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Greetings,
It's been a few months, but the monthly newsletter is back to monthly.
Track and Field (or Athletics) has been around for over 100 years, and I
think all coaches have an arsenal of favorite workouts to prescribe to our
athletes. These workouts are usually backed by sports science, and they work on
specific energy systems, such as speed, speed endurance, or endurance sessions.
(We also have weight training for strength training, but that’s another
story).
For example, a good workout to develop speed (> 7 second sprint) is 2-3
sets of 4 x 30 meters with full recovery (walk back to the blocks, about 4-5
minutes).
40 years ago, we only had access to analog stopwatches, which worked fairly
well, because you can’t improve what you don’t measure.
Now that Electronic Timing and smartphones apps has hit the consumer or
prosumer market, we now have access to more accurate timing systems.
And thus, our workouts can now change with the use of technology. Gone are
the days of prescribing a standard 10x50m, just for the sake of doing it, for example.
If you’ve read my Blog for a while, you know I am an advocate of Freelap Timing
Systems, but for the purpose of this article, ANY electronic timing system
will work. So here are sample workouts using electronic timing that can bring
fresh ideas to your arsenal of workouts.
>> Click here for the full article.
3 Strength Training Articles
Every fall, I re-evaluate my strength and conditioning program. It’s never
the same every 2 years as each athlete will change physically and strength
wise.
You can choose to work on their strengths, or work on their weaknesses.
Your choice.
Probably the best series of articles is a 3 part series (chopped up into 5
parts) with Derek Evely (compiled by Tom Crick).
I highly recommend reading these and applying the principles to your
workouts.
From 2009 to 2012 Derek Evely was UK Athletics’ Center Director for the
Loughborough High Performance Centre (the other being in Lee Valley with Dan
Pfaff as Center Director)
>> Click here for the entire series.
Best of Aug-Nov 2013
As always, here are the best articles for Aug 2013, Sept 2013, and Oct 2013. Lots of good stuff there.
Enjoy!
Jimson Lee
SpeedEndurance.com
Top 12 Most Popular ArticlesLegally Cheating with Stimulants
Mike & Meg Stone: Periodization for Strength Power Sports
Interview with John Godina, World Athletics Center founder & Elite Shot Putter
Questions & Answers on Peter Weyand’s Research
The 400 meters Run-Your-Age Club
Frans Bosch on Biomechanics and Human Movement [PODCAST]
Adjusting Times for Wind (Quick & Dirty Method)
Racing 400 Meters: Differences in Elite Men and Women
Weight Training: Strength, Muscle Mass, and Endurance
400m Race Pace Strategies – How your 200m PB Influences your Performance Options
Treating Pain and Inflammation with Ibuprofen, Diclofenac and Vioxx
Sub 10 100m vs Sub 4 Minute Mile – Which is Harder?
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