Ryan Banta Episode 25 " Part II Utilizing Tempos and the Weight room to build Resilient well prepared athletes and View on modern T&F"

On episode 23 I continue my conversation with Coach Banta by talking about the role of tempo training within his system and how he uses it to facilitate proper dosage of training especially after his day 1 high CNS session. Coach Banta discusses his rationale on including a high CNS day to start the week, and how tempos help to facilitate and builds towards desired adaptations for later periods of competition. Tempos help to build the buffering capacity and requirements for given competitions. They also allow recovery and help build resilient structures that are more likely to hold up to the demands of meets such as many different state track meets. Coach Banta talks about how he strategically adjust tempos to facilitate pace in his peaking phase for competition, he slowly slides the tempo out and brings in a second high CNS day later in training. He is able to accomplish this through the earlier use of tempos and their preparation of athletes for more rigorous demands in peaking phases for competition. I've really enjoyed Coach Banta's rationale on the role of recovery and keeping athletes active while facilitating means for them to work through minor issues. He shares some of the sources and inspirations for his recovery stations. He refers to the track side recovery like a F1 pitstop, race cars much like sprinters need tune ups and check ups and he shares how he facilitates that naturally. The role of the weight room in prep is also discussed and how he utilizes it to varying degrees throughout the year. Coach Banta shares that he believes it to be the second most important preparatory factor in track and field. He talks about how it is a major emphasis in the winter off season months to build resiliency in tendons and ligaments that will be required in track and field activities. We end our conversation by allowing coach Banta to discuss what he feels like are major areas of misconception within track and field. Coach Banta shares a great point, most people don't participate in track and field because they feel they aren't fast. That's a misconception, track has such a diverse offering of events that there is almost something for everyone. That also ties into another area that is often misconstrued in track and field, that there is only one profile or perhaps group that is successful in track and field. Speed can be trained and increased, and as coach Banta states you can get people much faster if you attack training properly. Coach Banta also discusses the areas that he feels track and field has grown in over the last few decades. He believes there are more reliable resources out there for people to follow and model. There is also much more sharing of information amongst coaches and this is facilitating growth and interest in the sport. Check out the links below for Coach Banta's social media, Book, and podcast. 

Coach Banta Social media https://twitter.com/SprintersCompen

Sprinters Compendium Book https://www.amazon.com/Sprinters-Compendium-Ryan-J-Banta/dp/1946208566

Companions of the Compendium Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/companions-of-the-compendium/id1551585024