CF Lecture Series : Inside the SPP
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Charlie starts by discussing where to place SPP
in the overall training cycle and the importance of working backwards.
Then he maps out a long to short SPP program with a major focus on the
special endurance work required in this phase. He provides details on
the typical volumes of special endurance work as we move from the start
of the program through the end which is typically 8 or 10 weeks. From
there, he provides the same information for a short to long SPP program.
Again details are provided on the typical volumes and progression of the
activities over the course of the 8 week SPP. He also touches on the
"fill-in" work such as accelerations and fast-easy-fast/easy-fast-easy
work that will be quite familiar to anyone who has gone through the GPP
Essentials DVD. I found it quite interesting to compare and contrast the
differences between the long-to-short and short-to-long approaches.
Once we have an idea of how the SPP is arranged, Charlie walks us
through how the SPP planning plays out in the real world. He looks at
how to fit SPP into a typical triple periodization scheme. He then
discusses setting realistic target times and how to adjust the plans if
an athlete fails to hit their target times in competitions.
I found the discussion about meet selection for athletes quite
interesting in this context. For an athlete that has not met their
target goals, it is important to pick their meets carefully and try to
find them wind aided/ altitude opportunities to try to take advantage of
neural patterning. This is not as critical for an athlete that is
meeting their targets. Instead it is better to find them important meets
that will give them the adrenaline kick to get to their best times.
The next part of the video walks us through Ben's SPP for 1985, 1986,
1987, and 1988. It is enlightening to see the progression here and gives
us some insight into how SPP will evolve as an athlete matures and has
higher levels of performance. In general, we see that the volume
decreases because the speed levels keep increasing and this has
implications on when to start SPP as well.
This Product Includes:
- SKU-48-CF-Lecture-Series-Inside-the-SPP.mov (121 MB)
- SKU-48-CF-Lecture-Series-Inside-the-SPP.wmv (87.9 MB)
