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    Rethinking Proximity to Failure for Strength Gains

    • Posted by Brian Minor
    July 17, 2020

    I am extremely excited to share a guest article from Zac Robinson and Josh Pelland. Zac and Josh are both masters students at Florida Atlantic University, and are coaches and co-owners of Data Driven Strength . I have really enjoyed …

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    The Relationship Between Tension & Rest

    • Posted by Brian Minor
    August 21, 2018

    The primary aim of this post is to offer some additional insight into managing rest intervals. Before I dive into that, I want to rehash a few points pertaining to mechanical tension that I discussed a bit in one of …

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    High(er) reps to break plateaus?

    • Posted by Brian Minor
    March 12, 2018

    As both a coach and athlete, I can’t overstate the benefits of positive momentum. It can make or break our outlook and adherence to a strategy. Positive momentum is often a result of quantitative and/or qualitative progress. On the qualitative …

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    Is load progression necessary for hypertrophy?

    • Posted by Brian Minor
    January 31, 2018

    While the title is a bit “click baity”, it asks an important question that sheds light on some misunderstanding with regards to progressive overload. Is it possible to get jacked without worrying about adding load to the bar? When I was …

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    Fitness-Fatigue Model: implications for flexible program design

    • Posted by Brian Minor
    February 9, 2018

    This was originally posted as part of the series “Pliable Programminig” on the De Novo Elements platform. Summary Performance is the difference between strength capacity and accrued fatigue at any given time. There is a large degree of volatility that …

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    The Role of Intensity

    • Posted by Brian Minor
    February 9, 2018

    This was originally posted as part of  a series called “Pliable Programming” on the De Novo Elements platform. In Part 2 of this series we will examine one of the primary programming variables which drive the fitness side of the …

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