I spoke to victor about this program and basically its HI days followed by tempo days. It’s a killer tho so you will need a
alot of recovery (message etc…)
Yes. In a capable coaches hands this program MAY work. If it is used in the wrong application it can lead to over training/ fatigue. I’ve used this program duing my college years and found it worked great but I did not have the proper therapy/recovery/massage in place. I felt fried all the time until I called Victor Lopez and asked him about that. He said that I needed to work in tempo days and recovery days…
Not knocking the program, just posting my experience with it.
In reference to the SPP these do seem like quite challenging sessions…reserved for well trained athletes and obviously ones who respond well to intensity.
The bounding alone if I am reading correctly 10 x 6 low hurdles, followed by 10 x 30m Bounding would wipe most people clean but to then add on 5 x 30, 3 x 50 and 2 x 60m sprints and then back up and do the same bounding the day after and follow this up with hills…thats fairly hefty.
It would be interesting to hear in more detail from people who have used the method and their thoughts?
These are just the HI int day.
IN GPP, the day 2-4-6 are the low int day…tempo + circuits.
To me, it seems interesting, but the volume seems to high…similar ins ome application to what was typical in Italy under Vittori schemes and followers ( and injuried athletes.)