Join me and good friend Mitchell Corver of Melbourne Victory as we break down the ideal off‑season, pre‑season, and in‑season approach for field athletes — energy system conditioning, training structure, and everything in between.
1:05 Minimal effective dose
3:01 Bodybuilding results are so context dependant
5:11 Hows Mitch been?
5:56 Sleep
7:38 Mitch is absolutely yearning to complete a sub 6:00 2km
8:48 Runners & running culture
15:23 Which sport Mitch wants to work with
17:19 Pro's and cons of coaching for teams vs individuals
18:53 Football or Soccer?
19:54 Off seasons/pre seasons for field sports
20:10 Training age and can you make gains/get results in season?
24:31 If you’re a field athlete and you cant run... you’re pretty f*****!
28:33 Field Sports blueprint 1) Post season/off season
39:15 Athletes using their spare time to improve vs athletes that don’t
41:31 Kids in sports nowadays are more mature than ever
43:26 Some players needed to let loose to maintain their mentality
45:17 Field Sports blueprint 2) Christmas period
48:04 Field Sports blueprint 3) New Year
48:45 Should pro's do extra's outside of formal training with their squad?
54:15 Field Sports blueprint 3) New Year
56:54 What training would we do outside of our formal team training & the importance of continuing to sprint throughout the year
1:01:48 If your sporting club doesn’t have a gym/access to a gym
1:03:33 How to combine your sport with gym training for recreational athletes
1:09:42 Field Sports blueprint 4) In season
1:11:11 Energy systems
1:13:31 NEVER GO NO CARB AS A FIELD ATHLETE!!!
1:15:22 The Aerobic system underpins all three energy systems
1:16:57 How to program your training to individually bias specific energy systems - Long slow distance/low intensity
1:18:35 How to program your training to individually bias specific energy systems - Tempo/Critical speed (low-moderate intensity)
1:23:15 How to practically judge whether or not you’re performing Critical speed at the right intensity
1:26:33 Ideally how many reps/how much time should you perform long/slow, Critical speed & HIIT per week?
1:27:38 How to actually train Critical speed properly
1:31:00 How to program your training to individually bias specific energy systems - H.I.I.T (@Maximal aerobic speed/V02max)
1:35:07 Team sports is a logistical nightmare to prescribe running for
1:35:57 Whats the minimal effective dose of Critical Speed?
1:36:55 Prescribing H.I.I.T training
1:40:43 Maximal aerobic speed and how to calculate it and use it to prescribe training
1:42:33 Rough parameters of MAS % for working different energy systems
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