The Ultimate Quest for so many Athletes… and one of the biggest evolutional challenges the Human Being ever faced.. to become faster. So, “to become faster” is a very generic sentence with a lot of different meanings and usually the goal is set to be much more specific, for example Run Faster. If Velocity Based […]
With this article I just want to tell you my experience applying the basic principles of Velocity Based Training to monitor Fatigue. I had great help through this technique as I am training different customers, from general fitness guys to American Football athletes and especially with the latest, the demands of every day life and […]
In the latest years I’ve experienced the establishment of VBT (Velocity Based Training) thanks to its extreme simplicity. For the majority of the exercises involving Bar or Dumbbells movement, Velocity has become the main and most efficient feedback method: it is great during the exercise both for motivation, to increase awareness, to auto regulate loads […]
“MEASURE WHAT IS MEASURABLE AND MAKE MEASURABLE WHAT IS NOT”. With these words, Galileo Galilei stated one of the most important concepts in science. Without a system of measure, it is impossible to quantify any phenomenon and make it comparable with others as well as with the changes of the same phenomenon during time. This […]
“My squat sucks! I can’t go as deep as I would like to because my hips hurt and my ankles are locked”; “I have a loose lumbar zone so I cannot squat deeper!”; “I don’t do Over Head Squats because my shoulders don’t lock out”. The problem with these people is that they all can’t […]
After the articles on Optimal Speed and Strength Profiling were published, we have received a lot of questions regarding MVT or Minimum Velocity Threshold. For those who missed it, MVT is also known as the 1RM speed or velocity at 1RM. While the optimal Speed corresponds to a target speed for best Power output, MVT is […]
“How much can you lift?” “How much can you bench?”; “Who’s the strongest in the gym?”; “This guy is really big, he has to be strong for sure!”…. These are just a few of the most quoted sentences that any gym goer hears a thousand times. If you have some knowledge in strength and conditioning, […]
In part 1 of Creating the Strength Profile series we explained a tweak in the warm up strategy that allows lifters to immediately gather feedback on their training readiness, understand their conditions for the day, and eventually adjust the following workout seamlessly. Two important takeaways from the article that we are going to use now […]
“Don’t train minimally, don’t train maximally, train OPTIMALLY!” Mell Siff Optimal Training is a path on a thin slack line connecting two states: where we are, our status right now and where we wish to be, or the status we want to reach. Just like funambulism, it is a very unstable and constantly vibrating path : no comfort is allowed, […]
The following article is a collection of Target Velocities found in literature to help you pick the correct speed considering your goal and your target. Remember training different kind of strengths requires different target speeds. They’re called Special Strengths for a reason! If you want to jump straight to the tables, I suggest you skip […]