Christian Paquian

2/23/20
Enhancing Force Velocity Profile of Athletes

Enhancing the Force-Velocity Profile of Athletes Using Weightlifting Derivatives is a

educational journal published by three authors. Each other has a PhD in their field and are very

well distinguished at their respective college. This journal is broken up in sections that come

together, backing up the claim that implemented weightlifting enhances an athlete’s strength,

rate of force development and power output. This journal was very helpful as it best explains

how to train each athlete in order to improve the section you are training. This Journal begins

with the reiteration of the Force Velocity curve. Here jump shrug is at the very tip of the

velocity axis while mid-thigh pull was the end of the force axis. It was good to see this graph

again with the lifts. The more I see it, the better I remember what lift goes where on the graph.

In this section, the authors go into some detail about the weightlifting pulling derivatives

without the catch. In this part, it is said that pulling lifts without the catch provide greater load

absorption. This is because these lifts permit greater loads. I found this part to be interesting

because load absorption is something I do not really think about when doing a lift. I do wish

that the authors would show a comparison of two lifts that demonstrate the difference in load

absorption, it would be helpful. The next important part of the journal goes in on periodization

models for weightlifting. The main emphasis in segment is the that sequential training of phases

increases work capacity and muscles cross trained produce strength/endurance. The most

superior way to achieve the best outcomes for athletes is through block models. A question

arose while reading this part. I would like to see a comparison of a compound lift training a
muscle in a block model versus a lift that isolates a muscle. I am wondering this because

bodybuilders and powerlifters do isolation exercises and have very large and strong muscles.

They do however lack athletic ability. But if this were to be integrated into a block model would

it provide maximal strength and athletic ability? The bulk of this journal explained the

resistance training phasic progression. This piece educates the reader how to correctly hit the

thing you want to train for. For example, if strength endurance is being trained, it should be a

high-volume reps (8-12) and about 50-75% of 1RPM. This part of the journal was the most

educating to me. It clearly explained the aim of each training phase including sets/reps, 1RPM

percentage and what type of lifts should be included. Overall, this journal was very helpful. It

helped explain the correct way to approach training an athlete. It set a foundation that helps

me better understand how to correctly produce a workout program.