Rediscover Wave Loading: Program Design for Speed and Power

Rediscover Wave Loading: Program Design for Speed and Power

Although strength coaches rarely use wave loading, the method has a proven track record for developing the fastest, most powerful muscle fibers. I was first introduced to wave loading 50 years ago through an article about Bulgarian weightlifter Andon Nikolov in Muscle Builder/Power magazine—Nikolov won gold at the 1972 Olympics and later broke four world records. More about Nikolov later, but let’s start my sales pitch by reviewing how muscles f…