squat

2 x 6

D2

Isometric Calf Raise Wall Push

2 x 5 @ 0:10

D3

SL Squat to Chair

ASCND Strength 1: A Runners Resiliency Program.