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Speed for Sport 
Josian Philippe 
7 Rosene Court, 
Keysborough, 
Vic 3173, Australia 
Tel: 03 9711 6075 
Fax: 03 9782 4906 
Mobile: 0413 999 573

                        Components of Sprint Training 
  • Speed
    • Maximum effort required, 20m to 60m, stop when maximum effort is not possible.
  • Special Endurance
    • Normally about 3 trials,each at maximum effort, 80m to 600m, at least 10min rest between reps, includes interval work.
  • Tempo Endurance
    • Emphasis on quantity not quality, work must be done even at slower pace, 20m to 600m.
  • General Endurance
    • Continuous running and jogging, time is not important.
  • Strength
    • Weights , over 50% bodyweight, low repetitions about 5. 
  • Power Speed
    • With weights, speed of muscle contraction important, less than 50% bodyweight, less than 10 reps. 
  • Power Speed (Mixed)
    • Resistance running, sandbags, sledges, hills etc, over about 20m, less than 8 to 10 sec per rep, medicine balls and jump exercises.
  • Strength Endurance
    • Weights, less than 50% bodyweight, over 10 reps. 
  • Strength Endurance(Mixed)
    • Similar to power speed (mixed) using extra resistance, hills and sandbags, more early season and progressively less in later phases.
 
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