Language Use, Perfectionism, and Nervous System Regulation – How They Impact Our Training/Performing ft. Janelle of CirquePsych
Alright, y’all, we’ve got a new episode up with @janelledinosaurs AKA @cirque_psych (LSW). In this episode, we covered how the language we use can impact our physiological response in training, the benefits and detriments of perfectionism as it applies to training,...
Autoregulation, Minimum Effective Dose, and Oral Contraceptive Use on Maximal Strength Output (ft. Dr. Eric Helms)
Ever been curious about how to assess when to stop training a dynamic aerial skill versus a strength skill? In this episode of CircSci, we explore the way you can use autoregulation and repetitions left in reserve to pick sets/reps and load for differing types of...
Hormonal Cycle Periodization – The Pun Wasn’t Made
Interview with Jess Allen - @awyrol - who is an aerial instructor/performer in Wales, has completed two PhD's, and has spent the pandemic looking into periodization into relation to hormonal changes because she's a bit mental (in the best way!). We cover the effects...
Aerial Exercise FOMO – When to Throw a Drill Out?
You’ve probably seen the MULTITUDE of new mobility, proprioceptive, prehab drills, and other exercises being posted on the internet since the start of the pandemic, and you might be thinking;
“Shit, I need to do all of those to make sure my body is properly warmed up, and I’m not missing anything in my conditioning or training!”
Aerial has TON of requirements on the body so it can be easy to feel like we need to do a ton of drills to address those requirements. But maybe we don’t!
Are common Aerial Strength Training models wrong? Considering Autoregulation in Circus
This article was inspired by research synthesized by the amazing folks (Greg Nuchols and Eric Helms) at MASS (where they review loads of research on lifting) with a focus on application to aerial and circus training. Traditional circus training is a world unto its...
Periodization in Circus Training (And a Readiness to Train assessment tool) – OR How to Make Gains and Not Waste Your Time
Feeling like you can’t keep up with all the skills you *need* to work on? Some weeks you succeed more at that one skill than you expected and then you regress (or feel like where did that skill go)? Not sure how to structure your training to make efficient gains?
Be negative (eccentrics) for safety!
Eccentrics (Negatives) for Safety/Injury Prevention One of the litmus tests that I use before sending someone on their merry way to begin dynamic movement in a certain pathway is whether or not they can do the eccentric/negative with control. For example, if you were...
Self-care for the traveling instructor (or other circus humans)
If you’re a traveling coach, you probably have already learned it can be more tiring/hard on your body than being a full-time student/coach/performer in one location. Maintaining good health while getting on and off planes, having an irregular training schedule, and...