Change Up The Tempo? Bands Are Great.

Watch this video to get some good ideas for dynamic training.  Do I recommend dynamic training?  Do I think that it works?  The answer is yes to both.  Of course this type of training, to me, is only part of the puzzle.  Let's not get carried away with things here.

Let me tell you why.  So many athletes and coaches get crazy about training fast, to be fast.  If your genetic reation time is good, you can be as weak as a newborn baby, but still be somewhat quick.  You can run ladder patterns with a coach screaming at you to have your feet quickly moving, and be as slow as the day is long.  Believe me, I've seen both scenarios.  Email me and I will give you in-depth observations, if you want. 

Here is the actual fact. Power is the rate at which work is done, or work/time.
Work is the product of force, and the distance moved.

Therefore, Power is Force x Distance/Time, OR Force x Velocity

Although Velocity is a big part of it, another huge part of it is Force. It has to be!!!!!!!

The stronger you get, the more powerful you will become, because you will be able to put more force on an object.  Strict, disciplined, slow tempo work must take place to increase power, along with some dynamic band training.

I used to silence many advocates of ONLY band training very politely like this:
"If we have to pick up 400 pounds and walk 50 feet with it, who will have the most powerful walking stride"? They would look at me as if I were crazy. (These were the guys who were too soft to pick up 200 pounds as grown men.  They were the ones who would always talk about being a (whatever) player, and not needing to deadlift).  It would be a staredown for 20 seconds or so, then they would bow their heads and walk away.

I believe there is a place for dynamic training, and I did include a full day of it with my athletes.  But only 1 day out of 10, would be dynamic.  The downward forces are extreme, and you must be careful, and be strong enough to properly handle the bands.

I do find the bands so much more productive than dumbbells or barbells.  Watch the video, and I will give you some ideas and information.  You may want to go one dynamic day with only bands, and one strength training day with chains, and that deadly deadlift.  Any questions, email me.