The loss of speed in the series and its relationship with ammonia and lactate At this point, the article analyzes the effect of losing speed in the series of repetitions within strength training. In this series of articles we deal…
Character of the effort
THE CLUSTER TRAINING, studies carried out AND ITS PROBLEMS The greater or lesser amplitude of the recovery time between repetitions and series is what is known as cluster training or CLT. In this series of articles we deal with some…
Steps to follow in the process of scheduling training In this article, a series of actions are indicated to program the training in each of the cycles that are programmed throughout the sporting life of the trained subject, always keeping…
Types of force and their errors Usually in sports training jargon it is considered that “there are many types of strength”, and each of them is given a name. This post analyzes some of them and their associated errors. In…
Training programming and its phases When designing a training schedule, the elements and factors that constitute a work plan are organized in a concrete and detailed way. In this case, the objective will be to improve strength qualities so that…
8 mistakes related to strength training These 8 errors related to strength training contribute to the confusion and paralyzation of the development of sports training methodology. When programming a training, a series of objectives and types of training are usually…
8 factors on which training loads depend This article introduces the 8 factors on which the loads in strength training depend and their relationship with the age of the trained subject. Once the appropriate exercises have been chosen, the effectiveness…
Intensity and volume in training loads The organization of intensity and volume in training loads is a basic aspect in training programming. In this entry the considerations of combining volume and intensity are evaluated and the key questions regarding the…
Factors for training personalization Before making decisions about how to structure the training it is necessary to know the factors for training personalization. In this series of articles we deal with some of the most important concepts of strength training,…
Training cycles and their 5 phases The training cycles are training time slots in which all the necessary loads have been applied, according to the programmer’s criteria, to achieve the expected objective. In this series of articles we deal with…
progression in strength training Every cycle of strength training must be structured with a progression in the training, in which the load (volume-intensity synthesis) increases almost in each training session. This means that during the first weeks each of them…
To reach muscle failure or not during training? In this post, an exhaustive analysis will be made on why you should not reach muscle failure during training. Publications with several studies in this regard will be reviewed and the drawbacks…
The speed of execution in strength training Especially when talking about time under tension (TBT), the speed of execution in voluntary strength training can have a differentiating effect within the ways of performing the training. The usual proposal to perform…
Speed of execution of the first repetition in a series In this article, the importance of the execution speed of the first repetition for the dosage, control and evaluation of strength training is exposed in an orderly manner in order…
Relative Intensity Through Running Speed To date, it has never been known, even approximately, what the relative intensity has been through the speed of execution and, therefore, what has been the intensity that has produced a certain effect. In this…
Sports based on your strength training needs In this entry, we will comment on sports based on your strength needs and will give some ideas to program training based on objectives. In this series of articles we deal with some…
Comparison between the different training periodization models The comparison of the different training periodization models does not offer a clear superiority of any of them. As a conclusion of a recent review (Hartmann et al., 2015), for example, there are…
The Character of the physical effort A definition of effort is the so-called character of physical effort (CE), originally presented and explained by González-Badillo, in González-Badillo and Gorostiaga (1993, 1995). The CE is defined by the relationship between what the…
The organization of strength training through speed In this article an analysis of the guidelines on the organization of strength training through speed is made. In this series of articles we deal with some of the most important concepts of…
Recommendations for strength training This entry provides a detailed review of the different recommendations for strength training. In this series of articles we deal with some of the most important concepts of strength training, collecting notes from the recently published…