Theory on Lukezic leaving the sport early

Bump. Love lukezic! Hoping he makes a comeback in the 10k!

My theory is that he could no longer handle his bigger job part time . . . being an executive in a $100 million company.

One of the more idiotic "weight training" sessions I've seen outside of CrossCrippled...

Henner is not a good coach. Anybody that knows her will tell you that.

Jenny B had a horrible few years under her and immediately bounced back under Wetmore.

Didn't she win a WC Gold medal under Henner?

He peaked in 2006 with a 3:33.28.

Didn't make the 2008 Olympic team.

Tried one more year in 2009 and didn't improve so he moved on with his life.

At 25 he did all he was going to do.

I wouldn't say he left the sport early.

lol lol lol lol wrote:

One of the more idiotic "weight training" sessions I've seen outside of CrossCrippled...

Seemed pretty standard to me. What disappointed you, the lack of bench press?

This seems like pretty standard work to me. If you think that was an intense workout then you're not training hard enough.

Fair enough, I'm not an expert on weight training and drills. So what's the consensus on Henner? Good or bad coach? And why didn't Lukezic choose to be coaches by one of the more well known coaches out there?

name ONE successful elite male that is coached by a female.

yes, definitely biased wrote:

name ONE successful elite male that is coached by a female.

Khalid Khannouchi

Dat was jus for show.

Do you consider 3:33 and being the second fastest American behind Lagat in a given year successful?

Bump

Jeez, executive of a multi-million dollar company, well-dressed, good-looking, and with the cache of running really fast, too-boot. Guy must get laid like crazy.

Insane comment alert. Lukezic was the THIRD best talent of the last decade??? Are you perhaps missing a few kids named Hall, Rupp, Solinsky and a few others like that 1:43 800m guy? I'd put Lukezic about 6/7 at best in the top 10.

reer wrote:

Seemed pretty standard to me. What disappointed you, the lack of bench press?

Everything. No record-keeping. Herky-jerky CrossCrippled lifting form. Minimal range of motion. Insufficient intensity. And so on.

The purpose of strength training isn't to strength train. The purpose strength training is to get stronger.

yes, definitely biased wrote:

name ONE successful elite male that is coached by a female.

Also Dieter Baumann.

Lukezic's stuff is a lot, but definitely not more than John Cook has his athletes do. They will do 15-20 training sessions per week, most of them including weights, plyos, general strength, drills, or hurdle routines. They all did fine.

Yes he was third best. Rupp and hall didn't win footlocker and both were about equal to Lukezic in the mile. Lukezic trained 25 mpw in high school and was an absolute stud.