Resources that will provide more context to this discussion.
Establishing Point B: Absolute Strength
In the initial essay on Programming: Establishing Point B, absolute strength was simply defined as: “the readily available ability of the nervous system to generate an optimal magnitude of force that is efficiently propa…
The Psychology of Training: Training to Compress the Nervous System
At Absolute, to generate high performance, we believe it is paramount that the athlete possesses the ability to consciously compress their nervous system in the briefest amount of time to generate the largest magnitudes of force at the highest attainable speeds. Possessing this ability enables the athlete to meet the strength (i.e., force generation + …
Absolute's Conjugate Strategy + Point B → The Aggregation of Marginal Gains
Point A + Point B + Matthew-Like Effects Let’s continue to build off of Point B, which we at Absolute believe is the most potent concept that we have proposed to date. Point B can be simply understood as the optimal physical state the athlete m…
The Bulgarian Method: Defined & Simplified
The Bulgarian Method [BM] The method of strength training that is responsible for developing 12 Olympic champions, 57 world champions, and 64 European champions in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting for the country of Bulgaria is known simply as: The Bulgarian Method.
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