Category: Planning
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...
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...
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.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...
19
Oct
A simple chart for adjustments in the weight room
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When I started to think about how to share this chart, I thought about writing a long introduction about the importance of tracking your workouts,...
01
Oct
Warming up
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After some inactivity on writing I decided to get a bit more active: And I decided that I want to start with, wait for it,...
18
Feb
Setting Goals
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There is the saying, that if you don’t know where you want to go, any road will take you there. When it comes down to...