RB34
June 10, 2010, 12:12am
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qb0708:
You could work extremely low volume with somebody that hasn’t trained in 2 years and get good results. Plus, who knows what sort of training he did prior to that (as I assume this guy is around 20-21) so he could very well be a novice who would benefit from any type of structured training.
Just because he only has 3 weeks doesn’t mean you should try and start him way to high in hopes he will better adapt and be able to perform better.
I’d set up the plan so that after his try-out and prior to the season starting you could continue to gradually progress to more volume, intensity, frequency, etc.
You can achieve the same results (in my opinion) with one workout in a day as opposed to splitting up workouts (at least with somebody with a low level of preparedness).
Look at the results James (and I’m sure many other trainers on this site) gets at the University with only training his guys 8 hours a week (I believe this is the NCAA rule) and in a format similar to what I proposed.
There could also be logistical issues (work, commute, facilities) along with motivation and temperament of this individual that would also prove to be debilitating of the use of a AM/PM split.
Regardless, we can argue semantics of a training day until we’re both blue in the face but lr1400 will have to make holistic considerations (hopefully) before he constructs his plans for this individual.
Fuc* after the tryout, it’s “now” he may not have a opportunity to even make the team if his baseline fitness isn’t in place by the tryout. Low volume of “What”, sorry to bust your bubbles but this athlete will get more bang for his buck by focusing on general fitness development.
BTW, the plan I listed above was “Example” not gospel.