Tag Archive for: Block Training

Martin Bingisser

The top 5 periodization myths

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Yesterday Vern and I put on a workshop about periodization and planning here in Zurich. Over the last decade we have seen more and more critiques of periodization come out. On the outside some of the cracks are starting to show in traditional approaches to planning. But at the same time coaches keep coming back to it. With that in mind we kicked off the day with looking at busting some myths of periodization. If know you where something has flaws, you have a better chance to address those in your own planning. Below are 5 major myths that coaches need to understand and address in order to improve their planning.

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Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 151: The big game (with Josh Hingst)

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The Super Bowl is one of the world’s largest sporting events, with more than half of America tuning into the game. This year’s game was one of the most thrilling in history, with the Philadelphia Eagles scoring late to secure their first title. Behind the scenes, the Eagles are supported by head strength and conditioning coach Josh Hingst. On this week’s episode he joins us to give us a look at training in the NFL, current trends, and what the Eagles are doing to get even better. Read more

Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 28: Block Training (with Tony Ciarelli)

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We often talk about traditional periodization methods and Bondarchuk’s approach on the podcast, but these are hardly the only ways to put together a training plan. One method is block training and on this week’s podcast guest coach Tony Ciarelli describes how he has adapted block training to his throwers. Read more

Derek Evely

An Overview of Traditional Approaches to Periodization

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I am asked all of the time by young coaches what it takes to become a highperformance coach. My first piece of advice? Find a quality mentor. The second? Take control of your own coaching education. I recommend using curriculum-based schools or systems for staple knowledge and fundamentals, but when it comes to understanding high performance training systems or methodologies, research it out on your own and speak to experienced coaches . . . you may be surprised at what you find. Read more

Zac Brouillette

The Brick Training Method: The Championship Training Cycle

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1. Training Blocks

benchpressOne of the biggest challenges strength and conditioning professionals face is how to organize their training blocks. These “blocks” are often referred to as Macro cycles, Meso cycles, and Micro cycles, but if you are like me, when you see or hear those terms you have to pull out the NSCA text-book to get a quick refresher of what exactly these terms represent again. For the sake of simplicity, I refer to them as the Annual Block, the Specific Block, the Weekly Block, and the Daily Block. Read more