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Isometric training effects on speed
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Joined: 6/8/2012
Posts: 3
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I am a High School Strength and Conditioning Coach, working with 13 different sports throughout the year. Most coaches are pretty "hands off" (which I prefer) and just let me do my thing. However, the football coach is very hands on, and frustrates me beyond belief. I am pretty vanilla with football. Hang Cleans or Cleans on explosive days where we focus on speed of movement and plyometrics. Snatch movements on lifting days where the focus is strength development. Squats, Bench, Rows, etc are on those days. He has finally become OK with this as the athletes have made tremendous improvements doing this for the past 2 years (using a linear periodization model throughout the year). However, NOW he is into isometrics to build "mental toughness" (because it hurts). He wants the athletes to hold a squat position for 2 minutes, followed by a 1 minute rest and repeat it 3 times a workout. I told him that isometric training would have a detrimental effect on speed and explosiveness. He said, "prove it"... Which brings me to you. Is there any research out there that shows the effect of isometrics on speed and explosiveness? My gut tells me there must be, but I have not been able to find anything...
Thanks for the help!
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Joined: 2/24/2013
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that sounds interesting, but i heard that weightlifters (from Russia) use 10% of their training using Isometrics. I dont think they would use isometrics if it would reduce their speed/explosiveness. Gymnasts also use isometrics for 2 minutes plus and theyre also very explosive, my thoughts are that speed and explosiveness would not suffer, but then again it depends on the specific position of the isometric lift, in your case a squat position. Now im pretty sure the transfer of training would benefit your football players (in their squat, plus you can see it as a hypertrophy stimulus without too much mechanical work)
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