LoneRider
Level 6 Valued Member
While doing some reading on Rob Shaul's Mountain Tactical Institute I found this article on 'Base Fitness' (or General Physical Preparation) and wanted to share it with the folks here. Personally I find Rob's programming (having used it extensively from 2013-2014) falls heavily into the GPP and SPP 1 continuum with a few of his points falling into the SPP 2 area as well.
Anyway the article is here: 8 "Base Fitness" Programming Fundamentals.
For me this is the highlight of the article:
As I get older and still train in some challenging activities (BJJ and Muay Thai), I have found simplicity/minimalism to be a godsend.
And this is a 'clew' that great minds think alike when it comes to determining the greats among strength coaches.
Anyway the article is here: 8 "Base Fitness" Programming Fundamentals.
For me this is the highlight of the article:
Keep it simple
Sophisticated design is immature. Stick to the fundamentals. Toss out programming that bounces all over the place or that you don’t understand. Toss out exercises which are too complicated or don’t make your athletes work and breath hard. Discard exercise equipment which is complicated, difficult to use or not readily available. Respect your athletes’ time and deploy proven exercises and training modes inefficient, mission-direct training cycles and training sessions.
As I get older and still train in some challenging activities (BJJ and Muay Thai), I have found simplicity/minimalism to be a godsend.
And this is a 'clew' that great minds think alike when it comes to determining the greats among strength coaches.