by William Wayland The issue of peaking in MMA is a thorny one and I have seen a number of methods play out. To lift heavy pre fight or not, to focus on speed qualities at high velocities or power based ones. Ultimately it should be determined by the fighter. One of the biggest wake-ups for me was looking into the notion of ‘straining or reactive athletes’ put forward by Cal Dietz. The idea that depending on the sport coach must decide what represents optimal nervous system development. Do you want them to be reactive like a triple jumpers/sprinters or strain like a powerlifter? This plays out in execution speeds, two athletes with the same 1RM may have wildly different execution times, for example athlete 1 and 2 may have maximum back squats of 180kg/400lbs but athlete 1 completes his concentric in 2.4 seconds but athlete 2 in 1.5 seconds. To the observer it might look like athlete 2 may be able to squat 200kg/440kg! The difference when we dig deeper is probably nervous. Nervous
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:05:46 +0000
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