MUSCULAR TRAINING
It is important that the strength of the training stimulus equals or exceeds competition in intensity, speed, quickness, power, and mental effort. Strength is related to the number of appropriate motor units firing simultaneously which is accomplished by the superior training of the nervous system. Dymanic Integration™ Muscular Training consists of the following:
The following intensification protocol yields unparalleled effectiveness in the establishment of sports relevant strength potential. Results that are impossible to achieve using traditional weight training methods are achieved rapidly with the Dymanic Integration™ method. Three (3) types of muscular work are used concurrently to shock the system and involve more motor units to achieve the maximum muscular strength recruitment:
- Concentric (Positive) used in overcoming resistance
- Eccentric (Negative) used in yielding to resistance
- Isometric (Static) used in holding position
Sports Strength
Strength is not a general term; it is specific to the context of the actual movement task. Sports strength involves factors such as posture, position, and velocity. Speed strength is assessed by the speed of the movement and characterizes the ability to quickly execute an unloaded movement or a movement against a small external resistance. The ability to generate maximum strength and the ability to produce high speeds are different motor abilities. Therefore, it is inappropriate to think that the ability to lift heavy weights will enhance sports speed. In ballistic actions such as running, jumping, throwing, hitting, and kicking, fast twitch muscle fibers are the main contributors to enhanced force production.
Explosive resistance training produces an increase in the size of fast twitch muscle fibers. Ballistic plyometric loading exercises train muscles on stretch. The faster the stretch, the greater the additional force. Dynamic multi-directional, multi-plane, rotational simultaneous stretching and strengthening, teach the body to store elastic energy. Range of Motion for Ballistic Movements
Each joint action is trained in the position of greatest strength to take advantage of loading. Mixed regimes are used to maximize the force occurring at the moment of switching from one type of muscular work to another. Speed strength exercises are used in which muscular force opposes the inertia of the load and not its weight. The result is increased speed of muscular contraction which dynamically effects power and quickness.