Cal Dietz

In the world of sports, speed is king. Whether the goal is to break a collegiate record, compete at the international level or even move up just a few draft spots, athletes spend thousands of dollars every year training to become faster. Every hundredth of a second an athlete can shave off their times can potentially lead to thousands or even millions of dollars. This equation leads to athletes and coaches consistently searching for the best track workout or weight room exercise that can trigger an adaptative response that will lead to producing quicker times. However, too often they are overlooking the very structure that is solely responsible for transferring force and power into the field or track.

This manual exposes you to the biggest changes in Structure and function of the foot, The Spring Ankle model exercises produce the most dramatic changes in running mechanics seen in athletes in many speed sports.  

Triphasic Training: General Preparation Phases Training Manual will provide insight discussing the various methods that we have developed, adapted and utilized during these various phases early in training. Within this manual we present brief descriptions on each energy system, but delve much deeper into application discussing several new training modalities that have been developed in the past few months.

The primary initiative as strength and conditioning coaches and sport scientists is to construct the bridge between training extremities and identify the processes that must be put in place in order to harness what the body is truly capable of from a psychological, emotional and physiological perspective. The goal of the General Preparation Phases (GPP) is not to push the athlete into such an extreme state of stress that it causes them to become ill. It is to properly and systematically address preparatory work within the parameters of each system. The belief that training a specific system continuously in order to meet the demands of a sport or position are largely incorrect. While this may come into play when analyzing the data of specific metabolic demands during the construction of peaking phases, it is very important that we highlight that all of these systems work in continuity together on a continuous basis. The primary goal of training the aerobic system is to induce cellular adaptations that will produce long term effects in the athlete’s performance as all qualities of performance replenish at an increased rate with an overall larger more highly functioning aerobic system.

This includes in depth conversation on blood flow restriction training, early phase isometric application, escalating density training, concepts of Super Endurance, metabolic running, along with discussing the Lactate Retention Method and various applications of contralateral training. All of this information is coupled introductory information on completely new training concepts that include the Reflexive Trimetric Method and Individualized Predicative Microcycle Cybernetic conventions. We also introduce training cues on recently developed plank variations that in an essence provide the highest transference to sport than any previously developed concept. This information is coupled with insight on push up variations that are meant to establish fluidity during energy transfer and independent movement via deviating joint angle diaphragmic breathing. Triphasic Training: General Preparation Phases Training Manual also presents information on ever-growing training approaches for improving respiratory efficiency. Topics such as breath holding techniques, various breathing methodologies and the concepts behind mouth taping during exercise are covered within the manual. This information is partnered with information on tools that can be used to improve respiratory efficiency such as the Breath Belt, Reflexive Performance Reset and others. Along with discussion on these various training variables, we take time to give a brief introductory insight into a couple of the testing parameters that we use with the athletes early on in training to identify parametric verses non-parametric relationships. Within this manual information presented information on correlations between efficiency of the aerobic system and the implications that this has on the ability to produce high velocity repeated sprint efforts is also presented.

Triphasic Training: General Preparation Phase Training Manual provides the framework that can form the backbone of all GPP training that has been implemented in the past. This manual should serve as a resource to help develop systematic performance matrices that identify and create intertwined physiological adaptations that not only complement each conjoining metabolic pathway but in general prepare the athlete for future application of increased training stress post preparation phases. Although there will be a massive amount of information, research and practical application presented, this manual also has a secondary purpose as it serves as the jumping point for later works digging even deeper into the physiological analysis of energy system training.

The Triphasic Training Football Lineman Manual is meant to include training methods specifically designed to enhance the development of the physical qualities of the football lineman athlete to the highest extent. This manual has been created to take every coach step-by-step through a yearly macrocycle of training with the intent to improve strength, power, and speed, as well the body’s energy systems, in order to take performance to the highest possible level. The goal of this manual is to present the Triphasic Training concepts in a manner so that the high school football coach, one that has little understanding of human physiology or strength-and-conditioning, can successfully employ these training principles to the highest degree. The concepts utilized in the Triphasic Training Football Lineman Manual will be thoroughly explained, and all aspects of performance will be covered in great detail. The utilization of the concepts explained in this manual will lead to dramatic increases in strength, power, and speed that will transfer to massive improvements in sporting results.

The program provided in this manual represents one to be completed by an elite level lineman athlete. However, the training methods explained in this manual may look advanced, they can be easily adapted to fit the needs of any level of lineman. Beginner, to intermediate, and elite. The training system demonstrated in this manual is the product of years attempted to create an all-encompassing, methodical approach to physical training for the sport of football lineman.

The Triphasic Throws Manual is meant to include training methods specifically designed to enhance the development of the physical qualities of the track and field throwing athlete to the highest extent. This manual has been created to take every coach step-by-step through a yearly macrocycle of training with the intent to improve strength, power, and speed, as well the body’s energy systems, in order to take performance to the highest possible level. The goal of this manual is to present the Triphasic Training concepts in a manner so that the high school track coach, one that has little understanding of human physiology or strength-and-conditioning, can successfully employ these training principles to the highest degree. The concepts utilized in the Triphasic Throws Training model will be thoroughly explained, and all aspects of performance will be covered in great detail. The utilization of the concepts explained in this manual will lead to dramatic increases in strength, power, and speed that will transfer to massive improvements in sporting results.

The program provided in this manual represents one to be completed by an elite level throwing athlete. However, the training methods explained in this manual may look advanced, they can be easily adapted to fit the needs of any level of thrower. Beginner, to intermediate, and elite. If you wish to discuss programming possibilities for younger athletes, please contact triphasicthrows@gmail.com. The training system demonstrated in this manual is the product of years attempted to create an all-encompassing, methodical approach to physical training for the sport of throwing.

The Most Advanced and Most Speed Specific information Ever Released in a 2-day clinic

This Clinic connects many of the key performance factors from running to the weight room.

Revolutions in Speed Training: Rewriting the Speed Playbook is the results of 3 years of work between Cal Dietz, Dan Fichter, and Chris Korfist. We are bringing you the latest in speed training based on our intensive work during the COVID years when we had time to read, reflect and create and experiment. We will range in topics from the “little things” in the weight room that make a big difference, upper body/Core training for sprints, resisted/assisted training, hamstring development, Torque-Ankle model of foot training, and a whole new group of drills that focus on tangential velocity in sprints. Dan Fichter will show how to incorporate all of the neural drills in a team setting. And of course, we will show how to implement and program. Our goal is for the attendee to finish with a notebook full of info. Stage 1 will be the classes in the screencast formula. Friday night is a classroom experience. Saturday is more hands on at the University of Minnesota’s strength Training facility.

This Course will Certify you in Triphasic football which has been expanded to include training methods specifically designed to enhance the development of speed capabilities in the maturing athlete to the highest extent. This does not mean elite level runners will not benefit from the program, exercises, and/or progressions laid out in this manual as the methods implemented throughout it are extremely advanced. This speed manual has been created to take every coach step-by-step through an 18 week progressive program, from warm-up to ankle rocker drills, to specific speed training and agility, and finally a lifting progression, which will all be covered in great detail and must occur in order for maximal performance to be achieved. This manual ultimately leads to dramatic increases in speed for any athlete truly implementing the progressions laid out in the pages to follow.

In this guide, you will find the tools you and your family need to achieve optimal fueling guide for your athlete for energy and mental focus.

The purpose of this manual is to prepare the athlete for their sport by performing high-velocity, sport-specific movements.  These exercises, and the way in which they are performed, are designed to utilize the enhanced qualities of dynamic movement.  These methods are the result of years of attempting to create an all-encompassing, methodical approach to physical training intended to prepare an athlete for the rigors of sport.  In this text, you will be provided with example programs, mesocycles, and macrocycles so that you may not only implement the system but understand the how and the why as well.  This manual was created solely to share these methods and to inspire questions within the coaching community so that we may continue developing as professionals for the betterment of our athletes.

Authors DAN FICHTER and CAL DIETZ

As peak performance for the elite athlete continues to take center stage across all athletic endeavors,
the balance between training and recovery has been brought to the forefront. The importance of
“recovery” has become an aspect highly valued in regards to performance. This recovery piece of
performance can only be applied at a high level when the functioning of the elite athlete’s organism and
systems are understood to a higher level. Although this is a current topic of interest to many, it is
commonly applied in a broad fashion merely with an attempt to cover our bases. If an off-season
strength and conditioning program was approached with this mentality, having no thoughtful
progression or reasoning for its structure, it is likely a coach would not see tremendous results in
performance while also potentially increasing the likelihood of injury to their athletes. It should also be
noted that any overemphasis of recovery tactics is likely hindering an athlete’s performance, rather than
aiding it. As with most things in life, balance between stress/training and recovery will determine an
athlete’s long-term, repeated success at an elite level. This manual serves to introduce new concepts
and methods as well as those that are better understood by many. This will continue to allow recovery
to be provided based on an athlete’s individual needs.

The goal of this manual remains to provide the framework of both the concepts, and specific means of recovery in a practical, usable form. By the end of this manual, all coaches should understand the systems of the human body being targeted by specific recovery protocols, as well as how these protocols can be utilized within the training model to achieve desired results (optimal performance) at specific moments in time.

This manual incorporates all of the training methods used with our athletes in an annual cycle. These training blocks provide each athlete with the qualities necessary to maximize performance. Successful athletic performances require the optimization of many qualities, including rate of force development, an aerobic base system, and of course max strength. Rate of force development is vital in athletics. During maximal velocity contractions, as seen in competition, there is not enough time for maximal muscular force to be reached. This means athletes must have the goal of producing the most force possible in the time allowed during competition. The aerobic base is improved through the proper use of conditioning methods throughout the year. Adaptations to this system are vital for recovery in repeat-effort sports, which includes all team sports. Maximal strength is the most common method of training used and does have its place in improving performance, however, it is important to realize improvements in this quality do not always transfer to sport’s success.

Through the use of triphasic training, which is the realization that every dynamic movement includes an eccentric, isometric, and concentric aspect and trains each of these individually, we will lay out the annual cycle of training using the block periodization method. Block periodization relies on the residual effects of training, or the amount of time a quality remains at a heightened level after the cessation of training. This model, and the understanding of residual effects, allows multiple peaking throughout the competition period by training qualities in a specific order. The modified, undulated model is also used throughout training to allow continued adaptations to the desired qualities. All of these training aspects will be covered in greater detail throughout this Manual.

The Triphasic Tactical Training Manual was written with the explicit intent to deliver a systematic and scientifically founded approach in training methodology for athletes whose preparation does not result in wins and losses, world records, or gold medals. The idea behind the Triphasic Tactical Training Manual was originated from the individual needs of the tactical athlete and all those who put their lives at risk simply by going to work each day.

The authors of this manual have broken down the needs of every tactical athlete into six physical qualities. In order to display the physical proficiency required by the tactical athlete, each of these six qualities must be trained appropriately. What separates this training program from others is that it allows tactical athletes to continue to train with their desired methods while offering guidelines that increase the likelihood of the user to achieve optimal level responses to training and see improvements in performance.

The Weekly Sequencing Model was developed by multiple strength coaches along with an elite level military training professional for operators who based the protocol originally on The Triphasic Training System while also considering the specific needs of the tactical athlete. Programs currently being used for military training are not equipping these specialized tactical athletes appropriately, which leads to a disproportionate training of the six physical qualities necessary for optimal performance.

It was this simple point that led to the creation of The Weekly Sequencing Model. This manual is a collaboration between combat veterans who have said “we can do this better” and the training professionals who said, “we can help.” Experience has teamed up with science to present this complete, systematic training program for the tactical athlete. The Weekly Sequencing model isn’t just exercising; it is training, specifically and systematically for the tactical athlete.

This book is for the tactical athlete and those that dedicate their lives to maintaining high-performance levels to maintain the freedoms of others. In the tactical arena, less than ideal performance can have grave consequences. One step too slow, one moment too long, and the defeated does not receive a silver medal and a warm handshake.

Chapters included in this book:

1. The Tactical Athlete vs. Conventional Athletes
2. The Weekly Sequencing Model Components
3. Six Physical Qualities of Tactical Performance
4. Triphasic Review and Weekly Sequencing Model Implementation
5. Modifying The Weekly Sequencing Model

New Components included in this book:

1. The Six Physical Qualities of Tactical Performance
2. The Weekly Sequencing Model
3. The Specific Stress Model
4. The Compatible Qualities Model
5. High-Quality vs. Work Capacity Energy System Training

This High School Training Manual has been expanded to include training methods specifically designed to enhance the development of speed capabilities in the maturing athlete to the greatest extent. This does not mean elite level runners/athletes will not benefit from the program, exercises, and/or progressions laid out in this manual as the methods implemented throughout it are extremely advanced. This speed manual has been created to take every coach step-by-step through an 18-week progressive program, from warm-up to ankle rocker drills, to specific speed training and agility, and finally a lifting progression, which will all be covered in great detail and must occur in order for the maximal performance to be achieved. This manual ultimately leads to dramatic increases in speed for any athlete truly implementing the progressions laid out in the pages to follow.

This High School Training Manual has been expanded to include training methods specifically designed to enhance the development of speed capabilities in the maturing athlete to the highest extent. This does not mean elite level runners will not benefit from the program, exercises, and/or progressions laid out in this manual as the methods implemented throughout it are extremely advanced. This speed manual has been created to take every coach step-by-step through an 18 week progressive program, from warm-up to ankle rocker drills, to specific speed training and agility, and finally a lifting progression, which will all be covered in great detail and must occur in order for maximal performance to be achieved. This manual ultimately leads to dramatic increases in speed for any athlete truly implementing the progressions laid out in the pages to follow.

Co-authoring a book presented a unique challenge that neither of us expected. The book is a compilation of stories, personal experiences, and knowledge of two individuals. As such, a conventional writing style would have us write the book in a manner that distinguishes which author is contributing to a specific story or anecdote. It would require us to preface sentences with, “Cal remembers when...” or “Ben worked with an athlete who...” When we were finished with sections of the book and went back to read what we had written, we found the constant quoting hindered the flow of the book and prevented the reader from making connections between examples that came off as separate story lines. To solve this perceived flaw to the book, we came up with a simple solution. We wrote the book from the first person view of a third party narrative. Instead of stating which one of us is involved with a story, we say “I remember” or “I worked with.” In essence, we created an imaginary person who is the culmination of both of our life experiences, knowledge, and stories. We beg the readers indulgence with this style choice and say that it is in no way meant to deceive or misguide the reader as to the source of information, but rather to improve the consistency and readability of the book. We feel that this allows for one clear voice to present the information and will maximize the usefulness of the material to the reader.

Triphasic Training one of the most widely Sports training system in the world currently. The Triphasic system became mainstream five years ago and had changed the Sports world and various training concepts within the performance community.  This certification has the Triphasic Training: A Systematic approach to elite speed and explosive Strength Performance Book and 12 hours of lectures with two exams on the Triphasic Training System.