“The brain is the most complicated entity in the known universe and consists of many different parts working mostly unconsciously but─ we hope─ in a reasonably co-ordinated way.” -I. H. Robertson As we all know, in athletics, what ultimately matters are wins and losses; both at the individual and team levels. The Winner Effect, goes…
“The major purpose is to discuss the influence of pre-exercise arousal on sympathoadrenal neurohomones (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine) on muscular force expression during resistance exercise.” If you tend to “nerd out” when it comes to the history of training, and/or the scientific break down of specific physiological adaptations to training, this presentation will be right…
“It’s not only the drop height, but also the goal that influenced the landing technique in drop jumps.” In her third presentation at The Seminar, Dr. Natalia Verkhoshansky dives into the similarities and differences between the Depth Jump and Drop Jump. The Depth Jump was developed on the work of her father, Dr. Yuri Verkhoshansky,…
“Where do you want to be in 3-5 years? 5-10? The end of your career?” This is a question that we are asked time-after-time, whether it be from a potential employer, or in the case of a young strength coach, from one’s parents, wondering if their son or daughter will ever make a real living….
“We play to win but few receive a trophy. Take a look at your seniors, they are living trophies. Coaching is about winning but it is also about growing people. Be committed to the person that wears the jersey. Serving them through mentorship is the greatest reward of all.” Matt Johnson via @StrengthCoachMJ on Twitter This…
“If you want to improve how much you’re going to lift, that’s great, do it. Be a powerlifter. That’s a terrific sport, go for it. But is it for an athlete. For an athlete what are we looking for? Improvement in skill execution.” Dr. Michael Yessis joined us for his second presentation at The Seminar…
“…the state of the body isn’t something you choose to care about, or leave be, for your body never just is─ it is always either decaying or getting stronger. Not choosing is still a choice.” – D. Kunitz I was drawn to this book walking through the isles at the library one day and saw…
“The only thing that we need to evaluate on our systems is test and retest. Does it work or not? Is it an observable, measureable, and repeatable phenomenon? That’s all we care about. When I make a change in position mechanics I expect to see some commiserate change in output, in wattage, in performance. That’s…
