Introduction to Feed the Cats Speed Training | The Key Pillars of FTC 

I did one in Alpharetta 18 months ago. Would love to do a Feed the Cats Seminar in Atlanta. Just need a host and a venue.

Keep it fun. Focus on speed, not aerobic capacity. Let the aerobic side grow as she ages. Build athletic qualities.

@@coachtonyholler Fun is always the goal! She loves to RUN but dont want her to lose her speed as a result. I've been training her- Monday: speed drills/short sprints low volume high quality. Wednesday:plyometrics/jumping. Friday: speed drills/short sprints followed by a fartlek or light easy longer run. Would you recommend cutting that out the fartlek and long runs completely out of season? Shes a great athlete #1 in Texas in AAU and top 10 in the nation in 800m 1500m. Being her dad and coach is awesome but complicated haha. Just wanna make sure I'm taking the correct approach and who better to get advice from than yourself. We implement feednthe cats in our sprint program with a few minor adjustments in weight training with our older athletes. Thanks for the great information!

@@bryanwhipkey2365 I would consolidate stressors… example: reduce six days of work to three days of work, keeping the total volume about the same. Off days keep us fresh and allows for growth. Make sure training never becomes a grind. Play the long game. Don’t remove fartlek running but keep volumes low to keep quality high.

@@coachtonyholler We train three days per week. Monday Wednesday and Friday. Tuesday Thursday Saturday and Sunday are rest days. Thanks for everything!

@@bryanwhipkey2365 Perfect

Scientists don’t coach track teams. My entire coaching career has been a science experiment. My 38 years of teaching Chemistry has allowed me to coach with a scientific mind. The hundreds of schools who successfully “Feed the Cats” gives the approach a ton of data points.

@@coachtonyholler I get that, and I trust that teams have found success, it just feels like your presentation would be stronger and more informative if you used some of those data points from other FTC programs rather than so many scattershot quotes. Real results would be the meat, the random quotes are fluff.

@@YoungDuck23 OK

Good question, & can tell you my observances. As a 40 yr old 400-800 runner, I witnessed incredible improvement when I added sprint drills to my routine. I was a consistent 50-51 pt qtr. The culmination of this work produced a 49.10 lead-off leg @ Penn Relays. My 800m also improved during yr 1:56 to 1:55 consistently. I stayed this fast till I hit 45 yrs old, until injuries became prevalent.

8 weeks of consistency… 1-2 mph improvement. Game changer.

@@coachtonyholler thank you I’ll buy your feed the cats program now is there anything else I need to do other than follow that?

@@markbaugh87 go to feedthecats.com … courses 101 and 102 should fit your needs.

No, but functional strength goes through the roof. Sprinters see big improvements in the weight room without adding too much mass.