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Complex Training Reexamined
Carter J., Greenwood M.
Strength & Conditioning Journal · 2014
External published research · Published literature
Research type
Narrative review
Discipline
Human Performance Sciences
Level of evidence
Narrative review
DOI
10.1519/ssc.0000000000000036
Topics
Strength
What the study reports
A re-examination of complex training — pairing heavy resistance work with explosive movement — reviewing the mechanisms and the practical conditions under which it works.
The PROMACHOS reading
Method effectiveness depends on athlete training age and recovery. Advanced methods applied to unprepared students produce fatigue, not power.
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