Pulse Drill
Multiple Set up
Player stands at start
On Whistle Sprints to Blue Cone rotates around the cone clockwise
Sidesteps onto Yellow cone turns clockwise so now facing start/finish line
Side shuffles across to white cone rotates around the cone in anti-clockwise direction so now his/her back is facing start/Finish
Shuffles across to center blus cone rotates the cone anti clockwise
Sprints to red cone rotates the cone anti-clockwise
Backwards to the finish
Reps 4 Intensity 80%
Recovery 180 secs
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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