[i]Originally posted by jumpscoachmike[/i]
"Prior to the workout beginning in October. From June to October just lift and THAT'S ALL. If you are going to have the kids workout during the summer with a program I think it may be a bad idea. Because most kids do not run until track practice starts in February. If you have them run from June to June they'll burn out, I've seen it happen. "Danny-
What is your opinion on this subject for an athlete who takes all of August, September and October off after training 3x week in the summer and begins a program in November? (like the one you posted) So essentially the athlete is getting 3 months off of running/racing….is that adequate time off to be able to pick back up with an intense program in November??
I believe it is, I've done it and all of the guys I ever ran with did it. It gives you time to heal up from the grind of a 9 month season. The longest I have gone is 18 months of time off where I just got as strong as I could and stretched often. I think the time off is more for the emotional and mental side that gets worn down over that long of a period. The program we did at La Crosse started off slow and easy to work us in slowly. After all we weren't going to be running meets in October, November, and December. The idea was to ease us, establish a very strong strength and running base. I've heard of people taking 2 or 3 weeks off and after a long season I don't know if that's the best idea.