Having finally finished the background for power training methods in Categories of Weight Training: Part 14 I am going to finally wrap things up. And this will be long. First let me mention that some people made me aware of some current tech/apps that claim to measure power outputs.
Longtime Internets buddy Jon Kolz mentioned BarSense an Android app claiming to measure a variety of things in the gym while Sam Dao mentioned PushStrength which is an armband promising the same. I know in 2020 as I’m updating this, there are many more apps and devices available.
You’ll recall from what seems ages ago I presented the force-velocity curve and placed different types of training means (speed, speed-strength, power, strength-speed, strength) on it ranging the continuum from high speed/low force to low speed/high-force. Now it’s time to revisit that concept and finally look at things in a practical sense.
Revisiting the Force-Velocity Curve for Practical Application
So with all of that finally out of the way, let me revisit the force-velocity curve from last time with another added set of categories: these are the actual training methods used in the training of track and field sprinters in terms of where they fall onto the curve. … Keep Reading