Here is an article from Athletics weekly featuring Colm O'Connell talking about Rudisha's early training. I'm sure this will surprise a few people. Should we rethink what young athletes should be doing in training?
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/coaching-philosophy-david-rudisha-colm-oconnell-11583/
I trained 12 times a week when I was 16, too, and ran a 4:20 mile. Not a bad approach, but it won't always lead to world records.
I trained 9 times a week as a teenager and got injured.
Ricky4756 wrote:
Here is an article from Athletics weekly featuring Colm O'Connell talking about Rudisha's early training. I'm sure this will surprise a few people. Should we rethink what young athletes should be doing in training?
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/coaching-philosophy-david-rudisha-colm-oconnell-11583/
It doesn't surprise me at all that a genetic super freak like Rudisha has been able to get away with irrational training habits, and no, it doesn't cause me to re-think any if my beliefs. Rudisha is a genetic monster, not an example of good training.
I think most would not be surprised that a world level athlete trains twice a day. I would think that is the norm for professionals and top jr athletes.
There are probably more HS kids running doubles than you think. My coach would have us double, but only briefly, back in the mid 80s so it is definitely not a new concept.
Nbre wrote:
It doesn't surprise me at all that a genetic super freak like Rudisha has been able to get away with irrational training habits, and no, it doesn't cause me to re-think any if my beliefs. Rudisha is a genetic monster, not an example of good training.
Have you actually seen the DNA test for Rudisha or are you just being ignorant?
For an 800 runner this would make no difference.
It's a matter of physical talent. Either you have it or you don't.
Ricky4756 wrote:
Should we rethink what young athletes should be doing in training?
What's there to rethink?
Nbre wrote:
Ricky4756 wrote:Here is an article from Athletics weekly featuring Colm O'Connell talking about Rudisha's early training. I'm sure this will surprise a few people. Should we rethink what young athletes should be doing in training?
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/coaching-philosophy-david-rudisha-colm-oconnell-11583/It doesn't surprise me at all that a genetic super freak like Rudisha has been able to get away with irrational training habits, and no, it doesn't cause me to re-think any if my beliefs. Rudisha is a genetic monster, not an example of good training.
Steve Ovett started doing doubles at 17, another example for you... and nearly all East African's. Meanwhile UK 16 year olds now are training 5 times a wk
oh here we go wrote:
Have you actually seen the DNA test for Rudisha or are you just being ignorant?
his dad was an Olympian and he can jog a 49, I think it's safe to say his genetics are pretty remarkable
How many times would you advise a typical uk talented 16 yr old to train a week Uk Athletics coach?
Realism wrote:
oh here we go wrote:Have you actually seen the DNA test for Rudisha or are you just being ignorant?
his dad was an Olympian and he can jog a 49, I think it's safe to say his genetics are pretty remarkable
And Rudisha races against other genetic freaks. Training makes one genetic freak just a little bit faster than the other genetic freaks.
and how well doping helps too .
clearly evident where that killer endurance as gone.
oh here we go wrote:
Have you actually seen the DNA test for Rudisha or are you just being ignorant?
Have you seen Rudisha's body or are you just evading facts?
no shitty coaches wrote:
oh here we go wrote:Have you actually seen the DNA test for Rudisha or are you just being ignorant?
Have you seen Rudisha's body or are you just evading facts?
How is looking at someone's body a fact?
Bad Wigins wrote:
I trained 9 times a week as a teenager and got injured.
You don't have good running genetics though.
oh here we go wrote:
no shitty coaches wrote:Have you seen Rudisha's body or are you just evading facts?
How is looking at someone's body a fact?
Phenotype.
Super Freak wrote:
And Rudisha races against other genetic freaks. Training makes one genetic freak just a little bit faster than the other genetic freaks.
It is not the case that all elites are equally gifted. Rudisha is superior to his opponents—he is the Usain Bolt of the 800m. Because we cannot control for the influence of genetics, we cannot infer anything from his training.
Straw M Thoroughman wrote:
Bad Wigins wrote:I trained 9 times a week as a teenager and got injured.
You don't have good running genetics though.
I have more 800-meter-running genes than Rudisha and Kipketer combined. I was injured through inexperience and bad luck.
Bad Wigins wrote:
Straw M Thoroughman wrote:You don't have good running genetics though.
I have more 800-meter-running genes than Rudisha and Kipketer combined. I was injured through inexperience and bad luck.
Not the fast genes though. That's your luck problem.