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Table 3 Training week examples across varying meso-cycles

From: The Training and Development of Elite Sprint Performance: an Integration of Scientific and Best Practice Literature

Day

Early preparation period

Mid-preparation period

Late preparation period

Mid-season

Mon

Hill sprints

Resisted sprints

Acceleration

Acceleration and maximal velocity

Tue

Hypertrophy strength

Maximal strength

Explosive strength + plyometrics

Plyometrics

Wed

Tempo

Tempo

Tempo

Tempo

Thu

Speed endurance

Speed endurance

Maximal velocity

Sprint-specific endurance

Fri

Hypertrophy strength

Maximal strength

Explosive strength + plyometrics

Plyometrics

Sat

Tempo

Tempo

Tempo

Tempo

Sun

Off

Off

Off

Off

  1. See Table 2 for the session-specific training content