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Archive for 2014

  • How to (Pretend to) Be a Better Coach Using Bad Statistics

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 25/03/2014

    How to (Pretend to) Be a Better Coach Using Bad Statistics Here is a simple scenario from practice: Coach A uses YOYOIRL1 test and Coach B uses 30-15IFT (for more info see paper by Martin Buchheit, which also stimulated me to write this blog) to gauge improvements in endurance. Coach A: We have improved distance covered in YOYOIRL1 test...

  • Random Thoughts on Injuries

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 17/03/2014

    Random Thoughts on Injuries Few years ago when I was in UK and I’ve visited Leicester City FC on the Performance and Injury conference (#LCFC_PIC). It was great to be in the big LCFC gym with same/similar-minded professionals and listen to their troubles and solutions. I am not planning to provide an overview of the seminar besides mentioning data...

  • Analysis of Metabolic Power data

    Analysis of Metabolic Power Data Using Power-Duration Profile in Team Sports

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 06/03/2014

    This is the idea I got from the Training and Racing with a Powermeter book by Hunter Allen and Andrew Coggan. It is an excellent and must read book on cycling, but also great book about endurance training in general…

  • Set and Rep Schemes in Strength Training – Part 2

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 28/02/2014

    Overview of the process - As I have alluded to in the beginning of this article, training objectives will demand certain training parameters within which we can employ various progressions and variations, termed set and reps schemes.

  • Continuing with Statistical Power simulation in R

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 13/02/2014

    In the last blog post I created a simple simulation of statistical power (probability to identify effects when they are really there) calulation depending on the sample size and effect size (Cohen’s D using Will Hopkins effect levels).

  • “Power” to detect statistically significant effects based on sample size and magnitudes of effects

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 12/02/2014

    I was going through magnitude-based inferences materials by Will Hopkins and I am playing with R simulations. I wanted to see how many times I am able to detect statistically significant effects (p<0.05) depending on magnitude of effects (expressed as Cohen's D, and using Will Hopkins levels) and sample sizes.

  • Interview with Mike McGuigan

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 04/02/2014

    It was a great pleasure to interview professor Mike McGuigan from AUT (New Zealand). I have been reading his work for years and was lucky enough to correspond with him on a regular basis lately. Mike is always happy to chat and share his viewpoints and insights, which he also did with this interview.

  • Sport-Specific or “Culture-Specific”?

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 24/01/2014

    Recently a friend of mine and a fellow physical preparation coach, who was working with futsal and was preparing Olympic level Judokas, got an offer to take care of a pro basketball team. Since I was the one recommending him to the agent, I was questioned would he be a good fit, taking into account his lack of experience…

  • Increasing Sense of Control in Team Sports

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 22/01/2014

    I have blogged about this issue before and I really love how Charles Staley solved this paradox in strength training by prescribing compulsory and optional exercises in a workout. This provides enough of wiggle room for the athlete to make his own choices and have a feeling of being in control.

  • NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 21/01/2014

    Here is what I have on mind and I am looking for a feedback and opinions from the readers. Since starting Complementary Training blog in September 2010 it has slowly attracted not much traffic, but very high quality readership, from high level coaches, researchers to sport scientists. I am more than pleased with Complementary Training reception within the industry,...