TEMPO RUNS

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Bob Schul Country wrote:

Aerobic conditioning creates permanent change at the cellualr level creating more capillary density and mitochondrial formation. This adaption creates a faster runner later. Speed work and fast twitch development is not permanent so there is no need for it until a kid is physically mature.

Link??? BASIC speed (for clarification, I don´t speak about speed endurance) and skill development done in OPTIMAL age is crucial in many sports including distance running, you´re well over the optimal age for this if you wait until a kid is matured. I repeat why it´s crucial:

It´s common knowledge (lot´s of training literature supports this) that training in youth should consist a lot of all-round, non-spesific training, including the speed and skill development, to create a strong body to endure the upcoming more event spesific training. YOU HAVE NO TIME FOR THIS, and you´ve passed the optimal age for this, once you´re in the age of ~15+ years and you´re focusing almost exclusively on the event spesific training. Then you have plenty of time to maximize the metabolic system, but with your recipe the limits will be reached a lot faster, very possibly creating overuse injuries and/or burn outs thanks to TOO MUCH of monotonous, event spesific work done TOO SOON. The body cannot handle as much of spesific work without the all-round base created in youth, and the basic speed, which has a lot to do also in distance running, isn´t as good as it could be. And I didn´t say that kids shouldn´t do aerobic development too, if you can read. Don´t come here and call opinions that differs from opinions of yours as "opinionated garbage". If you disagree, ok, it´s not my problem.

Your article does not make your point. It actually makes mine when it mentions aerobic conditioning half way down

Bob Schul Country wrote:

Your article does not make your point. It actually makes mine when it mentions aerobic conditioning half way down

Yes it makes my point, not yours, if you read more than just pick up words like "conditioning" or "basic aerobic fitness";

"Unfortunately, the notion of early specificity ignores well-established pedagogies of child development and motor learning—the foundation of youth sport skill acquisition and application. The fact is most trainers implementing these programs aren’t qualified to implement programs for anyone, more less youth."

"The purpose of Part I of this article is to discuss the role of a general strength, conditioning, and movement program in a young athlete’s development and how attempting to get too specific at a young age can be detrimental to future performance."

"Beginner athletes need a program that begins with general physical skill development. Basic aerobic fitness, coordination, and motor skills such as throwing, kicking, catching, and climbing are the foundation of physical development, regardless of what sport an athlete plays."

800/1600m runner wrote:

any more tips

You've gotten enough tips, and some pretty good ones. Now go run, and come back in 6 months or after your next racing season and let us know how it turned out. The only way to find out what works for you is to try something out for a while and see what happens. The next time around, you can report how you responded to your training and get some more useful feedback. But at this point, we're all just spouting generalities. Go run.

ok thanks guys!