Episode 170: Pat Davidson - MASS 2 - Judgement Day - Part 4

PART 4 BABY!!  Pat and I are back with Part 4 in our MASS 2 series.  You can check out Part 1 - here, Part 2 - here, Part 3 - here. On this episode Pat and I discuss: Pat gives us an update on whats new  Pat fills us in about his hope to open his own facility and also speaks about a power metric device he is working on to measure an individuals work output in training Pat fills us in on his speaking engagements that he had coming up at the time of this recording Pat and I get onto a discussion about the design of the programs that make up the 16 weeks of MASS 2. Here we discuss the 30:30 day, and Alactic-Aerobic day of Phase one Pat tells us why trying to use percentages with 30:30 are pretty much useless Pat tells us why he still loves the 30:30 and why his loves Cal Dietz Tri-Phasic model within the first 3 phases of MASS 2 Pat discusses the sensory input benefits from utilizing Tri-Phasic Training Pat and I discuss dynamic systems theorys, quantative vs qualitive overload, overloading the perception and cognitive system, and the need to increase variation as athletes reach higher levels of mastery/ qualification  Pat and I discuss how certainty and dopamine reward can have a negative effect on adpatation as it can decrease variation, which can in turn can decrease the robustness of an organism  Pat gets into a deep discussion on Post-Activation Potentation (PAP) I ask Pat why he uses a glycolytic warm up on his alactic-aerobic day This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Pat's Website MASS 2 Pat's Facebook The Reckoning   Books Mentioned: The Dopaminergic Mind in Human Evolution and History The Mastery and his Emissary Polyvagel Theory On Intelligence  ISI Symposium  Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.    Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon