Browsing the web looking for ideas on how to improve my deadlift I encountered this (new to me) deadlift variation from the Catalyst Athletic website. The name of the exercise is curious at least and it certainly hit me! Come on! Isn’t this funny? Isn’t deadlift supposed to be the heaviest lift? Shouldn’t we be planting […]
In a recent article, I wrote about the link between Strength and time of movement,introducing Rate of Force Development and defining Explosive Strength as the ability to exert maximal forces in minimal time. The key concept is that for many movements, the time it takes to develop full range of motion may not be enough to also express […]
Recently I landed again on this video by Harvard Innovation Lab where a board of popular and successful athletes discusses how modern wearable technologies will open new boundaries and change the world of sports. Too often we end up thinking about Training in terms of applying a rigid scheme of numbers and percentages. What is often forgotten […]
With the latest advance in technology we hear more and more about Velocity Based Training and how to pick loads and repetitions on the speed of movement. Actually, early in the 80’s Linear Position Transducers (LPT) were used by researchers in Europe and Russia to measure speed and power of the repetitions. The italian Carmelo Bosco (PhD) was among the first to elaborate […]
Rate of force development (RFD) is merely a change in force with time. The change in force over time can be expressed either as an equation: difference of Force / difference of time between two given instants or plotted on a graph with F on the y-axis and t on the x-axis. Therefore it is the slope of the Force Time curve. […]
When it comes to proficiency and workout time management many of us gym animals are concerned about making the most out of the very short time they can dedicate to their bodies. Many are just trying the fastest way to look good naked shedding some fat and growing some muscles, others,like crossfitters, are trying to create […]
Training Volume is simply how much weight you lifted for an exercise or training session. It represents the quantity of work or training stimulus, to know it multiply load x reps x sets or just sum all the loads you lifted. Exercise 1 : 8 reps of 3 sets @ 100 kg is 2400kg Exercise […]
One Rep Max is the ultimate measure of Strength. It simply represents your max, your PR or absolute Strength. Think about this: every athletes’ dream is to make the final play to win the championship, jump over your opponent and slam in his face while he’s trying to block, put the fingers on the ball […]