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I wished publish firstly “The Block Training System in Endurance Running” because I recently observed great interest and debate with respect to the Block Training System (BTS) and, at the same time, a great deal of misunderstanding and misinterpretation of the subject matter.
Previous English publications have only illustrated the basic principles of BTS and I don’t think there has been enough explanation to give the reader a sufficient understanding of the matter.
In this book the reader will see how the basic principles of BTS have been applied to a concrete training model, the BTS in endurance running.
In order to obtain a more clear understanding of BTS basic concepts, so that they can be applied more effectively in other sport disciplines, the reader can follow a bottom up learning approach: from the concrete model to the principles of BTS.
The reader should be aware, however, that in order to build a successful application of BTS it’s very important to have a deep knowledge of the physiological basis of specific sport disciplines.
Yuri Verkhoshansky
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In the 50 pages of this book you will learn the theoretical and practical principles upon which the Block Training System for endurance running has been developed, the results of its experimentation, and how has been build the training model with the description of each training means and the training programs used.
However, these principles can also be applied to develop a BTS for other endurance sport disciplines. The author, using the basis of this model, has developed other models for different endurance sport disciplines: rowing, skating and skiing.
More than 20 years have passed since the beginning of the experimentation on this training model; however, it is still a “winning model” as demonstrated by the results of its application in recent years.
One of most successful applications has been developed by Prof. Y. Verkhoshansky and Oreste Perri, Italian Rowing National Team coach (canoe, kayak).
The Italian National team, via the integration of the BTS, won ten Olympic medals (four gold): five in Atlanta 1996, three in Sydney 2000 and two in Athens 2004.
The coaches engaged with endurance sport disciplines can find in this publication the bases and references to develop “their own Block Training System”.