Repetitions in Reserve (RIR): All You Need To Know
What’s RIR in Weightlifting? Repetitions in Reserve (RIR) is a reliable tool for prescribing strength training load (Lovegrove et al., 2022). As the name suggests, RIR refers to the number of repetitions you leave undone before reaching muscle failure. This tool was originally created in “The Reactive Training Manual” in 2008 for use in prescribing […]
Why Don’t People Use Dynamic Flexibility Tests As Much As Static Flexibility Tests?
Flexibility: The Context And Types Of Tests That Can Be Used To Measure This Attribute Flexibility, as a component of fitness, gained importance for the first time in the early 20th century with the emergence of the field of physiotherapy (Adler, 2014). Flexibility has been defined as the range of motion of muscles and connective […]
The Difference between 1RM and PR and examples
1RM & PR – Definition In the world of training, there are two terms that often get mixed up due to their similarity, and they can even overlap in some aspects. The concepts that cause confusion are 1RM (one-repetition maximum) and PR (personal record). At first glance, we might think they’re the same because lifting […]
Preventing Injuries & Recovering Athletes With VBT
Bar Speed Track Devices Are The Best Option To Reduce And Recover From Injuries Strength training in team sports has a significant impact on overall performance improvement as well as on minimizing the risk of injuries and the return to training and competition after an injury (Lauersen et al., 2014; Maestroni et al., 2020). The […]
How to Help Your Athlete Achieve a New PR With VBT
Relationship Between VBT and PR in Both the Gym and Any Sport Discipline Strength training is the essential tool to achieve a new PR, which stands for ‘Personal Record.’ This term refers to the measurement of our best lift to date, whether it’s because we’ve lifted the maximum number of kilograms for a single repetition, […]
Weight Training For Weight Loss
Weight Training to Lose Weight – Still Underrated An analysis of twelve systematic reviews and 149 studies published in the prestigious Obesity Reviews highlights the three key pillars to keep in mind when formulating a weight loss training strategy (Bellicha et al., 2021): “Aerobic training is more effective than weight training for weight loss”. We […]
Olympic Barbell vs Standard Barbell
Brief Description of Both Olympic & Standard Barbells Olympic Bars have surpassed standard bars that were commonly used in most weightlifting facilities. While Olympic bars got their name from being primarily used for Olympic weightlifting, they are now increasingly seen in sports centers, whether commercial gyms or high-performance facilities. Due to their competitive use, these […]
Hockey resistance training, strength and speed
Features a Hockey Player Must Have Ice hockey requires high levels of strength, acceleration, speed, power, endurance, agility, and balance (Nightingale, 2014). Greater explosive strength and acceleration can make a player win the puck and have better offensive and defensive performance. Similarly, better performance indicators (KPIs) increase the athlete’s chances of success in their tasks, […]
Benefits of Resistance resistance training
Resistance training is Medicine: Benefits of Resistance Training Cardiometabolic Health Not long ago, resistance training was considered solely as an activity for exceptionally muscular men competing in weightlifting sports. The rest of the population saw no reason to engage in resistance training, and even high-performance athletes tended to avoid such sessions because they believed it […]
Barbell Velocity tracker for Strength Training
Barbell Velocity Tracker – What’s its Purpose? A Barbell Velocity Tracker connects directly or indirectly to the bar and calculates how far it has moved and how long it has taken to move. The use of barbell speed trackers is growing exponentially in recent years (Gonzalez-Badillo et al., 2022). The use of bar speed trackers […]
