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THE BLOCK

Template RPE 7-8 ~45 min
1 · Warm2 · Block × Bells3 · FinisherCool

Run out, work bells, run back. 5 rounds of [block lap + KB couplet]. The run is the rest. The bells are the rest from the run. Both feel like work by round three.

Running shoes16kg KB24kg KBBlock loop (~0.4 mi)
Format

Run a full block lap between every KB round. The bell waits for you to come back. Lap times shouldn't crater. If round 3 lap is 60s slower than round 1, the KB block is too heavy.

Phase 1 · Warm-Up~7 min

Easy Out and Back

Wake up the hips and lungs before the first lap.

Easy Jog
3:00Easy

Half-block out, half-block back. Conversational.

KB Halo + Goblet Squat
5+516kg2 rounds

5 halos slow, 5 goblet squats with a 2-sec pause at bottom. Continuous.

Lateral Lunge
8per side

Open the adductors before the laps.

Phase 2 · Main Set~32 min

5 Rounds of Block + Bells

Lap the block, hit the couplet, repeat. No floor rest.

Rounds
~6 min/round
Block Lap
~0.4 miModerate

Steady aerobic. Last 100m pick it up slightly. Land at the garage door breathing through your nose.

Then immediately
10KB Swingstwo-hand, 24kg, Russian
5KB Push Pressper side, 16kg
10Goblet Squats16kg, 1-sec pause
16kg + 24kg5 rounds total
Phase 3 · Finisher~4 min

One More Lap

Done with bells. One easy victory lap.

Cool-Down Lap
~0.4 miEasy

Slow. Walk the last 60m. Done.

Cooldown~4 min

Hip Reset

Walk plus three holds. Move on.

Standing Quad Stretch
30sper side

Hold a wall or the bike.

Doorway Pec Stretch
30sper side

Forearm on doorframe, step through.

90/90 Hip Switches
5per side

Front leg ER, back leg IR.

Session Totals

~2 mi
Run
5
Couplet Rds
7-8
RPE

The block is the metronome.
The bells are the seasoning.

THE BLOCK.

Done