ranger wrote:As much as I agree with cross training, I think I'll stick with sport-specific methods such as can be found on this site (with the USIRT archive). These focus on erg training. Once an athlete is no longer worried about weight he or she can focus on the erg and use cross training for recovery.
No evidence for this at all, Mike.
Are you pointing to yourself as evidence?
(YES!)
As it turns out, in the 50s and 55s lwts, those such as Roy and I who have set WRs have used _massive_ cross-training. (and Roy subscribes to your forms of training??
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As I understand, Graham Watt is also an accomplished athlete in many other areas (running?).
Are you?
YES
Maybe your neglect of cross-training has done you in, Mike.
(How about a couple of 2:26 marathons, and a 15:20 5k. Or maybe a 52 min 10 miler + a 55 min 10 miler in the same day (running)-my reply That's one big
You are certainly done in, so you might at least be thinking about it.
ranger
ranger: good training technique has to be matched with good aptitude.
Let's say that there are two hypothetical erg athletes.
One has the highest aptitude and a terrible training plan
the other has lower aptitude and a great plan.
I'm suggesting that you may be more like the former and I'm like the latter.
As a result: I continue to improve by listening to the best coaches in the nation. While you, self trained without any regard for established principles of exercise physiology, are caught in misrepresentations and exaggerations of your feats (answer yankeerunner!) and aspirations (You're disavowal of trying to make the C2 IRT). Secondarily, you have not (to date)improved your erg performances from 5 years ago.
A SUGGESTION:
THERE IS A WELL ESTABLISHED CORRELATION BETWEEN A OPEN RATE 500M PIECE AND 2K PERFORMANCE. IF YOU WANT TO SHOW ANY RESULT OF YOUR TRAINING: 1. MAKE WEIGHT 2.SPEND (roughly) 90 SECONDS AND PULL A 500 TO CONFIRM THE ADVANCEMENT YOU'VE MADE SINCE 2003.
btw: to suggest that I am
done in...
The gap between you (with your better aptitude) and me (with better training) continues to close. Let's keep it friendly,
erg-bro' We'll want to shake hands with each other in Boston...
I've said many times: I hope we both better the WR next month ~ until then my friend.
Over and out!
Have fun playing in the snow!
=Mike=
55 lwt
1:30.2 500 meters (the day before yesterday) 6:46.6 2k (two weeks ago; down from 7:17 a year ago) and, BTW I did this weighing 160 lbs, not 175 lbs (ranger-weight)
maybe it was a lie