Mladen Jovanović
@Physical_Prep
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PhD - S&C Coach - SportSci - Data Analyst - Author - #ComplementaryTraining - #AgilePeriodization #HIITManual #StrengthTrainingManual #RStats #AthleteSR
Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Joined December 2011
Trying to make programming leaner. Smart enough to calculate, simple enough to print. That’s the idea behind Lean Strength Cards. Download + join the discussion on Skool → https://t.co/1EX0KNjW4C
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Mini data challenge for coaches 📊 Real training logs (5 athletes, squat & bench). Your task: build a predictive model that recommends next-session load from recent performance (reps + RIR). Use Excel, R, or Python. Best analysis wins my bmbstats book 👇
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Save the boring weighted carries, pallof presses and planks for adults...under 12U should be sprinting, jumping, throwing, crawling, climbing and rolling. Stop adultifying kids training programs, they get enough of that in youth sports. It doesn't show expertise by making kids do
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You know that “I’m back, baby!” moment — right before your body reminds you it’s not? That’s why I wrote The Badger Protocol. Resistance training for the broken. Slow, smart, brutally effective. Free in the Skool community ↓ https://t.co/5RPiD1keiw Or support on PayHip ↓
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I haven’t been very active here for a while. Have been working on something new. What do y’all think?
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New Study: 'Aging happens in burst, not gradually'. As I mentioned in 'Anaerobics: Destruction & Reconstruction' (2019).
Aging happens in bursts, not gradually In a multi-omics study, only 6.6% of molecules changed linearly. 81% showed nonlinear changes with two dramatic waves: Age 44: cardiovascular, lipid/alcohol metabolism Age 60: immune dysfunction, carbohydrate metabolism
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How to adjust your rep ranges for different goals: Strength - 4-6 reps Hypertrophy- 4-6 reps Type 1 fiber dominance - 4-6 reps Just here to get fit - 4-6 reps Mediocrity - 8-12 reps Depression - 15-20 reps
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“Skill acquisition isn’t about repeating solutions…” Try telling that to the guy who just did 1000 perfect jabs into thin air. 😅
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Coaching wisdom lives between opposites.... Soon, a full Agile Periodization Philosophy course: https://t.co/q5z0mVfuDZ
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Coaches talk about "technique", but real learning is messier than that. Recent research on skill acquisition (from Hodges, Lohse, Davids, and others) is changing how we think about practice design — especially in combat sports. Here’s the gist 🧵👇 1️⃣ We don’t learn movements,
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Superb.
Coaching wisdom lives between opposites.... Soon, a full Agile Periodization Philosophy course: https://t.co/q5z0mVfuDZ
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Just dropped all seven slide decks from the Agile Periodization Seminar (Brzno, Czechia). Philosophy → Skill → Conditioning → Profiling → Strength → Microcycles → Kanban. Full access & Philosophy Course now inside the Agile Periodization Skool. Join, download, discuss,
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That's why I cursed on my PhD defense for fucks sake! ;)
Cursing is rarely a symbol of low class. It's often a mark of high authenticity. Evidence: Swearing predicts higher rates of honesty and integrity. It signals a willingness to prize candor over courtesy. A little profanity shows that you're being real and you do give a damn.
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New paper from our team just published. During >6 h at 69% VO₂max, a world-record Ironman triathlete shifted back to fat as the main fuel, despite >80 g/h carb intake. The Reverse Crossover Point challenges long-held beliefs about endurance metabolism https://t.co/TXh6s0XJh1
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Take a look at Mladens list below. There is no art in absolutes. The beauty and art of coaching is how you navigate the middle space and when to paint along the extremes. Coaching is art & science.
Coaching wisdom lives between opposites.... Soon, a full Agile Periodization Philosophy course: https://t.co/q5z0mVfuDZ
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Take the time and read the tribute to a colleague and friend by our Emeriti Editor Carl Foster: Jack Tupper Daniels, PhD, FACSM: The Most Interesting Person I Ever Knew https://t.co/TK0mS0ytcx
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