question about allan wells training

[Charlie_Francis]

@Sevastocrator

Hi Youngy

I will endevour to read it, thank you. I am sure you know how to handle a debate and am sure that you do not need a preferential treatment from the CF protective services.

Can we make this bit clear - I DO NOT have anything against you nor anyone from your squad or anyone on this forum. My participation in this discussion is not a personal attack on you nor anyone you coach.

I hope this is clear because there are people who obviously need to undertake a course that would help them understand a simple fact - we do not have video or audio effects in cyber debates and each word needs to be read carefully and comprehensively.

Now, use of a speed ball is JB’s signature accessory, however I am not addressing only that aspect but a few other aspects including the use of a speed ball.

Use of a speed ball is a good thing during GPP and generally for conditioning but it alone does not produce top sprinters.

There is a broad spectrum of training methods applied not only by JB but by many other pro coaches that ultimately led to stagnation and speed limitation of many pro sprinters in Australia and perhaps wherever pro running takes place.

For instance - dead running. I am sure you are familiar with this term much more than I am and you would have a wealth of info in your personal database about this.

The fact is that pro runners - and I am limiting my discussion only to pro runners because we are indeed talking about the Bradley method which has been embraced mostly by pro runners - not necessarily train to run fast in every single race.

Preparations and motifs of sprinters in pro running are highly questionable.

I am happy to expand on this subject and share my opinion on why only A. Wells has achieved greater results than any other sprinter who used the Bradley method, if I am permitted to speak out.

I hope this forum is not a forum where whimps congregate but rather decent adults and teenagers who are allowed to share their opinions freely.

I understand why certain subjects are “a no-no” on this forum but this kind of topic has nothing to do with it nor it is linked to Mr. Administrator in any way.

I hope you understand and accept my apology if I have offended you in any way.

We can agree to disagree.

While it may be acceptable to be beligerant on other sites, it isn’t here.
Surly you don’t need a written guideline to be civil, but if you do, here it is:
BE CIVIL.
If you think the TRAINING is wrong, say why and enter into a debate, but arguing about Well’s traing based on the results of others who might or might not have trained the same way doesn’t help.
I met and spoke with Allan a number of times and I can assure you he was a great sprinter in his time. His program interested me because it was possible to carry much of it out in a cold climate with limited facilities and he improved from a mediocre level after switching to this type of training.
Is it the best way to go when the climate is closer to ideal most of the time?
How much did Allan’s training or timing of training change once he could fund warm weather training prior to Moscow?