John Shepherd: Examining the Winter Training Plan

John is a well-known coach, content creator, and writer on all things athletics, but perhaps most pertinently, he has a massive aptitude for horizontal jumps training. In his first few years of coaching he guided two men under the age 20 jump over 7.70m in the long jump -- one became European Junior Champion. Since that time, he has guided several more athletes to jump 7.70+, 6.30+ (for women) and16.20m in the mens triple jump. John believes that specificity can be achieved early in the winter and over training is often a major hinderance to long term development. Designing winter training that is both progressive and specific is what our conversation revolved around. Topics: -Specific fitness in the winter training plan -Using undulating periodization -Speed development -Over reaching and peaking -Developing the long jump takeoff (physiologically and technically) Follow John on Social Media: -Instagram: instagram.com/johnshepherdwritertrackcoach YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Johnshepherdtrackcoach Support the show