I hooked up one of my athletes to something like this a few years ago. She was a tiny little thing and wasn't used to the initial speed and fell. It then dragged her a few feet. Poor thing spiked herself and everything. I was so concerned at the time, but It was so damn funny looking back on it. These things aren't that great. Find a level dirt downhill slope and it will accomplish MORE and give the athletes the intended result. Quicker turnover.
Different and pretty interesting. I appreciate Flotrack providing it. Those of you wanting something different should think about getting a video camera, filming a workout and submitting it.
while this may have not been one of the best wows it's good to shake things up a bit and not just do quarter wourkout vids and watching the bungee was cool
Welcome to the world of CNS training guys! Strides throughout the year might mean you don't get too much slower year on year, but they won't make your top speed any faster. You need to be running near to, at or faster than all out speed to do that. Speed's about more than physiology, so maybe look into some of this stuff rather than just criticising because it's unfamiliar.
.... said: “Could we see some more workouts with womens teams? There are a lot of girls on these forums as well and more workouts would definitely encourage them (I know of many girls teams that regularly check Flotrack... many also have accounts on here). A Stanford workout with Chetelat, Centro, Follmar, etc. would be great.”
Could we see some more workouts with womens teams? There are a lot of girls on these forums as well and more workouts would definitely encourage them (I know of many girls teams that regularly check Flotrack... many also have accounts on here). A Stanford workout with Chetelat, Centro, Follmar, etc. would be great.
Michael Hicks said: “but this is a good way to pull something. doing stuff way faster then ur body is use to. looks like a hamstring pull drill, if u dont know what ur doing and dont know ur body.”
Just what I was thinking while watching this. I would either injure something, end up smacking face-first into the track, or killing myself or some poor innocent bystandard. I'll stick with marathons and leave this crazy coordination-required stuff to ya'll sprinters!
Joe Bobby-Actually, research has shown that assisted sprinting like this doesn't really change the stride parameters like you would think it would. Furthermore, as soon as the assisted sprinting device stops assisting, then the runner immediately reverts back to normal stride length/frequency.
i was hoping for a stanford workout. this was pretty good though, id like to try it, i could use help in last 100 kick. but this is a good way to pull something. doing stuff way faster then ur body is use to. looks like a hamstring pull drill, if u dont know what ur doing and dont know ur body.
For all those people complaining, just think... open your mind to new ideas... new forms of training. As some of the people have said you need to be specific in your training to develop all parts of your race not just hitting endless quarters and praying for results. As runners we need to be well rounded to be able to race in a veriety of situations and coaches willing to explain their systems should not be frowned upon or attacked.
Our kids have used this both on the track and waist-deep in the pool. Not as a "puller" like this system, but as a resistance aide. We hooked up a runner like a plow horse with another runner behind him. Just like working a team of horses. The runner pulls with the "driver" behind him holding him back but moving with him to optimize his leg drive. Sprinters and 1/4 milers love it. In the water they run the width of the pool in the shallow end with someone holding them back along the edge of the pool. Really tough with the combined resistance of the harness and the water!
In this video I think you're only getting a minimum of a few yards of actual help, mostly just overcoming the inertia in the start. From a coaching standpoint, you always have to be working on something new to keep the training interesting. You can take or leave what you see other coaches doing, but having a varied and stimulating menu of things for your kids is extremely important.
Manzano the tension is what is able to propel the legs to a faster turnover than your body is used to , once the tension is released the body is running faster than normal, therfore beyond the point of tension is trying to maintain that speed for the next 40 meters or so or as long as you can. Just because the cord does not look taught, it still does the job. It is one of those learn by feel sort of things. You can get the same principle as well running down a hill to flat and carrying out the flat part for as long as you can.
It's not ridiculous at all. Check what people say about absolute speed development. You'll see plenty of top coaches advising very short sprints of 40-80m in length. You've got to think about the specificity of training and what they are trying to get out of it.
This looks like a ridiculous "workout" coz the bungee is only pulling u along for about 20m coz the tensions would be lost anytime after that distance. the bungee doesn even look that tight?
The hook cord just falls down because the tension is what is holding to the belt. I wonder how effective "over sprinting" would be if you attached a cord to a car! lol
Over at Cal, Head Coach Tony Sandoval has a different way to incorporate long term speed development that a lot of people haven't seen when training mid-distance runners. The bungee is pretty cool and a type of speed technique you might see with the sprinters. May 20, 2009
Cal-Berkeley Bungee Workout, Episode #18
i enjoyed it tho
very interesting
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“Could we see some more workouts with womens teams? There are a lot of girls on these forums as well and more workouts would definitely encourage them (I know of many girls teams that regularly check Flotrack... many also have accounts on here). A Stanford workout with Chetelat, Centro, Follmar, etc. would be great.”
“but this is a good way to pull something. doing stuff way faster then ur body is use to. looks like a hamstring pull drill, if u dont know what ur doing and dont know ur body.”
Assisted sprinting may be helpful, but I don't think the way they are using it. It seems like the only time it really assists is at the start, when the athlete isn't at full speed anyways.
One study:
http://www.elitetrack.com/?ACT=25&fid=17&aid=274_eYisq1UHQigbn31Q6bgc&board_id=1
In this video I think you're only getting a minimum of a few yards of actual help, mostly just overcoming the inertia in the start. From a coaching standpoint, you always have to be working on something new to keep the training interesting. You can take or leave what you see other coaches doing, but having a varied and stimulating menu of things for your kids is extremely important.
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