Distance Running Training High School Cross Country Runners What happens when the regular season begins varies tremendously among the top programs. Some have succeeded with high mileage programs (this term includes distances from 50 miles per week to well over 100). Others emphasize fast runs, and still others base their workouts on a very small […]
Learn MoreBiomechanics: Shot Put, Discus Throw and Other Throws The shot put, discus throw and other throwing events in track and field have several biomechanical applications that will have an influence on technique and throwing distance. Release velocity, release angle and release height are the three major biomechanical factors related to throwing distance according to Introduction to […]
Learn MoreTimmermann on Shot Put as told to Dave Caster by Ulf Timmermann Introduction: Timmermann on DDR Weight Training, Month by Month: Athlete Example in Squat Training Outline: Franka Dietzsch Athlete Example in Bench Press / Jerk / Snatch Training Outline: Ulf Timmermann September-Month 1: Build-Up (Basic) Bench: Dumbbell presses, 4 days per week. Day 1: […]
Learn MoreCan training change muscle fibers? All individuals have different capacities to perform aerobic or anaerobic activity, partly based on muscle fiber composition. Not everyone is born with 50% slow-twitch fibers and 50% fast-twitch fibers. There is a wide variation of slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle fibers types within each individual; some muscles have slow-twitch fibers, and […]
Learn MoreTo change the training state of an athlete, they need to train more than they are accustomed to. However, for the adaptation to reset to a new and improved training state, a recovery period is required after the overload. Adaptation Canadian biologist and endocrinologist Hans Selye described how people react to stress as the General Adaptation Syndrome […]
Learn MoreWhat is Overload? Why Overload? Overload Overload requires high effort beyond the preparedness level of the athlete. Training requires some level of intensity beyond what the athlete’s preparedness level (homeostasis) to induce an adaptation. The correct dosage of exercise will challenge the athlete and place physiological strain on the body. After an overload, to stimulate […]
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