Training Chats with Israel and Mladen – Episode 3: Phase Potentiation in Periodization
In Episode #3 of Training Chats with Israel and Mladen, we discuss the the concept of phase potentiation in periodization.
Tag: Periodization
Phase Potentiation Is Probably Overrated and Here Is Why
Phase potentiation is a fancy way of saying that the order of training blocks (phases) matter, in terms of training effect. This principle is pretty much the basis behind periodization (e.g. Bompa’s periodization), esp…
HIIT Conditioning: Planning Strategies – Part 1
In the first part of Planning Strategies topic, I will focus on introduction to the Planning Strategies, Heuristics and Uncertainty and 3 types of analysis.
How to Deal With Unpredictable Clients/Athletes (The Agile Way)
I am sure that most of you encountered the following (frustrating) situation – you do your best to create custom workout for your client/athlete, and then they bail on you, skip the trainings or do the workouts in the …
Strength Training: Planning The Training Block – Part 3
Third part of ’Strength Training: Planning the Training Block’’ – in which I will touch on Horizontal vs vertical planning framework, as well as indivisible approach and explain how can you benefit from them.
Why The Concept of Biomotor Abilities is Bullshit
In my opinion, biomotor abilities are ‘dimension reduction’ of the complex perceptual-motor space. Suppose we perform 500 various tests of performance for at least 5000 athletes.
Strength Training: Planning the Training Block – Part 2
In my opinion, there are two things that are important when it comes to set and rep schemes: modifications and classification (or types). Let’s cover each concept separately.
Strength Training: Planning the Training Block – Part 1
It should be clear by now that for planning of the strength training cycle, we are using 1RMs as something that helps us with prescription, and not something to argue about until cows come home.
Physical Preparation for Team Sports: Functional Groups
Without being able to come up with more appropriate name, functional groups relate to the current training status of the athlete (i.e. away, national team, injured, available, etc) and whether they played the previous ma…
Undulating Mixed Strength Program
This program represents “park bench” workout (see works by Dan John) and it is quite usable for someone putting the same emphasis on each exercise, while hitting wide rep ranges and avoiding boredom at the same time.…
