“It depends.” It’s the empty, but honest answer to nearly every training question I get from high school coaches about optimizing program design for their high school sprinters. The reality is: What you do at tomorrow’s practice doesn’t matter nearly as much as WHY you’re doing it and HOW you implement it. We’ll go in…
Archives for August 2017
How to write better workouts for high school sprinters
We live in, apparently, the Golden Age of Gurus. It sure is a lot for me to keep up with. In times like this, I do my best try to live by the wise words of Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer: Your world frightens and confuses me. Now that it’s time to start preparing for the 2018…
Does the squat and deadlift improve sprinting speed? (Part 2)
In part #1 of my previous article, (see: Does the Squat and Deadlift Improve Sprinting Speed? Part 1), you saw the proof for exactly why both the squat and deadlift are very useful choices when the number one goal is to get faster. Now, the next question that often arises is what kind of squat…
The Four Critical Workouts of the Middle Distance Competition Period
The competition period is the last three weeks of the season for a middle distance runner. This portion of the track microcycle is characterized by a moderately decreased training volume coupled with a sharp increase in training intensity. In ordinary language it is the tapering period leading to a peak championship performance attempt. Rest is…