sprints on a treadmill? How to go about it? page 2

[federkeil]

For football, when we would opt for the treadmill sprints it worked like this... but it only works if you have the side steps/planks on the treadmill

Do your warmup, then step off to the sides of the treadmill and crank the speed to something you know you can jump onto without falling off. That's it, you leave the treadmill at your "sprint" speed and jump on for your sprint and jump off for your rest.

[NutMeg]

I personally don't like the treadmill for sprints, gives me shin splints. I use the elliptical or now an AMT machine for sprints. It works well and I don't hurt myself. Does the place you exercise at have a gymnasium? If so you can sprint there too, or do pool sprints.

[maranne]

Thanks for the great replies!
M

[smartuko]

A good one I have been doing recently:
1.5 min at 4.5 speed
1 min at 10 speed
1.5 min at 4.5 speed
1 min at 8 speed

Do this 5 times

[kot]

WARNING - this is an advanced exercise and requires a very high exertion level. DO NOT attempt if you are untrained. If sprinting is new, start with 25-50% i.e. speed 50% of normal pace, and only 4 reps. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

Tabata treadmill hill sprints: 20 seconds work + 10 seconds rest x 8 reps = 4 minutes of awesomeness
This is an all-out 4 minute bout. 100% effort.
You should be total exhausted at the end or you not doing it right.

Warm up

Setup
-turn on treadmill
-Set treadmill to max incline
-set speed to 80% of normal running speed
-wait for the 1 minute mark on the timer

1:00 hold hand rails and jump on. Work run forest run!
1:20 hold hand rails and jump off, one foot on each side of tread. Rest
1:30 Work
1:50 Rest
2:00 Work
2:20 Rest
2:30 Work
2:50 Rest
3:00 Work
3:20 Rest
3:30 Work
2:50 Rest
3:00 Work
4:20 Rest
4:30 Work
4:50 jump off and lower incline and speed to a comfortable walk
Jump back on and walk until heart rate recovers to warm up level

What Are Tabata Sprints? | Mark's Daily Apple
Tabata Treadmill - YouTube

[Paleofan]

I prefer doing them on the treadmill. 10-20 minute light warm up on the elliptical or treadmill. Then 30-40 second inclined 8mph sprint, 90 second rest, repeat for a total of 6 sprints. Then a light cool down walk. Luv that workout.