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Speed Training - 2006/10/13 23:32
found a great site with a great newsletter:
http://www.completespeedtraining.com/speedcoaches.htm
from today's newsletter:
Speed work consists of full intensity runs lasting
between 2-8 seconds. These runs are followed by full recovery, which is usually at least 2-3 minutes between every run.
Between workouts, that means resting 36-48 hours between speed sessions to allow the body to fully recover.
Let's say an athlete has a current top speed of 15 miles per hour. If he doesprimarily speed endurance he'll NEVER RUN FASTER than 15mph, but he'll get good at running at 11-12 mph over and over again.
However:
Develop acceleration and top speed first and you can get that athlete to run 18 miles per hour. Then his speed endurance pace will be at 15mph, his old top speed.
The point is that if athletes train at less than full speed, how can you expect them to have a faster top speed?
It amazes me that coaches in every sport train their athletes using primarily (and often exclusively)
sub-maximal workouts with much less than full recovery, but then wonder why their athletes don't show consistency in their workouts or times.
Here are the 5 most common form problems that I see, in no particular
order:
1. Arms swinging across the midline of the body.
2. Tightly clenched fists, arms, neck and face.
3. Too much 'backside mechanics' - a lot of leg movement taking place behind the body, but not much going on in front of the body.
4. 'Reaching' - foot strike takes place out in front of the body resulting in the shoulders being slightly behind the hips instead of directly above
or slightly in front of the hips.
5. Running heel to toe - the heels should never hit the ground during Speed work.
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