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  • Is "The Michigan" Workout Safe for High Schoolers
    Athlete Development | Training Strategies

    The “Michigan” is Not for You: Why Popular Workouts Backfire on Teenagers

    Inexperienced coaches often start their season planning with a quick search for the ‘secret sauce’ used by the country’s top programs. They stumble upon legendary workouts like ‘The Michigan’—sessions that sound epic, garner hype for being borderline sadistic, and feel undeniably cool. It has a name, it has the allure, and it worked for the…

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  • 800m High School Training
    Athlete Development | Training Strategies

    Rolling 200s: A Workout to Increase 800m Speed

    Extending Training Time at Goal Race Pace: A Case Study To increase my athletes’ training time at their goal race pace, I’ve adopted a method inspired by Mahaly Igloi: consecutive high-intensity intervals with active recovery. This method has proven successful for my athletes at a variety of ability levels. The Challenge of Race-Pace Training It’s…

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