Originally Posted by
queerpunk
re BP's comment, one of the helpful things somebody taught me is that strength is base training for power. so the progression goes: strength -> power (strength fast) -> speed (using power to go fast) -> speed endurance (going fast for a longer period of time).
Exactly.
Coincidentally, that’s also that’s the order of how long gains in those areas lasts. Meaning: Strength lasts longer than Power which lasts longer than Speed which lasts longer than Speed Endurance.
That’s the order in which you should train those skills so that they stack and compliment each other.
Basically, it’s useless to train for Speed 8 months out from your big event. And you missed the boat if you start training Strength a month out from your big event.
This is why you see sprinters train raw strength in the winter and top speed and speed endurance behind a motorbike a couple of weeks before their big event.