15
Mar
Different Ways to think “Planning”
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There are different ways of “thinking” when preparing a new training plan (or anything). Most of the time the result will be similar, but the...
04
Jun
Panic Zone Training: The psychological 3-Zone-Model and the Force-Velocity-Curve
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In psychology there exists a 3-zone-model that should represent the different zones life happens. First there is the Comfort Zone, where a person is safe...
05
Dec
3 Ways to be more efficient in the weight room
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We’ve all seen them, the people that spend 2h in the gym with a cumulative training time of about 40min: If you are retired and...
10
Feb
Can athletes be too strong?
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If someone would ask me this question, my answer probably would be “No” because I do not see where strength per se, could be a...
30
Jan
Blending Training Methods – Powerbuilding Part II
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As explained in the first little article, Powerbuilding is more of an umbrella-term for blending methods of the strength sports Powerlifting and Bodybuilding. I have...
19
Oct
Blending Training Methods – Powerbuilding
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Powerbuilding is a term used to describe a training style that consists of a blend of methods from Powerlifting and Bodybuilding. The underlying idea is...
18
May
A Scientific Approach to Training.
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If you ask trainers, what a scientific approach to training means, many will probably start to talk about Meta-Analyses, p-values or new Studies where muscle...
03
Feb
Managing Training Load Pt. II – Monitoring
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From Theory to practice I – Keep it simple During the INSEP lectures many scientists and coaches have shared insight in their work and have...
03
Feb
Managing Training Load Pt.I – Having a Model
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Introduction As coaches we strive to find and prescribe the right training to optimally enhance our athlete’s performance. Sometimes we commit the fallacy to think...
13
Mar
Absolute Intensity and Relative Intensity
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What is Relative Intensity? In a previous post I have described the Repetition-Percentage Chart: It gives you the approximate number of repetitions you can maximally...