RB34
July 7, 2010, 11:47pm
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For bobsleigh, I would be more apt to have you work on 30m sprints on an incline to develop general strength and acceleration power. Beyond 30m, you will only develop special endurance qualities and strength endurance qualities. You will not be improving maximal velocity work.
If you want to run the longer hills (60+ meters), you may want to use them for general strength endurance qualities and find a pace that gives you a good workout, without excess fatigue spilling over into other critical elements. This may mean putting a cap on intensity and shortening recoveries.
I’m not a big fan of having athletes run hills for Special Endurance as it will kick your ass and may not provide the payoff (adaptation-wise) that you are looking for. It’s a tough workout, but not a smart one for what you are training towards.
In the ten day taper dvd you had a short period of long hills, speaking with CF he said I could sub long sled pulls if I didn’t have access to long hills. What was your purpose of the long hills?