New Cycle!! Hard to Kill Track Details
The short answer
The second Garage Gym Athlete cycle of 2024 put interval weight training at the center of the Hard to Kill track, built on themed training days rather than a mix of everything every session. Jerred walks through what the track looks like, shares sample programming, and covers what else is coming up at Garage Gym Athlete.
Every new cycle at Garage Gym Athlete gets a walkthrough episode, and this is the one for the Hard to Kill track in the second cycle of 2024. It is the track Jerred programs personally and the one he was most excited about at the time, because it was the first cycle where interval weight training moved from an experiment to a core piece of the week.
If you want the theory behind the training itself rather than the cycle logistics, the interval weight training episodes cover the method and the athlete questions in far more depth.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Hard to Kill track?
It is the Garage Gym Athlete track Jerred programs personally, built around concurrent training that develops strength, power, and conditioning at the same time rather than in isolation.
What made this cycle different?
Interval weight training became a regular part of the week rather than an occasional experiment, and the track used dedicated day themes so each session had a single focus.
How often does interval weight training appear?
Roughly twice a week. A properly executed IWT day is taxing enough that the following day should be a rest day, a zone 2 day, or something else entirely.
Can I move the training days around?
Yes. The layout is designed to spread the hard days out, but you can shuffle to fit your week. The one thing to avoid is running two interval weight training days back to back.
Where can I see sample programming?
Jerred goes through it in the episode itself, and Garage Gym Athlete publishes sample programming around the start of each cycle.
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