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    Hello everyone!

    I´m reading for second time the book "Practical Program for Strength Training and I´m learning more details that went unnoticed in the previous reading. I´ve just read the section on "A Hybrid Model for Olympic Lifting", specially directed for weightlifters, and these doubts have arisen:

    -#1: Regarding a person who wants to direct their training towards weightlifting as their main sport, and the novice program has already ended. Would he start the intermediate program with a pure version of the Texas Method or already directly with the Hybrid Model?

    -#2: For a sprinter, the Hybrid Model for Olympic Lifting would be the approach to follow, as the weightlifter? Would he also benefit from the Texas Method (pure version)? Is there a more appropriate method of strength training for a sprinter in the intermediate program?

    I really appreciate your answers as a fan of Starting Strength from Spain with great hope of becoming a coach of your franchise one day.

    Greetings,
    Hugo

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    1. As stated specifically in the book, the Olympic program is an Advanced Program. That's why it's in Chapter 8 entitled "The Advanced."

    2. There is no sprint-specific programming in the book. A sprinter should not follow an advanced program designed for an Advanced Olympic Lifter.

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    He is talking about the hybrid Texas method model for Olympic lifting. It is toward the end of the Texas method chapter.

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    Okay, found it, on page 138. Thanks Eric. So,

    1. I would start with straight Texas method first, for about 6 weeks to accustom yourself to the work, then switch to this variation.

    2. Unless Eric can find one, I don't believe there is a sprint-specific program in the book.

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    There is no specific program for sprinting however there is a short tidbit in the dynamic effort section of the Texas method chapter about a specific program that states it is good for track and field.

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