Exploring Exercise Slot Assignment
The strength expression protocol leverages primary, secondary and tertiary exercise orders. The specificity of the exercise to the goal...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Mar 2
- 1 min
What is Sciatica and how to treat it
The sciatic nerve is a HUGE nerve that starts in the back and runs down into the posterior thigh and leg. What is sciatica? Sciatica is a...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Feb 26
- 1 min
Exercises for low back and hip tightness
Seated piriformis stretch: cross one leg over the other with your ankle resting on the opposite knee, lightly press down on the bent...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Factors to increase maximal strength
There are a few ways to increase adaptations in strength expression over time. 1 - Increase neuromuscular efficiency. This can be...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Specificity in sports training
You always hear the talk about the importance of specificity in sports training. This refers to the idea that practicing in a manner that...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Tips for Temporomandibular disorders
By Dr. Allie Hakamaki, PT, DPT Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) refers to a group of problems related to the temporomandibular joint...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Sep 20, 2021
- 1 min
Speed kills when it has space
Speed Kills *When it has distance and “space” to exert itself. Sports are chaotic environments. With this, how often is max velocity (top...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
Isometrics for motor learning
Here is why should you use isometrics for learning new skills/movement patterns/ drills/form. New motor learning requires new connections...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- May 22, 2020
- 1 min
Modifiable training factors
Ways to modify and apply variation in resistance training.
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Tyler Hakamaki
- May 20, 2020
- 1 min
Progressing beltless warmups
I believe that many of us have an arbitrary number in our mind that we all subconsciously put a belt on for. This number will vary...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Challenging the paradigm of periodization & system development
Most system development is looked at from a pyramid style viewpoint. “You can only build a .... as big as it’s base.”
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
Periodization basics; understanding macrocycles, mesocycles and microcycles
In the most basic sense periodization is how you organize your training to take into account your performance & competition timing....
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Mar 1, 2020
- 2 min
Are certain movements inherently athletic?
Are certain weight room movements or exercises inherently athletic? We are probably kidding ourselves if we think they are. For...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Feb 9, 2020
- 2 min
Podcast Takeaways - Episode 1: Jake Tuura
Complete Performance Systems Podcast Episode 1: Jake Tuura - Takeaways Do slow movement for health & fast movement for performance. Lift...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- May 13, 2019
- 2 min
13 Takeaways from Bondarchuk Principles
13 Takeaways from Jake Jensen’s overview of the Bondarchuk principles; exercise classification, transfer of training, athlete adaptation...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Apr 30, 2019
- 4 min
Training your weak spot
As we covered in our last blog post (Here) you are only as strong as your weakest link. This is true when it comes to the one rep max as...
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Tyler Hakamaki
- Apr 24, 2019
- 6 min
Applying Triphasic methods to powerlifting
This blog post will cover a method that I personally have used to increase my bench, squat and deadlift totals while training for a...
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