Talking Shop with MSCC: Periodization- A Repetition Approach to Volume Control
Biography: Rob Glass is in his 11th year as assistant athletic director for speed, strength and conditioning at his alma mater and was a key figure in Oklahoma State winning its first-ever Big 12 Conference title and making its first-ever BCS bowl game appearance in 2011.
Glass, one of the most recognized and preeminent strength and conditioning experts in college athletics, returned to OSU after a 10-year stint at Florida. He first worked for the Cowboys as both a football graduate assistant coach and strength coach from 1986-95 and his current tenure brings his total to 20 years at Oklahoma State.
During his career, Glass has worked with two Heisman Trophy winners (Barry Sanders and Danny Wuerffel), a Golden Spikes Award winner (Robin Ventura), a Thorpe Award winner (Lawrence Wright) a two-time Biletnikoff Award winner (Justin Blackmon), a Lou Groza Award winner (Dan Bailey) and a Ray Guy Award winner (Matt Fodge) in addition to 19 first-round NFL draft picks and three first-round NBA draft picks as well as countless All-Americans and Olympians.
After earning his bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State in 1984, Glass served on Pat Jones' football staff as a graduate assistant coach. He was named head strength coach at OSU in 1989 and served in that capacity until 1995, when he accepted a position as coordinator of strength and conditioning at Florida. He became Florida's director of strength and conditioning in 1998.
In May of 2002, Glass was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach, the highest honor that can be achieved as a strength and conditioning coach, by the National Conference of Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.
Presentation Summary: As strength coaches, we are constantly dealing with the “spectrum”. We know that if we can do too much, that the opposite end of that “spectrum” is not enough. We are constantly evaluating, being evaluated and held accountable to find an optimal place in this spectrum. So the goal of this session (“A Repetition Approach to Volume Control”) is to introduce a system that can help you answer these questions. This system was introduced to Johnny Parker and Al Miller, by a Russian Olympic weightlifter, in 1986. Both of these Hall of Fame coaches used this system as a foundational piece of their programming. It has stood the test of time. It will give you a firm foot hold on what is too much and what is not enough.
