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The Badger Protocol: Grease the Groove with isoSandwich
By Mladen Jovanovic on 13/07/2021You can probably identify with the following scenario: strength training hiatus due to (a) long-term travel, (b) injury, (c) boredom and lack of motivation being fed up from previous pushing phase, or generally (d) due to lifestyle change. And now you want to get back to the gym, slowly cooking, greasing the groove. Enter the Badger.
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Designing Strength and Conditioning Programs
By Mladen Jovanovic on 02/04/2021This how-to mini-course is an outstanding example of the “bottoms-up” approach to training design, where one deals with “where the rubber meets the road” constraints, such as facility limitations, equipment availability, team/group logistics, rather than the “top-down” approach of some textbook-style long term periodization.
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Strength Training In Soccer
By Aleksa Bošković on 05/03/2021Strength training in soccer can often be the most challenging part of a strength and conditioning job. We always think about how to design proper load during the preparatory period and in-season period in soccer. Different scenarios, set and reps schemes, methods with load monitoring for each example are something that you will find in this article.
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Conceptualizing Philosophy in Strength & Conditioning: The Barbell Strategy and Risk
By Adriano Arguedas Soley on 14/02/2021In this article, Adriano outlines Taleb’s Barbell Strategy for Risk in Financial Investment and details how high-performance sport programs may benefit from categorizing the risk potential of individual training elements to safeguard sustainability and promote aggressive growth.
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The Integrative Approach to Strength and Conditioning
By Adriano Arguedas Soley on 21/07/2020On reading both early and contemporary research, books and case observations, as well as when attending conference presentations, lectures and consultancies, one is amazed by the diversity of models, theories, philosophies, rationales and approaches to address similar problems.
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Set and Rep Schemes (Part 4): Ballistic Schemes
By Mladen Jovanovic on 14/04/2020Below the video, you can find PDF containing all ballistic set and rep schemes that were created using Perc Drop and RIR Inc methods applied to 10 vertical planing progressions and 12 set and rep scheme archetypes.
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Microcycle & Mesocycle Programming Courses by Mike Tuchscherer
By Mladen Jovanovic on 09/03/2020We are delighted to announce that the two excellent strength training courses by one of the leading powerlifting athletes and coaches, Mike Tuchscherer, will soon be available for Complementary Training members.
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Set and Rep Schemes – Part 3: Progression Models and 12 Set and Rep Archetypes
By Mladen Jovanovic on 03/03/2020In this video I am explaining two ‘Small World’ models that I have used to create rich catalogue of set and and rep schemes: Perc Drop and RIR Increment. Watch the video to find out more about these models.
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Strength Training Manual Paperback Edition
By Mladen Jovanovic on 24/02/2020Happy to announce the paperback and Kindle edition of the Strength Training Manual, Volumes One and Two. It is soft-back, 500 pages, with more than 300+ figures and tables.
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Set and Rep Schemes – Part 2: Vertical Planning and Load-Exertion Tables
By Mladen Jovanovic on 21/02/2020What is the rationale behind making a distinction between ‘grinding’ and ‘ballistic’ load-exertion tables? Find out how useful this is in the video