Optimizing Strength Training Designing Nonlinear Periodization Workouts

Optimizing Strength Training Designing Nonlinear Periodization Workouts

“Dr. Kraemer and Dr. Fleck have once again put a brilliant system together that will benefit both the coach and athlete. The nonlinear system creates simultaneous gains in strength and power by placing the athlete in a position to succeed. It takes the art of coaching and lays a scientific foundation beneath it, thereby maximizing each training session. Athletes can train safely over the long term with dramatic results. We have used this system of training with our team.”
Coach Jon Torine
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Indianapolis Colts, Super Bowl XLI Champions

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars “The” periodization!
I’m a NSCA-CPT and also a PE, and I’ve been doing some research for more than 5 years about the periodization and the types of training, also as a personal trainer and a strength and conditioning coach and enthusiast, I’ve tried almost every type there are… And as this book states by its scientific articles: the nonlinear periodization is the one that’s going to give you or your clients or your athletes the best their genetics may give.

Also, the authors are two of the most respected researchers on the field and the way the book is presented gives no chance for mistakes on the methodology. By the way, this is science, they don’t say anything unless they have some research, scientific article or physiology book to back it up.

I may say that there’s no magic on this book, nor that there’s a way to get the aster results, but you will see them sooner and, eventually with constance, a better sports and exercise performance.

Those who are looking for an effective and scientific way of periodize their training with short-to-long term results (without steroids, of course) need to buy this.

I’ve used this kind of periodization with tennis, soccer, basketball, and futsal players. Also in bodybuilding and athletics with my clients and on every try they saw much better results than with any other periodization. Not only on their free fat mass but the increase in sports performance.

It’s not by chance that the Indianapolis Colts used this periodization and get to win the Superbowl that year (as says the cover of the book)…

4 Stars The power of dynamic systems
This is an interesting book with a different approach on strength training. Its authors are attempting to integrate the concept of dynamic systems to the one of periodization of strength. Somehow, all professionals of strength training know that nowadays the use of old patterns of periodization does not come about as many benefits in terms of strength improvement as a more varied approach does. This fact is still more evident in sports with a long in-season schedule. The utilization of a non-linear approach to training seeks to both improve the different domains where the strength is required and also to maintain the strength all along the season.

Although the authors highlight those aspects to take into consideration in order to plan a convenient strength program, they probably fail to 1)make the reader to understand why to chose this approach and what aspects of non-linear paradigm are connected with the strength training and 2)try to make a distinction between older paradigms bound to strength training in sport and the new approach.

Overall, it is a promising start toward what it would be the confirmation of a different perspective with respect to strength training

4 Stars Great book!
Fantastic introduction to flexible non-linear periodisation. Would be ideal for personal trainers although it did have a sports heavy focus. The case studies are good to have as well, although I think maybe there could have been more program examples for different outcomes.

Easy to read and understand.

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