Dan Omcirk – Personal Trainer

The sport has been my passion since early childhood, either as an athlete or spectator. Similarly to most of the kids in Czech Republic I played soccer early on, however later decided to pick up rowing instead. After high school, I enrolled in Physical Education and Sport major at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Charles University with a specialization in Health-Promoting Activities. During my college years I decided to give in to my long term fascination with martial arts and aimed my athletic focus to amateur boxing. As for my education, I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the field of sport science.

During my studies, I gained a lot of experience evaluating the physical performance of elite level ice hockey and soccer athletes as a member of the Biomedical Laboratory at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport. This opportunity allowed me to see the human movement from a completely different perspective, which motivated me to pursue higher education in the sport science field.

Currently, I am working at the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry as a scientist in the Laboratory of Training Adaptation. The main area of my research is strength and conditioning training in boxing, velocity-based training and other aspects of sports performance in athletes, recreationally trained and sedentary populations, as well as other specific populations.

Besides my job at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, I am a member of the coaching staff at Advance Training. In my training practice I am trying to complement my training experience with theoretical knowledge gained through study and research to provide high level coaching experience. The cooperation with the other members of Advance Training’s coaching staff is helping me to better understand the field of strength and conditioning and to design training programs individually tailored for each client.

Education

2018 – estimated graduation 2022: Ph.D. candidate, field Sport Science at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University. Dissertation topic: Evaluating Methods of Assessing Force and Velocity during Punching Specific Movements

2015 – 2018: Master’s degree, field Physical education and sport with a specialization in Health-Promoting Activities at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University.

2012 – 2015: Bachelor’s degree, field Physical education and sport with a specialization in Health-Promoting Activities at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University.
Courses and Certifications:

2018 – Certified Strength and Conditioning Fitness Coach (Charles University)

2017 – Swimming teacher III. category (Charles University)

2015 – Swimming coach III. category (Charles University)

2014 – Masseur for sports and reconditioning massages outsides the field of healthcare (Charles University)

Internship

August 2019 – February 2020: Sheffield Hallam University – Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre, The Boxing Science

Conferences

2021 – National Strength and Conditioning Association Annual Conference (Orlando, Florida, USA) – Contributing article: Increased squat jump height is associated with faster landmine punch throw peak velocity

2021 – National Strength and Conditioning Association Annual Conference (Orlando, Florida, USA) – Contributing article: Internal training responses to different set configurations of loaded jumps.

2020 – National Strength and Conditioning Association Annual Conference (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) – Contributing article: Can commercial punch trackers actually recognize different punch types correctly?

2020 – National Strength and Conditioning Association Annual Conference (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) – Contributing article: Validating force and velocity measures from commercial punch trackers.

2019 – The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences conference (Leicester, UK) – Contributing article: The effects of lifting straps on the maximal load and mean velocity of deadlift 1RM.

2019 – The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences conference (Leicester, UK) – Contributing article: Lifting straps do not affect mean velocity during deadlifts performed with submaximal loads.

2019 – European College of Sport Science Annual Congress (Prague, Czech Republic) – Contributing article: Tensiomyography indicates different levels of post-exercise contractile fatigue between traditional sets and rest redistribution sets at different velocities.

Publications:

Omcirk D, Vetrovsky T, Padecky J, Malecek, J, Tufano JJ. Some commercially available punch trackers can be used to monitor punch force and velocity, but some cannot. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2022. (under review)

Omcirk D, Vetrovsky T, Padecky J, Vanbelle S, Malecek J, Tufano JJ. Punch trackers: correct recognition depends on punch type and training experience. Sensors, 2021. doi: 10.3390/s21092968

Hojka V, Stastny P, Tufano JJ, Omcirk D, Janikov MT, Komarc M, Jebavy R. Does a linear position transducer placed on a stick and belt provide sufficient validity and reliability of countermovement jump performance outcomes? Biology of Sport, 2021. doi: doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2022.104918

Steffl M, Kinkorova I, Talar K, Jandova T, Moulisova K, Omcirk D, Stastny P, Malecek J, Wilk Michal, Chrudimsky J, Petr M. Alkaline water consumed over three consecutive days on reaction time following anaerobic – a randomized placebo-controlled crossover pilot study. Journal of Human Kinetics, 2021. doi: 10.2478/hukin-2021-0046

Vetrovsky T, Omcirk D, Malecek J, Stastny P, Steffl M, Tufano JJ. Morning fatigue and structured exercise interact to affect non-exercise physical activity of fit and healthy older adults. BMC Geriatrics, 2021. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02131-y

Jukic I, Garcia-Ramos A, Balas J, Malecek J, Omcirk D, Tufano JJ. Ergogenic effects of lifting straps on movement velocity, grip strength, perceived exertion and grip security during the deadlift exercise. Physiology & Behavior, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113283

Jukic I, Garcia-Ramos A, Malecek J, Omcirk D, Tufano JJ. The use of lifting straps alters the entire load-velocity profile during the deadlift exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2020. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003850

Vetrovsky T, Omcirk D, Malecek J, Stastny P, Steffl M, Tufano JJ. Overspeed stimulus provided by assisted jumping encourages rapid increases in strength and power performance of older adults. Clinical Biomechanics, 2020. doi.org/10.1123/japa.2020-0012

Merrigan JJ, Jones MT, Padecky J, Malecek J, Omcirk D, Scott BR, Tufano JJ. Impact of rest-redistribution on fatigue during maximal eccentric knee extensions. Journal of Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, 2020. doi: 10.2478/hukin-2020-0028

Tufano JJ, Vetrovsky T, Stastny P, Steffl M, Malecek J, Omcirk D. Assisted jumping in older adults: optimizing high-velocity training prescription. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2020. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003661

Merrigan JJ, Jones MT, Malecek J, Padecky J, Omcirk D, Xu N, Penailillo L, Tufano JJ. Comparison of traditional and rest-redistribution sets on indirect markers of muscle damage following eccentric exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2020. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003740

Jukic I, Garcia-Ramos A, Malecek J, Omcirk D, Tufano JJ. Magnitude and reliability of velocity and power variables during deadlifts performed with and without lifting straps. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2020. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003608

Jukic I, Garcia-Ramos A, Malecek J, Omcirk D, Tufano JJ. Validity of load-velocity relationship to predict 1RM during deadlifts performed with and without lifting straps: the accuracy of six prediction models. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2020. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003596

Tufano JJ, Omcirk D, Malecek J, Pisz A, Halaj M, Scott BR. Traditional sets vs rest-redistribution: a laboratory-controlled study of a specific cluster set configuration at fast and slow velocities. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2019-0584