Fraser Young

[Fraser Young]

Comp 4

14 Jul

The Speed Code – Week 6 Day 6 (core/mobility)

Core sets (9), Mobility sets (9)

15 Jul

Drills – AABB x2
Drills – ACK, SL Scissor x 2
2 x 40m build ups
Grass Tempo – 10 x 100m with stretching
A1 Pull ups – 2 x 8
A2 Handstands – 2 x 30 secs

Drills (400m), Tempo (1000m), Upper Body (1120kg)

16 Jul

MB Throws – 4 x 3
Blocks – 3 x 30m
60, 80, 120m (95%)

Throws (12), Accels (180m), Max Velocity (170m)

I didn’t time my longer runs because then I might not focus on the relaxation aspect of running 95%. The 120m was into a big headwind but the other two runs felt very fluid.

17 Jul

Drills – AABB x2
Drills – ACK, SL Scissor x 2
2 x 40m build ups
Grass Tempo – 10 x 100m with stretching

19 Jul – Race Day

Sutcliffe Park Open Meeting – 100m

11.90 (+1.9 m/s wind)

My warm up is a quite ridiculous 80 minutes so I tried to cut it to 60 mins. I ditched a lot of drills and didn’t time myself for 30m or a flying run because it potentially fatigues me too much.

The race itself was good, someone was twitching a lot and we must have been held for 5 seconds on “set” which didn’t help things. The guy next to me ran a similar time but I left him out the blocks and he came back in the middle part of the race. I thought I held speed much better to the line and I generally felt fast on the day.

A bit surprised by the wind reading, I noticed a tail wind warming up but it had settled by the time the races started. Given that I’m carrying a bit of a cold I will take that time and look to run similar if not a little faster in the final race of the season.

Edit: Didn’t realise the race was filmed

[Fraser Young]

Comp 3

7 Jul

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,33,33,111 lvl 6, 150W
GS Circuit – 2 x 10 (3:05, 2:55)

8 Jul

MB Throws – 4 x 3, 2 x 3
Broad Jumps – 251cm
Blocks – 2 x 20m, 2 x 30m
30m 3 point (4.45 secs)
40E20F (2.18)
40E30F (3.38)
Squat – 3 x 2 x 112.5kg
Bench Press – 3 x 2 x 97.5kg
DB Rows – 2 x 6 x 40kg
Pull ups – 2 x 6 x 10kg

9 Jul

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,212,212,111 lvl 6, 150W
A1 Pull ups – 2 x 8
A2 Handstands – 2 x 30 secs
The Speed Code – Week 6 Day 2 (Core/mobility)

Drills (160m), Bike Tempo (1600m), Upper Body (1120kg), Core sets (9), Mobility sets (9)

I’m tracking volume elsewhere and it helps to add it here. Part of it is just seeing what my volume looks like across macrocycles, but it’s also a nice reference the following year should I wish to dedicate more to drills etc.

10 Jul

Massage Gun – Calves, 90 secs

11 Jul

MB Throws – 4 x 3
The Speed Code – Week 4 Day 3 (Max Velocity)
A1 Nordic Curls – 2 x 5 (4 secs)
A2 Seated Leg Kicks – 2 x 8 secs

Throws (12), Drills (600m), Jumps (15), Circuit reps (123)

12 Jul

The Speed Code – Week 6 Day 4 (core/mobility)

Core sets (9), Mobility sets (9)

13 Jul

Plyo Series – 3 x 3
Broad Jump – 252cm
Blocks – 3 x 30m
80m (40/40f) in 5.45/4.52 (9.98) -1.5 m/s wind
100m (40/30f/30f) in 5.51/3.30/3.40 (12.22)
120m (40/30f/30f/20f) in 5.54/3.36/3.40/2.27 (14.59)
Back Squat – 2 x 2 x 112.5kg
Bench Press – 2 x 2 x 97.5kg

Jumps (48), Accel (180m), Max Velocity (210m), Lower body (450kg), Upper body (390kg)

I ran a 12.18 with a tailwind last week so 12.22 into a headwind was nice. Weights are winding down and I hopefully have an extra tenth in me to come.

Really pleased with how training is going, I’m probably in 12.00 shape in the sessions themselves so with a taper and a neutral wind I’ll say the following for the race on the 19th:
– 12.00 or slower: Demotivating but I have races to come
– 11.9*: Pleased enough to get a wind legal sub 12 but hoped for more
– 11.8*: This is where I feel I should be at this stage of the season
– 11.7* or faster: knocking on the door of my all time PB (11.70) so I’d be really excited with this run in a legal wind

[Fraser Young]

Comp 2

30 Jun

MB Throws – 4 x 3
The Speed Code – Week 4 Day 1 (Drills)
Non-CM Contrast Jumps – 3 x 4
Straight Leg Band Pull Through – 3 x 8
BB Step Ups – 3 x 6 x 65kg
BB RLESS – 3 x 6 x 75kg
Swiss Ball Reverse Hyper – 3 x 8
RDL – 3 x 6 x 80kg
Rotator Cuff – 3 x 8
A1 Nordic Curls – 2 x 4 (4 secs)
A2 Seated Leg Kicks – 2 x 8 secs

1 Jul

The Speed Code – Week 5 Day 2 (core/mobility)

2 Jul

Plyo Series – 3 x 3
Broad Jump – 248cm
Blocks – 3 x 30m
4 x 150m (60/30f/30f/30f) -2.5 m/s wind on the bend
7.86/3.54/3.59/3.66 (18.67)
7.99/3.55/3.60/3.73 (18.89)
8.04/3.63/3.62/3.89 (19.19)
8.16/3.79/3.89/3.98 (19.83)

These were 95% runs with 8 mins between reps. The prescribed session was 5 reps but I almost didn’t even do the 4th because I knew it would be poor. The first 3 runs are comparable up to 120m and it’s in the final 30m that fatigue is very clear. Given I don’t plan on running any 200’s in competition it doesn’t seem worth doing this session again.

I skipped weights to let my body recover.

3 Jul

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,212,212,111 lvl 6, 140W
A1 Pull ups – 2 x 8
A2 Handstands – 2 x 30 secs

4 Jul

The Speed Code – Week 5 Day 4 (core/mobility)

5 Jul

Plyo Series – 3 x 3
Broad Jump – 254cm
Blocks – 3 x 30m
80m (40/20f/20f) in 5.46/2.12/2.18 (9.77) +1 m/s wind
100m (40/30f/30f) in 5.49/3.36/3.32 (12.18)
120m (40/30f/30f/20f) in 5.52/3.35/3.38/2.28 (14.53)
Back Squat – 3 x 3 x 110kg
Bench Press – 3 x 3 x 95kg
DB Rows – 2 x 6 x 40kg
Pull ups – 2 x 6 x 10kg

Much better session, I really hit that 80m run. The wind dropped for the later runs but they were still a good pace. I’m a bit surprised the drop off in top speed from my first to second run was so dramatic.

6 Jul

The Speed Code – Week 5 Day 6 (core/mobility)

Another good training week. The weights come down to 3 x 2 and I drop the weights session with step ups and RDL so I’m expecting to see my times improve. I’d be happy with any wind legal time faster than 11.95 on the 19th.

[Fraser Young]

Comp 1

23-26 Jun

Away in Germany, not the best sleep but ate a lot of good food so feeling moderately recovered.

27 Jun

MB Throws – 4 x 3
MB Throws – 2 x 3
Broad Jump – 254cm
Blocks – 20,30,40m
4 x 60m (30/30f) – swirling wind
4.37/3.38 (7.75)
4.40/3.39 (7.79)
4.42/3.41 (7.83)
4.36/3.45 (7.81)
Back Squat – 3 x 3 x 110kg

PM Session
Bench Press – 3 x 3 x 95kg
DB Row – 2 x 6 x 40kg
Pull ups – 2 x 6 x 10kg

I’m pushed for time in my lunch break so I moved my upper body to after work. The 60m runs were all 95%, maybe more like 98%, but I didn’t feel great so no surprise the times reflect that.

28 Jun

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,312,212,111 lvl 6, 140W
A1 Pull ups – 2 x 8
A2 Handstands – 2 x 25 secs

My next race is Wed 19th July and I’ve planned my sessions up to then. There will be a decent taper this time and then up to 3 more races in August depending on how I feel. If the earlier races go well I can end the season on 16th August, if not I’ll do a final run on the 28th.

[Fraser Young]

Pre-Comp 2

16 Jun

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,313,313,111 lvl 6, 140W
GS Circuit 2 x 10 in 4:45, 5:05
GS Circuit 2 x 10 in 3:10, 3:07

17 Jun

MB Throws – 4 x 3
MB Throws – 2 x 3
Broad Jump – 252cm
Blocks – 20,30,40m
4 x 60m in 7.57, 7.69, 7.58, 7.79
SL Seated Calf Raise – 2 x 8 x 30kg
Back Squat – 3 x 3 x 110kg
Bench Press – 3 x 3 x 95kg
DB Row – 2 x 6 x 40kg
Pull ups – 2 x 6 x 10kg

18 Jun

Drills – AA x 2
Bike Tempo – 2 x 5 x 45 secs lvl 6, 140W

Not feeling it at all today so did the bare minimum.

19 Jun

The Speed Code – Week 3 Day 3 (Warm up, Drills, Plyos)
Hip Ext Pulses – 3 x 15 secs
SL Step Downs – 3 x 8 x BW
Kickstand Soleus Raise – 3 x 12
MB Throws – 4 x 3
BB Step Ups – 3 x 6 x 60kg
BB RLESS – 3 x 6 x 70kg
Swiss Ball Reverse Hyper – 3 x 8
RDL – 3 x 6 x 80kg
Rotator Cuff – 3 x 8
A1 Nordic Curls – 2 x 4 (4 secs)
A2 Seated Leg Kicks – 2 x 8 secs

That soleus raise was brutal, I got an insane burn and couldn’t get near the suggested 20 reps. Both step ups and RLESS can be moved up, it’s feeling very light for me now.

21 Jun

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,313,313,111 lvl 6, 140W
GS Circuit 2 x 10 in 4:50, 4:46
GS Circuit 2 x 10 in 3:16, 2:56

22 Jun

Plyo Series – 3 x 3
Broad Jump – 250cm
4 x 30m in 4.37, 4.34, 4.32, 4.29 (+1.5 m/s wind)
2 x 120m (95%) split time 40/30f/30f/20f
5.41/3.40/3.42/2.40 (14.64)
5.54/3.35/3.44/2.31 (14.66)
Bench Press – 3 x 3 x 95kg
Back Squat – 3 x 3 x 110kg
DB Rows – 2 x 6 x 40kg
Pull ups – 2 x 6 x 10kg

I tried multiple intermediate times with my new stopwatch and felt it worked well. Any more and I’d end up distracting myself from actually running fast. 30m runs were really promising even with the favourable wind. With the splits I can also work out my 100m times, which would be 12.24 and 12.35. In the winter I didn’t break 7.80 hand timed but ran 7.63 indoors so these could well be ~12.1 run submaximally.

I’m away 23rd-26th at a wedding which is why I moved my speed session to the Thursday. The plan is to do my next speed session on the Tuesday and then get back on track by the end of the next week.

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[Fraser Young]

Comp 4

14 Jul

The Speed Code – Week 6 Day 6 (core/mobility)

Core sets (9), Mobility sets (9)

15 Jul

Drills – AABB x2
Drills – ACK, SL Scissor x 2
2 x 40m build ups
Grass Tempo – 10 x 100m with stretching
A1 Pull ups – 2 x 8
A2 Handstands – 2 x 30 secs

Drills (400m), Tempo (1000m), Upper Body (1120kg)

16 Jul

MB Throws – 4 x 3
Blocks – 3 x 30m
60, 80, 120m (95%)

Throws (12), Accels (180m), Max Velocity (170m)

I didn’t time my longer runs because then I might not focus on the relaxation aspect of running 95%. The 120m was into a big headwind but the other two runs felt very fluid.

17 Jul

Drills – AABB x2
Drills – ACK, SL Scissor x 2
2 x 40m build ups
Grass Tempo – 10 x 100m with stretching

19 Jul – Race Day

Sutcliffe Park Open Meeting – 100m

11.90 (+1.9 m/s wind)

My warm up is a quite ridiculous 80 minutes so I tried to cut it to 60 mins. I ditched a lot of drills and didn’t time myself for 30m or a flying run because it potentially fatigues me too much.

The race itself was good, someone was twitching a lot and we must have been held for 5 seconds on “set” which didn’t help things. The guy next to me ran a similar time but I left him out the blocks and he came back in the middle part of the race. I thought I held speed much better to the line and I generally felt fast on the day.

A bit surprised by the wind reading, I noticed a tail wind warming up but it had settled by the time the races started. Given that I’m carrying a bit of a cold I will take that time and look to run similar if not a little faster in the final race of the season.

Edit: Didn’t realise the race was filmed

[Fraser Young]

Comp 3

7 Jul

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,33,33,111 lvl 6, 150W
GS Circuit – 2 x 10 (3:05, 2:55)

8 Jul

MB Throws – 4 x 3, 2 x 3
Broad Jumps – 251cm
Blocks – 2 x 20m, 2 x 30m
30m 3 point (4.45 secs)
40E20F (2.18)
40E30F (3.38)
Squat – 3 x 2 x 112.5kg
Bench Press – 3 x 2 x 97.5kg
DB Rows – 2 x 6 x 40kg
Pull ups – 2 x 6 x 10kg

9 Jul

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,212,212,111 lvl 6, 150W
A1 Pull ups – 2 x 8
A2 Handstands – 2 x 30 secs
The Speed Code – Week 6 Day 2 (Core/mobility)

Drills (160m), Bike Tempo (1600m), Upper Body (1120kg), Core sets (9), Mobility sets (9)

I’m tracking volume elsewhere and it helps to add it here. Part of it is just seeing what my volume looks like across macrocycles, but it’s also a nice reference the following year should I wish to dedicate more to drills etc.

10 Jul

Massage Gun – Calves, 90 secs

11 Jul

MB Throws – 4 x 3
The Speed Code – Week 4 Day 3 (Max Velocity)
A1 Nordic Curls – 2 x 5 (4 secs)
A2 Seated Leg Kicks – 2 x 8 secs

Throws (12), Drills (600m), Jumps (15), Circuit reps (123)

12 Jul

The Speed Code – Week 6 Day 4 (core/mobility)

Core sets (9), Mobility sets (9)

13 Jul

Plyo Series – 3 x 3
Broad Jump – 252cm
Blocks – 3 x 30m
80m (40/40f) in 5.45/4.52 (9.98) -1.5 m/s wind
100m (40/30f/30f) in 5.51/3.30/3.40 (12.22)
120m (40/30f/30f/20f) in 5.54/3.36/3.40/2.27 (14.59)
Back Squat – 2 x 2 x 112.5kg
Bench Press – 2 x 2 x 97.5kg

Jumps (48), Accel (180m), Max Velocity (210m), Lower body (450kg), Upper body (390kg)

I ran a 12.18 with a tailwind last week so 12.22 into a headwind was nice. Weights are winding down and I hopefully have an extra tenth in me to come.

Really pleased with how training is going, I’m probably in 12.00 shape in the sessions themselves so with a taper and a neutral wind I’ll say the following for the race on the 19th:
– 12.00 or slower: Demotivating but I have races to come
– 11.9*: Pleased enough to get a wind legal sub 12 but hoped for more
– 11.8*: This is where I feel I should be at this stage of the season
– 11.7* or faster: knocking on the door of my all time PB (11.70) so I’d be really excited with this run in a legal wind

[Fraser Young]

Comp 2

30 Jun

MB Throws – 4 x 3
The Speed Code – Week 4 Day 1 (Drills)
Non-CM Contrast Jumps – 3 x 4
Straight Leg Band Pull Through – 3 x 8
BB Step Ups – 3 x 6 x 65kg
BB RLESS – 3 x 6 x 75kg
Swiss Ball Reverse Hyper – 3 x 8
RDL – 3 x 6 x 80kg
Rotator Cuff – 3 x 8
A1 Nordic Curls – 2 x 4 (4 secs)
A2 Seated Leg Kicks – 2 x 8 secs

1 Jul

The Speed Code – Week 5 Day 2 (core/mobility)

2 Jul

Plyo Series – 3 x 3
Broad Jump – 248cm
Blocks – 3 x 30m
4 x 150m (60/30f/30f/30f) -2.5 m/s wind on the bend
7.86/3.54/3.59/3.66 (18.67)
7.99/3.55/3.60/3.73 (18.89)
8.04/3.63/3.62/3.89 (19.19)
8.16/3.79/3.89/3.98 (19.83)

These were 95% runs with 8 mins between reps. The prescribed session was 5 reps but I almost didn’t even do the 4th because I knew it would be poor. The first 3 runs are comparable up to 120m and it’s in the final 30m that fatigue is very clear. Given I don’t plan on running any 200’s in competition it doesn’t seem worth doing this session again.

I skipped weights to let my body recover.

3 Jul

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,212,212,111 lvl 6, 140W
A1 Pull ups – 2 x 8
A2 Handstands – 2 x 30 secs

4 Jul

The Speed Code – Week 5 Day 4 (core/mobility)

5 Jul

Plyo Series – 3 x 3
Broad Jump – 254cm
Blocks – 3 x 30m
80m (40/20f/20f) in 5.46/2.12/2.18 (9.77) +1 m/s wind
100m (40/30f/30f) in 5.49/3.36/3.32 (12.18)
120m (40/30f/30f/20f) in 5.52/3.35/3.38/2.28 (14.53)
Back Squat – 3 x 3 x 110kg
Bench Press – 3 x 3 x 95kg
DB Rows – 2 x 6 x 40kg
Pull ups – 2 x 6 x 10kg

Much better session, I really hit that 80m run. The wind dropped for the later runs but they were still a good pace. I’m a bit surprised the drop off in top speed from my first to second run was so dramatic.

6 Jul

The Speed Code – Week 5 Day 6 (core/mobility)

Another good training week. The weights come down to 3 x 2 and I drop the weights session with step ups and RDL so I’m expecting to see my times improve. I’d be happy with any wind legal time faster than 11.95 on the 19th.

[Fraser Young]

Comp 1

23-26 Jun

Away in Germany, not the best sleep but ate a lot of good food so feeling moderately recovered.

27 Jun

MB Throws – 4 x 3
MB Throws – 2 x 3
Broad Jump – 254cm
Blocks – 20,30,40m
4 x 60m (30/30f) – swirling wind
4.37/3.38 (7.75)
4.40/3.39 (7.79)
4.42/3.41 (7.83)
4.36/3.45 (7.81)
Back Squat – 3 x 3 x 110kg

PM Session
Bench Press – 3 x 3 x 95kg
DB Row – 2 x 6 x 40kg
Pull ups – 2 x 6 x 10kg

I’m pushed for time in my lunch break so I moved my upper body to after work. The 60m runs were all 95%, maybe more like 98%, but I didn’t feel great so no surprise the times reflect that.

28 Jun

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,312,212,111 lvl 6, 140W
A1 Pull ups – 2 x 8
A2 Handstands – 2 x 25 secs

My next race is Wed 19th July and I’ve planned my sessions up to then. There will be a decent taper this time and then up to 3 more races in August depending on how I feel. If the earlier races go well I can end the season on 16th August, if not I’ll do a final run on the 28th.

[Fraser Young]

Pre-Comp 2

16 Jun

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,313,313,111 lvl 6, 140W
GS Circuit 2 x 10 in 4:45, 5:05
GS Circuit 2 x 10 in 3:10, 3:07

17 Jun

MB Throws – 4 x 3
MB Throws – 2 x 3
Broad Jump – 252cm
Blocks – 20,30,40m
4 x 60m in 7.57, 7.69, 7.58, 7.79
SL Seated Calf Raise – 2 x 8 x 30kg
Back Squat – 3 x 3 x 110kg
Bench Press – 3 x 3 x 95kg
DB Row – 2 x 6 x 40kg
Pull ups – 2 x 6 x 10kg

18 Jun

Drills – AA x 2
Bike Tempo – 2 x 5 x 45 secs lvl 6, 140W

Not feeling it at all today so did the bare minimum.

19 Jun

The Speed Code – Week 3 Day 3 (Warm up, Drills, Plyos)
Hip Ext Pulses – 3 x 15 secs
SL Step Downs – 3 x 8 x BW
Kickstand Soleus Raise – 3 x 12
MB Throws – 4 x 3
BB Step Ups – 3 x 6 x 60kg
BB RLESS – 3 x 6 x 70kg
Swiss Ball Reverse Hyper – 3 x 8
RDL – 3 x 6 x 80kg
Rotator Cuff – 3 x 8
A1 Nordic Curls – 2 x 4 (4 secs)
A2 Seated Leg Kicks – 2 x 8 secs

That soleus raise was brutal, I got an insane burn and couldn’t get near the suggested 20 reps. Both step ups and RLESS can be moved up, it’s feeling very light for me now.

21 Jun

Drills – AABB x 2
Bike Tempo – 111,313,313,111 lvl 6, 140W
GS Circuit 2 x 10 in 4:50, 4:46
GS Circuit 2 x 10 in 3:16, 2:56

22 Jun

Plyo Series – 3 x 3
Broad Jump – 250cm
4 x 30m in 4.37, 4.34, 4.32, 4.29 (+1.5 m/s wind)
2 x 120m (95%) split time 40/30f/30f/20f
5.41/3.40/3.42/2.40 (14.64)
5.54/3.35/3.44/2.31 (14.66)
Bench Press – 3 x 3 x 95kg
Back Squat – 3 x 3 x 110kg
DB Rows – 2 x 6 x 40kg
Pull ups – 2 x 6 x 10kg

I tried multiple intermediate times with my new stopwatch and felt it worked well. Any more and I’d end up distracting myself from actually running fast. 30m runs were really promising even with the favourable wind. With the splits I can also work out my 100m times, which would be 12.24 and 12.35. In the winter I didn’t break 7.80 hand timed but ran 7.63 indoors so these could well be ~12.1 run submaximally.

I’m away 23rd-26th at a wedding which is why I moved my speed session to the Thursday. The plan is to do my next speed session on the Tuesday and then get back on track by the end of the next week.

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