Burst, Peak, and Decay- Overcoming inertia, achieving a high peak...
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Apr 07, 2025
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Burst, Peak, and Decay-
Overcoming inertia, achieving a high peak velocity relative to mass and height, and being fit to train and keep your speed is straightforward but much harder than people promise online.
Much of it is frankly mental, and that must be developed too. 🧵
Overcoming inertia, achieving a high peak velocity relative to mass and height, and being fit to train and keep your speed is straightforward but much harder than people promise online.
Much of it is frankly mental, and that must be developed too. 🧵
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Coaching is a dark art, and it's more soccery than science at times.
Accept that much of what we do is placebo and embrace that. Sport Science without psychology is only 50% useful. The goal of good coaching is to bridge the obvious training into competition shape.
Accept that much of what we do is placebo and embrace that. Sport Science without psychology is only 50% useful. The goal of good coaching is to bridge the obvious training into competition shape.
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Take the classic Frank Dick prinicples and double down on them. Toss the hyped online master classes that just repackage the 1980s and add new research.
Go back to basics and trust your instincts and observations. Along with good record keeping, the truth is in front of you.
Go back to basics and trust your instincts and observations. Along with good record keeping, the truth is in front of you.
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This chart is both fact and fiction. It's true, but it can be embellished to camouflage talented athletes that we inherit from time to time. Read this and find what works for you.
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Learn all the schools by visiting coaches and investing time into learning what makes them great. Soon, you as well will be a wizard in all things sprint magic.
