Ahhh, maybe that's the problem. I didn't describe sprint work, I described various forms of neuromuscular work of which sprinting is one form.DancenMacabre said:...Dave explains the different types of sprint focus very concisely here...
-Dave
Ahhh, maybe that's the problem. I didn't describe sprint work, I described various forms of neuromuscular work of which sprinting is one form.DancenMacabre said:...Dave explains the different types of sprint focus very concisely here...
daveryanwyoming said:Well, I can't speak for Andy or Alex, but in terms of the stuff I posted I'd say all three of those are valuable skills and each is a complete skill that should be practiced in a sport specific way.
IOW, I can't think of a good way to do a standing start/peak speed sprint/repeatability acceleration drill. The standing starts and peak speed race sprints should be done with full focus and near complete recovery between individual efforts.
daveryanwyoming said:I guess I don't see a contradiction between the varying types of NM work and specificity as opposed to someone urging weight room work for the low velocity high force work, plyometrics for the acceleration aspects or maybe one legged uphill cycling drills to build leg strength.
daveryanwyoming said:Maybe I don't understand your confusion, but identifying a few varieties of bike specific NM work doesn't mean they're overly broken down and don't represent the fully integrated skill. It's just that NM work isn't expressed in just one way for all bike racing situations.
daveryanwyoming said:BTW, I don't even remember posting that thread or having those thoughts, but I agree with them and was probably steered towards those thoughts by someone else.
-Dave
daveryanwyoming said:There's that regurgitating info thing again
DancenMacabre said:One thing I am unclear on though. I found some posts from Dr. Andrew Coggan where he more or less says skills are best practiced as a whole - not piecemeal. Kind of like the best way to learn to serve in tennis isn't by practicing tossing the ball by itself or footwork, but by doing the whole thing at once.
So if I understand that right, it would mean you practice sprinting in the situations you will race in (kind of specificity) rather than breaking it down in parts (like strength, speed, repeatability).
Maybe I have misunderstood Dr. Coggan (or Alex or Dave or all )
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