Ben's 100m-200m Training Journal

2/3/06

Fri: General Strength

Legs were DEAD today, so I skipped my speed day and did some gen. strength work

Core (assorted) multiple sets
3x30sec max pullups
2x30sec bi-tri-sh plate lifts (25lb)
2x30sec sl bw squats ea
2x1min arm raises (claps)

Extended core:
assorted weighted lower/upper/mid

2/4/06

Sat: active recovery

My team has a track meet at URI today, but I had to take my LSAT’s, so I missed the meet…I hope it was worth it!!!

15min bike
15min elliptical

BB circuit B

2/5/06

Sun: OFF

2/6/06

Mon: speed/max V

4x10m starts w/o blocks w/1min rest b/w ea

5min rec

4x20m fly’s w/20m build up w/4min rest b/w ea

10min rec (time restricted, or else it would have been 15min)

2x30m fly’s w/20m build up w/5min rest b/w ea

Lifting: (And yea, Spiv and I stepped it up a notch today!!! Day 1, GET IT DONE!!! LET’S GO!!!)

BB Squat 2x8-10: 185x5wu, 250x10, 265x10
RDL 1x12-15: 255x10
max pushups 2x: 53, 27
max rev pull ups 2x: 16, 14
db step ups 1x10ea: 20
mr mil prs 1x12
DB Shrugs 1x10-12: 90x12
Toe taps 1x40

Core:

rev hyper w/weight b/h head 4x10: 15, 15, 15, NW (arms extended)
Lower abs

2/7/06

week 3 of creatine cycle

Tues: alt tempo

12x35sec med ball throws (o/h, side) w/30-45sec rest b/w ea

Hurdle mobility:

4x10ea w/30sec rest b/w sets

2x10 alt legs w/30 sec rest b/w sets

2x10 alt lateral step overs w/30sec rest b/w sets

BB circuit A

Core:
oblique/sides

2/8/06

Wed: speed/sp. end

2x80m w/8min rest b/w ea
2x90m w/9min rest b/w ea

Lifting:

Bench Press 2x10-12: 135x5 wu, 170x8/2pu, 170x4/6pu
MR Row 2x: 10, 8
Clap Pushups 1xmax: 27
Larimore Lunge 1x12ea: 40
Mr leg curls 1x12
Tri/Delt 3-way ext 2x10ea: 10, 10

Core:

rev hyp w/weight b/h head 3x15: 5, 5, 5

Upper/mid assorted

2/9/06

Thur: Alt Tempo

5x35sec high knee jump rope w/1min rest b/w ea
2x20sec high knee jump rope w/40sec rest b/w ea

Total vol equiv = 1300m

BB circuit B

Core:

weighted obliques/sides

2/10/06

Fri: Off

Meet at Wesleyan Tomr’w

2/11/06

Sat: Meet At Wesleyan

55m: 7.62
That’s almost a 1/4 of a second better!!!

200m: Dont have the result yet, but I’m guessing high 26 low 27, not bad considering my legs felt like lead after haveing about 2.5 hrs b/w the 55 and 200.

2/12/06

Sun: OFF

2/13/06

Mon: speed/sp. end

4x10m starts w/o blocks

5min rec

2x85m w/7min rest b/w ea

2x95m w/9min rest b/w ea

Lifting:

BB Squat 2x8-10: 205x5wu, 265x10, 275x7
RDL 1x12-15: 250x11
max pushups 2x: 52, 23
max rev pull ups 2x: 16, 13
db step ups 1x10ea: 25
mr mil prs 1x12
DB Shrugs 1x10-12: 90x12

Core:

rev hyper w/weight b/h head 4x10: 15, 15, 15, 10
Lower assorted

2/14/06

Tues: tempo

2x10x55m marching A skips w/20m wlk rest b/w ea & 5min rec b/w sets

Hurdle Mobility:
10x10 hurdle walkovers (alternating legs)

BB circuit A

Alt core: obliques/sides

2/15/06

Tues: active rec/gen strength

15min stationary bike

Lifting:

Bench Press 2x10-12: 135x5 wu, 175x6/4pu, 165x4/6pu, (135x10 add. rep set)
MR Row 2x: 10, 8
Clap Pushups 1xmax: 21
Larimore Lunge 1x10ea: b/w
med ball smash 1x15: 14
Core:

rev hyp w/weight b/h head 3x15: 5, 5, 5

Upper/mid assorted

2/16/06

Thur: OFF

Amer East championships tomr’w

2/17/06

Fri: Amer. East Championship Meet @ BU

55m: 7.72

Thats a nice .17 off my last race!!

2/18/06

Sat: Active recovery
600m warmup

dynamic stretching
shakeups
static stretching

2/20/06

Active recovery week

mon: core

2/21/06

tues:

warm up

core

2/22/06

wed: active rec

5min bike warmup
dynamic stretching
15min bike
5min bike cooldown

Core

Static stretching

2/23/06

thur: active rec

weighted core: oblique/sides