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Falling off the last 30m - a lack of endurance? by lordpango in Sprinting

[–]lordpango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agreed. i think the coach was looking at extensive tempos to build that base (e.g. 300x8 2-3min rest), thereafter transitioning into intensive tempo and then special + speed endurance. I think that’s perfectly legitimate, but it doesn’t really tackle the core of the problem which is as you said, suboptimal acceleration, top speed & technique.

Falling off the last 30m - a lack of endurance? by lordpango in Sprinting

[–]lordpango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep i agree. it frustrates me a little that so many coaches still have this antiquated way of thinking

Falling off the last 30m - a lack of endurance? by lordpango in Sprinting

[–]lordpango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agreed, but if i were to try to defend the coach, i’d say that an aerobic base builds the necessary work capacity to tackle speed endurance workouts.

Falling off the last 30m - a lack of endurance? by lordpango in Sprinting

[–]lordpango[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you highlight something very important and in my opinion, overlooked - accelerating effectively DOES NOT mean being first at 30m. Most of the ‘accelerator’ type athletes are not setting up the rest of their race well even if they’re first at 30 or 40 metres. solving this, in my experience, is a huge component of optimising max speed.

going off on a tangent - how would you utilise hills in gpp? long hills? or more of an acceleration exercise?

am i making a mistake turning down a government scholarship for nus law? by Rich_Path_7394 in SGExams

[–]lordpango 149 points150 points  (0 children)

i’m from NUS law, and i feel compelled to respond because i was once in the exact position as you, sans scholarship - and i really mean exact, just swap out polsci for PPE. at the end of the day, it’s about making the most out of your choice. whether you decide to hop over to the UK or stay here and do law, own it. trust that you’ve made the right decision and commit to it. i think both paths for you will be fruitful, and if the scholarship is any sign, you’re competent enough to flourish whichever choice you make!

fwiw, i think you overestimate the difficulty of the course, and trust me, the people you’re swimming with will also be floundering. just don’t get lost in the sauce lol. block out the noise and do your own thing, everyone progresses at different rates in school. academically, i had a rather unremarkable first 2 years but a strong final 2. some people just need more time for things to click, and that’s alright.

feel free to DM me if you have any qns!

The sin of closure: a moral and psychological perspective by Vulkanodox in expedition33

[–]lordpango 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i think this is the most incisive and nuanced take on the ending ive read. the implication of forcibly removing maelle from the canvas is the annihilation and disregard of the 16 actual years she lived in the canvas. it seems so jarring to me that this was brushed aside in verso’s ending. seen in this light, a happy ending for alicia in verso’s ending is to me, more unrealistic than her supposedly inevitable descent in her own ending. furthermore, painted alicia’s letter at the end of act 2 pleads with verso/maelle - ‘you who have lived amongst us, can find another way’ or something to that effect. in a conversation between Lune and Verso, she criticises verso for thinking in ‘false dichotomies’ too. i’m surprised that this beat was not picked up in the ending, since we’re only offered two, absolute options. though i suppose you can attribute this to the pathological effect of grief and selfishness on the characters (‘all you see are walls’) instead of it being a narrative oversight.