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Josef Karas is a former Czech International Decathlete and a graduate of Kansas State where he worked under legendary coach Cliff Rovelto.
Since transitioning into coaching, Josef has coached long jumper Radek Juska to 8.31m (NR), gold at the World University Games, Silver at the European Indoor championships and most recently, the Olympic final in Paris. Josef is a well known multi's coach working with 8,000+ point decathletes like Adam Helcelet and current world u-20 champion Tomas Järvinen.
In this episode, he his general preparation phase (GPP), prescribing training for 'workhorses', and adapting technique to the individual athlete.
Josef reflected on the lead up to the Olympics with Radek and how they overcame a very challenging early season that concluded with a spot in the Olympic final.
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Josef Karas is a former Czech International Decathlete and a graduate of Kansas State where he worked under legendary coach Cliff Rovelto.
Since transitioning into coaching, Josef has coached long jumper Radek Juska to 8.31m (NR), gold at the World University Games, Silver at the European Indoor championships and most recently, the Olympic final in Paris. Josef is a well known multi's coach working with 8,000+ point decathletes like Adam Helcelet and current world u-20 champion Tomas Järvinen.
In this episode, he his general preparation phase (GPP), prescribing training for 'workhorses', and adapting technique to the individual athlete.
Josef reflected on the lead up to the Olympics with Radek and how they overcame a very challenging early season that concluded with a spot in the Olympic final.
Follow Josef on Instagram
Episode Sponsor: YMR Track Club - use promo code 'Track20' for 20% off
Support the show
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