hiit · hill / running shoes
Hill Repeats
Strength and power for runners without a weight room.
6–10 × 60–90 sec uphill 40 minrest 120s
Equipment
hill, running shoes
Rest
120s between sets
Primary muscles
glutes, quads, calves
Also works
cardiovascular
How to do it
- Warm up with 10 min easy jog.
- Find a hill with 5–8% grade. Run up at hard effort for 60–90 seconds.
- Jog easy back down as recovery.
- Repeat 6–10 times. Cool down 10 min easy.
Form cues
- ✓Drive knees up
- ✓Shorter stride, quick turnover
- ✓Powerful arm drive
Common mistakes
- ✗Leaning too far forward
- ✗Sprinting the first few — save gas for the last reps
Progressions
- 4 reps → 6 → 8 → 10 reps
