Biomechanics Academy

Ben Yanes
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For coaches, clinicians, and serious lifters who want to think deeply about biomechanics in the gym.

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  1. 3d ago

    WTF Happened to Lengthened Partials? (A Strength Masterclass)

    Join the Biomechanics Academy (7-day free trial): https://www.skool.com/biomechanics-academy  Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZVWM5f4my0c  Chapters: 0:00 — What Happened to Lengthened Partials?2:39 — What Is a Lengthened Partial?3:24 — What Do Muscles Actually Respond To?6:00 — More Tension = More Potential Adaptation8:55 — Why This Is Really a Conversation About Strength12:04 — How Muscle Strength Changes With Length15:01 — Stronger Ranges Allow More Tension17:19 — Why Lengthened Partials Became So Popular18:32 — Were We Just Underloading Lengthened Ranges?19:39 — Cable Rows: A Clear Example22:47 — Calf Raises & Lengthened Partials24:00 — So What Happened to Lengthened Partials?26:45 — The Downside of Training Where You’re Strongest29:43 — When a Good Strategy Starts Working Against You30:00 — Why I Prefer Training a Spectrum of Muscle Lengths33:33 — Applying This to Athletes & Advanced Lifters35:32 — Everything Has Its Place36:21 — Strength Is Not a Fixed Concept37:58 — What Actually Changes Your Strength?42:28 — How Strength Should Actually Be Used43:28 — Closing Thoughts & Biomechanics Academy

  2. 5d ago

    Why Perfect Technique Doesn't Exist

    Join the Biomechanics Academy (7-day free trial): https://www.skool.com/biomechanics-academy Watch on my YouTube: https://youtu.be/47FVVxbP3aUChapters: 00:00 — Why Perfect Technique Doesn’t Exist03:20 — What Do We Even Mean by “Perfect Technique”?05:11 — Technique Only Makes Sense Relative to a Goal08:28 — Why the Same Goal Doesn’t Mean the Same Technique12:14 — Biomechanics Actually Proves Individual Variation19:05 — There Is Only What’s Appropriate for You Right Now20:52 — What Biomechanics Can Actually Help You Do25:32 — The Problem With Searching for Perfection27:23 — How “Perfect Technique” Failed One of My Clients31:00 — Experimentation Is the Path to Individualization32:00 — When a Great Technique Becomes the Next Trap33:30 — How Perfectionism Makes Coaching Worse38:04 — A Practical Guide to Finding the Right Technique42:00 — How to Troubleshoot One Variable at a Time44:44 — The Process: Apply, Get Feedback, Iterate45:05 — Biomechanics Academy + Closing Thoughts

    Why Perfect Technique Doesn't Exist

  3. Aug 19

    The Truth About Biomechanics

    Join the Biomechanics Academy (7-day free trial): https://www.skool.com/biomechanics-academy Link to the YouTube video if you want to comment: https://youtu.be/cNMyEPd4tAs 0:00 The Truth About Biomechanics2:57 What Biomechanics Actually Is6:20 The Mistake I Made With Pain & Injury11:50 How Biomechanics Creates False Certainty16:44 Will Biomechanics Build More Muscle?18:37 Does Biomechanics Make You a Better Coach?20:00 The Real Problem: Information ≠ Application24:18 Humans Are Complex Systems28:05 Why I Stopped Needing to “Know”30:01 What Biomechanics Is Actually For34:30 The Principles for Applying Biomechanics35:30 Description Before Prescription38:17 Goals Before Judgments39:44 Experimentation Over Conclusions43:04 Iteration Over Destination44:30 What Confidence Actually Looks Like45:30 Biomechanics Academy + Closing

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