Category: Strength Training
01
Oct
Sports of Chaos vs. Sports of Perfection: Implications for Strength and Conditioning Training
by Alex
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In the world of sports, not all sporting events place the same demands on athletes. Broadly (and oversimplified) speaking we can divide all competitions into...
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
by Alex
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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?
by Alex
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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
by Alex
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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
by Alex
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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.
by Alex
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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...
13
Mar
Absolute Intensity and Relative Intensity
by Alex
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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...
21
Dec
Simple vs. Easy
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A while back I stumbled across a quote that stuck in my head since then, even if I don’t remember the exact words: It said...
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,...