How is the Inno-Sport Training System different from any other sport training system?

Well, it's tough to give you a specific answer without having a specific training program or a specific training system to compare, but the general answer is simple. The nervous system controls every cell, tissue and organ in the human body. So instead of training this "control center" indirectly(i.e. Olympic Lifting, Power Lifting, Bodybuilding), we train specific, intricate functions of the nervous system, directly, relating them to sport- the way an athlete was meant to be trained(I know, it sounds 'bone-head' to do it any other way and we, too, can't believe that no one else has yet caught on!). This enables you to prevent injury and prepare for sport at the same time, which is obviously the most effective way to prepare-to-prevail, which standing on a beach ball or flipping kettlebell's around will never allow you to do! Not to mention that following a generic computer print-off program or any other run-of-the-mill type of training program will never allow you to meet your individual goals. So, the bottom line? Better methods, better results!

What is Neuro-Dynamics Training?

Without making it more complicated than it needs to be, let's break it down real quick. "Neuro" is a term, root word actually, that is a short-hand version of the word "nervous system", essentially speaking. And "dynamic", on the other hand, it quite simply a word that, in the sports training world, is commonly used to stand in place of the word "movement". Therefore, all this term is really saying is that it relates intricate detail of the nervous system with human movement, with the associative thread being found through muscular tension. That is, neuro-dynamic studies draw synonymy of results in regards to the output of the nervous system, the magnitude of contractile unit tension, and the resultant degree of force manipulated(absorbed, stabilized, reacted against or flat-out generated). In thanks to these unique studies, which can actually be thought of as a compilation of sophisticated force-plate research and extensive electromyographic(EMS) studies, along with other patented projects, we are able to categorize work more effectively into training "modalities". These different modes of work lay at the forefront of neuro-dynamics training(i.e. neuro-rate work, neuro-magnitude work, neuro-duration work), consisting of one of the seven critically important elements of training that any ultimately successful program will contain(i.e. modality, bracket, toleration, capacity, movement, method and arrangement).

What's wrong with the "sport specific" programs that have been given a lot of hype at, mostly, the commercial training level of late?

In theory, a "sport specific" program would be the best cookie-cutter approach to take. However, these programs are traditionally not as specific as the marketing master-mind would like you to think and, commonly, the term gets tossed around in an attempt to justify and often times cover-up the coach's highly generic and probably prejudiced training strategies(i.e. Olympic Lifting). But let's assume that your program is indeed specific to your sport for the sake of argument- How specific is it to you? It is impossible to have a training program that is specific to every athlete involved, but my training system is composed of an enormity of training principles and guidelines which allow you to individually use the basic template(sport specificity) and fill-in-the-gaps with my SuperSeven specifics(individual specificity) in order to administer the perfect training session every training day of your career! Make no mistake about it, that is the secret to my recipe! There is no other way to match the results that my athletes obtain on a generic protocol, regardless of how specific to sport it appears. In other words, sport specific training may put you in gear but individual specific training will skyrocket you to your sporting destinations! In a figurative sense, the results are like comparing a motorized "go-cart" with a precision-engineered F1 racer. Need I say more?

DB, what method did you use to develop your training system? Or, let me put it this way; how did the system come about?

As a young sportsmen I was involved in many sports- swimming, track and field events, soccer, and so forth. But even though I found success early on in my sporting career as a swimmer and later as a field athlete(i.e. thrower), I never was satisfied with the way I was being trained because I knew I was much more capable. And it's not so much of an issue of having poor coaches. My coaches were some of the best available at that time. It had more to do with the fact that training wisdom, theory and practice, was blinded by short term scientific studies and pre-rooted prejudice in traditional training strategies. I learned early on that the scientific community did more to "prove" what they wanted or what they were funded to "prove" than actually take a look at the experiment as a scientific observer- not to mention that these researchers had about as much practical experience in elite level conditioning as the casual sports fan. So not only were their studies biased but they didn't have the knowledge to even test their pre-ordained theories against something worthy of comparison. And this didn't help the coaches none, they were too stubborn to change no matter what the research supposedly proved. So as an athlete, my individual aspirations got lost in the professional tug-of-war among the ignorance of the researchers and the stubbornness of the coaches. And if you think I was a unique case way back when you're crazy; this same tugging match continues on to this day in just about any training facility across the width-of-the-world! So what did I do? I abandoned ship. I mean, sure, I spent 13 years as a top amateur athlete and nearly 8 years in school to learn more about the nervous system, kinesiology, biomechanics and so forth. But in looking back over my decades of elite level development as a coach I can assure you that one of the first training gems I found was discovered in training, as a coach, years removed from my academic studies- AutoRegulatory Training Management Methodics. I knew that no matter what I did I could do it better if I could individually assign working volumes to each and every athlete I worked with on every training day. Sure enough, I eventually found a way to do it. Then I simplified the process in order to teach it to my athletes so that they could enhance the self-government process with tremendous elimination of human error. And when you see an older athlete who hasn't seen results in months on end with more popular training strategies dramatically jump nearly 40 lbs in strength development between sessions set 4 days apart, I knew that we had found a better way! Then, after I mastered the management aspects of training, I looked to the more physical side of things- methods, movements, modalities and brackets. It was then that I used my theoretical understanding to stand as a framework as what would be time efficient experiments- we couldn't test everything(!)- and then we would use my management methodics to be the golden standard of the efficacy of the test. And years later with many absent sleepless nights behind me, I can now say with all assertiveness that the system is about as close to perfect as I will see it in my lifetime! And now I wish to save you the time, money, and energy needed to re-create my path to reliable results of such considerable margin in sharing these training principles with you. So, in reverting back to your initial question, the immense specifics of "how" I got to where I'm at will surface in due time, but until then this quick over-view will have to suffice.

I just finished reading your book and I'm wondering, how come these amazing training secrets haven't surfaced until now? Or, better yet, how have you kept them a secret for so long?

For nearly the last 30 years I have been working with athletes in preparation for a vast multitude of Olympic sports, professional soccer leagues, and more recently I have broadened my horizons to accept athletes competing in sports such as power-lifting, baseball, basketball, and American football. Due to the fact that the majority of my athletes are playing for money or wish to one day play for money, I'd lose my edge on my competition if I shared all my training secrets, which would result in my athletes losing their edge. After all, if I told everyone what I did from day one then how on earth would I ever develop a solid reputation as a coach? You can't get ahead of the pack if you do what everyone else is doing. Fortunately I have cut a deal with my current population of athletes so that I can continue to coach for these last few years into retirement but still be able to get the ball rolling as to what it is that we do. Better yet, in the next couple of years, after retirement, I will be able to share our latest training secrets. So not only do you get to jump start your training 50 years beyond current with what we're already able to share, but in a few short years you will be able to take your training to a century or beyond current, "popular" training practice!

How can I get a clientele list of DB's athletes, or possibly even get in contact with them personally?

Each of my athletes sign a client-coach confidentiality agreement form before commencement of training at my compound. This is to protect my athletes as well as myself. You see, I realized years back that anyone of my gold medal winners could use their name to swoop up all of my business if they decided to go into coaching after competing. Likewise, if I shared my training secrets and used my athletes' names to profit from selling such information then, in my opinion, that would be unethical and unfair to them. Therefore, my athletes and I came together a few decades back and agreed that a confidentiality form was in order to protect us all. In other words, I haven't sold their names off yet so don't expect me to do so in the years to come- I've made it this far why stop now?

I think that I've read everything that DB has ever written, in both German and English, and after my last stay at his training compound I was left wondering; What's next? I just don't see how we can evolve from here! I want to take DB up on his challenge of Evolution but I just can't seem to find a starting point- everything seems to be a finished-product. Can you offer me direction?

There are some finer, more tedious training points that still need to be refined but I don't think they are utterly necessary or worth the time. So I would urge you, if you want to make a large contribution, to look for large gaps in my training systematics and try to cure those. Personally, I agree with you; I don't see major flaws either. So what I'm saying is this; if I knew where the major gaps were then I would have already fixed them. That's why I challenge you to find what I've missed and perfect it for the future generations of athletes. Good luck! However, let me let you in on what is of interest to me now so that maybe you can start to parallel these thoughts before I release them in their entirety. People have used psychological training to support physiological training, but recently we've found the productiveness in using physiological training to support a special pattern and technique of psychological training. In other words, there's no denying the pscho-physiological relationship, it's in all sports all the time, but there are ways to perfect this relationship.

After putting the system into practice, I have erased any doubt that DB is the industry leader as a performance enhancement coach. So I was wondering what sources of information "the master" goes to or has gone to in the past to evolve his own thinking, if any.

Most of my learning came from the simple desire and openness of learning, itself. Every training session with my athletes was and is tediously documented as a source of learning(i.e. practical experiment). So even though I've learned a great deal as a student and as an athlete, and especially from my countless hours coaching in the gym, some of my greatest work came from contemplating the evidence that got presented to me from these training sessions. This came at the expense of humbling myself, realizing that I don't have the time to fully understand everything so the more time I focused on learning what works is time better spent. I guess it's more of a debate between parameters versus principles, if you will, but I encourage all facets of learning. Never close any door to your learning, leave them all open and have the courage and patience to see what comes in.

What sports does DB or his training system specialize in?

Since I train the nervous system, opposed to muscular, energetical, or hormonal systems, any sport is a breeze to train with my principles and a bit of creativity and application wisdom. Control the control center is my philosophy, then let performance come to you as it should. For instance, if you train strength then you may get stronger, but we all know the stronger man isn't the better athlete. But, if you train the functions of the nervous system to raise sporting function then you will develop strength, speed and power in the proper proportions- opposed to, say, sacrificing speed for strength from a strength-prejudiced coach's program.

Where else, other than this site, can I find more information on DB, his products, and his methods?

I have written for numerous sources over the years and I'm sure that anyone who wishes to really learn all they can will have no troubles digging up more information. Of course, if there's a specific question you want answered then feel free to ask us- that should save you the trouble of searching for more information in other sources. Let us know, we're here to help you.