Is it?
Respond yes or no.
Is it?
Respond yes or no.
No
No
I say yes so we’re at 2 to 1 so far
More yes than no, with the caveat that it has to be the right type of work for the particular individual. In particular, there has to be as high as possible work at a whole range of paces/intensities, and one can also include volume of strength work (weight lifting, plyometrics, etc). If one can handle more (and still recover sufficiently and progress), one is always going to improve more if one does more (overall, of course sometimes volume should be reduced, e.g. when tapering, or, arguably, in a few week period once or twice, or whatever, a year ('periodisation')).
I would say it's a 'half-yes'
Because it isn't necessarily 'while not getting injured' it's about doing the maximum amount of work 'while still recovering well' enough to do the quality as well.
I would say no otherwise you would strive to do 300mpw.
It is about finding the best point, which might be higher or lower than you think.
track chick wrote:
I would say no otherwise you would strive to do 300mpw.
It is about finding the best point, which might be higher or lower than you think.
Yes. I mean no. I mean yes track chick you are right. Some people don't understand the difference between hard work and quality work.
Running is generally an easy sport to train for as it really just focuses on one physical attribute, similar to powerlifting in a way.
As long as you are following the basic principles, S.A.I.D (specific adaptations to imposed demands) and Progressive Overload, then you will get better.
What typically happens is we get caught up in training dogma or just doing the same thing expecting a different result.
Alan
Runningart2004 wrote:
Running is generally an easy sport to train for as it really just focuses on one physical attribute,
Alan
What physical attribute would that be?
Absolutely
It`s more about running enough mileage to back up the quality runs, and the relatively low mileage needed helps to stay away from injuries.
Yes
Sheik Yerbouti wrote:
Runningart2004 wrote:
Running is generally an easy sport to train for as it really just focuses on one physical attribute,
Alan
What physical attribute would that be?
Agility!! Lol
Alan
Runningart2004 wrote:
Sheik Yerbouti wrote:
What physical attribute would that be?
Agility!! Lol
Alan
After 400m/800m it's all just different shades of cardiovascular endurance. The body adjusts specifically to a stimulus so when you train your most important sessions should be specific to the task you are trying to accomplish.
Alan
Can you clarify what you mean by "doing as much work as possible"? Do you mean maximizing mileage? Or maximizing some combination of volume and quality? If the latter, how are we quantifying this?
The harder I work/train, the worse I get. Especially in performance over long distances (3k->HM), easy pace and threshold.
Hard training shifts the metabolism to the anaerobic side. You start eating a LOT more, and are tired the whole day. Also hard training adds cumulative fatigue that will be there every run.
Pros are so good because they train exactly at the right level they should (with top coaches who know their stuff), get better recovery (massages, PT, etc.) or use illegal substances to be able to endure excessively hard training.
Also depends on muscle fiber physiology, a slow-twitch monster can handle a lot more volume than a FT guy that just gets glycogen depleted and is useless for a few days. Sprinters know that, and place extreme priority on rest/recovery and limited training.
What`s "hard" and "too hard" training? Well .........my definition would be not correct training.
It`s correct individual training when you run the paces that correlates to the present level and shape of the runner.When it comes to volume of mileage , as I see it , it`s time we more look after what`s enough to reach our goals, not after the breakdown point.
Yes, too a point.
Enough quality work.
None of this 100 miles a week jogging like the plodders on this site love.
For 5k and above, generally yes.
For mid-distance, no. More about figuring out how to get your specific body type to be primed to run the distance fast. Some guys are more speed, some more speed-endurance, and a few more distance types.
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