Speed Endurance Question

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          scarter on January 9, 2004 at 8:11 am #8817

          Question:

          I am training for the 60 yd. dash, and for 6 months now have been put through intensive speed endurance workouts with 30 seconds rest- 1:00 (if I'm lucky) once a week.

          For example, yesterday I did:

          10 50's
          2 100's
          40m suicide.

          I only was given 30 seconds between reps. I have been doing this for months, and can go at it full tilt (so it isn't to lose weight or get me into cardiovascular shape).

          What is this accomplishing for me, if it is hurting me, how, and what could I be doing in place of this to continue to improve if it is incorrect?

          Thanks,
          –Smoot

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          QUIKAZHELL on January 12, 2004 at 6:48 am #24846

          anyone?

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          pete on January 12, 2004 at 7:12 am #24847

          I imagine it could be useful once a week to help build work capacity. As a baseball player (hopefully you're the baseball player and I'm remembering correctly) you probably do not need the ability to buffer lactic acid too much, but the workout posted could probably be helpful for other reasons including a possible transfer to when you're tense in game situations. I would also try to concentrate on technique and relaxation as much as possible while doing the workouts.

          I would just make sure you are getting in some quality speed sessions with full recovery in between reps as well.

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          QUIKAZHELL on January 12, 2004 at 7:24 am #24848

          Would 3x3x50 with 1 min between reps and 3 between sets sufice? that is the only true speedworkout my coach is implementing for us with the addition of lacatate work 150's or 300's.

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          Kebba Tolbert on January 12, 2004 at 1:36 pm #24849

          that's more speed endurance than speedwork due to the rest intervals.

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          QUIKAZHELL on January 13, 2004 at 12:47 am #24850

          kt,
          would you have your short/long sprinters do a day like i mentioned in addition to a lactate day such as 3×300? or skip the 3x3x50 day and substitute it with pure accel and max v work with full rests. i understand in precomp you can fit in all 3 of these workouts but how about in comp. when you can only get in 2 workouts a week?

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          Kebba Tolbert on January 13, 2004 at 11:29 am #24851

          i would probably skip the 3x3x50 day except for very specific/special prep periods.

          in comp when I can only fit in 2 wkouts a week i might:
          1) do the acc and maxV work and allow the meet itself to develop the endurance

          2) extend the acc work out 40-60m on one day and then do speed endurance work on the 2nd day

          3) choose to do all 3 anyway and just train through the meet

        • Participant
          Jay Turner on April 13, 2004 at 11:01 am #24852

          [i]Originally posted by ktolbert[/i]
          i would probably skip the 3x3x50 day except for very specific/special prep periods.

          in comp when I can only fit in 2 wkouts a week i might:
          1) do the acc and maxV work and allow the meet itself to develop the endurance

          2) extend the acc work out 40-60m on one day and then do speed endurance work on the 2nd day

          3) choose to do all 3 anyway and just train through the meet

          If you were to use the third option, wouldn't you end up overtraining as a result?

        • Participant
          Jay Turner on April 16, 2004 at 8:34 am #24853

          Thoughts anyone?

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on April 16, 2004 at 7:28 pm #24854

          I would do 1 or 2 with my decision maybe depending on which events the athlete ran during the meet.

          ELITETRACK Founder

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