Interview with Tudor Bompa

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My understanding was the other way around. And so contrast is the right term.

This is a good point. However, everytime I’ve used this method the 1st overspeed rep is way off the quality of the 2nd and 3rd. The potentiation ‘window’ may also be lengthened as the resistance exercise is repeated, then the 1st OS adds another huge CNS stimulus… probably potentiating the later reps even further.

I tried the potentiation the way James mentioned well above in this thread, but I’ve gotten much better results with the overspeed portion using rest periods along the lines that Charlie gave (probably years ago) for flying sprints: 10-12 min.

Possibly the difference may be that Verkhoshansky in his “stimulus” approach is using sub-max weight loads. But if you run the resisted portion at ~100%, you may benefit from significantly longer rest periods. That’s the way it works for me, at least.