Order of Microcycle

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          bhesp on September 19, 2005 at 3:04 am #11274

          As we progress from acceleration work into a focus on maximum velocity later on in the SPP I'm wondering where to place the two in relation to each other in the microcycle.  Throughout the first few weeks of MaxV, acceleration work will be included also…with a microcycle including both should MaxV be done early in the week prior to accel work or vice versa?

        • Participant
          Todd Lane on September 19, 2005 at 6:24 am #48631

          I've always been a fan of acceleration work placed first.

          Why?  Because that's how I've seen everyone else do it.

          and also it seems that acceleration is a nice way to fire the system up for MaxV later in the week.  When I've tried it the other way, it seems that the MaxV work is of much lesser quality.  The tempo work traditionally done at the end of the week, followed by a possible day off seems to "dull" the firing system that you want with good MaxV work.

        • Member
          bhesp on September 20, 2005 at 1:07 am #48632

          Thanks Todd….that's what I was thinking anyway, just making sure I was correct.

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on October 6, 2005 at 11:30 pm #48633

          I agree. For the reasons stated Dan Pfaff does acceleration development Monday and Friday pretty much all year long for short sprinters. The volumes and distances change though.

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