Game Changer Performance

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Full range vs Partial range squatting is a debate that will never end. However nuance is important. Let’s shed some light on this. Im a believer that structure potentiates function. Functional (CNS) adaptations can happen much quicker than structural adaptations (muscle mass, tendon thickness, etc) This is why to this day athletes and coaches have jumped on the 1/4, 1/2 squat train because they see improvements in CNS performance quite rapidly… you plateau just as fast too. However, you are missing crucial architectural and mechanical muscle adaptations that are dependent on the ROM used in training that aids in both injury reduction and performance enhancement. Athletic attributes and proprioceptive capacities required to execute a full depth squat are second to none. These will induce strength gains in all ranges. Let me put it this way. If you are able to full squat 300+ lbs, you will possess the capacity to quarter squat 400+ lbs. But, not everyone who quarter squat 400+ lbs will possess the capacity to full squat 300+ pounds. There’s a time and place for 1/4 squatting: Peaking for a specific skill or event. #squat #strengthandconditioning #strengthtraining #strength #performance #health #sportsperformance #coach #personaltrainer #athlete #power #speed #nervoussystem #RaiseTheStandard #jump #force #fit #fitmotivation

My name is Tate Funston and I am a Strength and Conditioning coach, and a recent graduate of the University of Waterloo.
The most exciting part of this industry is the variety of individuals you get to work with. Because of this, attention to detail with each individual is a crucial quality of a safe and effective training plan. This can be hard with the amount of information saturation present in today’s world, on social media in particular.

Three things I believe you can do to positively impact your performance are:

Try to recognize the impact of your patterns of daily living, try to understand progressions, and pay attention to how you breathe.

Doing so will be game-changing for your performance.

Why Should Athletes Perform Plyometrics?

Plyometrics are not just key for majority of athletes but even the general population. As we age, our power output starts to decline linearly at a rate of nearly 15% per decade past 40. This can be detrimental especially to the elderly population as they may not have the ability to react to a fall. Since plyometric training help us to produce more force through both metabolic and neural adaptations it’s key that they are utilized to help delay the loss of power output.

We know that bone density is something that decreases with age, especially amongst females. Plyometrics have been shown to help both increase bone density and maintain it at older ages.

Athletes should be performing plyometrics to help improve force output, ground contact times, overall speed and jump height. In most sports speed kills, and to get faster you need to “teach” the muscle to contract quicker. When performing plyometrics such as depth jumps the muscle and tissues are put under immense amount force, couple that with extremely fast velocities and we adapt to be able to withstand and produce higher amounts of force. This leads to a hockey player getting to a puck faster, or a volleyball player jumping higher. Additionally, most athletes believe that plyos are reserved for power sports like sprinting or football. However a study done by lundstrome et al. 2015 showed that plyometric training in marathon runners improved running economy and decreased run times.