I put together a free guide: How to Design Better Workouts. Filled with insights on writing creative workouts that get the right stimulus for the desired adaptation. A few excerpts: thegrowtheq.ck.page/c51b8637db

Riccardo Rambo Michael Boyle adamcvscott Austin Bates, CSCS Official Strength Debates Austin Jochum Cody Hughes Alan Bishop Wrote this re "transfer" of physical capacity. However it's not really the transfer of capacity, it's the transfer of physiological abilities that support that capacity (hopefully makes sense). flipsnack.com/AAEDEF5569B/us…

Peter Weyand Paper from Parolin and colleagues: researchgate.net/publication/12…

A thread (1) Do we make SandC too complicated for team sports? An example could be strength/force training for COD and Acceleration. Do we really need to focus on very different qualities? Initial thoughts would be can we actually use physical qualities to estimate COD and Accel?

🧵1 How can SandC make a difference in team and ball sports? Verkhoshansky "An increase in the speed or power of competitive exercise is the main criterion for progress in sports results." In team sports how do you understand what movements you wish to improve?

🧵1 Using Vekhoshansky's stimulation method to develop explosive strength in team sports. Stimulation methods include contrast and complex training. I utilise complex methods (exception being occasional French contrast if unloading).

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Article link: link.springer.com/article/10.100… Keep reading for a summary of our main findings and questions 📚🧵2/18 Alt text in images have additional details & links. Full access link at the bottom🔗👇

Endurance performance depends on multiple factors beside VO2max (Michael Joyner Andrew Jones et al model) In trained athletes, improving one component can have trade-offs for others. Performance can improve despite a fall in VO2max, or vice-versa, or any other permutation 6/

Targeting of specific muscles and adaptations is really topical in hamstring rehab at the moment! This probably is derived from new types of imaging based around quantifying muscle volumes and greater access to EMG. Here’s a table that I prepared for a presentation!

The lower trapezius plays a critical role in scapular control, helping keep the shoulder in a strong, stable position throughout the throwing motion. Weak lower traps = poor scapular upward rotation = more stress on the arm.

Here's a short thread on an athlete I worked starting in 2009. I will show some snapshots of specific football conditioning test I used + a look at some of his training (aerobic training, heavy strength training, aerobic developing in the weight room, and 3rd party combine test. pic.x.com/yyypPfD9zO

Long Term Athletic Development on Easy Mode: Beginners - Coordination - GPP - Confidence Intermediates - Build skill - Accumulate volume - Get strong-enough Advanced - Explosive strength - Rate of force development - Transfer to field There’s your next 5 years of training

A must read paper that I go back to often: Does initial strength level affect adaptations to weightlifting, plyometric & ballistic training? STRONG (2.01x BW squat) vs WEAKER (1.20x BW squat) groups 10 wk intervention: weightlifting derivatives, ballistic & plyo training

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If specificity is king, why don't we do everything at race pace? Well...We tried that in the 1950s. Jim Peters hammered every run at near marathon pace. He ran 2:17... crazy fast for then... But we now know, you need the whole gamut of intensities to support speed/endurance.

Everyone needs to remember this...

Fun little way to add resisted walks with minimal equipment and large numbers. Add distance for intensity or hug weights.

Now for horizontal jumps...

There’s a lot of talk about training 10–11 hours a week. First off... I am not bashing those who do that, sustain that, and do so for a goal or purpose. My only point is... it's not necessary for the vast majority of us. Unless you're chasing a podium or prepping for a