by Thomas Kurz In the previous articles I wrote about individualization of training and about increasing training loads. In this one I will give an example of a gradual increase of loads in accordance with principles of individualization and accessibility of training. The example is an athlete’s question on endurance training and my answer. Question: […]
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by Thomas Kurz There are three methods of gradually increasing loads: the ascending rectilinear (straight-line) method, the stepped method, and the wavelike method. Three methods of gradually increasing training loads In the ascending straight-line method, loads are continuously and uniformly increased within a mesocycle (an approximately monthly cycle of workouts) or a macrocycle (several mesocycles).
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by Thomas Kurz In the previous article I wrote about individualization and accessibility of training. Closely connected with these two is another principle of training, that of gradual increase of loads. Effective training requires observing and understanding each athlete’s individual responses (adaptation or a lack of it) to all training loads, and then, if all
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by Thomas Kurz In the previous article I wrote about individualizing teaching of the fighting skills. Now, I will write about more general reasons for individualization of training for sports and martial arts. In my book Science of Sports Training: How to Plan and Control Training for Peak Performance, the principles of individualization and of
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by Thomas Kurz In the previous article, “Individualization of Training in Sports and Martial Arts,” I wrote about individualization of training in general and about factors necessitating individualization of martial arts and sports training. In this article I will write about individualizing teaching of the fighting skills. As you know from the previous article, instruction
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by Thomas Kurz An educated instructor individualizes training loads for individual members of a group during a workout and varies instruction to match personality traits of individuals in the group. Here are some of the factors necessitating individualization of sports training. Body structure (somatic type). The size and proportions of the body determine what sports
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by Thomas Kurz This article and a few following ones will deal with conditioning for martial arts. In the course of these articles you will learn about conditioning exercises and their place in a workout, in a weekly schedule of workouts, and in longer cycles of training. Strength and Endurance in Martial Arts It is
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by Thomas Kurz I have selected most of the following rules from books published by Stadion—the Science of Sports Training, Explosive Power and Jumping Ability for All Sports, Children and Sports Training—and some from the books of other publishers that are listed in references. Here are the rules: With rational training, visible gains in flexibility
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