Supramaximal Training, is it real?

I don’t know if you’ve noticed recently the description of muscle contractions or training methods as being supramaximal (or supra-maximal)?  I certainly have within the context of rehabilitation and conditioning.  But what does this mean, can it be achieved and if so, is it useful?  So let’s discuss supramaximal training, is it real? What Does […]

Reversibility of Muscle Power Training

Reversibility of power training

Welcome to the third in this mini series on muscle power as we build up to the release of the Making Sense of Muscle Power online course in a few weeks’ time. We’ve discussed the training of muscle power and how power performance changes across the lifespan, but we’re yet to consider detraining. I’m often […]

5 Reasons To Use Velocity-Based Training

Hello and welcome to this second post in the series focussing on explosive force production. Last time we looked at muscle power for successful ageing. Here we’re focussing on a specific training technique and some reasons behind it. So here we go, 5 reasons to use velocity-based training. What is velocity-based training? First of all, […]

Muscle Power for Successful Ageing

Hi and welcome to this first in a series of posts on muscle power. Here we’re going to consider muscle power for successful ageing – is muscle power important for older populations? I talk a lot about strength (you may have noticed), but power, or the ability to express force quickly may be just as […]

RFD And Exercise Progressions

older man bench pressing

Hi there. In this short post on RFD to exercise progressions I’m going to provide a whistle-stop tour of explosive force production. Specifically RFD (rate of force development) versus muscle power; the need for these capabilities in older populations AND an idea of exercise progressions to develop these performance characteristics. RFD vs Muscle Power So […]

How to Avoid DOMS; The Repeated-Bout Effect

Amazingly our musculature posses a remarkable ability to protect itself from a repeated bout of exercise that brings about soreness and losses to performance. Welcome to post 69 of S&C for therapists. In this post we’re going to look at the dreaded DOMS and the amazing phenomenon that can protect us. We all know that […]

Which Joint Position Is Best For Strength Gain?

strong woman doing the splits

Hi there and welcome to post 67 of the Strength & Conditioning For Therapist blog. Slightly out of synch as last time we considered the effects of muscle weakness on all-cause mortality. Don’t worry, we’ll come back to part 2 very shortly. Here we’re considering which joint position is best for strength gain following a […]

Using Periodisation in Rehabilitation

Hello and welcome to post 65 of the Strength & Conditioning for Therapists series. Last time we explored the fundamentals of periodisation within training programmes. In this post we’ll delve into using periodisation in rehabilitation. Specifically, why we should not only consider it but how we can simply, and must, achieve its integration. Periodisation as […]

Understanding Periodisation

girl deadlifting

Hi there and welcome to a new post in the of Strength & Conditioning for Therapists blog series. Post 64 in fact.  I’ve been teaching online and in person a lot recently and a recurrent theme of questions that I get a lot focus on periodisation – so that’s what we’ll be covering over the […]

What Is Rate Of Force Development?

Woman jumping over a hurdle

Hi there and welcome to post 61 of Strength and Conditioning For Therapists. Forgive me, it’s been a while since my last post (t sounds like I’m about to start a confession!). Like for many, life has been hectic recently. But, I think (hope) I’m through the bulk of the hectic-ness and I’m really glad […]

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