MODI- Strength Focused

So you want to get strong, and you want to get strong without sacrificing your ability to run a few miles. You're in the right spot. This is a 12-week program designed to get break your plateau on the barbell while still keeping you moving on the trail. The gas doesn't let up for the first 6 weeks. You'll grind. You'll live sore. You'll run when that's the last thing you want to do. After that, though, you'll break through that old glass ceiling like a 300 Win Mag on a bull elk. Throughout the program, you'll focus on the "Big 4:" Back Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift, and Overhead Press. The accessory work is there to round you out and compliment your growth. The METCONs (Metabolic Conditioning circuits) sprinkled in there are designed to compliment the movements you're already doing while keeping your glycolytic and aerobic energy systems in shape. You'll run once or twice a week, but won't ever break 6-ish miles in a week.   After all, if you're here, you can't afford to not be able to