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NBA Load Management Discussion
Resources that will provide more context to this discussion.
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
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Paul Skenes: Not Just Arm Talent—This Is What Point B Looks Like
Paul Skenes is organizing joint function, absolute strength, speed strength, and reactive strength in real time to synthesize high performance from the…
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
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3:13
Conjugate in the Clinic: Adductor Loading Strategy
Utilizing Band Tension to Better Resonate With Connective Tissue Architecture
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
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The Absolute Conjugate Strategy: Connective Tissue Architecture Training
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Spine Training Template
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Internal Isometric Loading Continuum Founders Meeting (Recording) and Resources
 • Dr. Michael Chivers and John Quint
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Oscillatory Isometric Muscle Actions
 • Dr. Michael Chivers and John Quint
6
Neurological Tightness at the Hip Joint Level + Neurological Inhibition at the Hamstring: A Deep Dive
 • Dr. Michael Chivers and John Quint
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Conjugate in the Clinic: Michal Bazgier’s Internship Project
 • Dr. Michael Chivers and John Quint
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Programming for Reactive Strength Point B in the Age of Future Shock
Absolute's Bottom-Up Strategy for a Bottom-Up Limiting Constraint on High Performance.
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
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Neurological Tightness Strategies
A discussion on how to leverage the neural network of absolute strength to reduce neurological tightness.
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
2
18:58
Training the Neural Network of Absolute Strength: Two Principles. One Network. Infinite Possibilities.
A fresh, neurological-network-first approach built on two principles—freeing the strength practitioner from outdated sport-specific rules of thumb.
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
Anchoring Max Effort Training Work
A discussion on anchoring external max effort work with internal max effort work.
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
16:27
Why Load Management Is Failing the NBA: A Training Science Perspective
How misapplied fatigue metrics, incomplete feedback loops, and an outdated definition of reactive strength have led the NBA into a Doom Loop.
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
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Henneman's Size Principle vs Neural Network of Absolute Strength
A discussion on the Size Principle (linear recruitment) is inaccurate relative to the Neural Network of Absolute Strength (non-linear recruitment).
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
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21:29
Brian Fox Founders Meeting (Recording)
Strength coach & manual therapist Brian Fox walks through a real life Achilles tendon case study.
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
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Absolute: The Art and Science of Human Performance
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