Brauman training

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I’ve not heard Jim Bush mentioned by Francis or Mills, but John Smith has been mentioned by Francis. I think someone on here posted that both Francis and Mills had been mentored by someone in Jamaica who either worked under on learned directly from Bud Winter.

One thing that is different from the Bud Winter programs is the power work in the MVP plan. Francis has sleds once a week and 10X40m steep hills once a week, then two overdistance sessions. The power sessions seem to allow you to run the longer sessions faster over time.

The MVP version at least seems to work very well as GPP for Charlie’s s-l and you benefit from doing it for a long time (something like 3 months) as the Jamaicans seem to do.

Brauman’s training is a bit different.

I have never seen them mention Bush but I have been told by a very reputable coach that there are similarities between Bush and Winter.

Mills and Franno mentored under Dennis Johnson who was a former athlete of Bud Winter at San Jose. Dennis was responsible for bringing the Bud Winter program to Jamaica.

Look at drivephase’s old journal, can’t remember which one but he outlines a whole year of training from Wisconsin-Lacrosse. It is extremely similar to what the Jamaicans are doing. Lots of tempo and overdistance, lots of accel and sled and block work. No peak for indoor, really only a single peak. They clearly have a very similar philosophy as a program.