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- || TABLE OF CONTENT || • ABOUT TRADITIONAL METHODS 0:00:58 - Periodization Problems 0:02:38 - Periodization Science 0:07:14 - Quote I of Jhon Kiely 0:08:02 - Roots of Periodization Models 0:10:53 - Optimal Periodization Methods Debate 0:12:17 - Siciece and Periodization Assumptions • EMERGING STRATEGIES METHODOLOGY 0:13:24 - What is Emerging Strategies? 0:14:39 - Quote II of Jhon Kiely 0:15:19 - Seed of Emerging Strategies 0:17:48 - Bottom Up System or Emerging Strategies 0:18:29 - Framework for Bottom Up System 0:20:27 - Top Down System Vs Bottom Up System 0:21:19 - Bottom Up System Pros and Cons 0:22:52 - Review so far (Concepts of ES) 0:25:24 - Is Emerging Strategies a Periodization ? • PRACTICAL EMERGING STRATEGIES 0:26:50 - Framework No.1: Simplify, Don't Change the Stimulus 0:28:14 - Framework No.2: Monitor Results 0:28:44 - Time To Peak (TTP) 0:30:50 - Type of Peaking Response (Type 1, 2 and 3) 0:32:19 - Type 3 Difficulties 0:33:38 - Framework No.3: When to End Development Cycles 0:34:27 - Framework No.4: After development cycle 0:34:37 - Maintenance Phase 0:34:45 - Pivot Block/Phase or Restoration 0:36:57 - Window Time for Pivot Phase 0:38:48 - Review so far (Practial of ES) 0:39:16 - Time To Peak as Exposure (Roughly) 0:41:10 - Time To Peak as Important Notes 0:43:02 - Peak for Competition 0:44:44 - Strengths and Weaknesses of the Method 0:47:53 - Case Study: Liz Craven 0:51:14 - Review so far (General) • Q&A, HIGH VALUE QUESTIONS 0:55:53 - Do you Write Introduction cycles? 0:56:33 - Is the Same RPE for every workout and for every set? 0:57:51 - Can you Talk about hypertrophy a little bit more? 0:59:12 - How do you know thay something is actually working? 1:00:33 - How do you plan different blocks? 1:02:13 - What steps you take to better understanding what works? ------------------ • MORE INFO TIME TO PEAK 1) How To Find Your Time To Peak: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jr-Fo8Zis9y9d6s.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 2) How To Manage "Your Time To Peak": kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rdVpra9i28iYnmg.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 3) How to Peak With Emerging Strategies: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z89pgsWI3biqe2g.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 4) How To Maintain Your Peak: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrxpi5Zotp_UZYU.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 5) 4 Reasons You Missed Your Peak: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7-irZClxrDagoE.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems DEVELOPMENT CLOCKS 1) How To Design Your First Developmental Block: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aMuIodujvLO3haM.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 2) How To Modify Your Developmental Blocks: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rLGUi7yQtdXafKc.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems PIVOT BLOCKS 1) Unpacking Pivot Blocks Roundtable: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jrKAaa2A0NzLj40.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 2) 5 Goals of a Pivot Block: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q7l6qbSHzc_DfXk.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 3) Pivot blocks as a form of deloading: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gK6Pd5Omv7G-fas.html&ab_channel=JoshuaGibson 4) Should You Pivot When Strength Decreases?: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gJdklcJq2pm7f58.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 5) Pivot Vs Deload Weeks: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pNmepdmXlqjRj6c.html&ab_channel=BrazosValleyBarbell RPE 1) What Is RPE ?: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j6mqbLySsp7GmKM.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 2) 3 Ways To Fine Tune Your RPE: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gMiCi5CVz8rUhJ8.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 3) Get Better at Rating RPE: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZrCdpa17t9DZc2g.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 4) Weekly Progression with RPE: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fdRgjdCJp5jRiYU.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems OTHER CONCEPS TO EXPLORE 1) Focus Blocks vs Exploration Blocks: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9x1fLBexNyRfHU.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems 2) Selecting Starting Variables: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qrSco8me28vJZIE.html&ab_channel=ReactiveTrainingSystems

This is LITERALLY the best video on programming i've ever seen ... and hardly anybody will watch it

I've haven't heard anyone else discuss the combination of: control theory, Soviet politics extrapolated to programming, top down modelling. I appreciate your rational approach, and look forward to finding more similarities. Strong work; thank you for sharing

"you can never be totally certain, but the more data you have the more certain you can be" (paraphrasing) Ahhhh, science! Thanks Mike :)

Definitely met coaches who were turned on by periodisation instead of tuned in. Anyway a very interesting video. Found it by watching a powerlifting to win video review.

This is a great perspective to have. You are really on to something here. It's just a revolutionary as RPE. Great autoregulation technique.

All these comments are those of praise, so I'm looking forward to listening to this one.

Mike is the brightest mind in powerlifting, hands down.

Wow, the best presentation on programming I've seen. Every powerlifter/coach/strength athlete should watch this!

Thanks for this, Mike. Great info. I will echo another question I saw in the comments that was unanswered. 1) How do you pick the initial training variables (excluding exercise selection) - namely intensity and volume - for the microcycle? I have done some version of RTS based programs, but it seems that those week-long microcycles build upon each other, especially looking at the generalized intermediate for a raw lifter. You organized (at one point) weeks into low, medium, high fatigue, combining these for varying degrees of recovery that at the end of the macrocycle would lead to some kind of peak performance. This is data I have, but I'm not sure how to translate this into finding one week that is repeatable. 2) How do you handle injury, illness and other types of uncontrollable performance issues in this style? Do you restart the Peaking Time "clock" or continue where you left off? 3) You've been using the "starting off with a single to establish a workout baseline" approach for yourself and it looks like a number of other lifters. Would you eliminate this for a more medium intensity driven lifter and if not, would you still use the data of the single to look for peak condition or would you focus more on the voluminous work? Thank you in advance. Hope the move is going well.

This is amazing content! Mike T, you're a living legend! I hope that someday I can get some coaching from you. This is THE video on programming.

Epic, thank you.

Keeping the log record is a real key!

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge Mike!!

I got a couple questions. How do you determine the success of a development block? End point relative to bests, or percentage increase over starting point? Did you see those massive increases in first development cycle in people not doing singles @8? What is an acceptable loss in e1RM after a pivot block? Is this criteria always based on the first week back or is it acceptable to have a considerable drop in the first week and regaining that in the second or third? What is an average amount a lifters e1RM will go up over the course of a development block?

Amazing content! Thank you so much

outstanding, Mike you really are on some next level shit

Great video Mike, your philosophy on periodisation is fascinating to listen to. Just one question! How are you estimating 1RM from week to week? Velocity measurements? Cheers

Great video and a really great exchange of ideas and information here. Thank you Mike. And all the participants in this discussion. I do have a question that doesn't appear to have been addressed, and that is -- what to do with a lifter who continues to make gains during his development block on the squat and deadlift, but stalls out on the bench press. (3 microcycles no regression, but no gains)? Stay the course, or time for a pivot?

So if I’m understanding this correctly, the concept is playing around with different frequencies, intensities, rep ranges and lengths of time spent, isolating variables and trying to dial in the most effective plan for the athlete.

Question. I understand the importance and use of RPE; no need to change it every weeks to alter the program because RPE by itself will regulate the external stress throughout the weeks by ajusting the weight on the bar according to your "feeling". But what about volume? What I mean by that is the weight on the bar will change according to RPE, but not the volume. So, if you have an athlete that responds well to high volume (found through many developmental blocks), you start him right away from week 1 on a high volume microcycle? Maybe its just me, but there is a case to be made about progessively increasing the volume throughout the weeks while keeping the other variables the same

Question on a detail at 36:48 (restoration cycles) what is meant by the "(repeat)" notation? Does this mean you repeat that same rep scheme twice in the same workout? Or does this mean you would repeat this same rep scheme in the following week? For example, the line: "High Bar Squat w/ belt x10 @6 x10 @7 x10@8 plus 1 down set (repeat)" It looks like you are suggesting to do this within one workout...(but correct me if I'm wrong) x10 @6, x10 @7, x10 @8, down set x10 @ 6 (probably with a lighter weight than last time if you want to hit rpe 6 again) x10 @ 7 x10 @ 8 down set (resulting in 8 total sets) Thanks!

Sir, what if you're running a developmental block and one lift is determined "ready to peak" before another, specifically the sq vs dl and it's time for a pivot block before the the other lift stalls? How do you approach that? It wouldn't seem that all the lifts would stall around the same time frame. Thank you for your time, still rewatching your videos and learning about emerging strategies!

Hey Mike, this is golden. Are you programming the typical higher volume, lower intensity to people further away from competition, and increase intensity and lower volume closer to comp? Or do you just keep it the same year round (some changes i understand will be made, but in general)

Excellent

How do you know how to optimally lay out your first development block in terms of volume/fatigue? I haven't run the rts generalized intermediate program so I have never used fatigue management before. Would it make sense to just pick out a week from that program and give it a shot?

Hey Mike, How would you program strength training for a bjj athlete ??

This channel is awesome you guys should check out Bryce lewises TSA channel they just dicussed some issues about periodization and athlete coaching relationship

Awesome presentation. Maybe the best programming video ever! I have a question. Let's say a lifter peaks his squat and deadlift after 4 weeks but his bench in 5 weeks. How can you manage to peak him in both 3 lifts on comp day? Maybe start the dev cycle for bench a week earlier? Or just let him be peaked in 2 of the 3 lifts and try to maintain his bench peak, and how would you do this?

What is Mikes background? He knows his stuff about research but I'm getting some strong engineering vibes too

34:00 confusing. Mike says you can go 5-6 weeks for the peak. But he also pointed out that that athlete didn't peak until 10ish weeks and they would've been wrong to quit after 6 weeks...

"Squat w/belt x1 @8 drop to 70%x5x4 (-23%)" means that you do 70% of that x1 @8, right? What about "(-23%)" at the end? What does that mean? Thank You for the grreat presentation.

Shouldn't you change anything at all? What is if the starting volume is too low or too high? The same with intensity, and is this not highly specific to the exact stimulus presented?

Hi Mike! Do you use emerging strategies just with advanced athlete or also with beginners and intermediate?

Great video. I don't get one thing. How do you determine where the peak is? Since performance keeps going down and then back up again. You can always question after a drop in performance that maybe there's a higher peak around the corner. I would probably decide after first drop that I went past my peak already, time to deload.

Hi, Very nice video, very informative You said that you try some higher and lower intensity blocks: do you keep the volume (reps*sets) and/or tonnage (reps*sets*load) the same? Because i was thinking that if you do the same number of sets but increase intensity, reps will go down so volume and tonnage probably too and if the lifter doesn't make any progress you can't know if it's just a lack of volume. But If you try to keep volume the same the number of set will have to increase a lot and it could be too much? Did I understand something wrong or is it a valid question? Thanks in advance.

Hi Mike. Assuming volume is a key variable for long term progress (perhaps you disagree), how would you fit volume progression here if the same microcycle is repeated again and again? Excellent talk! Kind regards.

You know, the math models of the geocentric view (and even flat earthism) are more complicated than the models we now think are adequate representation of reality...

Could these principles apply for bodybuilding/hypertrophy ? I mean for hypertrophy what would you consider peak , BW/muscle mass increase or Increase in strength at the specific exercises??

Sorry guys but in the down sets how much load should I drop? And what that -13%(or 23%) means after the drop set? Ps very interesting dissertation!

With the updated emerging strategies method, is the fatigue percent still waved up and down? If so does it wave each week (microcycle) or over the mesocycle? Or is it now held constant?

Does 1 rep @8 RPE mean you could've done 3 reps? How about "RPP

Under this framework, if a trainee responds well to say, undulation, or to progressively overloading volume over time, how would you detect that? (or what clues would drive you to try those approaches in a development block?)

I wonder what emerging strategies and autoregulation would look like in education.

Also, bottom up allows for life to happen to the athlete...

what about percentage based programing with ample accessories that works for me and everyone in my gym obviously if you feel an injury coming work around it this vid is a lot of science saying that well if you're a little tired don't go so hard well if you're not rested day of comp you have to nut up sooooo I guess that should be your training

14:56 The need for the coach to be turned on.

Can anyone point me to the material he mentions here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jcp3g5RjlcuYcmQ.html Cant understand the name (or how to spell it) - i am a thrower and might be interested in the material Thx

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Your pivot block is not really a light day or light week. Yes the intensity is going down but your volume load is going way up due to the fact you are knocking out multiple sets of 10. we know that volume plays a large role in metabolic fatigue and the fact your pivot block is probably going to be higher volume than anything you just did in the developmental block makes me wonder how much fatigue is actually going to dissipate? This is where many people go wrong, they look at just the intensity and not the volume. Mike said this in the video "you can see the intensity is going way down" my question to that is what about the volume going way up? Not only that but if you run this pivot block for 2-3 weeks, that's a straight up Hypertrophy/Strength Endurance Phase.