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Velocity based training exercises and workouts
Velocity based training exercises and workouts Let’s talk about specific velocity based training exercises, including the squat, bench press, deadlift and Olympic lifts. Learn how to implement them in your VBT workouts and VBT training [...]
Particular Ranges of Motion come with Specific Adaptations
Particular Ranges of Motion come with Specific Adaptations This week brings us to one of the most debated topics in strength and conditioning, “range of motion”. The movement that comes [...]
Adaptations from Isometric Contractions
Adaptations from Isometric Contractions If you have been following along with this series on specific adaptations to various stimuli, then by now you know that each muscle along with all [...]
Adaptations from Eccentric Contractions
Adaptations from Eccentric Contractions In the previous topic, you learned that each muscle is capable of three contraction types: concentric, eccentric, and isometric. Each contraction type has specific adaptations to render its own [...]
Adaptations from Concentric Muscular Contractions
Adaptations from Concentric Muscular Contractions Each muscle along with all of its elements right down to the smallest contractile unit of the sarcomere is capable of three contraction types: concentric, eccentric, and isometric. [...]
Strength coach Bryan Mann talks Velocity Based Training
Bryan Mann talks Velocity Based Training [webinar] If you've read about velocity based training, you probably heard of strength coach Bryan Mann. In fact, Dr Bryan Mann was the first to come up with the [...]
Repetition Velocity: The Adaptation is in the Speed
Repetition Velocity: The Adaptation is in the Speed On the Internet, it’s overwhelming with the amount of information that you can find. The hard part is determining what information is [...]
Rate of Force Development (RFD)
Rate of Force Development (RFD) The ability to express massive amounts of force is important, but unless you are a powerlifter it’s not as important as the ability to express [...]
Force-Velocity Profile – The How, The Why, & What to do with It
Force-Velocity Profile The how, the why, & what to do with it If you read any of my articles or watch my educational videos, you have heard me talk about performing Force-Velocity Profiles. In this [...]
Train to velocity failure, using velocity stops
Train to velocity failure, using velocity stops In my previous article, we talked about training to failure, meaning you can’t do another repetition. The truth is, that definition of training to failure is a bit [...]
How to safely train close to failure
How to safely train close to failure Training to failure is effective, but is it more effective than non-failure training? Is training to failure really necessary? It turns out that in most cases, the benefits [...]
Velocity Based Training for Tactical Athletes
Velocity Based Training for Tactical Athletes Coach Brett Tomboc Introduction Integrating a velocity-based training (VBT) device into training can benefit training in numerous ways from regulating daily intensity and training intent, accurately predicting a 1RM, [...]
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