To kick things off, I want to address one of the major problems I see — which is in how most
traditional strength training programs have you train strength only when you're fresh.
Not exact matches
Exercise physiologist Merendi Leverett says the benefits vary depending on which
program you choose, but just as with
traditional in - person
training, online coaching offers improvements in cardiovascular fitness, flexibility and
strength.
programs contain a balance of functional movement and
traditional training methods to build lean muscle and overall
strength.
My personal bias is that high rep
strength training is not a replacement for
traditional heavy weight / low rep
training — I think high rep
training should be combined with
traditional heavy weight / low rep as a way to improve results versus doing just heavy weights / low reps by themselves (as most
programs prescribe).
Based on this data I suggest that the evidence supports that resistance
training consisting of a combination of reps is superior to a more
traditional lower - rep
strength training program.
In summary, this study found that a combination
program consisting of heavy weights / low reps and light weight / high reps was more effective for improving both
strength and endurance than a
traditional periodized
training program consisting of a single rep range during each
training phase.
Explosiveness is very noticeable, but extremely difficult to
train and incorporate into a
traditional high school
strength program.
A combination of both high and low reps — what I call Muscle Factor
Training — has been shown to increase strength significantly more than a traditional low rep, periodized type training
Training — has been shown to increase
strength significantly more than a
traditional low rep, periodized type
training training program.
Why does the addition of high rep
training —
training that has been conventionally viewed as endurance
training — to a
traditional low rep
program produce greater gains in
strength than a low rep
program only?
Most
traditional fat loss
programs will recommend hundreds of crunches and endless hours of cardio, and often don't even introduce
strength training.