RB34
August 28, 2009, 10:16am
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I don’t see a problem with you keeping the tempo work in the 200-300m range while keeping the vol on the low-mod end, for example no more then 6x200 or 3-4x300. Also you don’t need some crazy diet, just focus on smart eating decisions for example not eating ice cream late at night etc.
Hey guys, thanks for all the replies.
First I would like to state that while I do want to be competitive, I’m doing this have fun again and to get into shape. When I do compete in the winter, I will be to get familiarized with meet procedure, have fun, and to simply get used to being in the atmosphere.
eroszag: I don’t plan on competing until January, so my thought on including 400s/200s is that it will increase my work capacity so that when I do start focusing on the short sprints (and throwing - I need to buy a shot/discus), I will be able to recover better. I ask this with complete naivety - are 2-4 400s and 2-3 200s per work out a lot for someone like me?
speedster: I’m not trying to switch. I want to do both because I like both. I would like to specialize once outdoor season begins. I’m not trying to increase my mass (total body weight), I might have mis-worded that. I want to lose fat and put on any lean body mass I can. I won’t be running the 400s/200s for long. They are in here for this 4 week block with the aim at increasing work capacity and losing fat. The next block I plan on focusing on 200s and less, then continue to focus on shorter and shorter sprints in the subsequent blocks. Does this sounds reasonable?
syrus: I agree. Perhaps I have too much lifting and jumping in there because that’s what I’m used to. I’ll have to re-evaluate that.
Fogelson/Star: I agree, my BF% is high. That’s the reason I have the 400’s/200s in this block. I am making adjustments to my eating habits as well.
Fogelson: I plan on competing locally in open meets (already graduated college and I’m not up to going back right now just so I can compete, haha). Yes, competing in the 60/100 and the shot/discus (probably shot only) is what I had planned. Right now my goals are to simply have fun and get better.
Thanks for all the input. I will be doing some searching on here.