maximizing sports performance
Avksenty (Avksendi) Cezarevich Puni (1898 – 1986) was one of the most influential Soviet sports psychologists, whose work shaped how sprint performance was understood and trained in the USSR. Rather than viewing speed as a purely physical quality, Puni approached sprinting as a psychophysiological skill, …
How Neural Science, Psychology, and High-Performance Training Converge to Create Faster, More Efficient Athletes Introduction Modern athletic performance is no longer defined only by muscle, conditioning, or biomechanics. The most successful athletes today leverage insights from neural engineering—a field that studies how the nervous system …
Academic Evaluation of the Linardatos Elite Coaching (LEC) Philosophy This academic report presents a comprehensive evaluation of the Linardatos Elite Coaching (LEC) Philosophy. Drawing from primary materials including Linardatos’s book “Coaching Perspectives in Sprint Events” (in Greek: ‘Προπονητικές Απόψεις στους Δρόμους Ταχύτητας’. ISBN 978-618-00-0300-0. 2018), …
Neuroplasticity or brain plasticity is defined as the ability of the nervous system to change its activity in response to intrinsic or extrinsic stimuli by reorganizing its structure, functions, or connections. A fundamental property of neurons is their ability to modify the strength and efficacy …
Speed endurance is the ability of an athlete to maintain his maximum speed for a period of 3 to 20 seconds. A different approach is to assess and potentially minimize deceleration after reaching maximum speed, also known as Vmax. There are two key elements to …
Anaerobic lactate power is characterized by the athletic ability to produce high – intensity work for a relatively short period of time near or above critical levels of lactic acid in the blood (16 – 18 mM / l, heart rate). > 190 / minute). …
Everyone feels stressed from time to time, but what is stress? How does it affect your overall health? And what can you do to manage your stress? Stress is how the brain and body respond to any demand. Any type of challenge—such as performance at …
The Comfort Zone is a psychological or mental state, according to which the person feels familiar in a given environment and manages it comfortably, with low levels of stress and intensity. The person avoids difficulties and uses a limited set of behaviors that provide a …
Anatoliy Pavlovych Bondarchuk (Ukrainian, 31 May 1940 – 23 December 2025) was a retired Soviet hammer thrower, who is regarded as the most accomplished hammer throw coach of all time. He is also a noted as the author of the two-volume book Transfer of Training in Sports, which was translated from Russian …
Οι αυξημένες ενεργειακές ανάγκες, αλλά και η διατήρηση της υπάρχουσας μεταβολικής ισορροπίας για έναν αθλητή ή ασκούμενο κατά τη διάρκεια της άσκησης ή ενός αγώνα, είναι ένα θέμα πρωταρχικής σημασίας για την μεγιστοποίηση της αθλητικής απόδοσης. Κατά τη διάρκεια της προπόνησης μια σειρά από αλλαγές …
Resistance tools and combinations of more specific assignments, properly arranged in the training program can enhance the development of specific drills and athletic abilities. Speed development requires the application of drills which bring about memory to the motor neuron centers and muscles, as well as …
Neuromuscular Mechanical Stimulation (also known as Vibration training) is the latest scientific training approach for enhancing performance and speeding up recovery and rehabilitation. The method, invented by late professor Carmelo Bosco, focuses on the maximization of stimuli to the neuromuscular system and bones, carefully dosed …
In life and sports success and failure are barely at hand.The road to the top is not mapped and not easy to find. Difficulties are all over while every step often hides a trap. As much as the preparation was “perfect” the moment of the final …
