Shift from Block to Vertical Integration for In-Season Program Design
Ever find that stress on one adaptation will have too many drawbacks on all the other adaptations you want your athletes to maintain?
The Overall Structure of Conjuphasic
Many mistakes were made over the first one and a half years of this program. I tested and made tweaks using Julia and me as guinea pigs so that my clients (and now you) can benefit from combining conjugate with triphasic.
Overcoming Isometrics: Myelination to Reach Maximum Potential
During my time working under the University of Minnesota’s Cal Dietz, I saw the impact of the myelination phase in athletic performance. I also found it’s most effectively programmed with Overcoming Isometric variations of the big lifts.
My RPR Level I Certification Workshop Experience
So, how does this voodoo work? Honestly, I’m not sure. I don’t really care, though, because I know it works and has been a big asset to my training during the past couple of years.
S&C Programming Considerations for College Football Freshmen
What we all want is to set our freshmen up for success for the future. How we go about it isn’t about ego and “our system” or anything like that; it’s about taking the time to put thought into what you’re doing and what will be the best for them.
Social Media in Strength and Conditioning
Life was meant to be lived, not read. Cars were meant to be driven, not parked. The harbor is safe, but a ship was meant to sail. Don’t let articles and books convince you that you understand it all.
RPR: Wake Up Your True Performance Potential
The purpose of this tool is to identify problems and compensations in an individual’s movement patterns and to restore neurological balance to allow the body to perform the way it naturally should.
The Six-Day Triphasic Microcycle
We ran the first variation of this setup in preparation for our last powerlifting meet and it resulted in around 1,400 pounds of total PRs spread amongst nine different lifters.
Tweaking the APRE Cluster Method
I had used the APRE Method with great results in the past. After trying some new things in the summer, we decided to implement these changes in the fall.
The Innovator, Imitator, and Integrator
There are three types of people in the world of strength and conditioning — which one are you?
Strength and Speed Seminar at Robert Morris University
Become a better coach by learning from Mark Watts, Cal Dietz, Cam Davidson, and other coaches and professionals in the strength and conditioning field.
Movements Rediscovered Through Triphasic Training
James discusses Cal Dietz's book Triphasic Training.
Elitefts™ Proud to be part of the CVSPS
The CVSP Seminar is a perfect match with the mission of "Live, Learn, Pass On" of Elitefts™
Triphasic Training for Powerlifting
If your intensity level and explosive base are lacking, this 21-week meet prep program will help where max effort and dynamic effort work could not.
The 2015 Central Virginia Sports Performance Seminar
For this year’s CVASPS we have stepped it up another notch, bringing back many of the favorites from past years, and introducing some new presenters as well.
The Triphasic Podcast with Cal Dietz
Dietz meets with Mark Watts, what they discuss is outside the box.
State of the Profession
Strength and conditioning is constantly evolving, never at a faster rate than now.
S&C Industry Leaders Talk Shop
What happens when three of the most influential coaches sit down at the elitefts compound?
Science of Lifting: Isometrics
Isometric lifts, lifts where the muscles contract without causing movement at the involved joints, might be an under-appreciated tool for lifters and athletes.
Three Questions for Coach Kevin Argauer
An interview with University of Pittsburgh Strength & Conditioning Coach, Kevin Argauer.
Training with Purpose: Modifications and Variation in Training
You’re only limited by as much information and ability as you have to logically modify your programming.
By the Coach for the Coach: Triphasic Training
To find out more about triphasic training, Todd Hammer interviewed the man behind the magic—Cal Dietz.
From Dust Mode to Something Like Block Periodization
This program mash-up got Ryan Williams out of his training rut. What can it do for you?
