[Jay Turner]

Jay Turner on July 21, 2005 at 12:08 pm #11109

Mike, this is to you. . . .

I read what you wrote about Coach Pfaff and the notes you took while at the Level 3 school. I have a few questions that I was hoping you could answer.

1. Explain what he means when he says, "Multi-throws reboot the CNS"?

2. How does general fitness work stress the glycogen system and how can it result in a "monster rebound"?

3. Silly question perhaps, but why are sprint drills necessary to open the posterior chain? And how is this done?

[Todd Lane]

Todd Lane on July 22, 2005 at 8:16 pm #47238

Can you link me to these notes, I have been out of town and can't seem to find this section.

Thanks.

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on July 23, 2005 at 1:52 am #47239

Can you link me to these notes, I have been out of town and can't seem to find this section.

Thanks.

You can view it either by going to the main page and clicking on the journal link. This is a link to my track blog, which the particular article was a part of; or you can click directly to the article in question by clicking HERE[/url].

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[Mike Young]

Mike Young on July 23, 2005 at 1:57 am #47240

I read what you wrote about Coach Pfaff and the notes you took while at the Level 3 school. I have a few questions that I was hoping you could answer.

1. Explain what he means when he says, "Multi-throws [i]reboot[/i] the CNS"?

If the athlete's nervous system is out of whack (firing patterns are wrong, inefficient recruitment patterns, etc.) multi-throws will help to address the problems.

2. How does general fitness work stress the glycogen system and how can it result in a "monster rebound"?

General fitness work is done in high volumes which puts the athlete into a state of glycogen depletion after which the athlete can overload their glycogen stores through proper nutrition. This is similar in theory to the old "carbo-loading" practices of distance runners.

3. Silly question perhaps, but why are sprint drills necessary to open the posterior chain? And how is this done?

Basically he's saying that sprint drills can help to loosen up the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex as well as the hamstring and gastroc areas. There are no special methods to accomplish this although Dan does prefer to do his sprint drills flat-footed.

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[Kebba Tolbert]

Kebba Tolbert on July 23, 2005 at 12:37 pm #47241

i saw all 6 lectures he gave.,…. they were great

[Jay Turner]

Jay Turner on July 24, 2005 at 12:38 pm #47242

[quote author="DaGovernor" date="1121927948"]I read what you wrote about Coach Pfaff and the notes you took while at the Level 3 school. I have a few questions that I was hoping you could answer.

1. Explain what he means when he says, "Multi-throws [i]reboot[/i] the CNS"?

If the athlete's nervous system is out of whack (firing patterns are wrong, inefficient recruitment patterns, etc.) multi-throws will help to address the problems.[/quote]

Question: How do they help to address this?

[quote]2. How does general fitness work stress the glycogen system and how can it result in a "monster rebound"?

General fitness work is done in high volumes which puts the athlete into a state of glycogen depletion after which the athlete can overload their glycogen stores through proper nutrition. This is similar in theory to the old "carbo-loading" practices of distance runners.
[/quote]
Question: Well what can be eaten that helps you overload your glycogen stores?

[fabio]

fabio on July 25, 2005 at 1:49 am #47243

I can probably answer your second question gov….

You could use a wide variety of fruits to replenish glycogen stores.  I have felt a noticable difference when I wake up the morning after an intense workout and eat plenty of fruit for breakfast, "loading up" my glycogen levels.

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on July 25, 2005 at 11:28 am #47244

Regarding the multi-throws, he didn't really expand on what he said but Boo has a similar belief so I'll speak to that. Boo thinks the full-body explosiveness and overall coordinated movement of multi-throws allow an athlete to "re-coordinate" their body following activities such as heavy lifting or when an athlete is feeling "dead legged."

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[trackhenson]

trackhenson on February 27, 2006 at 3:48 am #47245

I was reading Pfaff's notes from the 2005 Level 3 clinic.  In defining the set position in the 200m, he stated:

"Rounding through the spine and shoulder/chest area in the set position can allow athletes to apply more force because of myofascial meridians."

Can anyone explain exactly what this means.
More specifically, what are myofascial meridians.

Thanks

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on February 27, 2006 at 11:38 am #47246

Basically it refers to the fact that the actions of various muscle groups are often linked through myofasical linking. See "anatomy trains" for a more in-depth understanding of this concept.

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