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Strength is the foundation on which we as coaches build our athletes.  It is the one aspect of sport that we have the most control over and provides the catalyst for all other personal aspects of each athlete to be accentuated and hopefully developed.  Strength can be built by repeating movement patterns above the basal level, presented as overload by Zatsiorsky (4).The force of gravity and the weight of the athlete is the resistance and will drive an adaptation to the increase in work load therefore building strength.  “If an athlete uses a standard exercise with the same training load over a very long time, there will be no additional adaptations…” (Zatsiorsky, p.4). Without changing the said movement, one must increase the load moved in order to effect change.  This is why we lift weights, to increase the force applied and required during the movement.  With this being said, the addition of weights to the movement is the quickest and easiest way to develop strength.

We can also lift weights to reduce the effects of sport/movement on the athlete.  Be it an opponent, an apparatus or an element, the increase in strength due to lifting weights will counteract and in some instances overcome the forces from said objects.  @chobbs, you nailed it with Hatfield’s quote “since strength determines the extent of force you are able to apply, and leverage determines the effectiveness of your application of force, it is important for you to become as strong as possible,”   I just don’t think that this strength goes in one direction.  I believe we have to counteract the forces of opponents, objects, and elements as well.  For example, the dissipation of force from contact, the deceleration of limbs after releasing a throwing element, and the ability to rebound from stationary objects.</span>

 

 

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2nd paragraph aka to decrease the likelihood of injury.

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@chobbs, don’t worry about the cheat sheet, athletes sometimes need to see what you are speaking of as well. @conorwlynch I love the punch bowl hips! I keep looking at you and thinking you are the spawn of Ryan Gosling and Joaquin Phoenix during his hip hop career.

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I found it right after i posted. Thank you sir.

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Think of it like this:
Anatomy is just the parts. What differences are there between parts?
Physiology is how the parts work together. What are the different ways that the parts can work? Together, separate, in opposition…

Hope this helps. Can’t just give you the answers, sheesh!

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@train608,”When it comes to on field performance does the idea of what it means to have strength shift?” This is the question of the hour, nice work. It is all in the application or ability of that strength. You nailed it with the JW story of being Field Strong.

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@chobbs. Everything has a set time, when it begins and when it is over. Each point, play, pitch, kick, contest, event, moment, lift, etc. has a specific unit of time.
Look at the multiple ways that the authors have set forth to describe what goes into strength. Zatsiorsky was basic with ““the ability to overcome or counteract external resistance by muscular effort” and “the ability to generate maximum external force”. Knuttgen and Kraemer in the supplemental text added another element of speed with; “the maximal force that a muscle or muscle group can generate at a specified velocity”. Hatfield went all in with his multiple factors that affect strength. Bringing them all together and looking at all the ways the word strength is used,both within our realm and out,led me to my statement. How you look at the specific use of strength will define how it is applicable to the situation.

The resources that can be used depends on the instance of strength we are discussing. Can one recruit the needed motor neurons to fire? Can one take past experience and preparation to be strong of mind? Can one look past pain to continue to participate in said task? Can one hook themselves up to an ARP Wave to assist in full hamstring contraction? Can one manipulate hormonal balances to improve myocyte growth?

My answer was broad for a reason, the subject is vast. Try to plug your questions into it to see if it rings true.

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Let’s swing the pendulum the other way now @chobbs and @benkuch…

Does strength have to be just “one’s ability to establish dominance over their specific arena of sport,” or “the ability to fuse optimal levels of mental fortitude and manifest optimal levels of force, in a given sport, competition, or daily task, to emerge victorious?” What if the opponent is clearly stronger? Can strength be the resistance of being dominated, or holding one’s own? I am in no way a proponent of the “everyone gets a trophy” mindset, fuck that, but can you not having your ass handed to you be a value of strength? Think me lining up against JW. I am nowhere near the overall, or all encompassing strength of my opponent. I’m lined up against him and he has to work for his dominance, there is strength there. Think about isometric strength and the diagram of pushing against the wall. The wall will never move, but there is strength there.

So far I am loving the enthusiasm from you two! This is a rabbit hole question and you guys dove right in! I do find it hard to read others replies first then apply my own answer. Hobbs, the holistic approach was awesome, but then I couldn’t get the word holistic out of my brain while reading. I had to step away, formulate and deliver my answer and then come back to discuss.

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Strength is : the Ability to use all resources to overcome obstacles, known and unknown, attempting to accomplish or surpass the task at hand within a set time. One could apply this to physical, emotional, situational, relational, sensual, psychosocial and quantifiable uses.

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Harry, your wife must be strong…

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I like where you are going, one can develop arm strength, shoulder mechanics, trunk strength, hip strength, and all the necessary strength needed to decelerate all of these forces safely.  One still might not be able to hit the broad side of a barn, let alone throw a strike.

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I tried to be Hova and get it in one take, but the phone had other ideas. Thanks to my camera man only a second or two was lost.
Got the chance to speak to some coaches at my local box…

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Progress!

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that is the task at hand that I stated.

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I love the holistic approach, I just tried to widen the frame further. Trying to encompass all realms, sports, activities and attributes with out asking any questions.

Madden didn’t come on Atari, Colecovision, or Nintendo…fucking NY Giants on Techmo Bowl though. The stopwatch has started on the “Bo Jackson was unstoppable” argument. Go! Oh wait!! Two letters, LT.

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