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Paul Skenes Point B
A discussion on assessing athletes through the lens of Point B when they are outputting high performance for programming.
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
15:22
NBA’s Load Mismanagement & Reactive Strength Problem
The NBA’s Reactive Strength Problem is finally put on pause thanks to the season being over.
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Dr. Michael Chivers
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John Quint
3
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
4
22:03
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
1
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
2
3:13
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
3
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A fresh, neurological-network-first approach built on two principles—freeing the strength practitioner from outdated sport-specific rules of thumb.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

May 2025

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
3
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
1
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
4
1:00:38
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