The approach described is common. Dan Pfaff uses similar as does some of the other former LSU coaches. They typically do tempo stuff on Sat. So, early in the season the Sat runs would be low % of pr repeats with short rests, ext tempo if you will. This progresses to Int tempo/CSW then progresses to speed end. This approach has been very successful as well.
I do ext tempo or alternative, so does Mangiocotti. His general days are what most on here would call ext tempo or equivalent. When he has Int tempo written it is on a hi day.
As Charlie always said, there are many ways to skin a cat (I really don’t want to know where that phrase came from). The key is your ability to skillfully manage the combination of components that constitute your training system. There is a danger of suddenly adopting a new system with which you have little experience.
Good points made. Until I see some true reasoning behind these “presentations” I simply stay away.
One of Charlie’s important influences on me has been the “why, when, where” details that he brought which each of his training concepts. I’m just not getting this info from other presentations - not that I need it.
However Charlie’s influence in T&F is broader today than I can recall at any time prior. And this is even seen with master class coaches. Though much respect to those that admit it.
The more I look at workout plans from those that are sent to me, the more I believe that one of the following is occurring:
Coaches are copying someone else’s workouts.
Coaches are implementing what they did as an athlete.
Coaches are making things up as they go along.
Coaches are operating on partial information and trying to piece together this info (from various sources) in an incoherent manner.
All of the above.
Coaches are getting less competent and self sufficient (not problem solving) and end up trying to regurgitate material rather than formulate logical progressions in training.
This is why Charlie never liked to put plans on the board or circulate them. They would simply be copied and there would be no understanding of why, when, how much, etc.
Trying to pick and choose from a bunch of different successful (but ultimately) incompatible training systems and thinking that if they mash them all together they get something better.
When the reality is that, while there are many Roads to Rome, trying to combine systems usually ends in disaster.
Because usually said systems, while internally consistent and successful under certain circumstances, do NOT work when combined with one another.
Very difficult to overstride up-hill. Introduce some hill sprinting into the general prep phase of training.
Look at the athlete who is overstriding and check position of pelvis. It should be in a neutral position, not angled either way.
Triple-extension (of hip, knee & ankle) - or close to it - when the torso is above the knee will enable capacity for air time and stride length will come from the effective advance of the pelvis/hips rather than from flicking out the lower-leg.
It is hard to avoid over-striding if there is no T/E. If there is no T/E the movement shape flattens out and the sprint action becomes low and slow due to extended contact time and reduced impulse.
Get it right during the warm-up. The warm-up is precious time for the elite sprinter. It is the only time when the sprinter does not have pressure to deliver a quality time. The warm-up is under-rated as the primary opportunity to perfect technique.
I also avoid using any drills involving a kicking out of the lower leg. That includes all the skip drills if an athlete already tends to kick out when sprinting. I realise that might be heresy but there it is.
Are you all referring to Mangiacotti’s info, program, etc?
I do not see at all where what he has done will not work. He has had results on the collegiate level and has mentored under one of the best T&F coaches ever. If he has changed, modified, or combined elements from many sources what is the big deal?
On one hand lots of people say, well Charlie didn’t like to provide templates because everyone would try to do exactly those (though I think most people are smart enough not to do that).
Then on the other hand lots of people say, you can’t change things around and add and pull stuff out. Well, which one is it…
If I have a template from Charlie I am just going to let it evolve with my capacities and abilities. Mangiacotti is not adding some things from Charlie and some from Tellez and some from Hart. He may be tweaking or learning things from all of those guys but not pulling and placing one workout from each coach. Just because he starts with short accels and progresses to longer runs doesn’t mean that he stole that from Charlie. It’s not like Tellez would have guys doing blocks to 40 from day one. Obviously he started short with that as well and extended it out. Same with Pfaff.
What coaches are taking workouts from various coaches and randomly pasting them into a week?
Are you all referring to Mangiacotti’s info, program, etc?
I do not see at all where what he has done will not work. He has had results on the collegiate level and has mentored under one of the best T&F coaches ever. If he has changed, modified, or combined elements from many sources what is the big deal if done logically and with common sense?
On one hand lots of people say, well Charlie didn’t like to provide templates because everyone would try to do exactly those (though I think most people are smart enough not to do that).
Then on the other hand lots of people say, you can’t change things around and add and pull stuff out. Well, which one is it…
If I have a template from Charlie I am just going to let it evolve with my capacities and abilities. Mangiacotti is not adding some things from Charlie and some from Tellez and some from Hart. He may be tweaking or learning things from all of those guys but not pulling and placing one workout from each coach. Just because he starts with short accels and progresses to longer runs doesn’t mean that he stole that from Charlie. It’s not like Tellez would have guys doing blocks to 40 from day one. Obviously he started short with that as well and extended it out. Same with Pfaff.
What coaches are taking workouts from various coaches and randomly pasting them into a week?
This was one of the reasons Charlie was hesitant to monkey too much with advanced athletes that had already reached high levels of performance with other training systems. He made marginal changes where he thought necessary, but he pretty much took them as they came to him without trying to reinvent their training. The higher you get on the mountain, the more risky it is to try to jump to another road up. There is a large degree of path dependence. Derek can probably provide more insight on this point since he witnessed a lot of it first hand.
