Adaptation: Period, Persistence, and Prioritization

“The recent surge in the quest for a “well-rounded” and/or “functional” training program (and visible abs) has become the greatest inhibitor to effective training programming. The current trend in “fitness” training involves a complex array of what most perceive as balance of fitness parameters: strength, flexibility, skill specific, and high or low intensity endurance training. Becoming proficient in many skills or modalities is an attractive proposition and has become the fashionable gold standard for flashy, trendy workouts. Often, these techniques are applied haphazardly or in a method that emphasizes variety over consistency and progress. Terms like “muscle confusion” and “broad time and modal domains” are common and many will tell you that these are sound exercise principles. In fact, they are useless techniques that are the opposite of progress and are often gimmicks promoted by greedy
entrepreneurs.”

           
FULL ARTICLE: 
http://startingstrength.com/articles/adaptation_prioritization_wells.pdf

Strength Camp Coming

December 12, 2010
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 

 

The Program:
Open to the public but specifically designed to teach the basics about building an effective strength program for military, police, fire fighters, and other tactical athletes.  We will discuss basic physiology and biomechanics, strength and conditioning concepts, and programming.  Learn the Starting Strength method pioneered by Mark Rippetoe for the squat, bench press, and deadlift.  Participants will leave with ability to teach the basic lifts and program strength protocols for units/departments.  Limited to 12 attendees.

 

Schedule:

9:00 - 9:30 Registration and Warm-up  

9:30 - 10:30   Introduction; Basic Physiology/Biomechanics  

10:30 - 11:30   The Squat  

11:30 - 12:30   The Bench Press  

12:30 - 1:00   Lunch  

1:00 - 2:00  The Deadlift  

2:00 - 3:00  Programming  

3:00 - 4:00  Q&A

Cost:  $125

Payable through the Starting Strength website:  http://www.startingstrength.com/

Must be paid prior to attending seminar.

Location:  Maximus Fitness and Wellness, Leavenworth, KS

Coached by MAJ Damon Wells

Is the APFT relevant any more?

There is a very interesting article in this month's NSCA Tactical Strength and Conditioning Report.

Click here to read the article.


From the article...

"The United States Army is planning to

overhaul the 30-year-old Army Physical

Fitness Test (APFT) in the near future.

The consensus seems to be that soldiers

agree more. There were many soldiers

that responded to a recent Army Times

request for opinions on how and

what they would like to see changed on

the current APFT. The responses showed

that soldiers want to see a combination

of task-specifi c movements implemented

into the new combat-relevant physical

fitness test. The survey completed by

Army Times suggests that soldiers want

to add pull-ups and crunches, eliminate

sit-ups, and also implement shuttle runs

or a road march. They also suggest that

they would like to work out in combat

gear instead of PT uniforms."

Movember

http://us.movember.com/