Getting a training schedule down

OK, I've removed a bunch of posts that are no longer relevant. Scott's proposed timetable is still there for us to hammer into shape.

Scott mentioned that he'd like to get a schedule together which matches sessions which we do consistently with the people who usually do them. Also we need to get everybody joined up to the blog or there's not much point in posting this stuff.

At the moment it pretty much looks like this for many of us:

Monday: track
Tuesday: pool
Wednesday: track
Thursday: gymnastics
Friday: track (light session pre-comp)
Saturday: track (comp), pool (if not doing Sunday)
Sunday: rest/pool

At the moment only Scott and Nic have been doing the gymnastics session. Other sessions like weights tend to be done on an individual basis. As a rough guide, if you're doing 2 (or more) sessions a day only 1 should be a hard session, and try to keep CNS and vegetative biased work on separate/alternating days (CNS bias = weights, speed, plyo, technical sessions; vegetative bias = endurance, tempo work, intervals)

I'm not averse to doing a session earlier in the day on competition days - it would just be an easier session - but for around about the last six comps/weeks the emphasis should be on competing. That would mean tapering off the volume of training and concentrating on sharp, intense, event specific training, and only doing other training sessions to maintain those more general qualities e.g. weights need be done only once every 7–10 days to maintain general strength. I have info somewhere for those who are interested in maintenance levels for various types of training.