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Always Stay Critical – Review 3
By Daniel Kadlec on 17/06/2021In this episode, Daniel reviews the results by Damas et al. (2019) and highlights how little adaptive certainty we can attribute to distinct resistance training methods. More specifically, this intervention study determined the change in muscle size after different resistance training approaches and highlighted the inherent between-subject variability.
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Always Stay Critical – Review 2
By Daniel Kadlec on 29/04/2021In this episode, Daniel provides an alternative interpretation for the recent publication by Miller et al. (2020) and what this could imply for training. This cross-sectional study checked how single and multijoint isometric strength and muscle mass are related to sprinting performance, yet what can we infer from cross-sectional observations?
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Always Stay Critical – Review 1
By Daniel Kadlec on 24/03/2021When comparing groups of people in the way how they move, we first must make sure we do it in a way the acquired data can actually tell us something meaningful. Understanding and acknowledging some pitfalls when designing, conducting, and interpreting the data is crucial to NOT conclude something misleading or wrong.
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Validity and Repeatability of the YoYoIR1 and 1000TT: Re-analysis of the Clancy et al. paper
By Mladen Jovanovic on 25/02/2021In the following two videos and a PDF report, I am going to re-analyze the paper by Clancy et al. using bootstrap magnitude-based approach (using bmbstats package) and mixed-effects model in R language.
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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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My View on Olympic Weightlifting for Athletic Development in Team Sports
By Yoeri Pegel on 04/11/2020Part of the beauty of the Olympic lifts is that they allow the athletes to get ballistic intent in, without actually becoming projectiles themselves. Read more on the subject in the following article.
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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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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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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