I am currently training for the 55 and 100 meters exclusively. I have been using the concepts Coach Veney talked about in his article on sprinting. However, I have noticed that my 200 meter time is lacking. So, beginning this winter I am going to be integrating the important parts of my speed workouts (50 meter sprints, overspeed training, plyometrics, etc.) with Coach Clyde Hart's 400 meter program.
I noticed in Coach Veney's article a statement regarding lactic capacity: "...then I'm working the lactic capacity (the ability to tolerate lactic acid which deadens the muscle's ability to maintain the power needed to go fast)". My question is whether teaching the muscle to handle lactic acid actually decreases the muscle's explosive power, or if Coach Veney was just saying that lactic acid, itself, "deadens the muscle's ability to maintain the power needed to go fast". If he is simply referring to lactic acid's function, then I am wondering if there is any literature that would indicate a correlation between lactic capacity and explosive power.
Thanks,
ATTowne@hillsdale.edu