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To make a plan, you first need to know where you want to go, ie, your goal. This is rather obvious, really. In a sports context, this can be accomplished e.g. by performing a needs analysis. Sometimes, just the head coach will already have a good idea what is needed in each athlete, so a … Loading Progressions we like to use weiterlesen
On Saturday, February 23rd I competed in the I. Flowing Arts &Hammers MMA Newcomer Challenge in Corinthia. My fight was scheduled for three, three minute rounds under Aggrelin rules. In this post, I will shortly outline my preparation - which was quite different from what I usually do - and elaborate on the rationale behind it. First, … Flowing Arts & Hammers MMA Newcomer Challenge Feb 2019 weiterlesen
Day 1: had a long, although not unpleasant flight from Vienna over Dubai to Bangkok. I expected greater difficulties with dealing with the fact that I switched from -10°C to + 30°C over night. Nothing. Went really smooth. First trip took us to the Khao San Road night market. Had some tasty Pad Thai and … Teeps, Temples and Tuk Tuks – Thailand 2018 weiterlesen
I'm still pondering the idea that variation might be the single most important mechanism underlying all forms of periodization. Also, I've come to further move away from power lifting concepts every single day when it comes to training athletes. Truly, the only athlete that needs to high bar squat is probably an Olympic weightlifter. The … Thoughts on Strength and Conditioning: Same, but different weiterlesen
Introduction I'm currently undergoing the EXOS Performance Specialist certification. In the Exos system, a concurrent approach to training is chosen. I recall Mike Boyle saying in some Episode of the strength coach podcast that his athletes always do concurrent training in hence they always train for speed and strength and condition as well. Now whether … Concurrent Training for Combat Sports weiterlesen
As promised, I'll be uploading some video over the course of the next days and weeks. Here's Valentin at the XXIV Open Polish Taekwondo Championships 2017 in Krakow. Valentin had three fight, laid out as follows:In semi-contact, the division was pretty small. In fact, it was just four competitors. Valentin lost the first fight and … Event Report: Valentin at the XXIV Open Polish Taekwondo Championships in Krakow, Poland weiterlesen
Awesome sparring session yesterday. One week out to the NMAC national championships. Everyone's sharp and ready. Looking forward to seeing the team in action again. I'll keep you up to date, so stay tuned.So long,don't get hurtPS: I'm starting to upload the video material of the XXIV Open Polish Championships, so again, stay tuned...
Group training is a tricky thing. On the one hand, everyone has different needs and a different starting point that needs to be taken into consideration. On the other hand, though, it totally makes sense to periodize training in order to maximize adaptations. In the Athletics class, this is easy. We run our athletes through an … Thoughts on Training – Periodizing Group Classes weiterlesen
For a good finish, here's Hanna's fights from the International Polish Taekwondo Championships 2016 in Wieliczka. Hanna scored third place in Semi-Contact, winning two out of her three fights via TKO. Enjoy!Semi #1Semi #2Semi #3Light #1Now, as soon as I can get my hands on the fights of this year's NMAC state championships, I'll upload … Wieliczka 2016, Part VI: Hanna weiterlesen
Here we go with Valentin's performance at the International Polish Taekwondo Championships 2016 in Wieliczka. Valentin was fighting a marathon that day - 6 fights for a total of 12 rounds! Five of those fights where in the pointfighting (i.e., semi-contact) division, where Valentin lost in the semi-finals and then slightly missed 3rd place. Still, … Wieliczka 2016, Part V: Valentin weiterlesen
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