Hi,
I don’t mean to hijack this thread but I have a similar question that I posted. I’m not trying to make junior Olympics, I’m much older, and I would like to hear from your experience about what realistic goals I can set for myself. I play a field sport, serious about getting faster for it, and have the time and equipment to train.
I’ve been following my first structured Charlie Francis sprint program for the past 2-3 months, hills and tempo. My hand timed 100 M has improved from 12.9 to 12.7…its difficult to really say since its hand timed but I do feel faster. Is this normal improvement in 2-3 months?
I’m 31, played field sports from HS up, BW 190, 6’1, squat 310-320, deadlift 405, Power clean 195, clean 225.
What’s a realistic goal for me to shoot for in the next year? Again, I’m sorry if I’m hijacking this thread.
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Welcome to the world of “old track guys”. I’d think that you will make significant improvements just by keeping on running. If you are running self-timed 12.7, then your real time is 13 or 13.1. Nothing wrong with that. I’d not do CF’s workout, but rather just get out and do a lot of running. Your strength is good, but since you are playing (soccer, football, or whatever) you should just do a really simple running program that gives you 2 days of tempo (longer distance – 200-500m runs – with shorter rest) and 2 days of speed (1 of accel – start to top speed; and 1 of Max Velocity – going to full speed running from a flying start).
Plus do a day or two of plyos – for a a field sport – maybe some bounding and hopping on grass.