RJ's Log: Slow White Boy

[twhite03]

@Juggler

I hope I don’t come off as picky, but why accels? Why not max speed? As CF said somewhere, hundreths saved at the start can cost you tenths later in the race. He was referring to race strategy but it’s a training strategy as well. You are already strong, quick and explosive. Speed work will retain these qualities (for 8 weeks anyway) and allow you to hone your form which can’t be as smooth as it could be after the long Winter. You probably won’t get much faster in the first 40 meters in the time available but you can improve your SE enough to PR big.

He’s been doing strictly SE for months in what he terms “speed work.” He mentioned that his acceleration was down because of a loss of quad mass.

To be quite honest I don’t know what exactly to recommend now that his season has started. What I do know is that a few top sprint programs have some form of acceleration work at least 2x a week.