Week of April 6-11

*AN IMPORTANT NOTE...* 

ALTHOUGH WE ARE ENCOURAGING EACH ATHLETE TO CONTINUE HIS/HER SCHEDULED WORKOUT PLAN AS BEST AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE DO SO SAFELY AND IN A SOCIAL RESPONSIBLE WAY. WE ARE NOT ENCOURAGING ATHLETES TO MEET IN GROUPS AND DO THEIR OWN GROUP PRACTICES. DO YOUR OWN WORKOUTS. SPREAD YOURSELVES OUT IN PLACE, TIME AND DISTANCE.

I tried to reach our to many of you this week - those that are on the Remind text. It was great to hear from you and talk a little. If you're not on the text, could you maybe shoot me a message on Insta @pvxctrack. I'd love to talk with you and see how you're doing and stuff.

It seems like were kind of at a weird point in all this... Shouldn't this have ended? What's next? How long does this keep going? Is is even worth going out and doing a workout? Can we even have a season now? Some days I wake up and it's just like I'm on a hamster wheel - the same stuff over and over with no real progress in site. Unfortunately, none of us really know the answer to most of these questions. But I can tell you these few things - you are in control of your own self and your own attitude and at some point in time this will end. So the real questions should be... What kind of attitude am I going to have today? How am I going to spend my time today? What can I do within the parameters set up by my parents and the schools to get a workout in? What shape do I want to be in when the season comes back?

Also, if you need a little reading for the week, go back to the PV Track Great Feats and read up on Marcus and Alli. In fact, Milesplit Utah just put out a similar article on Marcus today!

 Thought of the Week: "We are the creators of our own destiny."
-Garth Stein
I was reading the Book "Racing in the Rain" (which actually isn't a track book, unfortunately) with my youngest daughter, when we came across this quote. As I do with about everything now, I put it into the context of our new lifestyle and thought about how now, even though it often doesn't feel this way, each of us must make whatever things happen happen. Like I said above, there are so many questions and so many people telling us what we can and can't do... I just want to remind us that ultimately it comes down to what you do. Not that I am calling for an uprising against social distancing or regulations that have been put into place to help us stay healthy, but if you really want something bad enough, you a way to go get it. I watched a video of an professional rugby player doing stairs in his house yesterday. A dude ran a marathon in his 10ft backyard. You know what I mean?... stuff like that. If you want to be great GO CREATE YOUR OWN DESTINY - don't let this thing or that thing get in the way. Make new rules, make new attitudes, YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Schedule for the Week:
Practice (so again... no team/coach led practice, this is all on you) -

Short Sprints: 
Continue these workouts until updated

DAY WARM-UP WORKOUT COOL-DOWN

Monday Warm-up jog (TE I) 4x200 [2 min. Rest between each run/70% Static stretching, 

& all drills (plyometrics)  burpees 4x @45 sec, lunges 2x50m 

Tuesday Warm-up jog (Speed III) 50 m, 80 m, 120m, 80m, 50m Static stretching, planks 4x1 min.,

& all drills (plyometrics)  [3/5 min rest between each run/Speed is 90% lunges 2x50m  

Wednesday Warm-up jog (TE II) 50m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 300m, 350m Static stretching, planks 4x1 min.,

& all drills (plyometrics)  [70% speed & walk same distance between each run  lunges 2x50m 

Thursday Warm-up jog (Speed III) 50 m, 80 m, 120m, 80m, 50m Static stretching, planks 4x1 min.,

& all drills (plyometrics) [3/5 min rest between each run/Speed is 90% lunges 2x50m    

Friday Warm-up jog (Special Endurance)  Cool down walk 400m,

& all drills (plyometrics)  Set #1 - 100m + 100m + 100m Static stretching

Set #2 – 100m + 200m + 100m + 100

Set #3 – 100m + 100m + 100m

Key Points on this workout 

Use training flats, 70%

The + symbol represents a 50m slow walk

Walk 200m between each set 

Saturday Light Walk ~1.5 miles 

Notes Get at least 8 hours sleep a night, keep hydrated

Long Sprints: see long sprint workout schedule

Throws: 
Continue these workouts until updated
Monday-
SHOT: repeat 2 to 3x

Progression drills:

Placement Drill:  Using a softball. Place the ball where you would the shot, make sure your thumb is pointing at your collar bone (clavicle) and palm out. Shift from static position to power position quickly (have someone time you) 10x (throw the ball keeping your hand and elbow in the proper position, don’t let the elbow come down)

Power Position drill: quick feet drills will help you transition from a regular stance to a power position. Stand up straight with your knees slightly bent and feet right next to each other. From this position, lift up, quickly moving into a power position with your knees bent and weight balanced. Bounce in this position for several seconds to make sure you are balanced. 10x\

Med Ball Drill:  Hold the medicine ball like a shot. In standing throwing position project the ball up and out. If you can put a rope up 7 or 10 feet above you. Every time you clear the rope take a step back

Discus: repeat 2 to 3x
Progression drills:

PVC Pipe/broom handle Drill: Hold a broom handle on your neck with your arms wrapped around. Practice turning keeping your arms angled correctly do power position moves. Using the broom/pvc pipe will help you understand keeping your arms consistent. 10x

Cone Circle Drill: You guys have all done this, find a line and arms out, throwing arm holding a shoe. Rotate on the line. 10x

South African Drill: Same one you have done at practice like the circle drill. Use a shoe 10x

Hula Hoop Lead up Drill: Hold the hula hoop in your hand, with your arm extended. Step into your throw, driving your legs, hips, and chest while swinging your arm around the body. Keep the arm slightly below your shoulder, and release the hoop in front of your body around eye level. 5x

Javelin: repeat 2 to 3x

Progression Drills: 

Basketball throw: Kneel on the ground with your upper body extended. Hold a basketball behind your head and lean backwards as far as you can without falling over. Pull forward starting with the waist, midsection, upper body and shoulders and follow through with the arms to throw the basketball forward. Release the basketball when you are square and leaning forward at 45 degrees. 10x

Tennis ball Release: You guys have all done these. 10x

Rhythm Drill: Practice the run up to the throw without the javelin. Run the length and add cross overs (start with 3 cross overs) Vary the rhythm of your steps as you run up to the release slightly on each pass until you feel comfortable. If you can get the practice Jav (the plastic ones) then use them for release. 10x

Tuesday-
All throws:

Weight lifting or resistance bands

If you don’t have access to weights do as much as you can:

3 rounds of

10x sumo deadlift

10x bench press

10x burpies

10x push press

10x lunges (use resistance bands if you have them)

10x dumb bell snatches

10x squats

Wednesday-

All throws:

Core strength

Med ball throws: Lying on your back, hold the medicine ball on your chest, throw the ball up extending your arms completely, catch the ball bending your arms. 10x

Planks: 10x 30 sec

Side Plank: 10 x 30 sec

Drills: Shot do your chair drills, fence drills

Discus: do your release drills

Jav: hurdle drills with something like the hurdles 😊

Practice your form as if you were in the ring or throwing the Jav.

Thursday-

All throws

Running day:

5x striders

10x 15 yard run (starting from a different position each time, push ups, sommersaults, mountain climbers and so on)

2x stadiums or 30 meter hills

Friday-

Repeat Monday. If you can use implements then please practice your throws. If things are going wrong then go back to the drills until you feel like you can do it correctly. 

Distance: see distance workout schedule (Scroll over on spreadsheet to see updates for the week)

Athletes of the Week: Thanks for the few new nominees. Let's keep trying to recognize our amazing teammates. Remember, you nominate someone... if you feel a teammate is deserving of recognition for hard work, great performances, leadership, being a great teammate, whatever, nominate him/her.
     Makenzie and Lauren Riley (Fr. / Sprint) - "I've seen them multiple times at the park getting their workouts in."
     Dallen Hancock (Sr. / Field) - "He's talked with a couple times about working hard during this time."
     Regina Wright (Sr. / Throws) - "I know she's still been getting in her workouts and trying to keep a good attitude."

Youngsters: Youngsters will be postponed until further notice. Get out and run a bit. A great workout is to find a short hill and run hard up it and jog/walk down it real easy. Do a bunch of them. Or run around your block a few times. Maybe run hard on one street and then easy on another. Get outside and have some fun!