You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
― Zig Ziglar
― Zig Ziglar
Recommended Frequency:
2 times per week
You can customize this routine to suit your needs, so anything you don't like, change or skip it!
High-speed eccentric contractions using a motorized device. This protocol overloads the muscles during the lengthening phase, developing eccentric strength and power.
Configure the device for today's exercises. Make sure it's properly calibrated and safe to use.
Perform static stretches focusing on the muscles worked. Hold each stretch for 15-30 seconds.
4x6 motorized eccentric leg press
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Perform 4 sets of 6 reps on the motorized eccentric leg press. Focus on controlled lowering and explosive concentric phase.
4x6 motorized eccentric bench press
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Complete 4 sets of 6 reps on the motorized eccentric bench press. Emphasize the controlled lowering phase.
Eccentric-overload exercises using a flywheel device. Focus on explosive concentric actions followed by resisted eccentric phases.
Ensure the flywheel is properly set up and secured for today's exercises.
Perform a series of dynamic stretches focusing on the muscles worked during the session.
4x8 explosive flywheel squats
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Perform 4 sets of 8 reps of flywheel squats. Focus on explosive concentric and controlled eccentric phases.
4x8 explosive flywheel rows
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Complete 4 sets of 8 reps of flywheel rows. Emphasize explosive pulling and controlled lowering.
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This routine focuses on strengthening the feet and ankles to improve stiffness and reactive strength in sprinting. It targets the often-neglected areas crucial for efficient force transfer in sprinting.
Today's episode features Angus Ross, physiologist and strength coach at High Performance Sport New Zealand. Angus is making his second appearance on the podcast, following up on his initial chat about eccentric strength training with practical knowledge on stiffness, fascia, and performance.
"I'm sure stiffness from sprint data would show the same things as a single leg drop jump (athletes deficient in a single leg drop jump leak energy at maximal velocity)"
"The plyos might really develop tendon stiffness, while the longer slower contractions (i.e. supramaximal type work) still might develop some stiffness, but may also develop compliance as well"
"If I was going to periodize it, I might be doing some supramaximal eccentric work with some isometric work initially, because they marry well in addressing tendon properties, and you could do it with a small amount of plyos, and then morph until faster eccentric work, and towards plyos"
"The great coaches have the intuition to change (the emphasis of the program) when needed"
"When you got the motor patterns from 20 years of plyos in the system, they are there, if you make a change in the system, you will improve"
"What I've been doing essentially is a 4 week block on repeat, with a different week each block… for some athletes it's worked great, but other athletes don't feel like they are getting enough time on a stimulus"
"Changing the stimulus on a regular basis is a good thing…. some people it's worked really well for"
This episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more.
This session combines resisted sprint profiling with technique drills to develop explosive acceleration, based on Angus Ross's work with elite athletes.
Angus Ross is a Senior Strength and Conditioning Specialist at High Performance Sport New Zealand. He has expertise in both academic research and applied work with world-class track and field athletes.
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Follow Angus on Twitter: @AngusRossNZ
Keep up to date with the podcast by following @strengthofsci on Twitter.
This routine focuses on assessing and developing leg stiffness using drop jumps and the Marin group formula. It targets both double-leg and single-leg stiffness, crucial for sprint performance.
Today's episode features Angus Ross, physiologist and strength coach at High Performance Sport New Zealand. This is Angus' second appearance on the podcast, following up on his initial chat about eccentric strength training with practical knowledge on stiffness, fascia, and performance.
"I'm sure stiffness from sprint data would show the same things as a single leg drop jump (athletes deficient in a single leg drop jump leak energy at maximal velocity)"
"The plyos might really develop tendon stiffness, while the longer slower contractions (i.e. supramaximal type work) still might develop some stiffness, but may also develop compliance as well"
"If I was going to periodize it, I might be doing some supramaximal eccentric work with some isometric work initially, because they marry well in addressing tendon properties, and you could do it with a small amount of plyos, and then morph until faster eccentric work, and towards plyos"
"The great coaches have the intuition to change (the emphasis of the program) when needed"
"When you got the motor patterns from 20 years of plyos in the system, they are there, if you make a change in the system, you will improve"
"What I've been doing essentially is a 4 week block on repeat, with a different week each block… for some athletes it's worked great, but other athletes don't feel like they are getting enough time on a stimulus"
"Changing the stimulus on a regular basis is a good thing…. some people it's worked really well for"
This routine focuses on developing eccentric strength, crucial for improving overall power output and maintaining fast-twitch fiber types. It targets the muscles' ability to absorb force quickly, essential for sprint performance.
Today's episode features Angus Ross, physiologist and strength coach at High Performance Sport New Zealand, making his second appearance on the podcast. Angus follows up on his initial chat about eccentric strength training with practical knowledge in stiffness, fascia, and performance.
"I'm sure stiffness from sprint data would show the same things as a single leg drop jump (athletes deficient in a single leg drop jump leak energy at maximal velocity)"
"The plyos might really develop tendon stiffness, while the longer slower contractions (i.e. supramaximal type work) still might develop some stiffness, but may also develop compliance as well"
"If I was going to periodize it, I might be doing some supramaximal eccentric work with some isometric work initially, because they marry well in addressing tendon properties, and you could do it with a small amount of plyos, and then morph until faster eccentric work, and towards plyos"
"The great coaches have the intuition to change (the emphasis of the program) when needed"
"When you got the motor patterns from 20 years of plyos in the system, they are there, if you make a change in the system, you will improve"
"What I've been doing essentially is a 4 week block on repeat, with a different week each block… for some athletes it's worked great, but other athletes don't feel like they are getting enough time on a stimulus"
"Changing the stimulus on a regular basis is a good thing…. some people it's worked really well for"
This episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more.
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Angus Ross is a Senior Strength and Conditioning Specialist at High Performance Sport New Zealand. He has expertise in both academic research and applied work with world-class track and field athletes.
Follow Angus on Twitter: @AngusRossNZ
Keep up to date with the podcast by following @strengthofsci on Twitter.
This routine focuses on developing power using velocity-based training principles. It targets overall lower body power that transfers well to sprinting performance.
Today's episode features Angus Ross, physiologist and strength coach at High Performance Sport New Zealand. This is Angus' second appearance on the podcast, following up on his initial chat about eccentric strength training with practical knowledge on stiffness, fascia, and performance.
"I'm sure stiffness from sprint data would show the same things as a single leg drop jump (athletes deficient in a single leg drop jump leak energy at maximal velocity)"
"The plyos might really develop tendon stiffness, while the longer slower contractions (i.e. supramaximal type work) still might develop some stiffness, but may also develop compliance as well"
"If I was going to periodize it, I might be doing some supramaximal eccentric work with some isometric work initially, because they marry well in addressing tendon properties, and you could do it with a small amount of plyos, and then morph until faster eccentric work, and towards plyos"
"The great coaches have the intuition to change (the emphasis of the program) when needed"
"When you got the motor patterns from 20 years of plyos in the system, they are there, if you make a change in the system, you will improve"
"Changing the stimulus on a regular basis is a good thing…. some people it's worked really well for"
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