Core strength plan training plan: 15 weeks, 1.75–2 hrs/week, structured strength sessions, free coach email support. Strength that makes you faster, not just sorer, timed around your endurance training.
Core strength is important for all endurance athletes. Strengthening the muscles in your body’s midsection will help you swim with greater tautness and less drag, cycle with less low-back discomfort, and run with better posture and less energy waste, among other benefits.
Is this plan for you?
At a glance: Core Strength Plan · 15 weeks · 1.75–2 hrs/week.
Our Core Strength Plans are for Runners, Triathletes, Cyclists and other endurance athletes seeking a focused core-strengthening routine. You're ready to start when the first week below looks comfortable.
Your first week: 3 strength sessions, 1.8 hours. Mon rest · Tue Strength 35 min · Wed rest · Thu Strength 35 min · Fri rest · Sat Strength 35 min · Sun rest.
Not sure about the level? Swap to another level or intensity type free, any time. Compare levels.
What's included with your plan
One-time price. No subscription. Yours for life.
Included: free coach email support, Mind of Matt Weekly Analysis, the Level Guarantee, lifetime access, exercise demonstration videos and structured strength sessions.
Based on the best-selling books
Based on 80/20 Running by Matt Fitzgerald.
Mind of Matt Weekly Analysis, included
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80/20 Endurance is the creation of Matt Fitzgerald and David Warden. Based on the breakthrough books 80/20 Running and 80/20 Triathlon, runners, triathletes, and other endurance athletes improve the most when they consistently do 80 percent of their training at low intensity and the other 20 percent high intensity. The typical endurance athlete spends only 50-70 percent their total training time at low intensity. The solution? An 80/20 training plan that ensures the optimal intensity balance.