RB34
June 11, 2010, 8:24pm
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I’m honored to be able to quote Charlie so often in responding to training questions; not just here on his site, but on a day to day basis coaching.
So to answer your question, as Charlie noted, we must not underestimate the qualities that are addressed via the sport practices and games themselves.
To this end, from a bioenergetic standpoint, the alactic and aerobic loads are substantial. For this reason, the volume of these loads that we introduce during the competition calendar is very carefully dosed and only aerobic.
We perform tempo the day after the game in a relatively low volume (800 total yds is typically the most), sometimes at the end of mid-week practices at a greater intensity in very small volumes (I think the greatest volume of this we ever performed post-practice was 400yd linemen, 500yd big skill, 600yd small skill) and I conduct cardiac work with my skill players at the beginning of every training session.
I should note that with each season since 2007 we’ve performed less and less mid-week post-practice tempo because, from a multi-year perspective, we’ve developed an exceptional work capacity and the higher the player’s output- the higher they’ll demonstrate it during practice periods (most notably team period, 7 on 7, 9 on 9, 1 on 1s, and inside run). Thus, the less work they need in addition to the load of practice; particularly following the practices featuring the greater workloads.
Don’t have a issue with tempo the day after a game but I’m surprise you guys do any conditioning throughout the week with the NFL coaching staff you guys have.