coachsci.sdsu.edu/.../ultra40a.pdf
There is a method, which is referred to as the Rushall method which Michael Andrew uses.
Was wondering if you had any critique about this. If this sort of training is a good idea and what are the problems.
Would this also be good for longer events? Like the 400 IM?
Thanks!
Fort, reading your blog, you seem to be incorporating USRPT sets into your workouts on a fairly frequent basis. Out of any conviction, or just experimenting? Noticed any effects?
The only USRPT set that I do is 20-30 x 25 @ 100 pace and, as a drop dead sprinter, I use more than 15 seconds rest.
Just experimenting right now and hard to really tell ... I didn't taper for yards this year and was coming off 7 months of no drylands. But I still did some decent un-tapered times in my 100s (and one PR) without any other sort of training targeted at 100s. Last year, my times were all done solely with HIT training. But HIT training for 100s is really arduous and regular aerobic work bores me (and is of dubious value for short course 100s), so I decided to give USRPT a try. I wouldn't do it exclusively -- it has no application to 50s and I don't swim 200s -- but I like it for 100s and it doesn't wear me down as much as pure HIT. So I will probably carry on ... I don't really feel like there are any negatives.
Fort, reading your blog, you seem to be incorporating USRPT sets into your workouts on a fairly frequent basis. Out of any conviction, or just experimenting? Noticed any effects?
The only USRPT set that I do is 20-30 x 25 @ 100 pace and, as a drop dead sprinter, I use more than 15 seconds rest.
Just experimenting right now and hard to really tell ... I didn't taper for yards this year and was coming off 7 months of no drylands. But I still did some decent un-tapered times in my 100s (and one PR) without any other sort of training targeted at 100s. Last year, my times were all done solely with HIT training. But HIT training for 100s is really arduous and regular aerobic work bores me (and is of dubious value for short course 100s), so I decided to give USRPT a try. I wouldn't do it exclusively -- it has no application to 50s and I don't swim 200s -- but I like it for 100s and it doesn't wear me down as much as pure HIT. So I will probably carry on ... I don't really feel like there are any negatives.
