On Episode 76 I sat down with Jarod Burton to discuss a variety of intriguing concepts tied to athletic development. The first topic discussed is the benefit of doing long duration isometrics within training. It's important when doing Iso's that we get the most out of the process by examining tone that is prevalent in a given set of musculature. A line of logic that Jarod advances through out the conversation is the importance of training both sides of the body. If you properly leverage position and tone in isometrics practitioners can harvest the power of reciprocal inhibition, which allows for a beneficial relationship between the agonist and antagonist musculature for a given movement.  I was interested to discuss how Jarod advances Isometric practices in training, like all good things it really depends.  Isometrics are a powerful tool, but they can be redundant. Isometrics provide a great opportunity to layer different sensory stimulus. Jarod discusses how he utilizes different eye, vestibular, and proprioceptive activities to derive greater adaptations with  athletes.  Jarod shares his own personal experience of goal setting and crafting a new reality. The isometric provides a perfect stressor that can really force athletes to focus on what they want. Jarod shares that Isometrics drive failure , in our response we often show our personality and in those moments athletes have the opportunity to adjust their reality as well as response. Jarod shares how discovery of athlete preference can be an important driver for effective programming. Are athletes more kinesthetically, visually, or auditory in nature? How can we bias training choices and environments to leverage these preferences?  Buy in is another important element that Jarod shares, how athletes view programming will have a huge impact on  overall implementation as well as results derived. Jarod shares that he allows for athletes to examine themselves for compensatory patterns, this helps build feel within the athletes and also builds self reliance. The last major consideration is on a somewhat controversial topic, I think Jarod has a really well supported rationale behind his take on fatigue. Jarod shares how by balancing out the body and giving it the inputs that are needed, athletes can actually benefit from a well thought out process that he refers to as high velocity high volume. This realization came from Jarod's own experiences within training and calls into questions drop offs and auto regulation. Jarod supports his rationale with one of the early concepts mentioned(reciprocal inhibition). If athletes balance their body, they have a greater capacity to relax and recover faster, meaning more work can be done in a high quality fashion.  Head over to from the Ground Up Athletic Performance. com and check out the write up for this weeks episode featuring more detailed notes on the concepts addressed above. While you're there you can sign up for Ground Level the monthly Podcast newsletter, which features key points from all featured episodes.  In the market for high quality supplements?  Looking to grow muscles or simply maintain? Need greater cognitive abilities? Looking to cover you bases for general health or longevity? Thorne's got you covered! Don't miss out on saving 20% at check out by following the link!  Jarod Insta Linktree