Endurance Athlete Gaelic Football Off-Season Athletic Development (12 Weeks)

These programs are based on and developed for the modern athlete. They are broken down into a more individualised system to suit the athletes predominant genetic disposition (Speed, Endurance or Hybrid dominant athlete). These programs are the cumulation of years of research, observation and analysis of what works and the realisation that the modern athlete wants to exercise regularly, so i have built these programs with restoration of the nervous system in mind while also driving athletic development. I have noticed in recent years athletes love to train continually, we could even suggest they are addicted to dopamine affect of training and maybe also conscious of their appearence.

I've developed these programs to firstly keep players on the field, develop them athletically while maintaining freshness at the right times of the year, while also dealing with the reality of modern life. These programs use primarily the Anaerobic Speed Reserve method of figuring out an athletes predominant athletic strengths and work from there, so that they train sensibly for themselves.

I'm also use Velocity Based Training for anyone lucky enough to have a VBT device, the speeds used in these programmed in the program will be simply in a column on the program sheet. The idea of different velocity zones can be seen inthe prograqm when you buy it.

If not using the VBT, there will be general colume of explanation for intensity of exercise anyway (fast, explosive, slow tempo etc) so you can use that and while not as exact it is still a really relaible approach.

The Endurance Athlete Off Season program

Endurance athletes typically have a high maximal aerobic speed (MAS), which represents the slowest speed at which they achieve their VO2 max3. This indicates a well-developed aerobic system, allowing them to sustain high-intensity efforts for extended periods. Where the Endurance athlete sometimes struggle is with explosive bursts, accelerating fast and reaching top speed quickly. This program is designed to work on those elements while developing strength and power in a suitable and more extensive way that sits well with the team sport "endurance" athlete. While the VBT may seem counter intuitive for the Endurance athlete, if you have the facility, keeping an eye on your max outputs or peak veslocities would be a good idea.