Brief history of programming over time This article reviews the most relevant theories in the history of training programming since it has been known and its key points. In this series of articles we deal with some of the most…
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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…
When to strength train This entry discusses in a general way when to train strength according to the needs of each subject. In this series of articles we deal with some of the most important concepts of strength training, collecting…
Non-periodized strength training Parallel to the previous models on periodized training, what has been called non-periodized strength training (ENP) is opposed. As stated in the referred article, not periodizing would mean that the entire training cycle is considered without changes…
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…
Train with FITENIUM app! – Warm-up routine for squats If you don’t already know Fitenium is a free, mobile, video-based social network for athletes who train strength or bodyweight exercises. In Fitenium users can share the progress you get from…
Training density The density is expressed by the relationship between the total work or the number of repetitions performed and the time spent on it. In this sense, it is identified with a way of expressing the overall mechanical power…
The fatigue Fatigue is a complex and multifactorial process that affects performance. Neither the way fatigue occurs nor the hierarchy of factors that cause it in any of the production modalities is still not completely known. In this series of…
execution speed In this article he focuses on the speed of execution as a reference for training programming, dosage and control. In the previous article on Character of Effort (EC) some ideas related to speed of execution have been introduced…
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…
Definition of sports training load In this article, a definition of the sports training load is made in order to understand what loads we should apply in training. In this series of articles we deal with some of the most…
Components of training load: intensity Another component of the training load, the intensity depends both on the intensity’s own value and on the number of times (volume) that said value is applied. For this reason, whenever we talk about intensity,…
Between 10-15% of women worldwide suffer from endometriosis. Endometriosis is a disease caused by the unbalanced growth of endometrial tissue. It can invade some organs, but fortunately it does not usually enter the ovaries. If you don’t already…
There are certain factors that predispose to high blood pressure, such as pregnancy, age 60 or older, African race, kidney disease, diabetes, and sleep aspiration. However, there are many other modifiable risk factors that can be acted upon to…
In this article we are going to give you some tricks to return to the fold and lose weight after the Christmas holidays. It is possible that you have spent eating and drinking last Christmas, there is no need…
Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by structural deterioration and low bone mass density, which increases fragility and increases the risk of falls and traumatic fractures. However, there are exercises for osteoporosis that can help prevent it, and here we…
Being active and exercising is good for our health and everyone knows it, or at least should already know it. Overweight and obesity, especially the proportion of children, has increased significantly in the last 40 years, as evidenced by…
Components of training load: volume Within the components of the training load, the volume represents the amount of work, the amount of training, the number of actions performed…, which is expressed differently depending on the type of training performed. The…
When you train at home, you often don’t know how to approach your training because you don’t have the regular equipment and resources you would find at a gym. These are some of the best basic exercises to do…
My cousin stopped eating meat a long time ago and tends to eat a lot of fish. After spending a few days together, he taught me this recipe for tuna with onion and paprika and it is very simple…
