I am supposed to be recovering this afternoon dude. He texts me during my afternoon nap. Says, “I’m not liking your turnover right now. Meet me at 4pm at track for 6 x 400m. We need to add some anaerobic stimulus to your system”.
Well, one of the chief values of a coach is being a functional antagonist, so them pissing you off shouldn't be an automatic disqualifier. Are they useful? Are you getting better? Are they expanding the edges of your fitness, knowledge, perspective?
Yeah, for someone running 100mpw, 6 x 400 is essentially a few long strides
I agree with that. Unless he was expecting you to rip a bunch of 60s or something, it should have been a nice way to add 7 miles (w/warm-up and cool-down) to your week. You can run a few miles less the next day knowing you had a good session in the bank.
Ok, not firing him! My legs feel amazing today. Not sure what he did with that anaerobic injection, but it worked!
Now he says he wants me doing quad band activation before every run. That does sounds a bit fishy to me, so not sure about him again and will think it over.
Ok, not firing him! My legs feel amazing today. Not sure what he did with that anaerobic injection, but it worked!
Now he says he wants me doing quad band activation before every run. That does sounds a bit fishy to me, so not sure about him again and will think it over.
I think you should fire your coach. You don't trust anything they tell you.
Have you been with the coach for a long time? If not, I'd suggest chilling out and trying their approach for a bit until you have a stronger feeling either way.
Ok, not firing him! My legs feel amazing today. Not sure what he did with that anaerobic injection, but it worked!
Now he says he wants me doing quad band activation before every run. That does sounds a bit fishy to me, so not sure about him again and will think it over.
Here's the play:
Fire him for all the workouts you don't want to do but re-hire him for the workouts you do want to do.
Ok, not firing him! My legs feel amazing today. Not sure what he did with that anaerobic injection, but it worked!
Now he says he wants me doing quad band activation before every run. That does sounds a bit fishy to me, so not sure about him again and will think it over.
I honestly don't know what's going on in this thread. Is it trolling? Do you suffer from paranoia? Do you have brain damage? I have no clue. Best of luck to you with your training goals in 2024.
For me personally, I'm not a professional athlete and I have adult obligations. I'm a painfully mediocre hobby jogger. So I wouldn't pay a coach who randomly demands I show up to the track with no notice. ymmv.
Turn off your phone when you don't want to be bothered. If your coach complains, tell him that he is not WADA and you do not have to account for whereabouts.
Ok, not firing him! My legs feel amazing today. Not sure what he did with that anaerobic injection, but it worked!
Now he says he wants me doing quad band activation before every run. That does sounds a bit fishy to me, so not sure about him again and will think it over.
I think you should fire your coach. You don't trust anything they tell you.
I am supposed to be recovering this afternoon dude. He texts me during my afternoon nap. Says, “I’m not liking your turnover right now. Meet me at 4pm at track for 6 x 400m. We need to add some anaerobic stimulus to your system”.
Is this guy a quack? Thinking of dropping him.
I'm worried he's going to start making you eat "homemade" burritos.