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HIT and High Volume Training Supertraining Extract

Extract from the Supertraining book, courtesy of health.groups.yahoo.com/group/supertraining and a summary sights of Dr Mel SIff's best work at drmelsiff.com

* Sometimes the impression is created that there is only one model of

periodisation which employs a linearly increasing or undulating increase of

intensity accompanied by concurrent decreases in training volume. However,

Verkhoshansky, for one, sometimes utilised concentrated blocks of higher

volume training for a specific purpose, as discussed in my textbook,

"Supertraining" (Siff, 2000). Here are some extracts to explain his method:

From "Supertraining" (pp347, 367, ..):

CONCENTRATED LOADING METHOD

Two forms of compensatory adaptation, associated with enhancing the CAR

(Current Adaptation Reserves) by systematic training, which differ in volume

and organisation of the training loads, have been identified and studied in

explosive sports (see Fig 6.23).

The first form of adaptation, produced by ‘distributed loading’ (A), is

characterised by a gradual increase in the functional indicators (of

improving performance) and is associated with a moderate volume of continuous

loading. In this case, periodic brief disturbances of the body's homeostasis

occur and the current expenditure of energy resources is compensated during

training. This form of compensatory adaptation follows traditional concepts

for developing trainability and is typical for athletes of medium

classification under contemporary training conditions.

The second form of compensatory adaptation, produced by ‘concentrated

loading’ (B), is associated with the use of a large, concentrated volume of

special physical preparation means, concentrated in the first half of the

training phase. These large volumes provoke a profound and prolonged

disturbance of the body's homeostasis, which is reflected by decrease of the

functional indicators. Then, after the volume of loading is decreased, their

increase accelerates and exceeds the level achieved with the first form of

adaptation. This way of organising loading in the preparatory mesocycles was

devised for highly qualified athletes and has been shown by research to be

effective for all types of sport (Verkhoshansky, 1977).

Thus, the method of concentrated training loads was devised for preparing

highly qualified athletes, with the loading being concentrated during

specific stages of preparation (Verkhoshansky, 1977). The main novelty of

this method consists of exerting a concentrated training influence on the

body with a high volume of unidirectional loading for a limited period (of up

to 2 months). This concentrated influence produces a brief, fairly stable

state of incomplete restoration which is associated with the persistent and

relatively prolonged disturbance of homeostasis. This triggers extensive

functional changes which are prerequisites for subsequent supercompensation

and the raising of the body to a higher level of special preparedness. An

important condition for the using concentrated loading is the relatively low

intensity of the means, since the frequent use of these means already

intensifies the training. The loading may be defined as concentrated if its

volume in the month in which it is concentrated is 23-25% of the general

annual volume.

It is appropriate to use concentrated loading primarily for increasing the

effectiveness of SPP (Specific Physical Preparation), and for this purpose

one can use loading of any primary emphasis. However, the concentration of

specialised strength loading is of particular significance, not only for

raising the athlete's physical fitness, but also for regulating the entire

complex of loading over the annual cycle in all sports.....

Concentrated strength loading does have its deficiencies along with its

obvious advantages. For instance, it leads to a brief but consistent

decrease in speed-strength, which diminishes the athlete's special

work-capacity and complicates the task of improving technical skills and

speed of movement. ......

Thus, it is apparent that voluminous strength loading creates adverse

conditions for improving skill and speed. Considerable research has

established that voluminous strength loading is detrimental to the technique

of the weightlifting movements (Khlystov, 1976; Vorobyev et al, 1978),

javelin throwing (Ruvinsky, 1980) and punching speed in boxing (Filimonov,

1979). Rather than negating the value of concentrated loading, these

findings stress the importance of knowing when this method may be appropriate

to use. It is important to remember, too, that if concentrated loading is

used, then cybernetic periodisation or programming based on Perceived Ratings

of Effort and Ratings of Technique, as well as formal testing, can assist

greatly in preventing overtraining.

There is much more on this topic, as well as many other forms of

periodisation, but these extracts should fill in a few gaps in the overall

understanding of concepts such as "Volume" training, concentrated loading and

'linear' periodisation.
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