Episode 214: Mladen Jovanović - HIIT training, unpredictability, and agile periodization

This episodes guest sees the reuturn of Mladen Jovanović from complementarytraining.net. Mladen is a physical preparation coach from Belgrade, Serbia, grew up in Pula, Croatia (which he considers his home town). He was involved in physical preparation of professional, amateur and recreational athletes of various ages in sports, such as basketball, soccer, volleyball, martial arts and tennis. In his free time he trains Boxing/MMA and lift (sometimes heavy), along with reading about statistics and learning R programming language. Some consider him an Excel wizard. He is also interested in predictive analytics/machine learning. Mladen was on the ATSW podcast back in episode 146. On this episode Mladen and I discuss: We talk about his HIIT Maunal I ask Mladen why did he decide to write about HIT and agile periodization for his first book? I ask Mladen to explain what the term satisfice I ask Mladen to discuss Leonard Jimmie Savage's small world vs large world I ask Mladen to outline his endurance map I ask Mladen to explain what are maximum sprint speed (MSS), maximum aerobic speed (MAS), and the anaerobic speed reserve (ASR) Mladen outlines what tests his likes to use to get an idea of an individuals MSS, MAS, and ASR I ask Mladen to explain what is a sensitivity analysis  I ask Mladen what are the best way's to estimate an individuals MSS I ask Mladen to discuss the different HIT methods outlined in the manual I ask Mladen to outline his tempo running method and how he individualizes its prescription I ask Mladen can you estimate an individuals 100m time from a flying 10? I ask Mladen why total time of repeat sprints is a better indicator repeated-sprint-ability (RSA) than a fatigue drop index  I ask Mladen to discuss the importance of having heuristics when planning and organizing training to navigate uncertainty  I ask Mladen regarding the planning of training - What should be done? When should it done? How to minimize being wrong? Which are 3 concepts he outlines in his manual I ask Mladen to discuss - Phenomenological analysis, mechanistic (or performance) analysis, and physiological analysis Mladen and I discuss how principles from economics can be applied to planning the training process Mladen outlines his 3 heuristics for planning training - 1). Make it simple, 2). Decrease the downside, 3). Increase the upside I ask Mladen what fields outside of sports preparation did he research for the manual I ask Mladen to discuss iterative planning vs up-front planning Mladen and discuss "criteria-based" programming I ask Mladen whats he reading? This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Website - complementarytraining.net Facebook - Mladen Jovanović Twitter - @Physical_Prep  Instagram - physical_prep YouTube - Mladen Jovanović   Podcasts Mentioned: ATSW: Episode 146: Mladen Jovanovic - Training Philosophy, Periodization, Uncertainty in Planning, VBT and so Much More! Rugby Strength Coach Podcast #37: Sport science, stats & skin in the game with Mladen Jovanovic Videos Mentioned:   Books Mentioned: HIIT Manual: High Intensity Interval Training and Agile Periodization Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training: Solutions to the Programming Puzzle Principles  Money: Master the game Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger, 3rd Edition People and Resources Mentioned: EliteFTS  Westside Barbell Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning Tai Lopez Nassim Nicholas Taleb Leonard Jimmie Savage Peter Weyand  Martin-Buchheit Gerd Gigerenzer A.S. Prilepin - Chart Charlie Francis James Smith Ray Dalio Tony Robbins Boris Sheiko Keir Wenham-Flatt Al Vermeil Gerald Pollock Mike Tuchscherer Ultimate Athlete Concepts Scott Cochran Coursera The Data camp Mike Cazayoux Jordan Peterson HIT card Builder 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 Education   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