There are more components to a lifting schedule than heavy training. How about training for speed?
It is no secret that I have always used dynamic training and that I have my clients do it as well. My standpoint is that everyone can get something out of dynamic training, but the dose of it may vary.
Is speed work really doing anything for your progress? JM Blakley is willing to bet that it isn’t. Powerlifting is about force, not speed.
As I said in Part 1, conjugate is one of, if not, the most effective training systems when it is executed properly. Moving a light weight fast isn’t enough to make the dynamic effort method work. Moving a light weight fast with intention is.
Why not do speed work with the movements that your athletes will see in their sport?
We rarely ever did “agility drills” with our athletes, and the majority of their agility scores consistently improved. I’m very confident that proper box squatting and sumo pulls were a major contributor to this. Step-by-step, here’s how to program and cue them for your athletes.
I believe that the confidence weight releasers can build is almost as important as any other factor I talk about in this article. If you want to improve your dynamic effort work, give these sample cycles a try.
Many people will say, “Don’t do it with beginners” and it’s a good thing I’m somewhat anti-establishment because DEM has been a great tool in the development of a lot of beginner-athletes. The simple answer is: just do it.
The longer the season goes on, the more important it is to maintain performance. Don’t spend the season losing the physical abilities built during the off-season.
Much like setting up your squat, get your bands set up correctly from the bottom up and the rest will fall into place.
Commit too many of the mistakes I’m about to present to you and your training will result in zero results. You certainly wont be getting the desired effect of optimizing force development.
If you train smart and put in the work, your nagging pains will not stop you from hitting a PR.
I just added speed work back into my training after a long time without it. Here’s how I’m doing it.
Power output is what you’re looking for. Will a speed day produce it?
You know the simple rules of dynamic effort training but may be forgetting the small-but-crucial details that make it effective.
Knowing now how to set up and execute the lift, there is one final process to perfect your bench press.
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Still think doing speed work can’t help you get SWOLE?! Quit being such a meathead and implement it!
