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I thought that the MVP squad worked on 30m sled pulls until February, I might be wrong.

I quite agree re first point, I prescribed them in the SPP not comp phase. We only used them for a 3 week block of intensive training followed by an easy week, then unresisted running for the rest of...

Not so bad thanks, I'm going back a few years now, I had a crop of well conditioned athlete's and wanted to take them up a level. We used car tyres, 5kg for the guys and 3-4 kg for the females. I...

See Structure of Training for Speed for comments by Charlie on the subject of training speed qualities through speed endurance, I'm sure its in there somewhere. We tend to use 3 or 4 20m...

Hi Maris hows it going ? I have used it pre comp, 1x60m no resistance timed followed by 3-5 x 60m with resistance then 1x60m no resistance, good recoveries of course. In almost all cases the last...

There's good advice from CF on the site about how to run the 200, try a search. I advocate coming out of the blocks fast but not quite as agressive as in the 100m in order to prolong the acceleration...

Good stuff, consistant, hopefully it will continue, you are being rewarded for your perseverance, sometimes it just takes a while. You can be doing the right training but the results don't always...

Agree with RB34, good work, and keep it going, one of the athletes I coach hit pb's at 100/200/400 at the age of 32. Then she became pregnant, but I don't think your going to have the last part...

We tried it on grass first following a good GPP with decent tempo sessions. 5x200m on grass starting with 5 mins recovery then whittled it down a bit, then switched to the track with 4x200m at come...

Pressure using finger or thumb into the pressure point, hold for 30 secs, release then apply again for 30 secs, do this a few times can really help. I also in some cases find the pressure point,...

Thats how my 400m guy managed to progress that come home 200m session Tin, just be patient with it, I'm sure you will get there. He just worked in trainers as he's prone to shin soreness, he just...

It was off 30sec recovery. Its been a bit quiet lately, he has had exams and feeling a bit down, but still managed the 2x2x200m session a few weeks back - 24.5/26.5 35min 25.0/25.6 2min between runs....

Well 3 weeks have passed and training/racing has been disrupted by illness and bad weather, so no 300m race (unwell) and no 200m race, the latter was due to a whole meeting being abandoned due to...

Many thanks for the replies guys, all of you endorse my thoughts which is great, but happy to hear from anyone who thinks differently. I'm confident his 200m time will go sub 23s this season which is...

Hi guys, question for the 400m coaches/athletes who post on the forum. I coach a guy who is just about to turn 17, his background is in 100/200 11.3/23.2 but was becoming frustrated with the 100m and...

No but we have used (as well as weights), medicine balls, bodyweight conditioning, slow running A's just depends on the circumstances. To steal a Charlie quote "anything is possible" and it would be...

If she tries it in the Olympics Chief Starter Alan Bell warn her.

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I listned to Ralph Mann at a conference last year. The gist of it was - increased strength with sound technique i.e. with frontside mechanics = faster more powerful ground contact during sprinting -...

Yep, loss of sleep is one of the symptoms of over training or being stressed. Take it steady, these workouts are a lot harder they look on paper, especially when following a full programme. Take care...

I agree, if Eurosport are covering a meeting I don't bother with BBC coverage (too many interviews and comment from pundits) watched 10 mins of Channel 4 coverage on the first day and switched...

Hi its ISBN 0-600-50042-X Actual title is - Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Athletics

A decent book I came accross by chance in a bookstore many years ago is called The Encycopedia of Athletics. What it turned out to be was a book covering all athletic events published by the Italian...

100m aint going to be worth watching, unless someone can pull something out of the bag to challenge Bolt, but I doubt it.

I think 37.5 at the end of the GPP might be a tad ambitious, or am I being over cautious, thoughts folks please.