GPP is mostly Ext tempo (late august/Sep-Nov), getting into acc dev near the end. I tried to be gradual with the speed workouts for example i would only add 10m per rep every week or so. Im adding more intensive tempo (5x200 kitkat workout) and acc type workouts (short hills) earlier this year though. I kept everything on grass early season and (except for the 5x200) i plan to do that again this year i dont know if i should wait for these injuries to go away even though they have been plaguing me for months. I’m bieng more proactive about treating them this season but i feel like the fact that i’m starting this season in a worse condition than last year is just the start of a continuing trend.
One of my major goals last year was to get my legs stronger/ improve glute activation and thats was one situation where i hurt myself because i’m kind of OCD about completing a workout. I hurt my calf and now it gets tight whenever i try and run but I keep telling myself its only mental and i run through it…probably not a good idea but i would never get any workouts done. I did notice a change in my running mechanics but it was mostly on longer reps (pretty much anything 200 and up) not in the speed workouts. I’m going to attempt to fix that this year and i’m going to try more unilateral lifts.
Other than GPP i dont really have a set plan for my season because i’m in the northeast and once the cold sets in I dont have access to an indoor facility easily so its hard to really have a structured plan. I’m still trying to figure out what to do about that. I was thinking about working out on a gym floor but that wont give me enough room and it would probably be hard on my legs.