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Rising sophomore trying to drop my 100m time, is my plan solid?
Hey all, looking for some feedback on my offseason setup.
Background: I was a freshman last year and ran 13.72 and 13.9 in the 100m. I'm a rising sophomore now and my season starts in November. My goal is to get under 13 this year, ideally chipping away toward 12.7 down the line. I also want to build muscle and look good, so I'm trying to balance both.
My gym situation: I train at Planet Fitness, so no barbell squats or deadlifts. I've got the Smith machine, dumbbells, cables, and machines to work with.
Current setup:
- Sprint 2x/week: one acceleration day, one top-end speed day
- Lift 4x/week, I do an upper/lower split in a bodybuilding style(one of my goals is to gain muscle and look aesthetic, as I have a skinny-fat build, I do 2 sets to failure for my upper body lifts)
- Everything around 1-2 RIR for lower body
- Adding plyos (broad jumps, box jumps, bounding) done fresh before I lift
- Doing one heavy squat pattern in the 3-5 rep range for strength, plus higher-rep hypertrophy work for legs(leg extension, seated leg curl, sldl's...)
- Some incline treadmill walking (3mph, high incline) for staying lean
My questions:
- Is this a reasonable offseason plan for someone at my level trying to break 13?
- Since I'm stuck at Planet Fitness with no barbell, what would you prioritize for my heavy leg strength work? I've been debating Smith squats vs leg press.
- How would you structure my accel and top-end days at this level? Distances, reps, rest?
- Anything you'd cut or add?
Appreciate any advice. Thanks!
u/Opig2 — 3 days ago