by Timothy Caron | Jul 6, 2025 | In the Lab
This is a common thread I get with Strength Deficit: How do I apply Strength Deficit to: Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Lacrosse, Hockey? It’s a tough question cause the book is organized to program for sports with very clear needs. An important question we tried...
by Timothy Caron | Jun 24, 2025 | In the Lab
In Part I, I wanted to discuss that targeted deceleration training is not a good use of time. The shortened version of that is based on how isolated declaration training does not correspond to open environments. Isolated deceleration drills, such as working on...
by Timothy Caron | Jun 18, 2025 | In the Lab
Isolated deceleration training is not a good use of time I often think of the benefit of deceleration training, which, if I am being honest, I have always struggled to see the value. Part of the issue is that I struggle to fit in. I am not even sure I value the...
by Timothy Caron | Jun 8, 2025 | In the Lab
One area I think a lot about is the usage of yielding versus overcoming isometrics. In this blog post, let’s break down when and what we should do when deciding the usage of either yielding or overcoming. First question: when? Yielding Isometrics are best for:...
by Timothy Caron | Jan 13, 2025 | In the Lab
Vector-based training is an underrated aspect of program design. We often get locked into a muscle group or movement pattern-based training splits, but what is usually lost is the impact on controlling and producing force in a specific direction, AKA vectors such as...
by Timothy Caron | Oct 12, 2024 | In the Lab
Disclaimer: I have been well ahead of the curve with Nicotine as a stimulant and cognition-boosting aid. I have receipts too. The first Muscle Mentorship in 2017, previously known as Muscle Camp until that name was used elsewhere, I advocated for nicotine use. I first...
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