The Ultimate Treadmill Workout: Run Right, Hurt Less, and Burn More with Treadmill Interval Training
By David Siik
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Maximize the burn and eliminate the pain with the BITE method!
Move over, HIIT--there's a new workout in town! The Balanced Interval Training Experience, or BITE method, helps you shed weight and improve your run faster than ever before. Based on David Siik's award-winning methodology and experience as an elite runner, fitness instructor, and celebrity trainer, this new running program strikes an ingenious middle ground between sprinting and distance training.
With a signature formula and flow, Siik's BITE method provides you with the most incredible workout you've ever had on a treadmill. His detailed regime takes all the guesswork out of how fast to go, at what incline, and for how long, so that you can just focus on your run. In a few short weeks, you'll find yourself burning fat, losing weight, and boosting your speed just by following these simple principles.
No matter what level you're at, The Ultimate Treadmill Workout will help you ramp up your fitness routine, surpass your goals, and achieve the physique you've always wanted!
David Siik
David Siik is the program and content director of Precision Running at Equinox and the author of the Ultimate Treadmill Workout. David has trained Hollywood’s biggest stars, elite athletes, and the best trainers in the business. As the leader in indoor running and treadmill innovation, David has won a number of industry awards and attention from The New York Times, Good Morning America, People, and more. A longtime Ford model, David has appeared on numerous covers and in countless ads over the last decade. He is based in Los Angeles and travels nationwide in support of his program.
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The Ultimate Treadmill Workout - David Siik
THE
ULTIMATE
TREADMILL
WORKOUT
Run Right, Hurt Less, and Burn More with Treadmill Interval Training
David Siik
Creator of Equinox’s Precision Running
Avon, Massachusetts
Testimonials
I have been running all my life. Or, at least calling myself a runner. This year I met David, and I realized there is not just an art to running but a science too. His detailed instruction, his incredible energy, and overall great knowledge of the body have led me to a greater level of determination. I truly feel like I have broken new ground and reached new targets, in my forties! Who knew that was even possible? It’s comforting to know the body can still work in such ways. With mindful instruction, we can achieve great results.
—Naomi Watts, actress
"Treadmill workouts will never be the same!"
—Women’s Health
There are many ‘good’ running coaches today, but David’s skill and knowledge take it to a new echelon. He possesses that unique quality that enables him to both motivate and inspire people to greatness in running. Everyone needs to know about David Siik. If I was permitted only one fitness expert on my ‘desert island,’ David would be the one. He is the best of the best!
—Shay Mitchell, ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars
David Siik is an amazing instructor, motivator, and expert trainer for those who love to run. I have played professional basketball in the NBA for the past 13 years. Having David as an instructor for the past couple years in my off-season has helped prepare me for each upcoming year. His training segments have a math and calculation, unique to his running method. The entire time he is energetically encouraging each runner to give their absolute best. At the end of each class I am thankful that I have a trainer that I can trust to make me a better athlete and better runner.
—Jason Collins, NBA veteran
David is to running what Tiger is to golf. He is simply the best at what he does. I was running on my own, doing the same steady pace and not seeing any results. When I discovered David’s method of running, his perfectly programmed runs cut my workout time in half with amazing results, toning my legs, abs, and even my arms. I’m in better shape and I have fewer injuries than I ever have before. As a chiropractor, fewer injuries and longevity in maintaining a healthy lifestyle are important not only to me but for my patients as well. It’s no wonder athletes and Hollywood’s hottest bodies are in his classes everywhere. I have never been more excited for someone to write a book. It’s about time!
—Dr. Carrie Schwartz, chiropractor
CONTENTS
Introduction
Part One: MASTERING THE TREADMILL
Chapter 1: THE BITE METHOD
Chapter 2: TREADMILL BASICS
Chapter 3: INCLINE—YOUR FRENEMY!
Chapter 4: SPEED—SMART IS THE NEW FAST
Chapter 5: DURATION—TOO SHORT VS. TOO LONG
Chapter 6: RECOVERY—NOT ALWAYS EASY
Chapter 7: FORM—CRITICAL MISTAKES ON THE TREADMILL
Chapter 8: INJURIES AND LIMITATIONS
Chapter 9: EARN IT!
Part Two: THE TREADMILL WORKOUT
Chapter 10: THE WORKOUTS
Chapter 11: THREE-WEEK KICK-START
Chapter 12: THE SIX-WEEK RUNNING REVOLUTION
Appendix A: DIET AND HEALTH
Appendix B: TREADMILL TROUBLESHOOTING
Introduction
RUN SMART. HURT LESS. BURN MORE.
I’m going to tell you one of the greatest secrets in fitness—nothing, and I mean nothing, is ever going to replace the run. It is the most natural, effective, and guaranteed way to change your body and your life. You can spend the rest of your days avoiding this reality. You can empty your wallet every day seeking out the newest trend, the shortcut, or the inflated promise of results without work. You can look yourself in the mirror every morning and convince yourself you’re going to find an easier way to lose that weight or strengthen your body. Or, you can look yourself in the mirror, take a deep breath, and consider putting the word work back in your workout. You can make the choice to embark on what is real, what works, and what human beings have been designed to do for over 2.5 million years. You were born with attributes so specific for running that if you didn’t have them, the act of running would be nearly impossible. Take our glutes for example: Their very proportion, size, and placement give us power when we sprint; we can’t sprint without them! Improving your speed work allows your glutes to do exactly what they were designed to do. Give them the right environment, and in no time you’ll see a higher, tighter, rounder booty, and there isn’t a human being on this planet who doesn’t want that. It’s not just your glutes either. Daniel Lieberman, an evolutionary biologist from Harvard, reminds us that even the length of our toes is specific to our running design. Animals that are designed to run must have short digits on their feet in order to not break them with the force of running. Cheetahs have tiny toes and are one of the fastest animals on the planet, while the orangutan’s lanky toes render it nearly incapable of running. So the next time you say, Oh, I’m not a runner,
then please, by all means, start walking on your long-fingered hands. Forget about your abs, let the belly hang out, and forget about your ass, ’cause you will definitely not need that anymore. Take some pride, accept how you were made, and celebrate that you were designed with the sleek and beautiful attributes of a cheetah and not an orangutan. It is almost ironic that the very changes most of us want to make in our bodies, the flatter stomach, the nicer butt, the lean, strong body, are all side effects of doing the most natural locomotion mankind has ever known, simply running.
If a healthier, sexier body isn’t enough to motivate you, let me tell you a little something you didn’t know about running. How would you like to reduce the risk of death from Alzheimer’s by 40%? I sure the hell would, and guess what, it’s not from eating kale or drinking coconut water—it is from running! The results of an extensive study conducted at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California first published in 2014 showed this risk reduction in participants who ran an average of 15 miles per week. It is no coincidence that this is the average mileage per week you will be hitting with the workouts in the book. But, you have to make the choice to do the work.
The treadmill is the most sold fitness machine in the world, surpassing $1 billion in sales in 2014. The reason for this is simple. No other machine comes close to helping you achieve faster and more dramatic results. Again, it works. Machines such as the elliptical, the stair stepper, and that weird machine (you have no idea what it does) all do one thing very well: They reduce overall workload compared to running. And although no one wants you to know this, that is exactly what they are designed to do. These machines lack the incredible health benefits and the untouchable fat-burning results of running. The treadmill is the only machine that can give you the combined benefits of all those machines, plus the life-changing ones they cannot. And furthermore, it is the only machine that translates to your everyday life. You aren’t likely to enter the New York City Elliptical Marathon anytime soon! If you are ready for something real, I can help you feel more alive, more excited, and more powerful than you ever have in your life. I can help you lose weight fast and finally see the lean, strong body you have always wanted. And I can show you how to do all of this in an exciting, balanced, and effective way. If you don’t already, you will come to love running. Running is the healthiest addiction you can have. This book is not a shortcut, and I will not promise you that it is the easiest workout. I can promise you, however, that it works.
The Ultimate Treadmill Workout is designed to do three things. First, it will show you how to run on the treadmill in the safest and most effective way. Second, with its signature formula and flow, it will provide you with the most incredible interval experience you have ever had on a treadmill. You can now do the same workouts reserved for fitness classes, celebrities, and world-class athletes. You will become so engaged in your workouts that you won’t believe just how fun and interesting the treadmill can actually be. And last, you will burn more fat with less pain than you ever thought was possible.
I see the person who needs this book in every walk of life. It’s you and it’s me. It’s the person with a treadmill in the basement, collecting dust and being used as a clothing rack. It’s the everyday gym-goer, standing on a treadmill, pushing Start, looking lost and bored for a few minutes, then wandering off to see if the elliptical or bike is any more exciting. It’s the hard-core studio class participant, pounding away to a great beat and sexy lighting, wondering if this is really the best way to do things. And yes, it’s even you, outdoor runner, my old friend, already rolling your eyes at the very thought of a treadmill book. I see all of you, every day of my life. And knowing that you didn’t have access to an all-in-one guide for using the treadmill in today’s world, I decided to write it for you.
Over a decade ago I began exploring treadmill running and workouts. I had recently come off a successful and fulfilling career as a college 800-meter sprinter, and I was hungry to explore new running adventures and workouts. The more I explored, the more I discovered there was a gaping hole in the world of running. For too long, everyone had underestimated the value of proper treadmill training. As treadmill classes began popping up, even a decade ago, I knew we were experiencing the rise of the treadmill era—the rise of the machines. I assure you, if you haven’t noticed yet, that time has arrived. Technology and innovation have unleashed treadmill running like never before. I also realized a huge mistake brewing in this trend, the lack of information. As happens so often in health and fitness, the products, ideas, and trends grow out of an obsession to burn fat, and burn it fast. Herein lies the entire reason I want you to have this book. You see, burning fat should never be the focus of a running program; it is simply an incredible side effect. If you create a treadmill workout based only on the burn, you gut it of the balancing principles of running science, and the very spirit of the running experience. You also create an environment that far too often leads to injury, frustration, and ultimately the end of your relationship with running. This is the undeniable truth about running: You’re going to burn fat, a lot of it. But you have to do it right, no matter if you’re on the street or on the treadmill. I do believe this is largely why the outdoor-running community has never really fully embraced this treadmill-running trend, because it seems artificial, lacking in running science and the rich and complex history of running. So, what if we did inject the intelligent and emotional sport of outdoor running into a method designed specifically for the treadmill? The result: a comprehensive running program that safely produces the results and spirit of the run, but does so with the comfort, technology, and efficiency of the treadmill. It’s track practice on a treadmill.
My entire career is coaching treadmill workouts and innovating better ways to experience the runner’s high on the machine. This book is written by a real runner, but more importantly, by someone who lives and breathes all things treadmill.
Years of research, testing, and coaching have led me to develop the Balanced Interval Training Experience, the BITE method. It is a product