I recently re-read ‘strength is specific‘ and now want to incorporate some high velocity work into my training. I’m getting back into MMA also so I understand that some high velocity work will be beneficial.
I have the new general strength and conditioning templates and notice some high velocity EMOM work. But i could’ve swore Jordan posted something about EMOM not being very good for high velocity.
Guess my questions are:
To work on both getting slow velocity strength and high velocity strength up would the GS&C template be the best option?
Has your option changed on EMOM not being the best options for HV work?
Wouldn’t it be better to get HV work done at the beginning of the workout to not be so fatigued?
It’s not the best option with unlimited time and resources, but it’s not bad as long as you can still move the weights quickly.
For highest performance, sure. However, developing HV force production while fatigued seems to be pretty important for this application, don’t you think?
I meant because I workout 4 times a week and the program is 3x a week so I thought I’d add another day. But I understand I’ll stick to the program.
Last question, how come no plyos for the HV work? Is their a difference for applications with plyos vs free weights?
I didn’t explicitly program BW plyometrics or similar in the program because I do not believe most people are conditioned enough to tolerate them AND I don’t believe they offer large, generalized benefits for high velocity force production that cannot be accomplished using other exercises. There are specific applications where these may be useful.