Jay Schroeder?

[Guest guest]

Is there anyone in the forum who knows the programming of Jay

Schroeder?

In particular:

1) The annual planning.

2) Pliometric works (Rebound or shock method).

3) Long isometric works.

4) Isometric-Dynamic Contrast works.

5) Complex method: Rebound+Max Strength.

Here is some information:

http://archive.profootballweekly.com/content/archives2001/features_200

<http://archive.profootballweekly.com/content/archives2001/features_200>

1/nawrocki_061901.asp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzf4sAcRC-k

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzf4sAcRC-k>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDJuvDkk-Y4 & NR=1

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDJuvDkk-Y4 & NR=1>

Jay Schroeder interview:

1-Coach can you share with our readers your background both

athletically and coaching?

I have participated in football, track and field, velodrome cycling

and powerlifting throughout the years. I have been training and

designing training plans for the past 26 years. I have worked with a

variety of groups in hospital programs, including the following:

exercise programs for psych patients, diabetic patients, grossly

obese patients, and long term bedridden patients. I have worked with

all types of athletes in sport including but not limited to, archery,

distance cycling, distance running, triathalon, throwers, sprinters,

baseball, football, badminton, bodybuilding, martial arts,

volleyball, rugby, powerlifting, Olympic lifting, etc.

I prefer to work with high velocity and speed-strength activities, as

velocity is the most elusive and coveted of all human traits.

2-Your approach to strength & conditioning is quite radical compared

to the mainstream with your emphasis on explosiveness and training

the ability to receive and absorb loads (external forces?). How did

you come to this methodology?

Obviously, all I had to do was look at human movement and I

immediately knew this was the direction I must go.

3-Who has influenced your work (athletes such as Olympic lifters?

Specific coaches?).

Only three athletes have influenced me, Valeri Borzov, Jim Thorpe,

and Owens. As far as coaches, Dr. Yessis, has had a major

influence on my thinking, not that I agree with his methodologies,

but during the many times I met and spoke with him, he created a

desire in me to investigate philosophies and methodologies. To pursue

what others are afraid to delve into, as the answers are never on the

surface, you must dig deep. You must understand not only the meaning

of the words experts and athletes used, but their understanding of

their use of the words they write and or speak. He nurtured my

initial thoughts and feelings so they may be manifested in my system

of training. I will always be thankful for this. I consider myself

very lucky to have been able to talk with, exchange ideas, and to

listen to his words when he would describe situations, involved with

training the many elite athletes he has been with.

Another person with a great influence on my career was my mentor

Plenty. Without his insight to human performance, I would not

be who I am today.

Possibly the most important person, is one I only met 6 years ago.

Denis . He is more like my brother than a colleague or

friend. There are sometimes 6 hour conversations late into the night,

where we never run out of intelligent, stimulating questions for each

other and intelligent and stimulating answers. My system is years

down the road from what people see and read about, thanks to my

tremendous relationship with Denis.

4-How has it evolved over time?

Very difficult to say as every human I work with causes evolution to

take place. I mention human specifically as I also train dogs for

performance.

5-Do you view the Olympic lifts and gymnastics as compatible with

your goals of teaching whole-body explosiveness?

I do not consider the Olympic lifts or any sport as having the

ability to prepare one to be an elite athlete. I do not consider most

people that participate in sport as athletes.

6-How do you approach the training of a novice? Do you address

specific areas such as metabolic conditioning, and limit strength

individually or do you take an integrated approach? Can you share

with our readers a few weeks of programming that would typify a

young, generally healthy novice?

7-Similar to question 6 how to you address the needs of your most

advanced athletes? How much focus is placed on continued

strength/power development? How does this differ from a novice and

what standards do you use to monitor and implement changes to

programming? What would 2 weeks of training look like for one of your

advanced strength athletes?

I approach training anyone, in the exact same manner, no matter what

level they claim to be. I evaluate the parameters that I view as

being important to the final outcome [performing at high velocity,

absorbing high loads, as injury free as is possible, and duplicating

this result over and over], determine how their specific parameters

inter-relate and intra-relate to the desired outcome. I then make

decisions on what I have influence over and what I do not. I do not

care what the relationship of all human traits are as long as they

can be manipulated to create the correct outcome.

8-How do you address metabolic conditioning and work capacity for

various athletes football, wrestling, and volley ball for example?

How do you keep athletes in low grade over training to elicit a

strong super-compensation?

I train all aspects of humans, as each and everyone is important to

the final outcome. I believe that if stimulated in the correct manner

at the appropriate time all these little things take care of

themselves. I do not care the sport in which they participate, as we

all need everything that comprises a human being to create elite

performance. If anything is left out then true elite performance is

not obtained. So that you know " Elite Performance " to me means, the

highest level, most correct, and repeatable response to a stimulus

that the specific individual can achieve. Not just better than ones

peers.

9-What are you looking for with regards to the athletes physiology and

performance?

The end.

10-Do you have any " rules of thumb " that if implemented would make

people better strength coaches?

Yes, I suppose one. " Do not expect what you do not inspect "

11-What are your nutritional recommendations for athletes who need to

gain muscle mass and or loose bodyfat to be more competitive? How do

you structure training to compliment nutrition to these ends?

This is done based on specific response to very specific stimuli.

12-Are there any populations that would be inappropriate for this type

of training or is it universally scalable?

Yes, there is one. Those that are not willing to sacrifice to the

same level they wish to achieve, and that do not expect to perform to

the highest level in all aspects. [intellect, spirituality, emotion,

psychologically, and of course physiologically].

Thanks

Demetrio Frattarelli,

Controguerra, Teramo, Italy.