How To Get Stronger Without Getting Bigger

As someone with a PhD in exercise science and who spends his days leading sport science research efforts, my goodness, how refreshing to see someone on social media who absolutely gets it. There is a distinct difference between the muscular system and neurological system. As he points out, most only focus on the muscular system--at their own peril. Well done.

Can you make a video on how to increase speed and power or what workout to do

This was my priority during my athletic career. As a pseudo endurance athlete I didn't want to have much mass, so I focused on explosive strength training. It changed my long game and I wasn't weighed down. (I also do an explosive endurance sport, so it made sense).

In rock climbing we have a term for this. We call it “contact strength,” which is the ability to reach maximum power very quickly while starting at 0 force. For example, how long it takes for a climber to reach maximum power upon their fingers contacting the wall would be a measurement of contact strength, and it is considered a measurement of neurological connectivity more so than muscular strength. I think it’s interesting that the same concept exists in different disciplines and if training methods for contact strength in climbing can be applied to powerlifting.

Define big, cause he ain’t no string bean.😅

This is really interesting. Had a friend that was seemed to be almost half my size but was stronger than me in almost every way. Stronger than most people i knew in fact. This is kinda what he told me on how he trained buy i didn’t get it until this video.

In short words, just do explosive workouts like, explosive pushups, explosive squats, explosive pull ups etc

Now take this concept and apply it to someone who is also gigantic and you get lasha talakhadze strength 💪

Incredible. Poses a question and goes rambling about everything around the question, but answering the question. Truly a lost art.

another thing I'm going for is endurance I'm interested in building my endurance so I can stand up for 10 hours a day, 5 days a week for work.

Westside Conjugate method! Louie Simmons taught it all!

And this is why Olympic Weightliftingers can be 4'10" 137 lb like Pocket Hercules and able to grab the rim on a 10 ft hoop. He snatched 152.5 kilos and clean and jerked 190Kilos. It is said he could squat 500 lbs for sets of 3 at 137lbs

Was it the box jumps that improved the deadlift, or the deadlift that improved the jumps?

Great info Aaron

With more speed and explosiveness, you need more flexibility as well. That amount of force in a short period of time is terrible for joints and ligaments. You need flexibility to help combat this.

A modern day Precious McKenzie! 👍👏💪

Yes I want this. I'm getting bigger but I only want the strength, not the mass. I'm short, so don't want to be wide at all!

How old are you bro im 16 from trinidad and just wanna say u resonate with you heavily,keep doing what you doing man we on this journey together

You work is great

i dont understand what he say....so how to get stronger without size? its explosive power??? and speed??