Study Regarding the Development Strategies for Strength and Speed within the Training of the Middle Distance and Long Distance Male Runners

Abstract

Obtaining top athletic performance under the form of a valuable result is the consequence of applying all the factors, "the forces engaged in top professional athletic activity" (Schnabel, 1998), referring to action, to everything generally represented by skills, abilities, knowledge (training), level of regulation and selfregulation of the motor behavior according to the situation, getting top athletic performance through submission to an intense physical and psychological effort. In this context, actual top performance is obtained as a result of a complete perfection.
The middle distance running professional literature discusses various aspects of the training process and competition mainly through the prism of volume and intensity, according to the running distance. This study tries to present some strategies for developing strength and speed that are used by great athletes, record breakers in the middle distance events.