Long Sprints Workout: February 18th – February 24th
Sunday – Off Goal: Take a day off and let the body recovery. Do some stretching. Monday – Absolute Speed Day w/spikes - 3-5x20, 30, 40 @ 90-95% w/6-8min recovery - Jumping day - Weight room Goal: Today’s goal is to work on an athlete’s absolute speed which is 0-80m. Speed day is 90- 100% effort but with a lot of recovery, if not full recovery. Tuesday – Special Endurance Day - 4x300m @ 90-95% w/15min recovery Goal: Today’s goal is to work on an athlete’s lactic acid tolerance which is 300-600m. Special endurance day is 90-100% effort but with a lot of recovery, if not full recovery. We are looking for quality not quantity. Wednesday – Low Impact/Recovery Day - Hip mobility OR walking recovery - Jumping day - Weight room Goal: Today’s goal is to work stay active but act as a recovery day. This day gives athletes a day to bounce back from the first hard day going into the second hard day. Thursday – Speed Endurance - 6x150m @ 90-95% w/5-6min recovery Goal: Today’s goal is to work on an athlete’s anaerobic glycolytic system. Speed endurance day is 90-100% effort. Again, we are looking for quality not quantity. Friday – Pre-Meet Goal: Today’s goal is to recovery and get ready for the meet. Today will consists of handoffs, blocks, or any last adjustments for the meet. Saturday – Meet Day Goal: Today’s goal is represent the school in a positive manor and compete as a team or individually. Also, another goal is to hit PRs. Water Breaks: There is no specific time for water breaks. Athletes are able to get whatever whenever. Equipment: hurdles, stopwatches, running spikes, and weight room equipment Closers: To end practice we will always break down as a team led by an athlete. Also, the coaching staff would talk about what things went well, things could be better as a team such as attitude, and what to look forward to the next day. Warm Up: (SMSU Track & Field, 2017) Core & Spinal Activation (10reps each) 1. Cat and cow 2. Keeling bow & arch 3. Eccentric quad 4. Push ups 5. Scorpions 6. Trunk twist 7. Golf swings Dynamic Warm Ups (20m each) 1. Walking toe touch 2. Leg swings 3. Walking quad pull 4. Lateral groan stretch 5. A-skips 6. B-skips 7. C-skips 8. High knees 9. Butt kicks 10. Heel walking 11. Tip toe walking Sprinting 30m, 60m, 90m Cool Down: 400-800m jog/walk Static stretching – arms & legs Core Monday – 300 Core Wednesday – plank work Resources (M. Strate, personal communication, January 24, 2018) (SMSU Track & Field, personal communication, 2018)