Help Convincing Coach

[tb2010]

@Stikki

We’ll do the bodyweight/general strength stuff 2-3 times per week. It’s low intensity so we’ll go high for overall reps, but reps per exercise aren’t too high (<15). Remember that Charlie had his athletes doing low intensity med ball and abs well into the 100’s for total volume, if I remember correctly there were days over 1,000.

Regarding football players, the kids who are in love with the weight room never seem to turn out for track anyway. Our football/track kids understand we actually want to help improve their power and speed and help them get better at football. Some of those guys may continue to lift on the side, mostly the linemen/thrower types, and even there our throws coach was a big lifter so it works well together. The skill guys generally take a break from lifting but do notice when they go to spring ball camp after track they feel good and are fast.

ok, cool, thanks for the info

i do see the value of a good volume of low int corework and maybe upperbody (for work capacity purposes and the fact that the devel. of slow twicth wouldn’t interfere with the leg muscles) but essentially the program you run is plyos and running only for the legs?

sorry if im being intrusive at all, but i added a lot of strength and have bulked up to where i look the same size as the other 55 sprinters (i used to be very small and thin) and while my vertical and weights have siginificantly improved for me, my sprinting hasnt yet. so maybe the heavy lower lifting isnt for me (ran a 6.98 FAT before ever lifting or speed training, 6.93 now after two years :/)