Achieving progressive
overload: The FITT principle
F requency
I
ntensity
T ype
T ime
Below is part of a sprint training session
carried out by the Norwegian bobsled team.
To see the session in action visit
http://sihunt.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/norwegian-
bobsled-sprint-training/
Training Session
(this does not include the
warm up, cool down or
technique drills):
Sprints
Constant acceleration of
stride tempo, length
and speed
20m + 25m + 30m + 35m +
40m = 5 runs (150m)
Plyometrics
Standing long jump x 3
Reverse standing long
jump x 3
3 bounds + jump x 3
3 hops + jumps x3 on each leg
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