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Power Building Beginner Hill Sprint Workout Plan

Power Building Beginner Hill Sprint Workout Plan

Hill sprints are great for building power and speed. They are also an extremely fun form of HIIT cardio, and a great addition to any fat loss plan. But if you're new to them, where do you start? Great question!

The following cardio workout plan is designed to help a sprinting novice safely build conditioning and power. You will start slow and easy, and add sessions and distance over time. At the end of 8 weeks you will be in great shape, have more energy, and feel confident tackling even the most brutal sprinting session.

Beginner Hill Sprint Workout Plan

During the first 2 weeks you will be using only 2 sessions. Muscle soreness may be pretty intense. Take your time and ease into things. Don't try to run like an Olympic sprinter just yet.

Above all things, listen to your body on each given training day. You want to give a good effort, but also train smart. Your endurance, speed and power will start to shine soon enough.

  • Weeks 1-2: 2 sprinting sessions per week, with at least 2 days of rest between workouts.
  • Weeks 3-6: 3 sprinting sessions per week, with at least 1 day of rest between workouts.
  • Weeks 7-8: Peak weeks. 4 sprinting sessions per week, performed in 2 session blocks with at least one rest day between each block.
Hill Sprint Workouts - Weeks 1-8
Week One - First Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 60 Seconds
20 Yards 2 60 Seconds
Week One - Second Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 50 Seconds
20 Yards 2 60 Seconds
Week Two - First Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 40 Seconds
20 Yards 3 60 Seconds
Week Two - Second Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 30 Seconds
20 Yards 4 60 Seconds
Week Three - First Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 25 Seconds
20 Yards 4 55 Seconds
30 Yards 1  
Week Three - Second Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 25 Seconds
20 Yards 4 50 Seconds
30 Yards 2 60 Seconds
Week Three - Third Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 25 Seconds
20 Yards 4 45 Seconds
30 Yards 3 60 Seconds
Week Four - First Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 20 Seconds
20 Yards 4 40 Seconds
30 Yards 3 55 Seconds
40 Yards 1  
Week Four - Second Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 20 Seconds
20 Yards 4 35 Seconds
30 Yards 3 50 Seconds
40 Yards 1  
Week Four - Third Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 20 Seconds
20 Yards 4 30 Seconds
30 Yards 3 45 Seconds
40 Yards 1  
Week Five - First Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 20 Seconds
20 Yards 4 30 Seconds
30 Yards 3 40 Seconds
40 Yards 2 60 Seconds
50 Yards 1  
Week Five - Second Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 20 Seconds
20 Yards 4 30 Seconds
30 Yards 3 40 Seconds
40 Yards 2 60 Seconds
50 Yards 1  
Week Five - Third Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 20 Seconds
20 Yards 4 30 Seconds
30 Yards 3 40 Seconds
40 Yards 2 60 Seconds
50 Yards 1  
Week Six - First Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 20 Seconds
20 Yards 4 30 Seconds
30 Yards 3 40 Seconds
40 Yards 2 55 Seconds
50 Yards 1  
Week Six - Second Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 20 Seconds
20 Yards 4 30 Seconds
30 Yards 3 40 Seconds
40 Yards 2 55 Seconds
50 Yards 1  
Week Six - Third Workout
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 20 Seconds
20 Yards 4 30 Seconds
30 Yards 3 40 Seconds
40 Yards 2 55 Seconds
50 Yards 1  
Weeks Seven and Eight - All Workouts
Distance Sprints Rest
10 Yards 5 20 Seconds
20 Yards 4 30 Seconds
30 Yards 3 40 Seconds
40 Yards 2 50 Seconds
50 Yards Max* 60-90 Seconds

*Do as many as your body feels like doing. Push yourself and have fun.