I didn’t know which category this should fit under but I would like to get some opinions from some of the more experienced people in the sport about this. There isn’t much info on the net but every thought and opinion is welcome!
The CNS:
1) how is it trained best (obviously max strength and plyo speed work are included but what about specifics from personal experiencee {depth jumps, blocks etc}), as well how long can it take for a noticable neuromuscular adaptation to be noticed?
2) from your experience, how long does the CNS take to recover from a heavy workout or training load, and for a season peak (again personal experience, i’ve heard extremes of people doing essentially nothing for up to 3 weeks outside of the comp, and ive heard of people doing a set of cleans in between heats and finals of a same day 100m in Olympics)
3) this may be more on the mental aspect of competing itself but what have you found gets you ready for a comp? Relaxing, psyching up etc. I know personally I don’t even want to see a track or talk track for the week leading up to a big meet so that i can bring a fresh outlook and attitude to the comp. So any techniques or ideas that have worked for you or you have heard of working, especially radical ones, would be fantastic.
Fire away!
Thanks