Industry Integrity Test
Understanding Plyometrics
Cosgrove, A., 2006, The Evil Scot, t-nation.com
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Over-reaction in the short term and under-reaction in the long term
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King, I., 1999, Understanding Plyo – A Guide for Athletes & Coaches |
The standard reaction to a new idea is over-reaction in the short term, and under-reaction in the long term. The excitement burns bright until the realisation sinks in that perhaps it is not the panacea for all performance limitations. Or fear is developed in response to the sudden increase in use injuries or, worse still, more severe injuries. |
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Shugart, C., 2005, The Evil Scot - An Interview with Strength and Conditioning Coach, Alwyn Cosgrove, T-mag.com |
Right now in the industry we're going through a major overreaction to kettlebell training. No offence to those guys, but it's just a weight! Watch for the backlash against kettle bells to begin within a couple of months. |
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We're also seeing an under-reaction to aerobic training.
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Cosgrove, A., 2006, 10 Things I've Learnt, t-nation.com
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Over-reaction in the short term and an under-reaction in the long term
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King, I., 1999, Understanding Plyo – A Guide for Athletes & Coaches |
The standard reaction to a new idea is over-reaction in the short term, and under-reaction in the long term. The excitement burns bright until the realisation sinks in that perhaps it is not the panacea for all performance limitations. Or fear is developed in response to the sudden increase in use injuries or, worse still, more severe injuries. |
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King, I., 2000, Foundations of Physical Preparation (DVD), Disc 1, 8min 50sec in |
"futurists describe human response to a new idea as an overreaction in the short term and an underreaction in the long term. So a new idea comes up, like say the Swiss ball and everybody jumps on it, they’re having breakfast on it, they’re having dinner on it, they’re having lunch on it, they are sleeping on it and then they realise that wasn't necessary so they lose interest in. There is a happy medium. " |
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King, I., 2002, Heavy Metal Q & A, T-mag.com, 30 Oct |
…It is also appropriate to remind you of the natural human and social reactions – an over-reaction in the short term and an under-reaction in the long term. When a ‘new’ thing becomes popular, many over-promote it and many over use it. After a while they become disillusioned or bored, and then under-use it. Instead of going through this ‘yo-yo’ response, I encourage you to objectively analysis any new ‘trend’ – ask yourself, what application would that have for me. In doing so, I want you to cut out any marketing hype, or the opinions of others – ask and answer the question yourself with complete objectivity. If you can do this exercise I believe you will save yourself a lot of time and energy. So rather than being one of the ones that may have wasted some months or years, you made a more rationale decision…. |
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King, I., 2005, The Way of the Physical Preparation Coach |
If it was worth doing then it is worth doing now. You may see a swing towards a training trend or piece of training equipment followed by a trend away. This may be the natural realization of the market that the trend or equipment was over-rated. It may be a misunderstanding of the market as to how the trend or equipment is to be used optimally. It may be a reflection of the over-reaction initially followed by an under-reaction that underpins human nature. Whatever the reason, it is of limited relevance to me. I will determine over time the relevance and benefit of a training trend or equipment, and use it in a consistent manner. After all, trends in training and training equipment come and go – the needs remain constant. Those who continually switch their ‘favorite training methods’ have gone beyond refining training – they are trend followers, and this denies the athlete of continuity in training. |
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Cosgrove, A., 2006, 10 things I’ve learnt, t-nation.com |
6. Keep your own personal attitude pendulum in the center. In training, nutrition, and pretty much everything, we always see an overreaction to anything new in the short term and an under-reaction in the long term. Smart people do neither and take the information for what it is. We went through a massive overreaction – and are currently under-reacting – to static stretching, stability ball training, aerobic training, and overtraining. |
Cosgrove, A., and Cosgrove, R., 2009, Program Design Bible (2nd Ed)
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Over-reaction in the short term and under-reaction in the long term
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King, I., 1999, Understanding Plyo – A Guide for Athletes & Coaches |
The standard reaction to a new idea is over-reaction in the short term, and under-reaction in the long term. The excitement burns bright until the realisation sinks in that perhaps it is not the panacea for all performance limitations. Or fear is developed in response to the sudden increase in use injuries or, worse still, more severe injuries. |
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Cosgrove, A., and Cosgrove, R., 2009, Fitness Professionals Program Design Bible |
Bringing the pendulum back to center: Tempo training Over-reaction Under-reaction Back to center |
Cosgrove, A., Wunch, M., Rasmussen, C., and Cosgrove, R., 2009, Program Design Seminar
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Over-reaction in the short term and under-reaction in the long term
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King, I., 1999, Understanding Plyo – A Guide for Athletes & Coaches |
The standard reaction to a new idea is over-reaction in the short term, and under-reaction in the long term. The excitement burns bright until the realisation sinks in that perhaps it is not the panacea for all performance limitations. Or fear is developed in response to the sudden increase in use injuries or, worse still, more severe injuries. |
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Cosgrove, A., 2009, Program Design Seminar (transcripts) |
the idea of controlling rep speed is vital. You have to do some kind of tempo prescription. I think the idea of using numbers was based on an over-reaction…… |