Bompa 1983

[Eunice Beady]

Thischart is interesting because in one glance you can learn a great deal regarding the volume and intensity guidelines for the development cycle of any person wanting to experience or prepare for sport or specifically, track and field. Track is said to be one of the development sports for acquiring the skills of speed and strength. Swimming is another development sport facilitating the skill of endurance. Gymnastics is the third sport used to develop a persons speed, strength and flexibility. ( See " Theory and Methodology of Training " by Tudor Bompa 1983, ISBN number 0-8403-6015-0 / as well as " From Childhood to Champion Athlete " Bompa 1995, ISBN number 0-9697557-1-6)

I started this blog wanting to write about coaching young children. I get many questions from parents asking about how to make their child and or athlete faster. It would be an incomplete discussion unless I was able to share this information rich, chart. I have found parents and coaches commonly over prescribe work volume, intensity and have limited understanding on what exercises are best for which ages.

It has been my understanding that Charlie spoke to Tudor and was consulting him when he was creating this chart. Not only has Tudor been one of the best coaches in the world and he has also been our friend for several years.

As a side note = My first complete weight training program was penned by Tudor. Charlie was always modifying the paper copy according to my routine speed improvements. Having both Charlie and Tudor in the weight room for my training was not so bad for my confidence starting out.

Jim was born on August 23, 1945 in Akron, Ohio to Ercil and Doris Gough. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Northlake, Illinois. He was the eldest of 5 children. He had three brothers, Gary, John, and Joe and a sister, Kathy.

He attended St. John Vianny for Junior High and was a star basketball player. Jim graduated in May 1964 from West Leyden High School. In January 1965, he joined the United States Air Force. He attended Triton College taking various IBM courses and that solidified his career path in the computer industry. But what shaped and enriched his life was having children.

Jim and his former wife, Lauren had three children, Jim Jr., Sandie, and Dan. Always the adventurous one, he packed up the family and moved to California in 1972. He dabbled in buying and selling rental property before joining a computer company as Director of Management Information Systems in 1974. There he met and married his wife Renee on May 3, 1980 and they had a daughter, April together. He started his own Computer Consulting Company, Gough Systems providing software/support for water districts in July 1983. He was joined by his friend, Bob Modrich at Gough Systems in 1986. Through the following years, Jim and Bob provided software/support to many Water Districts in Southern California. Semi-Retired, Jim and Renee moved to Frisco, Texas to be near family in October 2017 until present day. To honor Jim, his legacy, Gough Systems will continue on with Bob at the helm now.

During his lifetime, Jim had a passion for all recreational outdoor activities and he did them all, skillfully and safely. Jim got his Private Pilot's license and bought two Cessna airplanes. We flew with our best friends from California to Lake of the Woods, Canada to go fishing. It was the adventure of a lifetime. Jim loved airplanes and taking the kids and grandkids to many airshows.

Jim was an avid motorcycle and car enthusiast. He owned many classic cars during his life and he was amazing how he could tell what year a car was just by the grill or frame of the car. He loved going to car and motorcycle shows with his family and reminiscing about how he had this one or that one during his lifetime. He rode dirt bikes in the California desert for many years and loved sharing his passion for bikes with his kids, teaching them how to ride. He participated in a dirt bike race from Barstow to Vegas. In 1998 he bought a Harley Davidson Electric Glide Classic and he rode it from California to Milwaukee for the 95th and the 100th anniversary of Harley Davidson. He rode it from California to South Dakota for the Sturgis rally, to Florida for Daytona Bike week and many years to Nevada for the Laughlin Motorcycle River Run. He participated for several years in Jay Leno's charity Love Ride in Los Angeles. He even rode with many of our church members to a Toys for Tots rally in Los Angeles. He was usually accompanied by family members who share the same passion for motorcycle riding. He loved sightseeing, and cruising the highway, but especially important to him were the stops along the way to his favorite place, Dairy Queen. He had a sharp recall for places, but he was so amazing that he could tell you which town, which exit and where each one was located across the country, to the amusement of his family. He said, "If a motorcycle rider is not stopping at Dairy Queen, then they must not be on a Harley".

Jim also had a love for boats and camping. The old adage, So Many Toys and Not Enough time could be said, but Jim made sure he did them all and did them well. At different times of his life, he had various boats. He spent many weekends when the kids were little teaching them about boating and waterskiing at Lake Havasu and Lake Mead, Nevada. Later he had a sailboat and loved sailing around San Diego. His last boat was a Sea Ray he kept docked at a marina near Long Beach and he enjoyed touring around the harbor or just sitting on it enjoying the view. When the kids were little, he had a truck and camper and traveled all over and he taught them how to fish and camp. Then he bought a Motor Home and went camping all over Southern California with the grandkids, teaching them how to fish, swim, and camp.

Last, but not least and most important was Jim's favorite pastime, Fishing in Canada. We spent many years going to Swenson's Resort, on Lake of the Woods that his best friend, Bill owned. That was Our CAMELOT (a time, or place, of idyllic happiness). Fish all day, play cards all night, sleep and do it again and again. We bought property on that lake so we could retire there, but life had other ideas. We had the most amazing, fun filled memories of fishing, laughing and good times there with family and friends. ***Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada "Our Camelot" is where I will scatter some of his ashes. He loved it there. That is where he wanted to be ***

Jim loved many outdoor activities, but the ones where he was surrounded by the "Gough" clan made him the happiest. Most of them were always right by his side on the motorcycling, boating, or camping adventures.

Jim bravely fought bladder cancer this past year. On Tuesday evening, March 15 he went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by his wife, his children, several grandchildren, Pastors and church family. It is a great comfort to me and our family that Jim had accepted the Lord as his Savior long ago. During the months prior to his passing, Pastor Gerald and Pastor Steve had prayed with him and that was a comfort and blessing to him. Jim told me a few weeks ago he was ready to go meet God. Jim gave me many wonderful gifts during our marriage, but this was the greatest gift of all. The assurance he is in Heaven and I will see him and hold him again someday. He has no more pain and suffering; he is at peace. Jim was the love of my life, the best Husband, My Best Friend, my Everything. When it is my time, Jim knows without a doubt that my roadrunner self will race to be with him. My heart is shattered each time I look at his chair and he is not there. We created a beautiful daughter together and shared so many wonderful adventures and memories together. I will Forever Love and Miss Him. Our signature L.U.M., meant Love u More and I did. Jim had marked some passages in his bible.

To maintain a good performance throughout the competitive phase a physiological base must be maintained(Bompa,1999). The determination of physiological variables such as the anaerobic threshold(AT) and maximal oxygen uptake(VO2max) through incremental exercise testing, and relevance of these variables to endurance performance, is a major requirement for coaches and athletes(Bentley, Mcnaughton, Thompson,& Batterhan,2001).

Heller et al (1998) found that the maximum oxygen consumption volume was 57.0 ml/kg/min in Spanish international Tae-kwon-Do athletes and 53.8 ml/kg/min in Czech international athletes. The maximum oxygen uptake in Tae-kwon-Do black-belt athletes is 44.0 ml/kg/min (Drobni et al.,1995). Bompa(1999)investigated boxing and martial arts , a quick and powerful start of an offensive skill prevents an opponent from using an effective action. The elastic, reactive component of muscle is of vital important for delivering quick action and powerful starts.

Drobnic (1995)discussed recreational Tae-kwon-do athletes had a mean VO 2max about 44.0 ml/kg/min; however, the VO 2max values for elite athletes would be significantly higher than the athletes of recreational level. The National Taekwando Team of China had an average of VO 2max of 57.57 ml/kg/min. The mean VO 2max value of the Korean National Team, the perennial dominant power of this event, was about 59.56 ml/kg/min (Hong, 1997). Heller et al(1998) reported the average VO 2max of the black-belt athletes on the Spanish national squad was 57.0 ml/kg/min, and as for the Czech Republic Team, the value was 53.8 ml/kg/min. Based on the results of previous research, it was suggested that male and female contestants with VO 2max of 65 ml/kg/min and 55 ml/kg/min respectively, had a better chance to win the Olympic medals. Intensive aerobic training could improve the physiological functions of highly trained sport contestants ( Cooke et al., 1997). Guidetti, Musulin, & Baldari (2002) examined the physiological characteristics of the middleweight class boxers. Their VO 2max at the individual anaerobic threshold was about 46.04.2ml/kg/min and their VO 2max was 57.54.7 ml/kg/min. In addition, their hand-grip strengths and wrist girths were measured and compared to other combat-sports athletes.

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