Short to Long Sprint Training

[Charlie_Francis]

@Homer7

Like I said, perhaps this is coincidental, but the programme was written with a lot of research and questioning on this forum. I have a very open mind on this and am very interested in learning what other have to say.

If we could leave the fractured metatarsals, and focus on the other bit… is it possible that only ‘genetically gifted’ sprinters are able to successfully take part in this method of training? We know that anyone can take part in L-S training, as most athletes do this and some successfully too, or is it the lack of knowledge by certain coaches (or most coaches in general) the reason S-L is not used more often??

The other option is a spread of the high intensity sessions in the S-to-L program (ie 2 x/wk vs 3)
The question of why S-to-L isn’t used more might be a matter of who acknowledges what they are really doing. Is Steven Francis doing a Long to Short when there is a huge emphasis on short hills (in fact by far the predominant speed vol - 24 x 40m hills) and the “long” consists of rep 300m in 37sec?
What happened with Bolt in his breakthrough year and why did his 100 drop right away and he set a WR before he felt he could successfully run a 200m?