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04/04/2019
Optimal vs. Robust: Applications to Planning Strategies
By Mladen Jovanovic on 04/04/2019Ivan Jukic and I just published preprint paper on SportRxiv that explores the behavior of common load planning strategies when facing random missing sessions (MCAR; missing completely at random) using simulation in R language. This paper represents a more academic and formal continuation of my discussion regarding planning for unpredictable clients/athletes.
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01/04/2019
Rethinking Performance Training & Agile Periodization – Part 3
By Mladen Jovanovic on 01/04/2019Continuing the previous video on the topics of quality, constructs, rate limiters, bottlenecks, as well as how we use them to approach planning, I am expanding the discussion and dig more into phenomenology and Grand Unified Theory of training.
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23/03/2019
Strength Training Manual: Introduction
By Mladen Jovanovic on 23/03/2019I am very happy to announce that I am finishing the Strength Training Manual, that will be soon available. I decided to publish chapters here on Complementary Training as blog posts. This first part in the series is the Chapter 1: Introduction and will mostly deal with philosophical stances regarding training in general, and strength training in particular.
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11/03/2019
Rethinking Performance Training & Agile Periodization – Part 2
By Mladen Jovanovic on 11/03/2019In this video I am continuing the discussion on what defines qualities and rate limiters, and how different levels on analysis can produce different constructs or building blocks that are later used to build periodization models.
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02/03/2019
Planning Strength Training for Clients With Fuckarounditis – Part 3
By Mladen Jovanovic on 02/03/2019In this third and final video of the series I am continuing a discussion on divisible and un-divisible approaches to planning and finishing the discussion on strategies for internal fuckarounditis by covering modifications of the last phase in strength training cycle - rinse and repeat phase.
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17/02/2019
Rethinking Performance Training & Agile Periodization – Part 1
By Mladen Jovanovic on 17/02/2019In the following video series I will share my current philosophy of performance training and Agile Periodization. The first episode deals with the concepts of Quality, Rate Limiters, Interventions and three levels of analysis: phenomenological, performance and physiological.
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30/01/2019
Planning Strength Training for Clients With Fuckarounditis – Part 2
By Mladen Jovanovic on 30/01/2019In this second video of the series I am discussing strategies for dealing with internal fuckarounditis by modifying three phases of strength training: 1establishing 1RM; 2) planning the strength phase; 3) rinse and repeat.
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24/01/2019
Statistical 101: Gender Salary Gap
By Mladen Jovanovic on 24/01/2019With this short article I wanted to showcase how easy is to jump to conclusions with simplistic statistical analysis using fake salary data. It is important to recognize that statistical analysis involve a lot of subjective decisions and cannot be claimed to be purely objective, but it is still way better than ignorance or ideology.
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05/01/2019
Planning Strength Training for Clients With Fuckarounditis – Part 1
By Mladen Jovanovic on 05/01/2019As strength and conditioning coach or personal trainer, how do you deal with clients that have very unpredictable schedule or have huge need for variation in training? In this video series, I will show you few strategies that can help you in dealing with such clients while avoiding the common pitfalls.
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22/12/2018
Knowledge Is the Best Gift You Can Receive
By Mladen Jovanovic on 22/12/2018To all of you who want to improve your career, or gain new skills in the New Year of 2019, we are providing you an access to the entire educational content on our website. The fastest 100 new members who join us during the holiday season, will be able to subscribe at an exclusive price of ONLY $1 for the...