I think the truth of this matter only Charlie and the athlete’s know. Charlie isn’t into talking about all the professional athletes he has coached. He has close ties with almost every professional sport and his concepts and theories are used all over whether they came directly from him, or whether they came directly from him and someone ripped them off and called them their own.
Ok, but I was just curious, if there was any athlete that he “directly” coached, that became big or succesful. Just curious, Im not trying to measure his credibilty by this, because we all know what a great coach he is.
If no-one here knows, then Mr. Francis, would u mind answering?
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It Figures…
I think that you are missing their sarcasm…
All i am missing is a straight answer.
Ben Johnson… its all over the site dude 
Ben Johnson… its all over the site dude
Well duh, I took it for granted that uall would know that I meant any other sprinters because of course everybody knows he coached Ben. Probably shouldve made myself more clear.
Probably before your time, but his other athletes included Angella Issajenko, Desai Williams, Tony Sharpe, and Molly Killingbeck among others.
From CFTS: “Athletes coached by Charlie Francis won 8 of 14 medals acquired by Canada’s track team at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.”
Also “[His] runners set 32 world records and won 9 Olympic medals.”
Probably before your time, but his other athletes included Angella Issajenko, Desai Williams, Tony Sharpe, and Molly Killingbeck among others.
From CFTS: “Athletes coached by Charlie Francis won 8 of 14 medals acquired by Canada’s track team at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.”
Also “[His] runners set 32 world records and won 9 Olympic medals.”
Nice nice, Thanxs, this is what I was looking for! Was just curious.
By The way, how does this reputation power system work? I notice sometimes I have a higher reputation than others even though they have tons more posts than I do. What is the system based on? How did I get the rep?
It seems that some people get rep points just by posting (as well as by having people give them rep points by clicking the scales at the top right hand corner of the post). But it wasn’t always this way. The system changed a while ago. So some people posted many of their posts before they got points for their posts.
My stupid question: I assume it increases your chance of injury to do sprints in the cold. What is the minimum temperature you (should) do sprints at? Can you do tempo at any temperature as it is less likely to cause injury? I ask because I will be able to do sprints this winter now that I am uninjured, but the nearest indoor track is a bit too far away at the moment.
Thanks.
I think that is a person-to-person thing mostly. Usually in tights 40 degrees isn’t too bad for me, the problem is staying warm during rest periods.
So if you have no access to an indoor track, might it be an idea to adapt your program by using shorter rests, or jogging during rest periods?
My stupid question: I assume it increases your chance of injury to do sprints in the cold. What is the minimum temperature you (should) do sprints at? Can you do tempo at any temperature as it is less likely to cause injury? I ask because I will be able to do sprints this winter now that I am uninjured, but the nearest indoor track is a bit too far away at the moment.
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I think this is a personal preference. I go out with tights and sweats when it’s as cold as 25 degrees. Shoveling is often part of the warmup. Of course, the warmup is important, and staying warm between reps is probably the hardest part. And typically, I just can’t go as fast as on a nice summer day, but you get the work done. I usually keep the distances covered short (10-30 meters – less to shovel), which allows the rest to be shorter (1-3 minutes). At the end, I do a longer sprint – 60 meters. At least once a week, I try to get indoors for better quality with longer rest intervals. Outside isn’t bad though even in the cold – provided it’s not too windy. Wind can make things miserable.
So I don’t think there’s any set number for when I wouldn’t sprint outside. I think it’s a combination of things – temperature, wind, the workout you have in mind, the right combination of clothing layers, and so on.
I don’t hesitate to go out as long as it’s above freezing. I only go out when it’s colder than that if wind, precipitation and other factors are favorable.
Hi All,
In GPP, if following a short to long approach, what components are we able to train - acceleration, tempo, weights, hills? Anything else?
I am inexperienced with using a comprehensive GPP, since the kids I have previously worked with have come off of a rigourous rugby or soccer season.
You can see this approach in the GPP DVD.
I’m sure that I can. Unfortunately I don’t have a spare $100 lying around.
I do own CFTS, but I can’t quite find the answer I am looking for in the book.
Anybody mind answering my question? After all this is ‘Quackery & Stupid Questions’.
I think you answered your question yourself. Look at the sport and determine what needs to be done and find the general means to get there. For track, that means short acceleration on the track and w/ hills and stairs, weights (conditioning and hypertrophy), and general fitness means (high volumes of tempo, medball, etc.). For other sports, this may be different. In rugby for example, the season is long and the off-season is short, so weights may need more of a focus than speed work.
What is better:
1. Sprints/plyos in the morning
Pros: Noone at the track or facility, more rest in between sprints/plyos and more plyos/weights, I do not get vaporized by the Texas heat, less traffic to deal with
Cons: The CNS is not as awake in the morning and internal body temp isn’t as high as in the afternoon
2. Sprints/plyos in the afternoon
Cons: Crowded track/facility, less rest in between sprints/plyos and more plyos/weights, I get vaporized by the Texas heat, traffic is a b*#$h
Pros: The CNS is not as awake in the morning and internal body temp isn’t as high as in the afternoon
Mostly, I am concerned about the heat in the afternoons. So it is a HEAT vs. CNS ALERTNESS IN MORNING question really.