NumberTwo,
Looking at the example you provided, what does this athlete need to work on to improve? Do you train to induce hypertrophy, relative strength, a little of both?
Number 2, I’d be really interested in the training plan you have your athlete to follow.Is he a 4-man brekeman_’?
Principles, I slide in Italy, domestic competitions ,and I’ll probably take up driving this winter.
The speed of exit is more influenced by the brakeman, whereas in 4-man the 2 and 3 are more important in the beginning…however it depends, not generalized too much…
As for the treadmill, never tried, but don’t think that woul’d be much useful…not so much freewheeling, you have to add speed, otherwise better quit running ond load the sled!
Probably both, making sure that there are no losses is accelerative abilities, particularly close to the top end. And, as before, we will try to be pretty careful at not gaining too much weight too fast - thereby getting him accustomed to his new weight. Having said that, we’re finding it tough as it is to keep him near 220lbs. I think we were at 7000 calories per day minimum to maintain that weight.
Two-man brakeman, Four-man he is third man in. But that could change depending on the composition of the teams heading into Torino.
a couple of questions…during his spp, do you mantain a resisted sprint day?could it be sled pulling, hills…
also, did you use some tempo training during light days, or preferred more med ball ciruits or something else?
I’d be interested in knowing who the athlete is…I’ll try to guess once the season starts on tv:)
Combination of sled pulls and explosive med-ball throws to maintain power. Tempo training is limited (i.e) about 800 to 1000m per workout.
thanks…in italy many sledders train near the comp season this way:day 1:weigths day2:multijumps and multi throws day 3:resisted unresisted speed day, thenrepeat, and day 7 rest…4 week loading, one unloading, then other 3 weeks I think of loading…
Thoughts?Never tried it …feel more comfortable using a CF approach
Sounds to me like it would work better if structured over 8 days instead of 7- 3 days as described then 1 day off, then repeat on a 3 wk, 1 wk schedule. A week doesn’t necessarily have to be 7 days- can be more or less as needed. Thoughts?
Yes - this is correct (at least from my experience, 8-10 days). Because the sled pushes can be quite intense (and I don’t have input on how many pushes/slides they do), you may have to spread things out to allow for greater recovery - thereby enhancing the quality of work during that 8-10 day period.
Yes. On second thought 9day cycles might be better. That gives 3 on, 1 off, 3 on, 2 off. that would also change the overall time from for these adjusted cycles cause they take longer and may lead to higher intensities. So you might end up with 3 cycles high, 1 cycle recovery, then 2 cycles high and 1 cycle recovery.
I agree…
Both correct…however with sled pulls I mean resisted sprint training…actual pushing of the sled, for those who has a “dry” pushing facilities would be the best…
During season, actual pushes on ice, on time trial for example, are just 2 each day.
Even with free ttrials , you cannot do many more, cause the down hill itself is very stressful, with all the G forces you have to endure,
Why not approach it as:
- multi-jumps and multi-throws + weights
- low intensity regen day
- resisted/unresisted speed day + weights
- low intensity regen day
That way you keep your high CNS days together??? I just think that multi-jumps and multi-throws are pretty demanding and should be considered high intensity.