The following article is published here with the permission of the author, Ken Mannie, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Michigan State University The subject of explosive weight training is one that has been in the center of a maelstrom among strength and conditioning practitioners for quite some time. Many individuals and some associations advocate…
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Warming Up
When performing high intensity strength training using proper form and a slow, controlled speed of motion additional warm up sets are almost never necessary. In most cases they provide little or no benefit while wasting time and energy that could otherwise be devoted to the “work” sets. Most of the physical benefits of a warm…
