Here is a template that I put together for high school athlete; I figured that I would share it here as well in case anyone is looking for a new template.
Tom Mutaffis Speed / Power Program:
Monday:
Morning - Sprints
Afternoon - Weight Training (Upper Body / Pressing + Accessory Work)
Tuesday:
Afternoon - Weight Training (Lower Body / ME Squat + RE/DE Deadlift)
Wednesday:
Rest
Thursday:
Morning - Plyometrics
Afternoon - Weight Training (Upper Body / Back + Accessory Work)
Friday:
Afternoon - Weight Training (Lower Body / DE Squat + Accessory Work)
Saturday:
Morning - GPP/Conditioning (Car Push, Sled Drag, Etc.)
Sunday:
Rest
If anyone has questions on specific workouts or exercises just let me know.
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06-19-2010, 05:22 AM #1
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Athlete Speed / Power Training Program (By Tom Mutaffis)
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06-19-2010, 06:41 AM #2
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06-21-2010, 08:03 AM #4
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Perhaps I should have included the specific workouts; on days when you are training twice you are spending 1/2 hour doing conditioning or plyometrics and then about 1/2 hour in the gym.
This program is esentially (4) regular training days and a conditioning day with two days of complete rest; most people can easily manage this volume.
This is an off-season training program and with the other lower body training it would not be beneficial to sprint all of the time. Sprints are a good way to test your progress and work on technique but the GPP, Plyometrics, and Weight Training are what will really help you to build speed. When in-season your legs take a beating and doing a lot of intense running year-round can stall your progress.
I am not sure what you mean by "high intensity CNS days"? There is really only one demanding workout and that is your ME squat day.
Lower body training in general is more demanding than upper body training which is why it is seperated; it also requires a completely different warm-up protocol. Because the DE session is not very demanding you could combine that with one of the upper body sessions with a morning/afternoon split if you wanted, which would give you a (4) day per week training program as opposed to (5).
If you would like I can post up specific details on what each workout might entail - this could give a better idea of the overall intensity and volume of the program.Pro Strongman & Former National Champion
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06-21-2010, 09:03 AM #5
If the goal of a program is to get faster, then sprint training needs to be done more than once per week... After a season is done, someone rests about 2-3 weeks completely and should be fully recovered by that point. It actually is beneficial to sprint 2-3x per week as opposed to once.
Could you explain to me how in a GPP, plyos/weights help more with building speed than with sprinting itself? You're looking to build a good base, that I understand, hence GPP.
But where's the hill sprints? sled sprints? Those are going to build specific speed strength. Hill sprints also have a lower eccentric load on the legs, which dont tax the legs as much.
No one's reccomending 3x per week flat speed work for a non track athlete's GPP, however doing things which are actually more specific to sprinting, such as sleds and hills, (combined with flat sprints) will = better results vs. doing sprints once per week, and tons of plyos/weights. How will the CNS adapt? The neural imprints will be non existent because there's not enough flat out speed work being done.
If you dont understand high intensity CNS work vs. medium intensity vs. low intensity, you will not fully understand how a program should be structured.
The CNS takes 48 hours approx. to recover optimally from high intensity CNS work, during this time low or medium intensity work can be done.
What counts as high intensity CNS work:
Sprints
Plyos (high intensity ones)
Heavy lower body work
Medium intensity:
Running at 80-95% speed
Upper body heavy lifting
Low intensity:
Running at 75% or slower
ab work
light weight exercises
low intensity plyos (ex. hops)
If you're constantly taxing your CNS with doing heavy legs on one day and sprints the next and plyos the next, when will your CNS recover and adapt to the work being done? Sure improvements will come, but are they coming as best they can? definitely not...
Now on the topic of dynamic effort lower body lifting, that actually can be as taxing on the CNS depending on the exact load and how fast the bar is moving. In other words, 80% load can be as intense as 85-90%.
You have to remember that recovery, work load, intensity is not judged by how your muscles feel... your central nervous system and muscular system will not have equal recovery rates.
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06-22-2010, 06:38 AM #6
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Thank you for the thorough response.
It looks like you are taking a template and making assumptions about the training in order to criticize the program. There is no mention of specific intensity of each workout, there is an ME lower body day and a sprint workout - so that would be two 'high intensity' CNS days. If someone cannot handle two intense training days per week then they probably have no business playing competitive sports.
The template that was posted also does not mention what specific exercises are performed during the GPP/Conditioning day. In fact since this is a speed-focused program I would recommend sled work, hill work, etc. - perhaps I should have called in 'sprint assistance' to avoid confusion.
I can appreciate your concern about lower body training frequency; but as I mentioned above only two of the workouts are 'high intensity'. If someone is working with 80% for their 'DE' workouts then they are not doing DE work; Westside defines it as 45-65%.
Most of the questions or concerns in this thread have come about because there are not specific workouts provided, so I will try to take some time later to sit down and write up a full program.Pro Strongman & Former National Champion
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06-22-2010, 08:18 AM #7
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I'm having trouble understanding your point, at one end you state that more 'high intensity' days of sprinting should be included, but you are also attacking the program because it has, what you claim (5) high intensity CNS days already. But I'll try to answer your point about CNS fatigue.
The CNS would adapt through the constant training, just like every other part of your body.
I hate to use such a basic example, but take a construction worker. On his first day on the job he can probably barely get through the day, struggling moving concrete blocks and wood and using the heavy machinery. Can he take the next day off? No, because he would lose his job. Eventually his body will adapt to the demands that his work in placing on it.
The same thing can be applied to the bulgarian training methods. How can they focus on the back squat, clean & press, snatch etc. for 6-7 days a week @ 90-100%. Every day they do heavy singles because their body, their muscles, and their CNS will adapt.
I don't think that more than one session dedicated to speed work is necessary to increase one's speed, just like I don't think you have to attack your squat 3x a week to increase your max. However I would add in additional sprinting session throughout the week (in fact I follow a program similar to this and I do) on top of the EXISTING schedule.
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06-22-2010, 09:49 AM #8
You are forgetting that plyometrics are counted as high intensity work by any definition, unless the person is jump roping or doing random hops. Dynamic effort lifting at 45-65%, isnt as intense as sprinting, lifting above 85-90%, plyometrics, but it provides enough neural stimulation to be in the high intensity zone, and not medium intensity.
Hill sprints, sled sprints, and all that, are also high intensity work, due to the level of neural stimulation. Hill sprints although, arent as intense as regular sprints due to the lower eccentric stress.
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06-22-2010, 10:02 AM #9
You copy pasted that from a thread in the misc about lifting heavy every day, correct?
What is the goal here? To become an olympic weight lifter, or a powerlifter, with regular drug use to get as big and strong as possible? Or to improve at your sport?
If you know the Smolov squat program, it works pretty well for someone who does nothing else and their goal is to increase their squat PB. But would I ever tell a sprinter to do that? hell no!
Your construction worker example works, in that situation. Similarly, I bodybuild for a few weeks at a time every year, 6x per week. I also lift 5x per week after that for 6 weeks or so. Do I overtrain? nope. I'm doing only a little bit of running until the last 2 weeks, and my body only has to recover from one thing.
If you're doing sprints, plyos, heavy lifting, don't expect to get BEST results from doing so much.
I did say that more sprint work is needed, not more high intensity work. 3 days of high intensity + 1 medium intensity day should be the general top limit. Anymore than that, and your body will not give you back the results that you're looking for. It's one thing to be able to get through training sessions, and another thing to actually get best results from them.
I could go out and sprint repeat 400s and 200s until I puke. Then do it again tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that too. I'm getting through those sessions, but am I getting any real results? hmm...
Also, I would like to point out that 1x per week sprinting, is NOT enough to improve speed at your best. Can you improve off that, combined with plyos/lifting? yes. Will you get a lot faster doing 3x per week sprint training, definitely yes.
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06-23-2010, 09:55 AM #10
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First, no it's not a copy job, I did hear that construction worker example in another thread though.
In regards to the bolded...
That is the best combination, not all of us are track athletes. Sure I agree that track athletes don't need to run SMOLOV or spend the majority of their time in the gym, however I am a competive PL'er and a rugby player. I ran SMOLOV in the off-season a few years ago and saw my squat go from 315 to 405, and then ran Westside with conditioning on top of that. The following season I had no trouble taking on 1 vs. 2 rucks, and winning. I had no trouble mauling a player to the try-line.
I agree with you that the gym shouldn't be the main focus, but the track shouldn't be either, especially not focusing on flat speed linearly. To be a complete athlete you need heavy lifting + plyos + conditioning & track work + sport skill.
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Obviously if your lifting heavy, doing plyos, and sprinting you could have gotten stronger if you just focused on lifting, you could have gotten faster if you sprinted more, etc. But you are becoming a better athlete by encompassing all those aspects of training.
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06-23-2010, 10:11 AM #11
What you bolded wasnt worded correctly. What I really meant to say was that having such a high volume of work in your program, will not allow for the best adaptation. You're not going to produce the best elastic power or highest running velocity by overworking yourself in the speed/power department.
If you're a competitive powerlifter, that changes things up big time. But what if you're a wide reciever playing football? Or a soccer player? or a running back? or a cornerback? or a winger in hockey? That's all going to change things up.
Depending on what position you play and the sport, more or less speed is needed, more or less strength is needed, more or less power is needed. It varies.
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06-27-2010, 09:44 AM #12
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06-29-2010, 12:38 AM #16
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06-29-2010, 06:31 AM #18
If this is for high school athletes then why is there morning and afternoon?
Stats: Start/Current/Goal
Decline Bench: 75/95/185
Flat Bench Press: 75/95/175
Squat: 65/95/205
Deadlift: 105/95/195
Bicep Curl: 10/20/45
Barbell Curl: 20/40/80
Bent-Over Row: 20/40/80
Lat Pulldown: 30/60/90
Triceps Pulldown: 20/40/80
Overhead Press: 20/45/80
Reverse-Grip Curl: 10/20/60
Wrist Curls: 20/40/90
BulGarian Split Squats 10ea/20ea/50ea
Barbell Shrugs: 20/40/90
Pullups: 10/10/40
Front Squat: ?/?/180
Shoulder Raises: 5/15/50
Sitting Calf Raise: 35/55/90
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06-29-2010, 08:03 AM #19
Depth jumps, broad jumps, bounding, double leg bounds, hurdle jumps, sitff legged jumps, box jumps.
Parachutes arent so good for sprint form due to the uneven resistance. I say stay away from parachutes, and if you cant build your own sled (belt + rope + weighted plate)? Then just find hills and do them instead.
But being a wide reciever, you want to be doing some work in the 40-60m zone (sprints) with full recovery, with your cleats, full speed, etc. 1-2x per week, and doing your acceleration work (hills, shorter sprints) 1-2x per week as well.
Plyos/weights come on top of all that.
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06-29-2010, 08:04 AM #20
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06-29-2010, 11:49 AM #23
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I do not like the bodybuilding-esque split for optimally developing physical parameters in athletics. In my opinion it should be avoided at all levels of sport performance training, especially during youth/adolescence when it is imperative to develop the co-ordination of the entire neuro-muscular system taking advantage of the high levels of plasticity.
best,jd
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06-29-2010, 12:47 PM #24
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06-29-2010, 02:39 PM #26
Bodybuilding type training is a good precursor to maximum strength development. I always find it best to go through a phase of circuit format bodybuilding training, doing a lot of machine and isolation exercises (on top of the major lifts). And then going through a phase of upper/lower body splits, with bodybuilding style lifting (higher reps, more exercises). then going to maximum strength work.
This method works well, keeping in mind the main exercises (ex. squat, bench) are done during this entire time.
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06-29-2010, 02:41 PM #27
If you have track spikes, then run on a track because your goal in training linear speed is to get as high of an intensity as possible. So you'll also want a tailwind behind your back (never run into the wind).
If you dont have spikes, wear your cleats and run on the most maintained/cut grass. Again, wind behind you, and if there's any slight downhill slope, always run down and not up!
And what workout are you referring to?
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