Whenever the world throws rose petals at you, which thrill and seduce the ego, beware ~ Anne Lamott How to spend a lazy Friday afternoon – (A1) clean and press: worked-up from 135 x 5, to 225 x singles. How many singles? I have no clue; let’s just call call it “a hellovalot”. For me, [...]
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Zack Dechant, of the fantastic Strength & Conditioning-themed blog, Sports Performance Training, knocked another one outta the park a while back with this aptly titled post, More is Better? It’s a keen observation of the coaching community’s tendency to fall back on tradition – on what “worked” last year, or last decade – versus doing [...]
Sometimes it’s good to take a step back, check our logic and assumptions on a topic, and make sure our basic understanding still holds water. Kinda like checking for that weak link in your strength chain. A sanity check every now and then can save us from wandering lemming-like over the cliff of smug confidence. [...]
Just a little something to chew on here, folks; another from the “this I believe, but cannot prove” files. As always, I’m open to fresh takes and opposing views. Questions, comments, complaints? The floor is yours, so by all means let me hear what you think! Ok, so here’s an interesting bit: now, once again [...]
So, how are you “wired”? Here’s another aspect to consider when mapping a training plan. As one becomes more adept at “reading” one’s own body — and now we’re digging down to some serious n=1 activity — is determining one’s physio-psychological make-up. Charles Poliquin uses the analogy of the Five Elements, or the five physical [...]
Saturday, 5/15/10 So the local farmers’ market is located about a hard 15-minute fixie burst from my house. Soon after rolling out of bed on Saturday, splashing some water on my face and, after savoring a few cups of joe, I saddled-up and headed out for some provisions. 15-minutes later and without a hitch, I’m [...]
…Unless, of course, your father happens to be Dan John, Louie Simmons…or, heh… Keith Norris Actually, this little gem went down yesterday morning (4/27/10). A very busy day — complete with a dash out to the RDU airport to pick up Meesus TTP, among other things — prevented me from posting this in a more [...]
Cranked-out about an hour’s worth of mixed-intensity fixie riding yesterday evening (rode for a half-hour or so, hung-out at the coffee shop for a while, then hit another half-hour or so on the way home), just to keep the legs loose. I’d put a tri-tip roast, celerity, and carrots into the crock pot prior to [...]
No rocket science here; simply the flip-side of what I did yesterday. Today’s emphasis was on a lower-body “pull”, upper body “push” movement pattern, with the modality emphasis being on the strength-speed aspect of power production. Simple workouts constructed of simple movements, done at an ultra-high intensity level. Prop that work [...]
Today we consider an interesting question from TTP reader, Vicki. Vicki is a D1 collegiate womens hockey athlete, a rising senior who’s looking to better her game.
I’ve italicized Vicki’s questions/comments/concerns below.
…My question is regarding periodized training for sports (I apologize, I know this is not in very close [...]
Summertime is upon us! Finally… well, I may be getting ahead of myself since this weekend is the first time Charleston has seen temperatures over 65 in months but none the less at least I can say spring is upon us!
Spring time is the time to start getting summertime ready. I always recommend women start [...]
Yeah that’s a friggin’ mouthful alright, but what it essentially boils down to is this – I inserted a couple of heavy partial movements in the middle of (and purely to set up) the final few rounds of this morning’s explosive combo pairing. Heavy farmer’s walks kicked things off again today. Talk about a shock [...]
Farmer’s Walks again today to get things kicked-off and get the blood flowing; 105 lb DBs for 300 yds. Ass-to-grass goblet squat/thrusters (x 5-ish) with a 105 lb DB, ballistic push-ups, ballistic pull-ups, DB pull-throughs (x 5-ish, 105 lb DB) interspersed throughout. Hit some heavy dynamic stretching, especially of the hamstring and calf area. Grip [...]
