just for me - training schedule, off season (article)

FOR THE BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE

Base work, when done correctly, sets up a progressive overload on the connective tissue, the biomechanical systems, the cardiovascular, the cellular, the muscular, the structural, as well as the psychological. Because it is a gentle progressive overload, the body is able to adapt as the process occurs, which builds up a great deal of potential for resistance for the body to withstand the harder work that comes later in the process.

The program at left consists of two stages. Some athletes will only have time for one stage before starting indoor track; others won't run competitively until outdoor track season, so they will have more time to put in their base work.

Don't worry about doing speed work at this point. You won't be sharp at the beginning of the season but you will be strong and ready to give your team, coach, and self the kind of effort that will help you get better throughout the season. Your goal is to develop as an athlete throughout the season and continue this process throughout your career. Running can be a lifetime activity and you can get better and better for years.

Week 1
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Week 2
3
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Week 5
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Week 6
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Week 7
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Week 8
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STAGE 2
Week 1
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Week 2
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Week 5
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Week 6
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Week 7
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Week 8
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XC has officially started!

yeah.. that's right. it's finally started. man i wasn't digging it yesterday though. freaking.. cold as a beezy outside. i mean.. what is with this weather? anyway.. i went to practice expecting to only run 2 miles, but come to find out, martinez had different plans for the kids that ran all summer. apparently he thinks it's proper for the ones who've been running to run 4 miles instead of 2. freakin.. i'm not complaining though. i'm prepared for it, and i have been. coach didn't believe i've been running over the summer. pffff... i was like, "yeah, we'll see.." showed martinez up sucka. i ran that four miles like i've been doing all summer. can't touch this.

anyway, cross country's going great.. i'm loving seeing heather and keanen every morning, even if it is at 8 in the morning. they're probably some of the only people i really wanna see right now anyway. no one beats their coolness. haha. so we'll see how the rest of the week goes. it should be fine.

chris

oh yeah.. one more thing. spencer is going down!!!

The Second Year

hrmm..

year two of high school sports. it seemed so far away last year. now it's like.. here. it's just so like.. unreal. i don't know how to explain it. anyway, like zack said.. fall sports is beginning on monday. well.. practice is anyway. i guess you could say i'm excited, i guess you could say i'm not. i'm TOTALLY not looking forward to getting up early on monday morning. i mean.. there goes summer. haha. practice starts at 8 o' clock suckas. and i expect to see everyone there. c'mon, it's only 2 miles.

CROSS COUNTRY - YEAR 2.

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!

chris.

FALL SPORTS

so the dormant 10 month period of this site is now coming to an end. theres about to be an eruption in about 3 days. freakin eruption of my muscles too. holy crap i dont kno wut i was thinking. i havent conditioned for soccer at all, and the first practice is monday at 3:30 during the hottest part of the day. i think im going to die. haha but i dont care cuz ill be in tip top shape in about two weeks. so today ended the paperwork and sports physicals to make us legal athletes. now we get to strut our stuff on the playing field. its going to be awesome. im going to be one busy man this year, but its going to be awesome. im pumped. i really hope im on varsity though, cuz some of the freakin freshman dont look to promising as far as skills go. but ill get over it..... as long as im on varsity. aight well it has begun...... WELCOME TO THE BIG SHOW!!!!!!

running.

running is good for you. so they say. i don't even know. the only reason i'm posting is to say that i've been running during summertime. 3 miles a day.. july'll be 4 miles, and the last week plus two weeks in august will be 5 miles a day. no breaks or nothin. wooooooooooooooo!

chris

t-rack!

alright, so we havent exactly posted in a while...ok...a LONG while. just updating for the heck of it. track's going ok, but kinda gay. i dont really like runnin around in circles that much. but meets are ok i guess.

zack's not playing sports...just girls. that's all i have to say about him. haha. lucky piece of trash, going to the military ball with kristy and all. haha. yeah, nothing else going on. we'll probably start posting again when XC and soccer starts, because that's when all the EXCITING stuff happens. haha. yeah...go run.

chris and that one player zack.

INDOOR SOCCER TIME

yup u kno it, its awesome. we had our first game tonite. and because we hadnt really played wit eachother we lost 5-4, but u gotta give us some credit for even playin that well. but man i love playin indoor. i had forgotten how fun it was cuz i hadnt played in like two years. so it should be a fun season. its so physically demanding tho and anyone whos played it b4 knows what im talkin bout. it takes all the energy u have right out of you but its worth it. the game was fun tho. i played mostly defense till the end when i went up and played offense a bit, almost had a goal too. it was so frusturating tho sittin on defense and watchin the offense not shoot. they wouldnt get rid of the ball and kept messin around wit it. o well.... better luck next time. aight well i guess ill talk to everyone later, and good luck to chris goin from cali running and running in louisiana lol. jus playin dude. later

a record of 7-2-3

Thats rite! we finished the season pretty good. i am definitely pleased considering how i thought this season was going to turn out. sry that i didnt post more, but it was keeping me really busy, but it was worth it and i cant wait to play again next year. ill probly be on varsity according to the coach. so thatll be cool. cuz jv gets no appreciation lol. o well, thats the way its suppose to be i guess. and we tied dixon too! that was a major accomplisment for us, cuz theyre all mexican with mega soccer skills lol. we totally almost beat them too. we were up 1 to 0 and then they scored in like the last minute. that was frusturating, but o well. it happens. we still finished with a good record tho, especially since the jv team didnt win one game last year. me and some of the other soccer guys at school are putting together an indoor team to play in december and that should be fun. indoor is a whole new thing, and i cant really decide which i like better. i cant wait for that to start. me and baca r gonna start runnin after he takes his resting period since his last meet is saturday. im probly gonna start runnin before hes done runnin tho cuz i need to stay fit. aight well ill update u on the future events i mentioned sometime later.