i just realized my college library has just about every track, strength training, and periodization book. i was lost in there earlier for about 2 hours. They have every single one of Bompas books too. my question is has anyone read Peaking when it counts by william freeman? cause i took this book out becasue its only 100 pages and looks like it pretty much sums up tudor Bompas book. All bompas books seem to be 400 plus pages. is there any must reads of bompas that is not summed up enough in another book?
Supposedly, he’s got one of my lectures in there about the commonality between Angella’s 1982 and Ben’s 1985 annual plans and the similarities in results. (I havn’t read it but Clemson told me about it)
yes going through this book its highly valueable though i am only reading the periodization for sprinters, jumpers, and the strength training. my question is though does this book outline alot of bompas stuff or is it essential that i read all 400 pages of bompas book(s)
LOL. no “ivory tower joker”… clemson though i dont know what that means it sounds pretty funny… can u explain…?cause im laughing yet i do not know at what…
I was looking over the Competition Plan for Ben Johnson, 1985, what’s that going on w/ these two meets?
Is he running at 50% of man here?
Dates Aug 25th.
Dr. Freeman is one of my former professors in graduate school. He uses Bompa’s book to teach his periodization class. His book is very good, but only a sketch of what the man knows. But it is a rather good outline for periodization in the US system. The man is amazing to talk to and was such a great resource as I was developing as a coach. I owe a lot to him for that development and he tells some amazing stories, he has been around a long time and been with some awesome people, done some serious coaching of almost every event and is just an all around teacher of sport.
Funny thing is, if anyone can tell me what school he teaches at right now, I will send you my autographed copy (not really)! sjmoran@pdx.edu
Re Berlin and Cologne 1985. These two meets followed Zurich, which he won, but all three were every other day and had heats and finals (most years they are every third day). Zurich (which he won) was run into strong headwinds and Ben, who was still improving, was cooked after. Woronin, who won in Berlin, skipped Zurich. This was the time Joe Douglas (Lewis’ manager) called me about the heats- which Lewis refused to run. He said- now do you see my point? Why run twice and get paid once when you can run twice and get paid twice? In 1986, 1987, and 1988, Ben was afforded the same deal- finals only. In retrospect, it’s clear that Ben should have skipped Berlin, as the loss to Lewis in Cologne came back to haunt him. Lewis lost in Zurich but skipped Berlin and ran only the finals in both the races he did run.
We did as much therapy as possible between runs- though there is a limit. Competing every third days makes life a lot better but that’s up to the meet directors.
