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05/10/2010
Planning the Strength Training (Part 2)
By Mladen Jovanovic on 05/10/2010As we have outlined, volume and intensity are un-splittable and principal parts of the load. There is one myth that exists and its called volume-intensity trade off. Yes, there is a trade-off, but it depends on time-frame under which you analyze the load. Under most shortest time-frame, there is trade-off between volume and intensity: the more weight on the…
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04/10/2010
Planning the Strength Training (Part 1)
By Mladen Jovanovic on 04/10/2010According to Mark Rippetoe, the author of Practical Programming book, the lifters can be generally classified to four groups according to their level: novice, intermediate, advanced and elite. When planning strength training, one should take into account the level of the lifter, because there are distinct characteristic within each group. The planning of strength training for each group will…
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04/10/2010
Funkcija mišića u ljudskom telu
By Mladen Jovanovic on 04/10/2010An older post from www.charliefrancis.com forum that I translated to Serbian in a form of a short article. I am probably going to translate it to English, but for now I am posting it for Serbian readers. The title is “Muscle function in human body” and it is based on the ideas of Bosch and Klomp. Funkcija mišića u...
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02/10/2010
Some Thoughts on Energy System Development for Team Sports
By Mladen Jovanovic on 02/10/2010After reading the Methods of Endurance Training series, which are BTW excellent read, I would love to post my current opinion regarding usage of the same for the team sport athletes.
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01/10/2010
Ratings of Perceived Exhaustion vs Ratings of Perceived Effort
By Mladen Jovanovic on 01/10/2010Ratings of Perceived Exhaustion vs Ratings of Perceived Effort I was reading these two very short articles: Br J Sports Med. 2010 Jun 27. Sense of effort and other unpleasant sensations during exercise: clarifying concepts and mechanisms. Smirmaul BD. Abstract Introduction The sense of effort is an essential component of all forms of exercise. Although...
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29/09/2010
Joint-By-Joint Approach and Warm-Up
By Mladen Jovanovic on 29/09/2010The following ‘article’ was made during the June, 2010 while doing internship at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning (MBSC) in Woburn, MA. We had a homework of doing review of Joint-by-Joint and Warm-up DVDs by Mike Boyle. I shared short review of both approaches and some of mine opinions/critiques/concerns. Enjoy!
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28/09/2010
It Depends… On the Context
By Mladen Jovanovic on 28/09/2010During the 70′ aerobic training was a hype. Everybody was doing it. It made you lean, it made you athletic. It was demanded from you to do it. Afterward, comes the static stretching. Everybody was stretching. Unstable surfaces. Strength training. We can go on and on.
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27/09/2010
Applied Nutrition for Mixed Sports
By Mladen Jovanovic on 27/09/2010Applied Nutrition for Mixed Sports examines the topic of nutrition for what are referred to as mixed sports. This includes almost all team sports along with many individual sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts and some track and field events. Basically any sport that has requirements for both endurance and strength/power is considered a mixed sport. Because of the...
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27/09/2010
Block Periodization: Breakthrough in Sport Training
By Mladen Jovanovic on 27/09/2010The basis of contemporary training was founded several decades ago when scientific knowledge was far from complete and athletes’ workloads, results, and demands were much lower then they are currently. At that time the traditional training periodization, as a division of the whole seasonal program into smaller periods and training units, was proposed and elucidated.
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27/09/2010
The Name
By Mladen Jovanovic on 27/09/2010The name Where did the name, Complementary Training came from? Well, it took me awhile to really ‘conceptualize’ what I truly believe into, and complementarity is one of the things. First time I came across this concept was while reading the Dynamics of Skill Acquisition: A Constraints-Led Approach by Keith Davids et al. In this book there were references...