Triphasic Training 2 is an applied performance book showing coaches how to build strength, speed, and power by targeting the eccentric, isometric, and concentric phases of training.
The Weight Room Is Not the Finish Line
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Your athletes got stronger. Did they get better at their sport? The First Checkpoint Transfer is a three-part problem. Build the capacity, select exercises that preserve the movement pattern, then test whether the result shows up where the athlete actually competes. The 3 x 3 Principle The Triphasic Trinity of Transfer combines three training phases—strength, power, and speed—with three transfer components in each phase. Performance Pattern Cycling helps manage opposing patterns. The Angular Shank Loading Model adjusts stance and limb angles. 3-Way Foot Integration tunes the foot to the demand. That progression is specific for a reason. In the strength phase, the model uses a wider stance and heavier loading. In power, the stance narrows. In speed, it narrows again to reflect sprinting and agility. Think “Sprint = Wide stance → Narrow stance.” The Test Functional Transfer Complexes form the backbone of exercise selection, pairing movements that reflect the rhythm and recruitment of sport. But no pairing gets a free pass. Sprint timing, agility tests, power output, and sport-specific drills tell you whether the work left the weight room. Strength is Preparation; Transfer is the receipt. The full Triphasic Trinity of Transfer—including the 3 x 3 Principle, Functional Transfer Complexes, and field-validation process—is in TP2. https://triphasic2.com << order here All the best, Mike and Cal PS - Here is what John had to say: “If you only buy one S&C book this year, this is the one.” -- John Bryan https://triphasic2.com << order here Coach Cal Dietz, U of MN If you do not want to get this newsletter, we will miss you, sniff sniff, but you can unsubscribe by clicking the link below and -poof- we are gone. |
Triphasic II
Triphasic Training 2 is an applied performance book showing coaches how to build strength, speed, and power by targeting the eccentric, isometric, and concentric phases of training.
"We only have 10 weeks. Can we still run Triphasic?" That question usually gets answered with a panic-program: toss in a little strength, some speed, a hard conditioning circuit, then hope the athlete comes out the other side looking more athletic. Wrong target. The calendar is not the program The full Triphasic model runs 20 weeks for a reason. You build an aerobic base, add aerobic lactate work, move through GPP, then eccentric, isometric, power, and peaking work. Each phase gives the...
"Wait, you tape their mouths during training?" Yes. On purpose. And it's one of the simplest, cheapest tools in the whole book. The CO2 Flip Most coaches out there roaming IG late a night assume more oxygen in equals better performance. However, blood oxygen saturation sits around 95-99% even during hard exercise — oxygen usually isn't the limiting factor. Nasal breathing actually increases CO2 slightly compared to mouth breathing, because you're exchanging less total air. That sounds bad....
"Cal, is the GOAT Drill just a fancy warm-up?" I get this one a lot. And I always say no — but it takes about a minute to explain why. The Part Coaches Keep Missing Watch your athletes in warm-ups. You're looking at their feet, their hips, their arm swing. Makes sense. ..But Cal says there's something happening before any of that — and most coaches never see it. When we were deep in the Olympics prep discussions that shaped TP2, Cal said something I keep coming back to: "All I did was make...