Grouping track groups in lift program

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        • Participant
          Todd Lane on September 12, 2005 at 9:59 pm #11257

          If many athletes to work with and wanted to put groups of similarity together to save time of writing out program for each, each meso, micro, etc. could you put these groups together in terms of exercises and intensities of lifts….

          Short Sprints—Jumps

          Multis— Vault

          Throws

          Long Sprints

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on September 14, 2005 at 9:09 pm #48501

          I think they can basically all do the same workout. I'd group everyone together except the throwers and maybe the long sprinters. The throwers will need to be lifting at both higher volumes and in some cases intensities. They will also need to do more upper body and rotational work. For the long sprinters, the only thing I'd change is to increase the volume of the weight circuits on recovery days.

          ELITETRACK Founder

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          QUIKAZHELL on September 15, 2005 at 3:09 am #48502

          Agreed with Mike.
          I am the Sprints Coach as well as Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach at a small DIII school and while our track team is real small (>15 guys) I train my throwers in a group and all other (sprints, long sprinter, multi's) together.
          For pre season I have my throwers on a modified conjugate/Westside split 4x/week. And I have my other guys on a 3 days per week total body program.
          Mike can you specify how much more volume you use with your longer sprinters for the recovery circuits? Go through 3x instead of 2 or add exercises. I am familar with the 24 exercise circuits you and Boo do.

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on September 16, 2005 at 12:26 am #48503

          Mike can you specify how much more volume you use with your longer sprinters for the recovery circuits?

          I use several options: I might just have them go for more reps per circuit, go for time rather than reps in a circuit, or just maintain the total volume of the circuits longer into the macrocycle than I would for short sprinters and jumpers.

          ELITETRACK Founder

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          utfootball4 on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 am #48504

          Agreed with Mike.
          I am the Sprints Coach as well as Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach at a small DIII school and while our track team is real small (>15 guys) I train my throwers in a group and all other (sprints, long sprinter, multi's) together.
          For pre season I have my throwers on a modified conjugate/Westside split 4x/week. And I have my other guys on a 3 days per week total body program.
          Mike can you specify how much more volume you use with your longer sprinters for the recovery circuits? Go through 3x instead of 2 or add exercises. I am familar with the 24 exercise circuits you and Boo do.

          hey quik can you speak more about ur guys three lifting days

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