Power Endurance

I started the power endurance phase of my weightlifting program last night. This is a phase that I skipped last year. The intent of the power endurance phase is to build muscle that excels at short, fast efforts such as sprints and short power climbs. This is done by doing squats, legs presses, step ups etc. Instead of doing the power portion of the lift in the normal way (slow and steady), you do it quickly with enough weight to get through 8-15 reps. I did three sets of each, plus some of my normal lifting. It’s good to break out of my previous weight lifting routine, but I’m a little sore today. I must be doing something right