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Monday, February 07, 2005
Some notes from Johan Modig
Johan Modig wrote a description of his winter training plan. If you can read Swedish, the description is worth a look.
If you can't read Swedish you're not entirely out of luck. Here is quick translation of a little bit of what he wrote.
I'm aiming to train about equally hard all weeks [in the winter base building phase]; that is, no real variation in the training amount. I will increase the volume of alternative training compared to prior years. I hope that will help me stay injury free.
Modig goes on to describe the seven different types of training session he builds his weekly training around. Here is how he describes a type of training he does twice a week:
My top priority is for a combination of distance/tempo and "spenst." [Spenst is a word that means something like "springy" and usually involves various hops/jumps that build strength]. First, I do 25 minutes of fast running. Then I do the spenst training on a hill with a 20 percent grade. The spenst intervals last just 15 seconds and I take a minute rest between each. On the intervals I try to take as long a stride as I can and work the thighs as much as the calves. I do six repeats.
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