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>but I think they may not necessarily be best for your normal runner, but I could very easily be wrong.

Well the elite runners he trained were not elite before they started training with him. Their best times before training with Lydiard would be nothing special even today.
According to this site anyway.

>Long View

>Lydiard says it takes 3-5 consecutive years of his program to reach your full potential assuming you are physically mature (18 or older) and you start before age 35. Lydiard says that the biggest gains happen in the 3rd or 4th years and that you will be shocked by what you are capable of if you follow his plan. You don't have to wait till you are in your late 20s as American coaches will tell you, or wait for anything else. You don't have to take years to build up to 100 miles per week. According to Lydiard, an out of shape desk worker who has never done anything physical his whole life can run 100 miles per week in 9 weeks as long as he has no pre-existing heart condition.



>Murray Halberg

>Age 18 before Lydiard 4:41 mile, 10:22 2 mile

>first year age 19 4:17 mile 9:37 2 mile

>2nd year age 20 4:04 mile 9:09 2 mile

>3rd year age 21 8:55 2 mile

>4th year age 22 4:01 mile 8:51 2 mile

>eventually he got down to 3:57.5 and 8:30 WR for 2 mile and was Olympic Champion in the 5000. He accomplished all this despite having a withered arm.

>Peter Snell

>Age 19 before Lydiard 1:54 800 and 4:48 mile

>first year age 20 1:48.7 800 and 4:10 mile

>2nd year age 21 1:44.1 relay 800 and 4:01.5 mile

>3rd year age 22 Olympic 800 champion

>4th year age 23 1:43eq 800 and 3:54 mile

>Barry Magee

>According to Lydiard could never in his career run faster than 58 in a 440.

>age 18 before Lydiard 4:50 mile and 11:00 2 mile

>age 19 first year 9:50 2 mile

>eventually Magee got down to 8:45 2 mile, 13:38 5000, 28:50 10000 and 4:07 in the mile. Amazing for a guy who couldn't run faster than 58 for a quarter. He was ranked # 1 in the World in the 10000 and # 2 in the 5000 by Track & Field News. Also won bronze in the Olympic marathon.

So it's not like Lydiard searched for and trained the best athletes in New Zealand, he trained some kids who happened to live near him and turned them into Olympic medalists.

"Champions are everywhere. All you need is to train them properly." was one of Lydiard's famous quotes.

>so all because he did not coach Olympic medalists does not mean that his ideas are any less effective

What other elite athletes have used his training ideas and found success with them. If they were truly great ideas they would become the standard that other elites would follow.

>You can't judge this book from the description but you also failed to see that it has a 6 week training plan as well as "Thrive Fitness explains how to gain maximum results in minimal time."

No I read that and laughed. Science of Running has a good article on how to spot bad ideas, such as gain maximum results in minimal time.

>3 Exploit people’s goals- Give them a magic bullet

>Make big promises that people can reach those goals that always seem out of reach. Guarantee them that they can and the only reason they haven’t before is because they were given the wrong workouts/information.

>4 Tell us what we want to hear- It’s easy.

>They’ll give people a shortcut. No need to run 80+mpw for an ultramarathon, just do 400’s! This is a common tactic in those wonderful infomercials or diets. Why did Atkins take off in popularity (before plummeting)? Because it was much more appealing to eat all the steak, fat, etc. you wanted than to eat a bunch of fruits/vegetables and the like.

This is exactly what that book sounds like.

>He was a triathlete training 8-10 hours a day, but with changes he describes in the book, increased his performance while training only 4 hours a day by doing things differently, some of it being running LESS.

Training for a triathlon is different than training for a running only race. You need to split training time up between 3 events. So of course spending less time running and focusing on the other events would help in a triathlon.

>You take so many of my phrases out of context, but yes you can. That doesn't mean you can't build an even greater aerobic base by running every day, but you can build a better aerobic base through running programs only running 4-5 times a week instead of 7. It just depends how you train and what you are doing on the days you run.

No I didn't take it out of context, you wrote
>I still think you can build a stronger aerobic base by running more than 3 miles at a time and running fewer days.

I responded saying that yes you can build a stronger base by running more than 3 miles at a time(as I have been saying the whole time) and I said no to running fewer days. Of course it depends on how you train but someone following a smart training program running 7 days a week will build a better base than someone running 4-5 days. The reason for running so much is the physical adaptations that happen when you run high mileage.

From the book Running Your Best by Ron Daws.
>Another reason the world-class can run so far at fast speed is because as long as the pace remains aerobic, the muscles are able to break down and release fat from the fat cells and oxidize it as a fuel.

>Fat is the main, but not exclusive, fuel during sub-maximal work. But when your muscles metabolize mainly fat, there's a greater demand for oxygen than when burning glycogen, so you either have to take in more air or slow down. Fat is not a preferred fuel at fast paces. In races shorter than 10km, runners burn glycogen almost exclusively. When a marathoner efficiently burns fat, that means he or she conserves glycogen, which will be there to be burned with devastating effect on the competition during the last 10km. David Costill found that the gastrocnemius(calf) muscle becomes seven times more capable of burning fat after marathon training (prolonged endurance runs) than normally occurs in untrained muscle. He concludes, "Thus we have evidence to substantiate why it is essential for the endurance runner to perform extremely long runs in training, and to log 80 to 120 miles per week." Furthermore, West German physiologists at Cologne University found that if muscle groups are exercised continually for long periods, especially two or more hours, dormant capillary beds are reactivated and new one are formed. This means more blood flow, more oxygen to the muscles. That raises one's VO2 max, which in turn, makes it easier for the muscles to burn fat.


To fully develop these physical adaptations it takes years of running and only running 4 days a week will make it take longer for them to develop. If you spend a year running every day that is about 365 days of running versus only about 208 running 4 days a week, that is a difference of a little over 5 months of training time.

>So many of my answers have been in response to this...yes I think you should increase distance, but that doesn't necessarily mean you can't work on speed at the same time, just as you said, he needs to be safe about it, which is why I say not to run every day. If he is going to work on speed which I think he would be safe to do, those hard days should be followed by a rest day so his body has time to acclimate and recover.

If by speed training you mean anaerobic training then that is not speed training.

As Lydiard wrote:
>"Repetitions or interval training can improve your speed to a certain degree simply because of anaerobic development and improved mechanics. This gives the false idea that you are actually improving speed.

>The actual fact is repetitions or intervals are used for anaerobic development. You are creating huge oxygen debt to develop a buffer against this type of fatigue. Problem is that when you do that, you invariably tighten up. You can not develop fine speed when you tighten up. The best way to develop speed is to use some of the American sprint drills."

If you don't mean anaerobic training then you can add some speed training during your aerobic phase. Speed training being drills such as the ones mentioned in this post, A-skip and B-skip and of course high knees and butt kickers will help too. You can also do short hill sprints lasting about 8 seconds each to help develop speed a few times a week, just make sure to give yourself full recovery between each rep. They don't have to be up hills but they are more effective if they are. It is best to do them when you are well rested.

Also it is not a good idea to increase distance and add in anaerobic training at the same time.
As I wrote earlier from Health Intelligent Training about doing hard anaerobic workouts.

>More recovery time is required that could otherwise have been spent doing productive aerobic training, without such "down time." Even mild acidosis has been shown to disrupt the body's aerobic and anaerobic energy systems, the nervous system, and the function of cells. Training too intensely is like playing with fire. Aerobic training is safe and predictable. There is certainly a place for more intense work, later, when the time is right.

So it is much safer and smarter to stay away from anaerobic training(what you seem to be calling speed training) until you are ready.

Hey there buddy. I have been coaching for 8 years and recently spent more focus on goalie coaching to help out our program. I will give a brief overview of some things. If you know a bunch of the theory just skip down to the bottom for some links

First off here is a great book to get you started. The editor needs to be banned for how horrible the layout and language is but there is no denying the plethora of knowledge contained in these pages.

Fitness: The goalie should be your best athlete. Loads of fast twitch muscle fiber makes for quick reactions. However we all know, as coaches, how often things that should be actually become a reality.

Stance: The Goalie should have his stick vertical (or close to) with his arms away from his body and knees bent. here is a goalie in a ready position. In my opinion he is a little low in his stance but I believe he is doing this purposely because of the incoming underhand shot.

Your feet should be pointed towards the shooter, and you should try to be on the appropriate part of your arc to take up as much space from the shooter's angle as possible.

Hands: Like I said they should be off of your body. The top hand should be up by the neck of the stick and the bottom hand should be about forearm length below that. The closer your hands are together, the quicker you can rotate your stick, however, too close together and you will sacrifice the range of your save (harder to reach those balls on pipe).

Saves: There seem to be 2 methodologies to teaching how to save. 1. Attack with your Feet, 2. Attack with your Hands. The reality is you need to do both. You should be stepping, usually at a 45 degree, towards the ball with whichever foot is closer to the shot. Your back foot should follow up bringing you back into a ready stance with your body in front of the ball.

At the same time you should be punching your top hand to the ball. Propelling with both your hands and feet will allow your keeper to cover as much of the cage as possible and being aggressive towards the shot will increase their save %.

Clearing: With any drill you run you can and should often have someone break out as an outlet for the Goalie. This gets the goalie acclimated to automatically looking upfield to start the offense after a save is made.

Drills: Here are a couple links for drills you can run,

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I'm not downvoting because I agree that this was a bigger upset. But it wasn't a miracle. Uruguay has been working extremely well. It is the best case example of World Rugby and Agustín Pichot plans for Tier 2/3 nations.

They have a nice stadium they manage, a high performance center, players centrally contracted and not reliant on foreign clubs (OK, some have gone to MLR but waiting for South American franchise league to start), a packed international calendar... Of course World Rugby has supported this financially but because URU proved to be a reliable and trustworthy partner, something unfortunately very few non-Tier 1 unions are.

I have found infuriating how some media takes have been that Uruguay's win proves World Rugby doesn't give enough support to Pacific Islands. Come on, Uruguay is what their bottom performance would be if their governance was half as good as theirs.

I know not so many are fluent in Spanish, but there is an amazing book on URU efforts from 2010 til now by Ignacio Chans that is well worth the money and explains for example how Uruguay chairmen instead of celebrating 2015 RWC presence and make the most out of hotels and catering, they decided to embbed themselves in Argentina's delegation so to knit future ties. This is the result...

> -I want to commit to play collegiate volleyball.

What year are you? I highly recommend getting started on this ASAP, especially if you are a guy because opportunities are more limited for men's volleyball. I wrote a book on how to get recruited for college volleyball. It's $5 on Amazon but it will help you tremendously with the recruiting process. If you have any additional questions, please shoot me a PM and I'm happy to help :)

Beginner to Bubka book should be your bible honestly. Comes with a video CD too I think. I know several coaches who carry one around and reference it regularly. It goes through everything you'd need to know in fairly simple drills and explanations.

Not only do you need to know technique but how to plan a season for the kids. I'd also recommend if you have free time to do the drills yourself. It's much easier to explain if you have done it, even poorly, before.

That and youtube and you should easily cover the basics. If need more help just PM me, I have a PR over 16' and I've been coaching PV for the last 4 years at the HS level.

Depends on what your goals are and when you want to peak. Your body cycles, so reps and sets count. William Freeman wrote a good book on periodization that sums up the work load of a training athlete week to week. but i think if you google periodization that could help some too. Sounds like you're off to a good start.

Keep in mind these were made by a great coach for top athletes at a top track university.

These are examples in the sense that a training plan can be highly individualistic.

Repeating the training block aimlessly might yield some results but it can only do so much for you unless apart of a larger plan.

This is not to discourage you. This is a good place to start. Read and understand what Hart is trying to teach through his presentation. I recommend reading Peak When It Counts to further your knowledge in periodization if you so desire to create your own plan of training.

Shawn is a great guy and I highly recommend his vlog, but I'm not sure he's the best place to start from scratch. If you're looking to learn how to coach pole vault, I recommend this book. It's a more systematic approach to developing the vault.

1. Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
   
2. The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth.
   
3. The Story of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
   
4. The Borrowers by Mary Norton
   
5. The Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon
   
   There are many wonderful old stories that get ignored today because publishers haven't updated the cover art and illustrations. Even the latest Roald Dahl and Beverly Cleary books have covers only parents could love. So, read these old stories to your kids now because they're not likely to pick them up at the library, and probably won't even see them at a Scholastic book fair.
   
   There are books kids choose, and books parents choose for kids. Except for Harry Potter, I'd stick to the older classics for bedtime reading.
   

I recently read a book called "Peak When it Counts" by William Freeman. It's a bit of a dense and long read, but it teaches about periodization and how to set up a program that will set up a peak when you want it to happen. Obviously it isn't magic and you won't see the results immediately, but I used it to create my program for the decathlon and all of my events have improved vastly over the past year.

I highly suggest it, and it's only like 20 bucks.
Link

I got this book as a gift from colleagues not long ago, All in a Day's Cricket, which is a really nice collection of essays and articles from across different eras.

Aside from that, there are some current writer whose prose I really enjoy reading; Kamran Abbasi, Saad Shafqat, Osman Samiuddin (someone posted this article just the other day, as just one example of his excellent writing) & Rob Steen.

Here's a favourite of mine: Wings of Gold, Feet of Clay, posted not too long ago here

also one of my friends had this a while back. it was pretty funny http://www.amazon.com/The-Bluffers-Guide-Rugby-Bluff/dp/1902825969

I'm not an expert, but this one seems pretty competent.

Frame a picture of Joe Launchbury’s man of the match award against Australia at RWC 2015

Or if you don’t want to crush his soul: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ART-COARSE-RUGBY-Michael-Green/dp/1861050011

The Art of Coarse Rugby is one of the funniest books ever written.

http://www.amazon.com/Bowling-Through-India-Travel-Justin-ebook/dp/B00DU5SMU2

Bowling Through India, the best book I've read on cricket

There's this book I've been wanting to check out, but i haven't yet. I've only heard good things about it.

http://www.amazon.com/How-Race-Mile-Learning-Effective/dp/1508718210

This book is excellent.

UK. Like £3. Think it's the right thing?

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/1845132580/ref=dp_olp_used_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=used

There is a book called: "El Clásico" written by Richard Fitzpatrick. I picked that book up and it's some really interesting stuff about Barcelona and Real Madrids rivalry. http://www.amazon.com/El-Clasico-Barcelona-Footballs-Greatest/dp/1408158809

I suppose you could try to learn on your own by reading a book like The Mechanics of Sprinting and Hurdling (a very good book, by the way), but even so, you would at least have to be able to film yourself, which is harder than when lifting for the obvious reason that you are not stationary. You could get a training partner to operate the camera, but then you are no longer really learning to sprint on your own, are you?

Edit: This book is also quite good, and arguably more practical, though less thorough.

It's actually someone quoting BOD, who was quoting Rala.

this book

http://www.amazon.in/AB-Autobiography/dp/1509842764/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471513296&sr=1-1&keywords=ab+the+autobiography

I ordered the paperback.

Rala

Complete Conditioning for Rugby