There are five primary physical components that are targeted for improvement during physical training. The degree of emphasis placed on each of the five components of strength, speed, flexibility, coordination, and endurance is sport specific. All must be addressed for any athlete to improve performance capacity. In cross country running, the component of endurance is…
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Contrast Training Methods for Sprinters
Before I dive into the details for why sprinters and athletes should utilize this type of training, I’m going to first define what it is exactly. Contrast Training was first introduced to me by Louie Simmons at Westside Barbell. This type of training involves a “contrast” or some source of variable resistance as you perform…
Speed Training Starts Early
A coach once accused me of being one of those “speed coaches” who does speed work all year round. Initially, I didn’t know if he was insulting my coaching style or if he was just curious to know more about speed work. “I resent that remark,” was my response, before I began to school him…
Competition in Practice
It was the fall, the perfect time of the year to begin incorporating speed work into our training regimen. After my sprinters completed the acceleration warm up and were preparing for a few sets of block 10’s, 15’s and 20’s, a freshman eagerly approached me and asked, “How fast should I be going in these…