Questioning Everything
I just finished putting on a workshop at Texas Woman’s University focused around periodization of training as well as hand’s on techniques with the kettlebells. With regards to periodization, the talk was...
Classic Article: Does Supercompensation Still Hold Up?
Nikolai Volkov is a Soviet-era sports scientist, credited by some with pioneering creatine use. In 1974 he had an article published in a track and field publication, later translated in the Yessis...
Olympic Lifting and Evidence Based Training
In the September issue of Sports Medicine, Storey and Smith reviewed the literature on Olympic lifting, its training, adaptations from its training, and safety. Their review is organized into several sections: an...
Your Focus May Effect Your Performance
In motor learning, focusing externally seems to result in an improvement in skill compared to an internal focus. When we focus internally we are focusing on what the body is doing, when...
Body Mass, Training History, and Stress Fractures
Stress fractures are a problem with many types of athletes and with military trainees. These injuries occur to the lower extremity, typically the tibia , femur, or metatarsals and are the result...