[QUOTE=Mark Rippetoe;268845]This is what I meant by capitalize. UPPER CASE-ize. There will be no flame war, since this is a moderated board.
I've already explained my position on "exercise science " studies a hundred times. But this: [I]"I think perhaps you are failing to comprehend the idea of progressive overload,"[/I] is pretty funny.
So, "UNCLE!!" I've explained my position to you guys. Do your half-squats, but please be careful, and don't make promises to kids that you can't keep.[/QUOTE]
Dear Coach Rippetoe,
I am confused as to why you think this comment is "pretty funny":
[b]"I think perhaps you are failing to comprehend the idea of progressive overload"
Am I wrong in assuming that you fail to understand the concept of progressive overload in regards to your comment about non-gifted athletes not being able to SVJ 36+? Achieving a 36" SVJ for a "non-gifted" athlete lends itself to an athletic profile unique to that individual, a correlation between maximal strength + explosive strength + bodyweight, and their performance numbers. So, for you to say that 36+ is out of the realm for someone who is naturally ungifted in the power department, makes no sense given the simple concept of progressive overload & it's adaptations within the human organism. Improvement in relative strength (through increases in maximal, explosive, and reactive strength and of course improvements in body composition) are to some extent: always possible. If someone peaks at 36 and claims they were unable to improve past 36, we have to go back and use our detective microscope and figure out why this individual failed to intensify their regime & thus fail to cause further adaptations.
For SVJ, 36" is well within the grasp of an "average" athlete. Most athletes simply do not put in the work required to achieve 35 or even 40+ on this measure of athletic performance. Next time you say, "36+ is not within grasp", ask yourself:
1. Did I incorporate SPP methods such as shock & stim, this goes hand in hand with an individual learning to tap into protected motor potential, ie, the innate reserves as described by Professor Verkhoshansky.
2. Did I achieve the utmost optimal body composition for my event, which for jumping & sprinting requires one to be extremely lean to achieve peak results.
3. Am I getting the most out of training, is my sleep schedule & thus circadian rhythms optimal for utilizing training sessions at their highest capacity.
4. Did I incorporate SPP methods such as half squats & quarters, which stress the human organism far more than full squats or comparable full ROM movements, this goes hand in hand with an individual learning to tap into protected motor potential, ie, the innate reserves as described by Professor Verkhoshansky.
5. Did I incorporate very high frequency training regimes or concentrated strength blocks, in order to make use of the supercompensatory effect of such training.
6. Did I make use of pre-competition carb loading & day-of semi starvation, ie, dietary tactics that may result in increased neural drive & thus improve a competition or training event.
How can you say you've tried hard, when you havn't even incorporated the Shock Method, ie, 4x10 depth jumps from 30+ inches? I'm not directing this at you, in fact, this question is rhetorical in nature. My point is, most people on your forum seem to foresee their limitations instead of their limitless potential due to your various statements on the issue of genetics and such.
Every human organism has the ability to become elite, we all have the same genetic machinery, it is the roll of the coach or athlete himself (self coach) to utilize the proper methodologies to intensify the regime: month after month, year after year... Never losing site of the goal, to realize ones true human potential, which is well beyond the limits our conscious minds concoct.
Progressive overload is a very simple concept, but, unfortunately, one in which coaches & athletes fail to understand. It is not as simple as just adding weight to a bar or increasing volume. Regardless, intensification of the regime is of utmost importance, and is a process which is limitless in nature.
How bad do you really want it? Probably not bad enough.