Comments on: Pyramid Training http://boakes.org/pyramid-training/ nice of you to drop by. tea? Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:18:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-bleeding hourly 1 By: John Doe http://boakes.org/pyramid-training/#comment-208131 John Doe Sat, 31 May 2008 01:55:54 +0000 http://boakes.org/pyramid-training#comment-208131 I would first like to point out that the way the person in this blog is running pyramids is not the way I am familiar with. I usually do more runs in the pyramid but only one pyramid. Personally today I am doing 100-200-300...to 700 and back down again in 100m increments. Pyramids are very useful in training for runners and any other athletes no matter the distance or competition. They are good for runners psychologically and physiologically. They are good psychologically because when you are tired but only have some smaller sprints left, it is easier to finish. They can also be useed to tackle a distance that a runner has not done before. If you want to run 1k but can't do repeats, then you can make that distance the top of your pyramid and work up to it. In every race there are going to be a variety of speeds needed. Pyramids help simulate multiple distances and work the body at a variety f speeds, allowing r the athlete to work himself hard without overdoing any one type of muscle fiber. Pyramids can add variety to your workouts and the variation of speeds is very helpful. Hope this helps. I would first like to point out that the way the person in this blog is running pyramids is not the way I am familiar with. I usually do more runs in the pyramid but only one pyramid. Personally today I am doing 100-200-300…to 700 and back down again in 100m increments. Pyramids are very useful in training for runners and any other athletes no matter the distance or competition. They are good for runners psychologically and physiologically. They are good psychologically because when you are tired but only have some smaller sprints left, it is easier to finish. They can also be useed to tackle a distance that a runner has not done before. If you want to run 1k but can’t do repeats, then you can make that distance the top of your pyramid and work up to it. In every race there are going to be a variety of speeds needed. Pyramids help simulate multiple distances and work the body at a variety f speeds, allowing r the athlete to work himself hard without overdoing any one type of muscle fiber. Pyramids can add variety to your workouts and the variation of speeds is very helpful. Hope this helps.

]]> By: john McGlen http://boakes.org/pyramid-training/#comment-67039 john McGlen Mon, 14 May 2007 16:15:59 +0000 http://boakes.org/pyramid-training#comment-67039 pyramids work when you are weight training i know this for a fact and many years ago while living on edge of snowdonia national park i used to cycle up the side of a mountain which consisted consisted of going up steeper and steeper inclines with flat areas between each steep bit. i did not realise it at the time but i was pyramid training. i have never been fitter at a any other point in my life. pyramids work when you are weight training i know this for a fact and many years ago while
living on edge of snowdonia national park i used to cycle up the side of a mountain which consisted
consisted of going up steeper and steeper inclines with flat areas between each steep bit.
i did not realise it at the time but i was pyramid training. i have never been fitter at a
any other point in my life.

]]> By: Alice http://boakes.org/pyramid-training/#comment-22411 Alice Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:43:45 +0000 http://boakes.org/pyramid-training#comment-22411 I just read your pyramid training blog, and I was just wondering, exactly what is the point of running a pyramid versus running a straight distance equivalent to the total of the pyramid but at a constant speed? Does it really some how end up giving you a higher AVERAGE speed when running? thanks a lot! I just read your pyramid training blog, and I was just wondering, exactly what is the point of running a pyramid versus running a straight distance equivalent to the total of the pyramid but at a constant speed? Does it really some how end up giving you a higher AVERAGE speed when running?

thanks a lot!

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