Supertraining – Factors Influencing Strength Production
It was not very long ago when the athlete did not seriously consider the intricacies of strength development that are so important in today’s training. The question of strength superiority was decided simply on the basis of lifting the heaviest weight or recording the highest reading on an isokinetic or isometric dynamometer. However, experience and [...]
Supertraining – What is Strength? Part II
It is relevant to note that competitions involve very few attempts to reach a maximum, yet they are far more exhausting than strenuous workouts with many repetitions, since they involve extremely high levels of psychological and nervous stress. The high levels of nervous and emotional stress incurred by attempting a competitive maximum require many days [...]
Supertraining – What is Strength? Part I
Strength is an essential component of all human performance and its formal development can no longer be neglected in the preparation of any athlete. Successful strength conditioning depends on a thorough understanding of all processes underlying the production of strength by the body. Therefore, it is appropriate that Supertraining commences with an outline of the [...]
Supertraining – Strength without Drugs
As competitors struggle near the asymptotes of their ability, they seek any means, scientific or mythical, in attempts to transcend their physical and mental limits. It is at this point that sport often degenerates into a form which invokes the use of magic potions, now classed euphemistically as ergogenic aids, those substances or devices which [...]
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