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11/06/2019
Strength Training Manual: Exercises – Part 2
By Mladen Jovanovic on 11/06/2019In this part, I will continue the discussion on exercise classification and introduce the slot concept, functional units, and very useful conversion tables and matrix. Conversion matrix is very useful heuristic tool to figure out approximate 1RM of the assistance exercises.
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01/06/2019
Strength Training Manual: Exercises – Part 1
By Mladen Jovanovic on 01/06/2019What is the point of exercise classification? To impress girls with differentiating between exercises for the long and short head of the biceps muscle? To pass the biomechanics class exam? None of this, of course. The purpose of classification is not to create a place of things, but a forum for action.
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05/05/2019
Strength Training Manual: Agile Periodization and Philosophy of Training
By Mladen Jovanovic on 05/05/2019Agile Periodization is a planning framework that relies on decision making in uncertainty, rather than ideology, physiological and biomechanical constructs, and industrial age mechanistic approach to planning.
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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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14/10/2018
HIIT Manual: High Intensity Interval Training and Agile Periodization
By Mladen Jovanovic on 14/10/2018I am more than happy to announce that my first book is finally available for pre-order at Ultimate Athlete Concepts website. Shipping of the book will commence in a week or so, and it will also be available on Amazon.com
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29/08/2018
HIT Manual: Example HIT Programs – Part 2
By Mladen Jovanovic on 29/08/2018This is the second and the last part of the articles series about Example HIT programs. In the first part, I covered the entire Off–season program with examples of the workouts. The second part will be more based on the Pre–season and In–season HIT programs.
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16/08/2018
HIIT Manual: Example HIIT Programs – Part 1
By Mladen Jovanovic on 16/08/2018I’ve designed a simple running program for running-based sports, something that you can use with your athletes on the break or have it in your toolbox and apply it if needed in the RTP protocols or as extra conditioning.
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01/05/2018
HIIT Conditioning: Planning Strategies – Part 2
By Mladen Jovanovic on 01/05/2018In this second and the last part, I will give a few concrete examples for “what should be done”. I will break the rule of not doing too much long term planning in the following examples...
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19/04/2018
HIIT Conditioning: Planning Strategies – Part 1
By Mladen Jovanovic on 19/04/2018In the first part of Planning Strategies topic, I will focus on introduction to the Planning Strategies, Heuristics and Uncertainty and 3 types of analysis.
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07/04/2018
HIIT Conditioning: HIIT Drills – Part 2
By Mladen Jovanovic on 07/04/2018In Part 2 of the Hit Drills, I will talk about the remaining three categories: Sprint Interval Training (SIT), Repeat Sprint Training (RST) and Intermittent Recovery in more detail.