pURPOSEFUL TRAINING PART 1

 

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING?

  1. GET IN SHAPE
  2. GET FASTER
  3. RACE FASTER
  4. ACHIEVE GOALS
  5. JUST FOR FUN


WHEN FORREST GUMP WAS ASKED WHY HE STARTED RUNNING HIS ANSWER WAS: "I JUST FELT LIKE RUNNING"


THE QUESTION YOU WERE CHALLENGED WITH IS, "DO YOU RUN WITH A PURPOSE?"  DO YOU SET GOALS FOR EACH SEASON?  


EVERYTHING THE YELLOW HAT COACH DOES HAS A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.

wARM-UP

  • ​GETS YOUR MUSCLES AND JOINTS READY FOR MORE
  • CAMARADERIE WITH YOUR TEAMMATES

sTATIC STANDING STRETCHES

  • HELPS YOU LOOSEN UP AND FEEL BETTER
  • DECREASES INJURY AND HELPS UNIFY THE TEAM

DRILLS

  • PERFORMED IN A SPECIFIC, PROGRESSIVE, ORDER
  • CONTINUES TO WARM THE MUSCLES UP
  • HELPS TO UNIFY THE TEAM

STRIDES

  • FOCUS ON FORM
  • GETS YOUR FAST TWITCH MUSCLES READY FOR HARDER WORKOUTS

CORE

  • BUILDS A STRONG PLATFORM AND HELPS YOU FOCUS ON FORM

COOLDOWN

  • SHAKE OUT YOUR MUSCLES AND BUILD CAMARADERIE WITH THE TEAM

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TWO IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF PURPOSEFUL TRAINING: 

  • PERIODIZATION AND TRAINING / WORKOUT TYPES


PERIODIZATION IS THE CONCEPT OF LAYING OUT A TRAINING SEASON INTO DIFFERENT TRAINING PURPOSES TO TAKE YOU FROM PRE-SEASON TO YOUR PINNACLE RACE!

  • PRE-SEASON: YOU ARE RUNNING TO GET BACK IN SHAPE.  LITTLE SPEED, LIGHT TEMPO, BUILDING MILEAGE.
  • SEASON START: TRANSITION TO FASTER PACED WORKOUTS.  STILL BUILDING MILEAGE, FASTER TEMPO RUNS, STRIDES, TOWARDS THE END OF THIS PHASE INTRODUCING SPEED WORK
  • RACING SEASON: TRANSITION TO SHORTER, FASTER EFFORTS.  MAINTAIN MILEAGE BUT VARYING, INCREASE FASTER TEMPO RUNS AND INTERVALS, RUNNING SPEED IN 3 WORKOUTS A WEEK, FAST STRIDES.
  • TAPER: REDUCE MILEAGE TO PREPARE TO RACE YOUR BEST.  REDUCE MILEAGE, RUN SHORTER SPEED WITH MORE RECOVERY, INCLUDE MORE RECOVERY DAYS.


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IF YOU FOLLOW A PURPOSEFUL PLAN AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE WORKOUT TYPE, YOU WILL HAVE MEANINGFUL RESULTS.  OWN YOUR SUCCESS!