Reactive strength index (RSI) is a metric we use to help assess an athlete's elasticity. In this first ever live-streamed episode, Drake, John, and Greg discuss how it's used and what to do with the information collected from an RSI testing protocol.  The guys also discuss how different box heights can affect an athlete's RSI, and how having an outstanding RSI doesn't mean you're automatically an outstanding athlete.  

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Reactive Strength Index (RSI): Discussions In The Lab Episode 7

Bob Alejo is a 35-year strength and conditioning and administrative veteran at the collegiate, professional, and Olympic levels. Currently the Director of Sports Science for Power Lift, Coach Alejo has directed strength and conditioning collegiately at CSU Chico, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and North Carolina State University (Assistant AD). Professionally, he served 12 years as the Director of the Oakland A’s (during the “Moneyball” era) and twice as a member of the U.S. Olympic team: Beijing in 2008 with a gold medal in Men’s Beach Volleyball, and London in 2012 (simplifaster.com)

Photo courtesy of Anna Hiatt (annahiatt.com)

Back to Basics with Bob Alejo: SPP Episode #12

In this episode....

1. Background
2. Publishing papers on Cluster training
3. What is the mechanism by which Cluster Training overcomes fatigue?
4. A case for traditional training methods for hypertrophy
5. Standardizing the language in Cluster training publications
6. Can you differentiate and describe protocols that have been used as a cluster in scientific community?
7. Which protocol do you recommend?
8. Acute effects on strength, power, and hypertrophy using clusters? Data on chronic effects?
9. What is the most appropriate time of training year to use clusters?
10. Time efficiency and other possible drawbacks of cluster sets
11. Reporting variables of training such as average and peak power and velocities
12. Would you totally abolish traditional structures?
13. Future research on clusters
14. How to connect with James Tufano

Using Cluster Sets in Strength Training: SPP Episode #13 with James Tufano

In this episode Mike, Drake, and Greg are back talking about CrossFit, this time having a little fun. They were challenged with a 15-minute "EMOM" (Every Minute on the Minute) of questions. 5 Questions, each getting a minute to answer.

CrossFit Q&A EMOM: Discussions in the Lab Episode 8

In this episode, Matt discusses some of the more atypical athletes he is currently training. A Dog Agility Racing athlete and two BMX athletes are not your usual basketball, football, soccer, or even CrossFit athlete....but does that really change how you train them? Matt takes you through how he gathers information relevant to assessing and training these athletes and offers advice to coaches who may be hesitant to train an athlete that participates in a sport they are unfamiliar with.

Training atypical athlete populations with Matt Hunter: Discussions in the Lab Episode 9

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