And the training begins....
Well, the month of Febraury and March were not too hardcore...besides sliding at the ice house in Calgary once a month, (the ice house is where you get to practice your starts and loads) I truly let my body come back to its natural position and let my organs fall back into place. The Spring time is when I started to go harder.
I am not a natural sprinter, I am quick, but I had to learn about sprint dynamics and soon realized that sprinting is an art form. I have done 10kms, half marathons, full marathons, traithlons.....all out the window when it comes to sprinting. Learning how to transfer power down to the ground and then blasting off the block was, and is still a wonder although from last winter to now, I have seen a drastic improvement shaving a half second off my start times....this is an eternity with this sport. So since I was been coached by an Olympian, I decided to get sprint coaching from another Olympian in Glenroy Gilbert. We spoke a few times, he was interested in helping me out, I went to the track a few times but never caught up with him (no pun intended), and logistically, things didn't work out and we never trained together...but...by watching others at the track and getting pointers, I was able to train on my own and develop those sprint dynamics. I am still more a hockey player than a sprinter though.....
Needless to say, I have been going hard from April 'till now only taking 2 weeks off at the end of August...my body needed it. I have really focused on powering up my legs....I figured if I have half the sprint dynamics down pat and I have increased my power, blend them both together and I should have some decent results. Even my wife noticed my new tree trunks hehe.
My first time back at the ice house in Calgary was in July since March, and I was glad to see the improvement....even with a pneumonia....hard work does pay off...so far. I was there in August, I will be there next week, and once more in Oct before the season starts.
I am not a natural sprinter, I am quick, but I had to learn about sprint dynamics and soon realized that sprinting is an art form. I have done 10kms, half marathons, full marathons, traithlons.....all out the window when it comes to sprinting. Learning how to transfer power down to the ground and then blasting off the block was, and is still a wonder although from last winter to now, I have seen a drastic improvement shaving a half second off my start times....this is an eternity with this sport. So since I was been coached by an Olympian, I decided to get sprint coaching from another Olympian in Glenroy Gilbert. We spoke a few times, he was interested in helping me out, I went to the track a few times but never caught up with him (no pun intended), and logistically, things didn't work out and we never trained together...but...by watching others at the track and getting pointers, I was able to train on my own and develop those sprint dynamics. I am still more a hockey player than a sprinter though.....
Needless to say, I have been going hard from April 'till now only taking 2 weeks off at the end of August...my body needed it. I have really focused on powering up my legs....I figured if I have half the sprint dynamics down pat and I have increased my power, blend them both together and I should have some decent results. Even my wife noticed my new tree trunks hehe.
My first time back at the ice house in Calgary was in July since March, and I was glad to see the improvement....even with a pneumonia....hard work does pay off...so far. I was there in August, I will be there next week, and once more in Oct before the season starts.
posted by Demetrios "Dee" Stefanopoulos at 9:56 PM
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