Iowa State Clinic

This presentation will give a historical perspective of microdosing of training for athlete development.  We will discuss fallacies and misconceptions as well as review successful systems where microdosing was prevalent as well as highlighting current trends.

In this session we will discuss how microdosing strength training sessions have been used to develop high levels of strength in power sports, examining programming used in Olympic Weightlifting, powerlifting, and football training cycles.

• Stages of long-term training of athletes
• General structure, patterns and principles of development, specifics of ages, genders, sport types, and risk factors
• Elements of microstructure in the system of athlete development including training sessions and their parts, training days, microcycles and their types, patterns and principles of microstructures, building microstructures depending on the stage of long-term or annual training
• Loads, fatigue, recovery, readiness, supercompensation, delayed training effect, nutrition and drinking regime in the microstructure of the training
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In this session, Coach Dietz will discuss how he has implemented microdosing of training sessions in his training of Division I athletes at the University of Minnesota, as well as discuss some recent innovations he has incorporated into the training of his athletes.

This session focuses on practical approaches to improving physical strength and functional fitness for adults. The speaker will share her experiences working with adults to strengthen their bodies for activities of daily living, using accessible methods and tools. LeAnn will have participants go through bodyweight exercises and basic modalities that enhance functional strength as well as discuss the concept of microdosing workouts —incorporating short, manageable sessions into daily routines to boost physical fitness.

In this presentation we will be looking at how we can better work together as coaches and academics, taking a closer look at the values of science and how we can apply them in practice. By drawing on the wisdom of experienced coaches and researchers, we will look at what this gap is and how we can help bridge it through increased collaboration.

This session will focus on nutrient timing around training sessions and fueling strategies for multiple training sessions a day.

We will examine protocols designed for testing athlete performance and identifying movement deficiencies and athlete asymmetries and discuss real life implications and practical applications for tactical athlete program design for career longevity.