strength program during gpp

Dag 1 (reverse) Leg press 48
Leg Extension 4
8
Leg Curl 48
Stiff legged deadlift w db 4
8
Standing Calf Raise 58
Lunges 4
8

Dag 2 Pull-up 310
Bench Press 3
5
Front Raise 35
Neckpress 3
5
Crunches 340
Lying Twists 3
30
Leg Raises 38
Side Crunches 3
20
Roller 3*10

Please criticize…

Where’s the squats? :slight_smile:

Get squatting man!!

back/front squats
snatch grip deadlifts
stepups/split squat
reverse leg press

those are the main lower body exercises you should try to target :slight_smile: Stiff leg deads are fine as are lunges but you have to squat and deadlift to really hit the lower body properly.

As for upper body you look pretty good. I would consider adding:

bent over row/chins
standing shoulder press/pushpress

Good luck!
Chris

Agree with Chris…squats should be at the foundation of your program. Find some variation that you can tolerate and hit it first.

Also, I would drop the leg ext and leg curls and probably the calf raises as well (I’m assuming that you are doing your running!)

For upper body, I would prefer a ‘big’ shoulder exercise (mil press or variation) as opposed to front raises.

Finally, I would probably drop the day1/day2 split and do it all on one day, then rest (tempo) the next day and lather, rinse, repeat. If it looks like you have too much to do on one day, then that is an indication that you have too many exercises :wink:

I like plyos! Try adding a little bit of plyometrics to go with the strength work. Rocket Jumps,Star Jumps,Double Leg Butt Kick, Squat Jump.

Exchange leg press and leg extension (take it this latter exercise is knee extension and not hip extension ie. like reverse leg press) for squats.

Why aren’t the shoulder exercises apart from pull ups taken to reps of 8-10?

I don’t mind ham curls in GPP but have you tried reverse leg press or similar, in place of straight leg deads. Straight leg deads can be dodgy if your lumbar spine rounds.

ok

I will integrate the squat.

should i worry about hurting my cns during this phases b/c of all of these weight lifting??? could you describe “exactly” what the cns does or helps the body.

You shouldn’t be in a position to stress the CNS too much in this phase because the runs are not at the maximal speeds yet and the maximum lifts should only be reached during the SPP.
Signs of CNS fatigue include poor concentration, cramps, poor sleep, a drop in performance levels, poor motivation, etc
You can see a full layout of the GPP with video examples and graphic examples of weight, tempo, sprint, and med ball protocols on the GPP DVD, available from the site store. You can pull the graphs down and compare the approach to your own to see if you should modify, or, at least, ask further questions.

ok thanks for the help (probably will buy book soon), but if summer track ends at the beginning of august and track season officially begins in mid february, is it possible to have that long of a gpp or should i incorporate spp or rest a while???

Don’t forget the squats!! :smiley:

hahaha i love the squats!!!

Is this submaximalness of speeds due to conscious easing up by the athlete during each rep (95% instead of 100%)?

Or is it simply due to it being GPP… :
-athlete might be detrained
-short rest intervals
-high sprint volume
-high lift volume

…and thus the athlete, even if consciously going 100% (of best possible time at that time) will still not be able to match their PB from the last SPP (if they were to attempt the same runs with same rest intervals and conditions as in GPP)?

second option

also during gpp for the most part you are doing hill work for the major part of the gpp developing acel. Hill work is hard to do full out, because a 30m hill run is gonna be much slower than a flat on a track 30m run

%'s
GPP:
1aa 3x10x65
2aa 3x8x70
3aa 3x6x75
4 5x3x80
5 5x2x85/ems
6 5x1x90/ems
7 3x1x90
8 5x1x90

SPP:
1 5x1x95/ems
2 100+/ems
3 3x3x80
4 3x3x80
5 3x3x80
6 4x3x80
7 4x2x85/ems
8 4x1x90/ems
9 2x1x90
10 4x1x90
11 4x1x95/ems
12 100/ems

is this ok or too much heavy lifting?

GET RID OF THE LEG CURLS AND LEG EXTENSIONS.

Get under the bar and squat!!! NOW!!!