Supertraining

Paul, your comments are right on.  I should modify my use of the term trend
as it really applies to those who are keeping up with the latest advances in
sports science.  With sorrow the training of U.S. middle and long-distance
runners is still basically the same with no real changes.  The only major
difference has been in getting  many of the top runners to train together
and push one another in the training.  Rather than being innovative they try
to copy methods used by the Kenyans without closely examining the progress
of Kenyan runners from childhood.
 
I think if you saw the training being done by Alan Webb you would cringe.
I'm not surprised that he has been unable to do well since he set a record.
 
Michael Yessis, Ph.D
Professor Emeritus, CSUF
President, Sports Training, Inc.
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Paul wrote
 
Michael, thanks for your perspective.

With all due respect to modern training methods, it seems to me it's 
many years since the US produced long and middle distance runners of 
the calibre of Salazar, Rodgers, Shorter, Prefontaine, Ryun and 
Wottle.

Not saying newer methods don't work, and I understand that champions 
come and go, but . . .

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