Breeding Brilliant Babies – Part 1
Here is Part 1 of a two part critique of intelligence training for babies and a greaer discussion on science and neuroscience – vintage Mel Siff from his Supertraining Group which can be found at...
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Here is Part 2 of a two part critique of intelligence training for babies and a greaer discussion on science and neuroscience – vintage Mel Siff from his Supertraining Group which can be found at...
View ArticleBallistics and Language Devlopment
Some of you may have noticed this section in my book, “Supertraining” (2000, p282) “The importance of ballistic activity to humankind recently has been shown to extend far beyond the realms of sport....
View ArticleMel Siff on The Brain and Skill Specificity
The issue of specificity in sports training arises very frequently and is central to the idea of “sport specific” or “functional” training. In all discussions on these topics it is assumed that any...
View ArticleStrength and Neural Drive – Part 1
Some time ago I mentioned that increase in muscle force or strength is not necessarily accompanied by an increase in neural drive or the electrical activity of the relevant muscles as measured by the...
View ArticleStrength and Neural Drive – Part 2
EMG: Previous investigations have reported training-induced increases in EMG amplitude after concentric isokinetic training. The results of the present study and those of Komi and Buskirk, however,...
View ArticleMel Siff Discusses Periodising Psychological Skills
One member of the Supertraining Yahoo group asked Mel Siff; <I am currently writing a research paper and am wondering if anyone has any literature or references regarding the periodization of mental...
View ArticleSpecificity and Neural Confusion by Mel Siff
The issue of neuromuscular confusion being caused by training with exercises that supposedly are not specific enough to assist in enhancing one’s abilities in another movement or sport often comes up,...
View ArticleMuscle Interaction and Reciprocal Inhibition Part 1 by Mel Siff
Because of a recent request for more information on the nature of reciprocal inhibition and what it means for training, I am posting some thorough details on this topic from Basmajian (Muscles Alive)...
View ArticleMuscle Interaction and Reciprocal Inhibition Part 2 by Mel Siff
Here continues the information on reciprocal inhibition and muscle interaction from Basmajian (“Muscles Alive”). ————— PART 2 Silent Period and Reciprocal Inhibition The “silent period” of muscle is...
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