Werner Günthör-Program
Werner Günthör-Program
Werner Günthör-Program
As told to Dave Caster by Cor Booysen Special thanks to Dr. Carel le Roux who gave this program to Cor, after various visits and training sessions with Werner Gnthr and his coach, Jean-Pierre Egger
Overview:
This 16 week program is divided up into five phases: one extensive loading phase of 4 weeks, two intensive phases of 3 weeks each, and two explosive phases of 3 weeks each. The program is designed so that the athlete should peak two weeks after the completion of the last phase. Special attention should be given to the organization of exercises, organization of phases, organization of training loads, and the exercise means used to develop the targeted abilities. As in the program of any elite athlete, the volumes are particular to the elite athlete in question. This training program makes more sense if it is analyzed alongside the Werner Gnthr Training Video. The jumping protocols are hard to understand without visual analysis.
The Program:
Phase I: Extensive
Phase Duration: 4 Weeks -Increase Load Every Week Monday: Bodybuilding: 3x10 reps on all exercises chosen 2 types of abdominal exercises 1 type of back exercise +/- 300 reps in low-impact jumps Technique Coordination: Glide drills with a bar and/or dumbbell on a gymnastic beam Sprints & Medicine Balls; Power cleans and snatches of low intensity Throws: 60 glides with 6.8kg shot; Massage Same as Monday, plus some cardiovascular training Technique Coordination (see Tuesday)
Thursday: Friday:
Saturday:
Same as Tuesday
Tuesday: Wednesday:
Thursday: Friday:
Saturday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Clean & Continuous Press: Overhead Shot Throws: Standing Puts: Jumps:
6 sets of 3 reps, 80-90% 7 x 6.8kg shot; 7 x 7.26kg shot 7 x 6.8kg shot; 7 x 7.26kg shot 5-10 sets
Thursday:
Technique Drills: (3 Bar drill reps plus 3 x 8.0kg puts) x 5 sets (3 Bar drill reps plus 3 x 6.8kg puts) x 5 sets Same as Monday Rest
Friday: Saturday:
Phase V: Explosive II
Phase Duration: 3 Weeks -High intensity week 1 -Medium intensity week 2 -Active rest week 3 Monday: Bench: 5 sets x 3 reps x 90% supersetted w/ medball throws Squat: 5 sets x 3 reps x 90% supersetted w/ medball throws Supersets to be done within 10 sec for ATP purposes Sprints: 6 x 30m, out of starting blocks Gymnastics, Knee Jumps Throws: 10-12 glides, 6.8kg shot, with reverse . . .quality throws! 10-12 glides, 7.26kg shot, with reverse . . . quality throws! Clean & Continuous Press: 6 sets of 3 reps, 80-90% supersetted with medball throws; Jumps: 5-10 sets Throws: same as Tuesday, maximal quality. Same as Monday Rest/Competition
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