400m runner training

[Juthrbog]

@martijn

'm concerned with the jumps. They are of a highly advanced nature: depth jump, single leg stuff. Since you’re a beginner focus on double leg jumps in the ‘up’-mode, i.e. jump onto a platform, and later progress to hurdle jumps in low volume at first (4x3) and always with perfect technique (i.e. short contact time).
Very easy to get injured otherwise, which would be totally unnecessary.

And as a 400m runner you could also do less jumps and introduce >45s skippings, in essence also a type of plyometric, for strength endurance

Thanks a lot martijn. I reduced jumps as you suggested. I was doing all sorts of jumps when still training with my coach and I often felt very fatigued the next day, don’t mentioning all the ankle problems I had.

@pindaman

Read thought the lactate threshold tread.
search for gpp.

a six week plan is available.
but remember cut volume at least 30~40% when starting.

I read the whole thread that you posted the other day. The problem is that I just finished GPP. You are suggesting that I do it again?
My first important match which I would like to compete on is around 15th May and the most important match of the season is in the beggining of July. So if I do my GPP by kitkat1’s plan again starting next week, then I’ll finish it just 2 weeks before my first important match. Would that be ok?
Or should I just add some kitkat1’s components in my training (x*200m with 200m walk for recovery) and continue the way I was planning? Well I had a lot of 200’s in GPP already and I am still a begginer. Would it be such a problem for this season to just continue what I started with adding some of the kitkat’s vital components?