It doesn’t matter you can’t argue stats. Heck if Sports Illustrated could write about it, so can the Guy from Boston.
Understood, though I will say that this thread has become quite a pissing match on it’s own.
In a way, he’s right. The US has an ocean of talent and a colossally low success rate that still provides more athletes in track than the rest of the world combined. I venture to say though that if those few prooven good coaches there had control of the majority of the great talent, it would be frightening to think about.
You are the only one talking about dumb stats but what else can we expect from a guy from boston.
Its not a point of right or wrong, the original thread was about bolt training not about stats and race. Who cares how many white or black americans win gold, its one nations not black vs white.
I totally agree, lots of nonsense and very off topic.
and as they say:
If- if were a skiff…we’d all go sailing
Tam you can’t really get mad at me. Go write sports illustrated and all the sociologists that write about this stuff. Tell them how dare they write about the odds of a black american winning a gold medal. The only thing I listed was the stat. I didn’t say why it was so. So technically I can’t really be repremanded. See Im smarter than that. I realize people will take this the wrong way. However, it was in a debate about nurture vs nature. So I guess you could say I implied that nature is a big part of it. Sue me. All my friends are black.
-Guy From Boston
Who’s mad at you, your just another guy from Boston. Like we said earlier this thread is off topic and not sure how SI stats go with bolts training, plz inform me.
LOL, I give up.
Dont give up. “What Can We Learn from Usain Bolt’s Victory”
I don’t know. Its cool when you can win the olympic 100m final and run 9.69 with both hands out pumping your chest.
Honestly, though, I don’t think we are gonna see a revolution of 6 foot sprinters. What have I learned? Never bet on Asafa Powell for anything. What will we learn about his victory. That anything is possible in track and field.
BTW
I look foward to seeing Asafa break this record in about a week.
IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT ASAFA COULD HAVE RAN IF HE DIDN’T SLOW DOWN!
Yeah he is very talented no doubt but some of you all are acting like he was always this good. Tyson Gay beat Usain Bolt in the 200 by .2 last year. And Usain claims he was running the 100 in the low 10s last year. 10s!!! Who shaves off .3 seconds in a year, well less than a year?
Don’t mean to come off as rude Ben79, if I did I apologize.
What I’ve learned from this thread is:
1.) That the Jamaicans train a lot on grass which everyone seems to agree is good.
2.) That the Jamaicans admire Bud Winter and apparently his methodology, but no one can really say to what degree or extent.
3.) That people on this forum have gotten very adept at becoming confrontational and random in their postings.
Everything above can be found in the first 2 pages. This has run it’s course.
That is true :o
Of course every coach doesn’t want to admitt that genetics play a role.
I find it funny, that people get so angry about one of the most genetically gifted athletes ever. If you go by times that is, and everyone gets SOOO mad if you mention that the kid has talent.
Every other sport in the world, you can mention the fact that he or she is talented. Then you get some know-it-all coaches that get mad when it involves anything other than the training makes the end result. I think people need to get off there high horses here and starting looking at times and progressions. What made Bolt so fast.
Yes, lets just dismiss all the times he ran when he was younger. Or the fact that he frequents clubs more often than puffy.
Yeah I said it.
Not every coach- they are monumentally important when considering potential for world class results; which is why the nations that have formalized and perfected ‘selection’ are much wiser for doing so.
There is no link (anymore). The Bozakovsky training came off a message board, and then translated from Russian, over 2 years ago. The file I have is Miocrosoft Word, roughly 5 pages and 46.5K bytes, so actually quite a bit more information than people seem to have about Glen Mills, but way too big to post here.
I’ll post the sample training weeks (which is what I suspect you’re really interested in, and even this is a bit long), and if anybody wants a copy of the whole document, semd me a PM and tell me where to send it:
Main Training Schedule
Normal Start = no blocks
1999, December,
Kislovodsk
3. Day: altitude stadium (1200 м above sea level); 2000 м (6.33) – Heart Rate 150, after 1,5 min - 108, 4000 м (13.00) (165 -115), 3х200 м (27; 28; 24,11 in spikes).
4-9. Recovery days for acclimatization: distance runs, accelerations 100-150 м, OFP.
10. Day: 3000m (9.58), 2000m (6.28), 1000m (2.45,5) – Heart Rate=170 after 400m jog.
11. Day:12km, weight-machines, 8km.
13. Day: 5х400 uphill () at 165-170 bpm HR, 3х100 uphill.
14. Day: 12km, in spikes: 1000m (2.50), 4х150 (21)/150m.
15. Day: warmup 4km, 4km tempo on loop. Drive back to Moscow.
24. Comeptition 1000m – 2.29.
25. Competition 3000m – 8.32 (that was the plan/assignement)
30. Day: 600m (1.27), 300m (40), 200m (26)/5 min, 4х150 m (19)/50 m.
Total Volume for December: 450km. (280 miles)2000, January.
4. Yekaterinburg. Competition 1000m - 2.27,4 (1st place)
11. 2х400m (55,46; 53,95)/400m, 2х300m (39,20; 38,25)/300m.
13. 2000m 6.00/10 min, 4х150m (20)/50m.
14-16. Recovery.
17. Competition, 400m - 47.67 (1).
19. 4х200m (29-30, 26).
20. Day Off.
21. Warm-up/Recovery.
22. Competition in Zindelfingen, 800m - 1.45,91 (1).
27. Competition in Moscow, 800m - 1.47,56 (1).
28. Day Off.
29. Recovery.
30. Competition in Dortmund, 800m - 1.44,35 (1).Preparation for the 2001 Indoor Season
Trained at Home in November. Volume 340km.
December, Kislovodsk
Sample Week Plan
Monday: Day: 600m (1.34). 300m (44), 200m (27) – everything with 300m jog in between, 30min OFP, cooldown. Evening: 6km, OFP.
Tuesday: Day: 12km (HR @ 140-160 bpm). Evening: 6km, 6х100m working on technique.
Wednesday: Day: 10km (1300m fast), 3x60m, 100m. Evening: 6km, 30min OFP.
Thursday: 12km, Sauna.
Friday: Day: 10km, 6x80m, 3x100m, 2x30m, 2x60m. Evening: 6km.
Saturday: Day: 6km, 3x300m/400m every 2 minutes 47-46-45. Evening: 8km.
Sunday: Day Off.January.
7. Competition in Yekaterinburg, 1000 м - 2.28,0 (1).
10. 4 sets (300m (45)/300m+3х150m (21)/400m.
11. Distance Run, Blocks.
12. Day: 2х6 laps (50/50), accelerations on turn, straight-aways easy. Evening: Recovery run.
13. 1000m, (2.50), 600m (1.26), 1200m (3.25), 200m (27) with 400m recovery.
14. Day Off.
15. Warm-up/Recovery.
16. Competition, 400m - 48,22.
17. 8km, OFP.
18. 10 accelerations on the turn.
19.- 60m - 5,85, 3 sets (400m (58-56-52)+3x150m (18,5)/50m) 6 min recovery,150m in second-third lane, to get used to passing. 100m – 10,4 (with turn).
20. Day Off.
21. 10km (4 min until HR 155 bpm).
22. 4km(1 km - 3.00), 2х150m (15,97, 15,98) from normal start
24. 4х200m 26,6-24,8.
25. Day Off.
26. Warm-up/Recovery.
27. Competition in Karlsruhe. 800m - 1.44,15 – new Russian RecordFebruary
4. Competition in Stuttgart, 800m - 1.45,64 – 1st place.
In the 11 days until the Russian Champions there weren’t any significant/serious workouts. Only 3 sets of accelerations (200m (26) and 100m (12.5). We were training through the Russian Championship.
16. Russian Championship, 800m heat – 1.50.14 (1.)
17. Russian Championship, final – 1.49.95 (1.)
After that, until February 24th, only distance runs.
24. 3 sets (400 м (55,91, 54,7, 52,41)+300 m (41,68; 39,6; 38,99).
25. Day Off, Sauna
26. 6km, running drills, 150m from normal start (16,4), 100m from normal start (11,00).
27. Evening: 600m - 1.20,42 (feeling good, plan was 1.24), 200m - 24,67 (plan 24,0), 10 min rest, 2х200/400m @ 24,88 (plan 25-24,5).
28. Warm-up/RecoveryMarch
- Day Off
- 400m - 48,14 (24,19+23,96), 150m - 18,66,18,74 & 18,90.
- Recovery run.
- Day Off.
- 4х200m (26,2; 26,0; 25,5; 24,9).
6, 7, 8. Warm-up/Recovery.- World Championship in Lisbon. Heat - 1.46,80 (1st place) (26,35; 27,19; 26,47; 26,79 handtimed).
- Semifinal - 1.47,59 (1) (26,55; 27,16; 26,27; 26,62).
- Final - 1.44,49 (26,01; 26,17; 26,20; 25,55; 1.43,93
handtimed) – 1st place.
Coaching is THE most important factor in sprint training. PERIOD. Time and time and time again the same coaches produce the best 100m athletes. Glen Mills is the reason why Bolt is running fast. We all know a talented athlete who didn’t make it or is running below par. If we are honest and objectively analyse the situation we will see that a good quality coach can make a massive difference. It is like having a good inspirational teacher. You can have ALL the talent in the world but if you don’t have a half decent dedicated coach then so what? For those of you who question the importance of coaching and its influence, please remember that Glen Mills coached Raymond Stewart and Kim Collins and other internationals. Mills, Francis and the University where a large amount of the talented sprinters in Jamaica attend, attribute some of their success to Bud Winters a legendary sprint coach (what an understatement) who has definitely influenced many successful modern day coaches, who wait for it, consistently produce quality male and female sprinters. Of course we can’t attribute all to just Winters and Speed City, but for those of you who seem to ASSUME that there is no planning behind the Jamaican program, especially resistance work, you are much mistaken and to be honest insulting. Please remember that the Jamaican coaches are very wise and play dumb when questioned if need be. They are very cagey about their exact training protocols and will not just tell you everything. Believe me, I know.
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