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DR JONATHON WEAKLEY | Velocity Based Training, Academia & Overtraining
Mere Mortals

DR JONATHON WEAKLEY | Velocity Based Training, Academia & Overtraining

Apr 20 2022 • 56m

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Dr Jonathon Weakley (https://twitter.com/JonathonWeakle1) is a Lecturer at the Australian Catholic University (ACU), was a Research Associate @ Leeds Beckett University and is trying to make strength & conditioning easier for coaches.In this conversation I got the chance to ask him a bunch of questions that centred around velocity based training (VBT), the definition of overtraining, why he ventured down this pathway professionally and what has him excited in the next few years.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(4:00) - Having conversations that are applicable to everyone(8:00) - Explaining Velocity Based Training(13:10) - Sticking to weight/% over velocity?(16:15) - Intent(20:20) - Autoregulatory prescription(24:10) - Personal Experience(32:15) - Challenges in education(40:00) - Overtraining defined(49:10) - Excitement in the futureConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show
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