The Force Velocity Curve
The vertical axis represents force or the load used for the
given activity. The horizontal curve axis represents velocity or the speed at
which that activity is performed.
Now for anyone that has ever lifted anything in their life
you would know that the lighter something is the faster you can lift as opposed
to something that is heavy that takes a longer time to lift.
As you can see on the chart the more heavier the load, the
less velocity is used and vice versa and in between there are other strength
qualities that can be trained too.
Max Strength – a heavy load lifted (relatively) slowly such as
a max effort squat
Strength Speed – a moderate load lifted with moderate speed
such as dynamic effort squat @ 40 – 70%
Speed Strength – a light load lifted quickly such as a weighted
jump squat @ 10 – 30%
Speed – bodyweight moved quickly such as a sprint
I bet you’re training 1, 2 at most in your program and its
usually one from the high force end and one from the high velocity end but rarely
in the middle. What this means is that you don’t quite bridge the gap from high
force to high velocity optimally as you would if you touched on one of the middle
options (strength speed / speed strength).
Don’t worry I’ve got you covered with the Aussie Rules
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It is a 10 – 14 week program to get your squat and bench
press to where it needs to be and also have it actually transfer over to on
field performance.
There is an optional introduction week for those who haven’t
lifted in the lower rep ranges much or have no idea what their REAL maxes are
so I’d strongly encourage everyone to do it as I‘ve allowed time for it anyway
before footy starts.
The 1st phase focuses on using a load that is
over 80% with the goal to increase neural drive and to allow for plenty of
practice (volume) on the 2 core lifts we’re focusing on.
The 2nd phase focuses on using a load between 55
and 80% with the goal being to start transferring some of the strength into
actual performance.
The 3rd phase is all about transference using timed sets with a load lower then 55% for as many reps as you can get in the prescribed time frame.
The 3 days have their own specific focus being:
Monday –
Moderate Load / Moderate Volume
Wednesday - High Load / Low Volume
Friday –
Low Load / High Volume.
This follows all the way through each 3 blocks.
There is also an 8 week chin up strength program just to make you more badassary.
I have prescribed this program out to fit in with your pre season training and it's very similar to what I'm actually doing right now and have been doing since October so it's tried and it's true!
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Sounds mad. Does this prescribe exercises say for each training day or purely reps, progression etc.?
ReplyDeleteit's 14 weeks all laid out...it's squats and bench press for the main program as described in in the post above and an added chin up program...the aim is to get the most from the least
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