Athlete Conditioning Bundle
Engine, work capacity, and resilience — built for in-season athletes.
General physical preparation for sport. Mixed-modal conditioning, sprint work, strength maintenance, and the carb-forward fueling strategy to sustain it.
Training framework
Three phases, twelve weeks.
Aerobic Base (Weeks 1-4)
Zone 2 volume, strength maintenance
Threshold (Weeks 5-8)
Tempo intervals, mixed circuits
Peak (Weeks 9-12)
VO2 max work, race-pace efforts
Weekly template
Your training week, mapped
One row per training day. Repeat across the 12 weeks; the loading scheme below evolves.
1 · Mon
Zone 2 Aerobic
Aerobic base
- 45 min @ 130-145 bpm
Easy Run / Bike
- 3 rounds
Core Circuit
Plank 30s · Side 20s/side · Hollow 30s
1 · Tue
Strength Maintenance
Compound lifts at moderate volume
- 4 × 5
Trap-bar Deadlift
- 4 × 6
Bench Press
- 4 × max-2
Chin-up
- 3 × 10 per leg
Walking Lunge
- 3 × 40m
Farmer's Carry
1 · Wed
Threshold Intervals
Lactate threshold
- 4 × 6 min @ threshold
Bike or Row Intervals
2 min easy between
- 3 rounds
Core Circuit
Pallof 10/side · Bird Dog 8/side · Dead Bug 8/side
1 · Fri
Sprint / Power
Speed + explosiveness
- 10 × 60m
Sprint
Full recovery
- 5 × 3
Broad Jump
- 4 × 8
Med-ball Slam
- 3 × 30s
Plank Drag
1 · Sun
Long Aerobic
Zone 2 extended
- 60-90 min Zone 2
Long Run / Ride
- 10 min
Mobility Flow
Progression
How loads evolve over 12 weeks
Aerobic Base · 1-4
Loading
Zone 2 volume, strength maintenance at RPE 6-7
Intensity cue
Nasal breathing on Zone 2 — if you can't, slow down
Threshold · 5-8
Loading
Add tempo intervals, hold strength at 80% loads
Intensity cue
Threshold = uncomfortable but sustainable
Peak · 9-12
Loading
VO2 work, race-pace simulations, sprint power
Intensity cue
RPE 9 on key efforts, full recovery between
Equipment
What you'll need
Warm-up
- 5 min easy jog
- Leg swings · 10 per side, each direction
- A-skips · 2 × 20m
- B-skips · 2 × 20m
- Strides · 4 × 60m building
Cool-down
- 5 min easy spin or jog
- Couch stretch · 60s per side
- Ankle dorsiflexion · 10 reps per side
- Nasal-only breathing · 3 minutes
Equipment
Nutrition framework
Performance Fueling Diet
- Style
- Carb-forward · athlete
- Protein target
- 0.9 g per lb bodyweight
- Calorie bias
- At or slightly above maintenance
Carbs scale with training load. Hydration plan included.
Recipe library
Six meals that match this diet
Picked to hit the macros above without spending all day in the kitchen.
Ingredients
- · 3/4 cup rolled oats
- · 1 scoop chocolate whey
- · 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- · 1 tbsp natural peanut butter
- · 1 tbsp chia seeds · 1/2 banana sliced
Method
- 01Combine oats, whey, chia, milk in a jar.
- 02Stir until smooth, swirl in peanut butter.
- 03Refrigerate overnight (or at least 4 hours).
- 04Top with banana before eating.
Ingredients
- · 5 egg whites + 2 whole eggs
- · 1/2 cup black beans (rinsed)
- · 1/4 cup salsa · 2 tbsp shredded cheese
- · 1 small whole-grain tortilla
- · Cilantro · hot sauce to taste
Method
- 01Warm beans in a non-stick pan.
- 02Pour in beaten eggs, scramble 2-3 min.
- 03Fold in salsa + cheese until just melted.
- 04Spoon onto warm tortilla, top with cilantro.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz chicken breast
- · 1 cup cooked jasmine rice
- · 1/2 cup black beans · 1/2 cup corn
- · 1/4 avocado · 1/4 cup pico de gallo
- · Lime · cumin · paprika · garlic powder
Method
- 01Season chicken with cumin, paprika, garlic, salt.
- 02Sear 4 min per side, rest 3 min, slice.
- 03Layer rice, beans, corn in a bowl.
- 04Top with chicken, avocado, pico, lime squeeze.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz 93/7 ground beef
- · 2 oz dry whole-wheat penne
- · 1 cup marinara · 1 cup baby spinach
- · 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- · Garlic · oregano · red pepper flakes
Method
- 01Boil pasta to al dente, reserve 1/4 cup water.
- 02Brown beef with garlic, drain excess fat.
- 03Add marinara + spinach, simmer 3 min.
- 04Toss in pasta + reserved water, finish with parmesan.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz salmon fillet
- · 1 medium sweet potato
- · 2 cups broccoli florets
- · 1 tbsp honey · 1 tbsp soy sauce · 1 clove garlic
- · 1 tsp olive oil · sesame seeds
Method
- 01Roast cubed sweet potato 20 min at 425°F.
- 02Whisk honey, soy, minced garlic; brush onto salmon.
- 03Pan-sear salmon skin-down 4 min, flip 2 min.
- 04Steam broccoli, plate everything, sprinkle sesame.
Ingredients
- · 1 scoop whey protein
- · 1 banana
- · 1 tbsp natural peanut butter
- · 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- · Ice · cinnamon
Method
- 01Drop everything in the blender.
- 02Blend 30s until smooth.
- 03Pour, dust cinnamon, drink within 30 min of training.
Weekly grocery list
One trip, one cart
Built to cover the recipes above for a single training week. Scale 0.75-1.25× to your bodyweight.
Proteins
Carbs (high)
Vegetables
Healthy fats
Hydration & fuel
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