If you’re a runner, do you want to be able to run faster?
If you bike, do you feel you could be a better hill climber?
If you’re a paddler, how strong is your brace?
One way to insure a modicum of success with any athletic endeavor is to develop a base of strength. There are a lot of ways to do this, some are better than others. Some are so surprisingly effective that it hits you with a “wish I had started this years ago” sentiment.
Pavel’s “Power to the People” is that kind of strength training approach.
While the book focuses on two primary lifts, the press and the deadlift, the principles can be applied to any kind of strength move. In the book it goes into different approaches to what amounts to progressive overload, but in this case the method Pavel promulgates is wave cycling. Also, the other point that is critical is that the lifts are low rep, and you only do percentages of your one rep max. 5 lifts of a light percentage, 5 lifts of a heavier percentage. That’s it.
Here’s a small graph of the training I did last fall with PTTP, it links to “Beyond The Whiteboard” (a great tool BTW):
All last spring and summer I was stuck around a 315 deadlift. It wasn’t until using PTTP (first getting exposed to it from CrossFit603) that I stayed consistent, practiced the skill, and subsequently went up 40 pounds in my lift. My goal is to get to 400(it just seems like a nice round number) and you can guess what protocol I’ll be using!
Like I said earlier, the book has been around, and I am a newcomer to it, but if you’re like me, and want to feel more confident in your racing, or you genuinely want to be able to lift something heavy that you can’t lift now, check out this book. The form advice is solid and the recipe for strength building is foolproof.
Happy Training!
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