1. Mistakes I’ve Made Coaching
Jay Johnson
coachjayjohnson @ Gmail.com
www. coachjayjohnson .com
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3. #1 Replicating with my athletes
the training I did in college
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4. #1 Replicating with my athletes
the training I did in college
Remember threshold running
and the Monkey Story
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5. #1 Replicating with my athletes
the training I did in college
Remember threshold running
and the Monkey Story
Construct a threshold workout
that looks like a set of repeats
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6. #1 Replicating with my athletes
the training I did in college
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7. #1 Replicating with my athletes
the training I did in college
1. 800m loop...then chop it up
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8. #1 Replicating with my athletes
the training I did in college
1. 800m loop...then chop it up
200/600, then 300/500, then
400/400, then 500/300, then
600/200. This is continuous.
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9. #2 Going to the weight room
before General Strength and
Mobility (GSM) is established
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10. #2 Going to the weight room
before General Strength and
Mobility (GSM) is established
Must be able to handle body weight
before going to external loads
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11. #2 Going to the weight room
before General Strength and
Mobility (GSM) is established
Must be able to handle body weight
before going to external loads
You can get triple extension (ankle,
knee, hip) with shot puts
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12. #2 Going to the weight room
before General Strength and
Mobility (GSM) is established
Friday, February 1, 13

13. #2 Going to the weight room before General
Strength and Mobility (GSM) is established
Friday, February 1, 13

14. #2 Going to the weight room before General
Strength and Mobility (GSM) is established
Friday, February 1, 13

15. #2 Going to the weight room before General
Strength and Mobility (GSM) is established
Friday, February 1, 13

16. #2 Going to the weight room before General
Strength and Mobility (GSM) is established
Friday, February 1, 13

17. #2 Going to the weight room before General
Strength and Mobility (GSM) is established
Friday, February 1, 13

18. #2 Going to the weight room before General
Strength and Mobility (GSM) is established
Friday, February 1, 13

19. #2 Going to the weight room before General
Strength and Mobility (GSM) is established
Friday, February 1, 13

20. #2 Going to the weight room
before General Strength and
Mobility (GSM) is established
Friday, February 1, 13

21. #2 Going to the weight room
before General Strength and
Mobility (GSM) is established
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22. #3 Not valuing the role of
the aerobic metabolism in
800m and 1,500m training
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23. #3 Not valuing the role of
the aerobic metabolism in
800m and 1,500m training
800m - 66% aerobic
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24. #3 Not valuing the role of
the aerobic metabolism in
800m and 1,500m training
800m - 66% aerobic
1,500m - 84% aerobic
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25. #3 Not valuing the role of
the aerobic metabolism in
800m and 1,500m training
800m - 66% aerobic
1,500m - 84% aerobic
From Spencer and Gastin, Medicine and
Science in Sport and Exercise, 2001
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26. #4 Not understanding the role
of having lactate in the system
for all distance training
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27. #4 Not understanding the role
of having lactate in the system
for all distance training
I highly recommend the Matt
Fitzgerld articles...they are well
written & simplify the issue
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28. #5 Did not believe that speed
couple be improved*
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29. #5 Did not believe that speed
couple be improved*
*Definitely didn’t know how to do it
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30. #5 Did not believe that speed
couple be improved*
3-4 x 30 or 40 meters at 97%
with three minutes of walking
as the recovery
*Definitely didn’t know how to do it
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32. #6 Not looking at posture during
a-lactate* work
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33. #6 Not looking at posture during
a-lactate* work
*80m-150m at 400m to 600m pace
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34. #6 Not looking at posture during
a-lactate* work
Weak posterior chain causes
athletes to lean
forward...which causes a
breaking force with each foot
contact *80m-150m at 400m to 600m pace
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35. #7 Didn’t use Hurdle Mobility as
a tool (for strength, posture and
plyometric contacts)
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38. #7 Didn’t use Hurdle Mobility as
a tool (for strength, posture and
plyometric contacts)
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39. #8 Not understanding how hard
running circuits can be for
athletes, even aerobically fit
athletes with good general
strength levels
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40. #8 Not understanding how hard
running circuits can be
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41. #8 Not understanding how hard
running circuits can be
700m, jog 30m, exercises,
jog 70m, run the next 700m
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42. #8 Not understanding how hard
running circuits can be
700m, jog 30m, exercises,
jog 70m, run the next 700m
500m, jog across field,
exercises,back to the line,
run the next 500m
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43. #9 Did not understand how life
stress impacts the ability to train
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44. #9 Did not understand how life
stress impacts the ability to train
Stress can come in many forms...
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46. Jay Johnson
Questions
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47. Questions
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