Intensive tempo back to back days with speed

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          trackspeedboy on December 23, 2008 at 5:57 am #15169

          So say Im doing a workout such as 2x15m/2x3x60m at full speed. on day 1. And then day 2, intensive tempo. 6x100m at 80-85% speed.

          What are any negative or positive effects of intensive tempo done like this back to back with speed.

        • Participant
          utfootball4 on December 23, 2008 at 6:45 am #75618

          hard to tell because i dont know what the rest of the week look like and the overall progression.

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on December 23, 2008 at 7:45 am #75629

          Just looking at those 2 days I say no problem at all. The intensive tempo volume is quite low so it should actually be quite easy. Normally I like to see intensive tempo volumes be at least 800m and more likely around 1200m.

          ELITETRACK Founder

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          trackspeedboy on December 23, 2008 at 12:27 pm #75645

          Just looking at those 2 days I say no problem at all. The intensive tempo volume is quite low so it should actually be quite easy. Normally I like to see intensive tempo volumes be at least 800m and more likely around 1200m.

          So is it just the total meters per session that makes the difference? So would longer distances but fewer reps vs. more reps and shorter distances make a difference?

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on December 24, 2008 at 6:05 am #75656

          No it’s not just total meters. Training load is dependent on volume and intensity. At that intensity (85%) the volume is very low for intensive tempo. As for the secondary question…if you did 4 x 200m that would be better. 2 x 400m would probably not be appropriate for a short sprinter.

          ELITETRACK Founder

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