5-day endurance workout plan Endurance Volume Block

Five days of high aerobic volume with one interval day and one strength day, written for endurance athletes in a build phase.

Level
Advanced
Days a week
5
Per session
38–83 min
Goal
Endurance
Equipment
Machine, Barbell, Kettlebell
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Workout schedule

5 days a week · 13 exercises · select a name for its video and how-to

Day 1 · ~83 min Long Run

2 exercises · 4 sets · ~83 min

  1. Treadmill Run Calves · Machine 1 sets of 1h 10m
  2. Single-Leg Standing Calf Raise Calves · Bodyweight 3 sets of 25 reps · 0:40 rest 0:40 rest

Day 2 · ~53 min Tempo Bike

2 exercises · 9 sets · ~53 min

  1. Indoor Cycling (Spin Bike) Quads · Machine 6 sets of 6m · 2:00 rest 2:00 rest
  2. Front Plank on Elbows Abs · Bodyweight 3 sets of 45s · 0:45 rest 0:45 rest

Day 3 · ~39 min Interval Row

2 exercises · 13 sets · ~39 min

  1. Rowing Intervals Quads · Machine 10 sets of 2m · 1:00 rest 1:00 rest
  2. Machine 45 Degree Back Extension Abs · Machine 3 sets of 20 reps · 1:00 rest 1:00 rest

Day 4 · ~38 min Support Strength

4 exercises · 14 sets · ~38 min

  1. Barbell Squat Quads · Barbell 4 sets of 8 reps · 2:30 rest 2:30 rest
  2. Barbell Stiff Leg Deadlifts Glutes · Barbell 3 sets of 10 reps · 2:00 rest 2:00 rest
  3. Lying Leg Curl Hamstrings · Machine 3 sets of 15 reps · 1:00 rest 1:00 rest
  4. Kettlebell Farmers Carry Forearms · Kettlebell 4 sets of 60m · 1:00 rest 1:00 rest

Day 5 · ~60 min Easy Long Mix

3 exercises · 5 sets · ~60 min

  1. Elliptical Glutes · Machine 1 sets of 40m
  2. Ski Erg Abs · Machine 1 sets of 15m
  3. Elbow Side Plank Abs · Bodyweight 3 sets of 45s · 0:45 rest 0:45 rest

About this plan

Who it's for

For people with years of training behind them. You'll need the equipment listed above.

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What to expect

Each week is 45 working sets across 13 exercises, about 4 h 35 min in total.

Sets run from 8 to 25 reps, with 0:40 to 2:30 of rest between them.

Main muscles: Calves, Glutes, Quads, Abs, Upper Back, Hamstrings, Forearms, Triceps.

How to progress

Endurance builds by doing a little more work at the same effort.

  1. Change one thing. Add a few seconds to a timed interval, a round to a circuit, or a few reps to a set. Keep everything else as it was until the change feels routine.
  2. Volume before speed. Add volume before you add speed: a session you finish does more than a faster one you abandon halfway.
  3. Measure in months. Progress at this level is slow and measured over months. Small improvements count, and an easier week every so often helps you keep training hard the rest of the time.

If the numbers stop moving: If nothing moves for several weeks, look at sleep and recovery before adding more work.

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