Episode 99: Interview with Dr. Gregory Haff - Periodization




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Summary: This episode's guest is <a href="https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/medical-and-health-sciences/staff/profiles/associate-professors/associate-professor-greg-haff">Dr. Gregory Haff</a>. Greg is an Associate Professor and Course Coordinator for Strength and Conditioning within the School of Medicine and Health at Edith Cowan University.  <br> <br> <br> <br> Greg is also the current President of National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). <br> <br> <br> <br> Dr. Haff is one of the <a href="https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/medical-and-health-sciences/staff/profiles/associate-professors/associate-professor-greg-haff">top published sport scientists </a>in modern times and has recently co-edited the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Essentials-Strength-Training-Conditioning-Resource/dp/149250162X">4th edition of the NSCA's Essentials of Strength &amp; Conditioning</a>, and also was co-author along with Tudor Bompa for the 5th edition of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Periodization-5th-Methodology-Training-Tudor-Bompa/dp/073607483X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1471081894&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=periodization+5th+edition">Periodization</a>.  <br> <br> <br> <br> On this episode Greg and I discuss: <br> <br> <br> <br> - Greg's background and influences <br> - What does the term Periodization mean to Greg <br> - Greg's thoughts on John Kiely's writings on Periodization  <br> - We discuss what Greg sees as a Holy Grail issue in Periodization - Training Residuals <br> - Why Greg believes Strength Development is Fundamental  <br> - Training Compatibility of Alactic-Aerobic Qualities  <br> - Greg and I have a great discussion on Energy System Development <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The audio on this episode is shaky. I do apologize. I had recorded a number of episodes back to back and I did not know the audio recordings where coming out so poorly.  <br> <br> <br> <br> I will have Dr. Haff back on again with much better audio quality. <br> <br> <br> <br> Anyway for now, Enjoy. <br> <br> <br> <br> Stay Strong, <br> <br> <br> <br> RB <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Show Sponsor: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to <a href="http://upmentorship.com/sales-page/">upmentorship.com</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>