Publisher of books, audio lectures and dvds at OTPbooks.com. Topics cover weight training, physical therapy, diet and nutrition.

Joined December 2008
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"Three-dimensional breathing regulates internal pressure thus stabilizing the trunk, spine, pelvis and hip complex and reducing the need for overusing a bracing or gripping..." ~ Evan Osar [ARTICLE] lttr.ai/OLWp #OTPbooks #EvanOsar
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"As the training cycle progresses the volume comes down, as do the weekly increases in weight." lttr.ai/Mff3 #GlennPendlay #OTPbooks
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"Pain involves many systems—the peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous systems, the structural-anatomical system, the limbic system, and the cardiovascular system, just to name a few." lttr.ai/MVmT #BTG #OTPbooks #SueFalsone
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"The thing to remember about periodization is that you are wasting your time applying complex methods if a simpler one will work." otpbooks.com/byron-chandler-… #OTPbooks #periodization
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"A growing number of studies have even begun to show that increasing the frequency of a lift, while maintaining the same total volume of the exercise, can stimulate similar and in some cases improved strength gains." lttr.ai/MQly #OTPbooks #periodization #StrengthCoach
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"Shifts in programming should be subtle and should always maintain some thread of all the physical qualities, just adjusted to the goal at that time." lttr.ai/LLDb #OTPbooks #periodization #JeremyHall
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"While everyone seems to be discussing its importance as it relates to oxygenation or relaxation, few discussions include how breathing actually contributes to mobility and stability." ~ Evan Osar [ARTICLE] lttr.ai/LAif #OTPbooks #EvanOsar
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"The inherent flaw was we started going for dumb meat instead of intelligent muscle." lttr.ai/K5e7 #GrayCook #SueFalsone
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"There’s more to being successful in strength and conditioning than just learning the science of strength." lttr.ai/KHXm #OTPbooks #TheSystem
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"There has been evidence that using an undulating design is superior in developing strength gains and may mitigate the risk of plateaus for well-trained athletes who are more likely to encounter training plateaus compared with less-experienced..." lttr.ai/JV9f
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"Heart Rate Variability (HRV) helps us make training decisions, and I’m going to give you an overview of how that works." lttr.ai/JQlw #HRV #JoelJamieson
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"But to take advantage of this powerful method you have to precisely pick the right weight for each training session along the way." lttr.ai/JLzd #GlennPendlay #OTPbooks
"Johnny Parker, Al Miller & Rob Panariello" lttr.ai/JK2X #TheSystem #Strengthcoach #Periodization
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Sue Falsone: Pain Theories lttr.ai/I98u #OTPbooks #SueFalsone #BTG
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"It involves strategically manipulating two factors, fitness and fatigue, and as such is referred to as two-factor or dual-factor theory." otpbooks.com/byron-chandler-… #periodization #OTPbooks
"What can begin as steady gains in strength and performance can rapidly plateau and drop off a cliff if the training volume and frequency both increase too rapidly." lttr.ai/I5OQ #StrengthCoach #periodization #OTPbooks
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"How can you develop an athlete’s work capacity while increasing strength, power, and speed without completely sacrificing one quality for another?" lttr.ai/I4ND #OTPbooks #StrengthCoach
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"The mechanical stress of stretching a scar can cause signalling to the central nervous system that can affect movement." lttr.ai/ISXB #OTPbooks #GregDea #Mobility
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"Full motor control cannot be demonstrated in the absence of full mobility." lttr.ai/IM3R #MotorControl #OTPbooks
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"Most of us are terrible at following the plan when it requires us to go easier than we are used to especially when we try to push our max up constantly." lttr.ai/H8pC #OTPbooks #BrianGwaltney #periodization