The workshop discusses advanced strength training techniques including determining set and repetition schemes based on training goals, post-activation potentiation, complex training, partial repetitions, and cluster sets. Cluster sets involve short rest periods between repetitions within a set to maintain power output and mechanical performance while allowing for increased training intensity and volume. They are well-suited for the preparatory phase focusing on power development.
3. POSTACTIVATION POTENTIATION (PAP);
application for Complex training
• 3 factors influence the degree of effectiveness:
1 - initial strength levels of the individual appear to dictate the degree of
potentiation, with stronger (1RM Squat:1.5 (ACSM) to 2 × body mass (NSCA))
individuals expressing a greater potentiation effect.
2- athlete’s current level of fatigue appears to modulate the potentiation affect
3- training status of the individual appears to affect the degree of potentiation
expressed, with greater potentiation being expressed by more trained individuals.
• Inexperienced; moderate intensity (60–85% 1RM loads), 1 set.
• Experienced; multiple sets, moderate intensity (60–85% 1RM Loads) and (also up
to 90% in some studies), and rest periods lasting 7–10 (also 5 min in some articles)
minutes for example:
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4. Complex Training
The term ‘complex training’ is credited to Verkhoshansky et al. (1973)
• Complex training is a workout comprising of resistance exercise followed by a matched plyometric exercise
whereas Contrast training is a set of heavy resistance repetitions followed immediately by an unloaded,
explosive exercise utilizing the same movement pattern.
• aim to augment PAP responses
PRACTICAL APPLICATION for Complex training:
1. Ideal subject characteristics
• Training status 5 moderately to highly trained athletes
• Resistance training experience ≥ 2 years
• Strength levels ≥ 1.8 relative lower body 1RM
• Strength levels ≥ 1.4 relative upper body 1RM
2. Effective rest interval
• Intracomplex recovery (between complex pairs) =2/3–4 minutes
• Intercomplex recovery (between exercise sets) = 5 minutes
3. Programming mobility and/or stability drills within the intracomplex and intercomplex recovery interval.
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7. 2019
• rest interval in between exercises (2–6 minutes) should be used to
maximize CT results
• when CT is conducted before sports training, applying one CT exercise
performed for 3–5 sets and 10– 20 minutes of active recovery after CT
would seem to be a sound strategy
NSCA, 2019
9. PartialReps
• strengthdevelopmentisjointangle-specific
• 1-5repsper setwith 100%1RM
• Quickincreasein maximalin specificrangeofmotion
• Morefiberreruitmentinpartialrangeof motion
• mechanicalspecificityof themovements correspondingwith sports
specifictasks,
- half squats be usedto improve the accelerationphase of sprinting
-quarter squatsshould be employed to increaseperformance during the maximal velocityphase
• Allows for the overloading of stickingpoints
• degree oftransferfrom overloading PROMtoFROMexercisesappearsto
belimited
• strength developmentisjointangle-specific
• 1-5repsper setwith 100%1RM
10. - half squats be usedto improve the acceleration phaseof sprinting
-quarter squatsshould be employed to increaseperformance during the maximal velocity
phase
Regional hypertrophy: proximal sitesof quadriceps in half squat
13. Clustersets
• 3basic variants: the standard, the undulating, and theascending
• Traditional sets: 15.7%decrease in power out put across6repetitions
• Cluster sets: 5.5 %in 20sec
• cluster setsare ideally suited forthe specific preparatory phase when
maximizing power development is acentral training target.
• “To promote the development of muscular maximalpower output, repetitions of
agiven exercise should achieve ≥90% of maximal power output and velocity for
the stimulus to be consideredbeneficial”
16. Clustersets
• to increase training intensity or volume is to insert an intraset rest period
into the overall set, whereby fatigue may be relatively diminished in order
to maintain mechanicaloutputs
• short intraset rest periods of 5-15 secondsduring hypertrophyphases
• Longerintraset rest periods of 30-45 secondsformaximal strength
• racking and un-racking during exercises,suchasthe bench pressand
squatting, canalso be moderatelyfatiguing
19. EccentricTraining
• eccentric-only training hasbeen shown to increase eccentricstrength
(principle of specificity)
• Eccentric strength canbe enhanced with faster versusslower contractions,
asthe greater force demandsresult in superior strengthadaptations
• greater gainsin muscle hypertrophy when compared toconcentric training
(but not significant)
• Neural adaptation: Increased neural drive, greater agonist activationand
reduced antagonistic coactivation
• Regional hypertrophy: greater distal hypertrophy vsmid-bellyhypertrophy
after concentric-onlytraining
• preferential recruitment of the type II fibres in a reversal of Henneman’s
size principle is believed to occur during an eccentric muscle contraction!
• Greater increases in type II fibre cross-sectionalarea
20. EccentricTraining
• Increasesin fascicle length
• increase in sarcomeres in series has positive implications for the absolute
shortening velocity of the muscle
• greater tendon stiffnessin comparison to concentric training (induces a
greater rate of force development,RFDbecauseof more stiff muscle-
tendon complex)
23. Eccentrictechniques
• Tempo training
• Accentuated eccentric training
• 2/1 technique: involves using two extremities for the
concentric portion and one extremity for the eccentric phase
• Two-movement technique: concentric phase of a repetition is
completed using multiple joints and the eccentric phase with
only one joint: Close-grip bench/triceps extension
• Plyometrics
• Heavy Negatives
24. Tempo training
• ECC repetition duration when it comes to
hypertrophy: (4-5 seconds)
• meta-analysis by Schoenfeld et al indicated that longer ECC actions (>5 s)
failed to demonstrate greater hypertrophy compared with traditional training
• fascicle length increases may favor fast ECC
exercise (< 1s)
• intentionally increasing the ECC duration (> 3 s)
may result in suboptimal strength adaptations
• intentionally slow training may not carry over to
sport where fast ECC and SSC actions occur
25. Tempo training
• total amount of volume that can be completed when comparing slow tempo ECCs to fast or
self-paced tempos is lower
• Absolute loading is one factor in the development of strength and may be one of the reasons
strength adaptations have not favored slow tempo ECCs.
• Due to submaximal loading conditions, not appropriate during training phases that target
maximal strength, maximal power output, or high-speed training
• When the ECC phase is extended, it may limit the power output in the subsequent CON
phase, limiting its transference during times of focused power development
26. Research findings
• fast ECC squat training (< 1 s) (approximately 90◦/s) twice per week
for six weeks increased fascicle length by about 10% in novice
participants while no notable change followed slow ECC squat
training (~4 s)
• CMJ power was significantly decreased after Slow training
27. Flywheel Inertial Training
• 4 sets of 7 repetitions with 90–180 s of rest between sets,
• no more than twice per week with 48 h of recovery between sessions.
• Multi joint exercises for multi-joint nature of sporting movements (e.g., running,
jumping, change of directio
• the use of FIT for improvements in power output may be effective in weaker, less-
trained individuals, etc.)
• Twofold goal from rehabilitation perspective: 1-force absorption exercises in return
to play 2-to re-learn how to effectively transition from an ECC action to a CON
action
30. Accentuated Eccentric Loading
• higher absolute ECC loading may theoretically increase the active state of the
muscle, the Ca+2 sensitivity, and ECC RFD (RFDECC)
• The most notable finding is the increased RFDECC using AEL compared with
traditional loading.
• high RFDECC, then it is possible that greater muscle spindle activation or stretch
to the MTU occurs which leads to enhancement of the subsequent CON
performance and power output
31. • stronger individuals may benefit more from using lighter
relative loads (e.g., 105–110% 1RM) during the ECC phase of
an exercise
• weaker individuals may benefit more from using heavier loads
(e.g., 120–130%)
• Supramaximal AEL appears to be most advantageous for
strength adaptations when difference between the ECC and
CON loads is greater than 30% 1RM
32. ACCENTUATED ECCENTRIC
• late stages of a periodized plan for strength–power athletes.
• Use dumbbells (ranging from 10% to 30% of body weight) to overload the
eccentric (drop) phase in a jump or other ballistic or throwing exercises.
• enhancements in force production magnitude and RFD, take-off velocity, peak
power production, and jump height
40. FunctionalIsometrics
• Advantage of joint-angle-specific strengthgains
• Entails short concentric movement with 5-7 second maximalisometrics
• Training at sticking point (weakestrange)
• Example of Powerlifters: after 1-6RM fullreps they hold weight at sticking point.
44. Variable Resistance Training (VRT)
• sticking region is dependent on loading and
accounts for 35–45% of the range of
movement
45. Elastic Band: Resisted and Assisted?
• Resistance load to improve peak power during explosive movements when
elastic bands and free weights in the back squat:
- 20–35% resistance by elastic bands &
- 65–80% for free weight loaded
46. Chain
• At the bottom, providing areduction inload
and allowing the athlete to accelerate the
barbell at afasterrate
• within-repetition postactivation potentiation
effect may occur in response to agreater
neural activation. (?!)
• decreasing resistance at the bottom portionof
the movement may causeamore rapid
stretch–shortening cycle.(?!)
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48. Variableresistancetraining(VRT)
Bands
• Assisted VRT:improve power and velocity output, with increased shortening rate
and neuromuscular system activation reported aspotential underlying
mechanisms
• desirable during periods of heavy competition (higher levels offatigue)
• during an “overspeed” training phase
• translates to many ballistic movements, suchasjumping andthrowing.
• reduces bodyweight load by 10 – 20 %and hasbeen shown to augment concentric
velocity (velocity >3.0 m/s)
• Using in corrective exercise or rehabilitationmodality
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49. ElasticBands
• may result in apostactivation potentiation
effect within eachrepetition
• there canbe a3.2%to 5.2%difference
between two supposedly equal bandsthat
could result in an 8%to 19%difference in
mean tension between the bands!!!
50. Elastic Band: Resistive
• decrease or remove momentum from a system
• progressively increased tension
• promote the progressive recruitment of higher-order motor units
• improvements in RFD have been shown after training with resistive elastic
band
• more appropriate modality for developing the force–velocity capabilities
• greater EMG activity in eccentric contractions during Jump squat
• resulting higher peak power
51. Assistive
• during an overspeed training phase
• more desirable during periods of heavy competition when athlete loads
may be compromised by higher levels of fatigue.
• increased shortening rate and
• neuromuscular system activation reported as potential underlying
mechanisms
52. Chains; Optimizing the Stimulus
• in the linear hanging method, only 35%-45% of the total chain weight is
added to the ascending strength curve; the rest of the chain simply hangs
as static weight
• using the double-looped method 80%-90% of the chain weight is
progressively added to the total system load
• nearly twofold difference in the amount of variable resistance!!!
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54. Chains or Bands?
• Neither is better!
• Chains: challenges proprioceptive stability because of wobbling
• Bands: Little more stability because of anchors
• Both: interarepetition PAP: surplus neural drive at the bottom of the
exercises resulting in explosive initiation of concentric
• Greater power output at the initiation of concentric portion
• How to determine the proper load?
55. Importance of exercises selection!
Maximum velocity
phase
Maximum
acceleration
phase: 0-10
and 0-20 m
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56. Strengthcurves
• Bell-shaped: Single-joint movements (e.g., elbow flexion and extension, knee
flexion and extension, etc.), generally, where maximum strength occurs around the
mid-phase of the lift.
• Descending: pulling movements (e.g., bent-over rows, pull-ups, etc.),where
maximum strength is produced at the beginning of themovement.
• Ascending: variations of the squat, deadlift, and bench pressasmaximum strength
and force capabilities occur near the top of thelift.
57. Typeof externalresistances
• three methods for applyingoverload:
• constantexternal:traditional resistancetraining methods (e.g.,free
weights)
- Stickingpoint
• during the concentric effort ofamovement, a largeportion of time is
spentdecelerating
• Accommodating (isokineticresistance)
• variableresistance
-chainsandelasticBand
• compensatoryacceleration
62. Compensatoryaccelerationtraining
(CAT)
• CAT:is the process of attempting to achieve maximal acceleration with amoderate
to high load (50-80%1RM)
• Dr Squat – Dr Fred Hatfield
• intended maximal concentric acceleration (IMCA):(higher loads)
• Adding bands and chains
• Aside note: Aggression—everyone needs some
64. Blood Flow Restriction (BFR);
mechanisms
• Acute muscle cell swelling
• Increased fiber type recruitment from metabolic
accumulation
• Decreased myostatin
• Decreased atrogenes
• Proliferation of satellite cells
65. BFR;
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
• Frequency: two to three times weekly for the same muscles or muscle
groups
• One block may involve two to four, low-intensity (30 to 50% of 1-RM) sets
performed until repetition failure (≥ 15 Reps)
• short rest intervals between sets (30 to 60 seconds)
• 1 to 3 blocks per exercise
• Five minute rest (no BFR) between blocks
66. “Thank you”
Figure: Mid-thigh pull test on force platform to measure RFD and maximal strength; athlete:Hasan Taftian
(Olympian Sprinter)
National Olympic & Paralympic Academy
Sports Biomechanics center
Email: mahdicheraghi26@gmail.com
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