Charlie, Maintanence phase question?

Expert Discussion Planning and Periodization
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Charlie, in review of speed work shop notes of Nov 2004, in the periodized models at the end of the notes (sprinting and team sports). Are there different types of maintenance phases?

After a max strength phase, there is a maint. phase which would allow for an increase in sprint distances from 20m to 40m. It is not an accumulation phase, but not as intense as the max strength phase. How would you define this type of maint. phase?

On your chart it is not on the base level as other maint. phases, but elevated, it occurs just prior to the competition phase?

Are you using theses phases to hold the strength qualities where they are at that moment, and to develop other qualities such as speed?

If so, what would be the necessary requirements to maintain general (accumulation), or max strength levels?

What do you see as the difference between your Maint.phase and a regeneration phase?

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Can you use maintenance phase for different purposes within the training year?

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That’s not a maintenance phase, it is the sufficient acquisition of ability that can then be kept at the same level to free energy to pursue other qualities that must still be advanced. The selection of the order and amount of improvement is based on the interaction with concurrent componants in a vertical integration scheme, such as weights.

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Could you fix the level of strength achieved to further develop speed? Hold the level of strength to further develop speed?

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You can adjust to favour any componant

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Should constant improvement of speed be the goal? And if so, when speed stagnates do I adjust the components?
I am working with you team sport athletes 14 to 18 years of age.
I also work with some pro guys, is the strategy different with them?

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as a general principle yes but there may be some periods when you sacrifice a speed increase for advancement in strength for example but never for long and never to the point where speed regresses very far

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So sometimes you use concentrated strength loading with your athletes?

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Well combined with short accelerations, which can co-exist with higher weight loads than pure speed. For more details on this approach, you can see the annual planning on the Vanc 2004 download

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Would an example of that be during a max strength phase?

Charlie, Pakewi made reference to the fact of the importance to the speed reserve, can you expand on that?

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Originally Posted by nap
When you refer to the correct RESERVE are you speaking to speed reserve or ?

Pakewi,

nap,yes,speed reserve,as well as strength reserve and any other required skill reserve.
Training the trait reserve more so than the trait specifically,if the expression makes sense.