ECCENTRIC UNLOADING
I have written about overspeed eccentrics, citing why it is so important to lower the bar as fast as possible to produce the most powerful stretch reflex as...
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78 articles · page 6 of 7RACK WORK
When one thinks of rack work, Bob Peoples comes to mind. He was a powerlifting pioneer. His 725 deadlift at 185 in the 1940s and 1950s is legendary....
SPECIAL STRENGTH
Do you know the importance of special strength development? What are the velocities of explosive strength and isometric strength? The answer is high velocity and zero velocity. But...
ASSISTED ECCENTRICS
Have you ever thought that ideas should be reversed? What if we were born with the wisdom and the reasoning of a 65-year-old? We would make more right decisions and...
WORLD POWERS
In this article the training methods of the most successful countries in weight lifting will be examined. In Bulgaria, where many of the greatest lifters come from, the...
Programming and Organization of Training
When training for a meet, there must be organization of systems of training. This is called periodization. In 1917, Kotov, of the former Soviet Union, wrote a series...
ISOMETRIC TRAINING
Isometrics In the 1960’s Isometric Training became the rage. Bob Hoffman was making an Isometric power rack at his York Barbell company. It was made very narrow, about...
The Science of the Physical Environment: Understanding why optimal mobility is critical to optimal function
By: John Quint NMT ART CAFS To understand why optimal mobility is so critical for us, we need to know exactly what mobility is. Mobility is defined as:...
VOLUME V INTENSITY
VOLUME V INTENSITYBy Alan Sherry For this week's workout Wednesday we will take a look at a common issue with a lot of CrossFit gyms' programming and something...
Science and Practice of Strength Training
Westside began using the Soviet system in late 1981. It was trial and error, but our lifts were going up at a fast rate. It would seem we...
Special Strength Training Manual For Coaches
Yuri was very important in my early stages of learning the Soviet training system. Many know Yuri as an early researcher in the field of plyometric training and...
A REVIEW – “SOVIET TRAINING AND RECOVERY METHODS”
Authors: Rick Brunner and Ben Tabachnik Ph.D. I had the great pleasure to talk to Coach Tabachnik, who I will call Ben in the rest of the article....