Max Strength

[James_Smith]

@RB34

Hello Charlie, on the SPP graphs weeks 5-7 you are doing flying sprints I am wondering why the focus on top speed doing the final weeks of the 3-1-3 max strength block?

This is something I’ve done is the past as well RB34, most recently with this group of skill players during our first block of summer training.

The reason I have my skill guys perform longer flying sprints is because of the impact it has on their 40yd dash (which we time prior to the second block of summer training)

Here’s the point of the flying/top speed work during max strength:

1. remember the emphasis during max strength is still speed development. The fact that the block is titled max strength simply indicates that this is your window to get what you can out of the developmental weight training (push the weights but never at the expense of the track work)

2. while the flying sprint features higher velocities than shorter acceleration runs, as one example, the fact that there is a gradual approach run reduces the overall intensity of the effort in comparison to, for example, a 60m sprint from the blocks or standing start.