Injuries in Sport: Mechanisms Tell Us How, Not Why
One of the biggest mistakes we make in sports medicine and performance is confusing mechanism with cause. You see it
Ramsey Nijem
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Height vs Load in Supramaximal Landing Training
Deceleration is a limiting factor in high-level sport. Stopping fast, changing direction, and "absorbing" force safely all
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"Bounce" Squats Increase Force and Velocity
The back squat is one of the most common strength exercises for building force, power, and resilience in athletes. Yet
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Understanding Stiffness: Movement vs Tendon
Two Different Meanings of Stiffness “Stiffness” is one of the most misunderstood words in performance training. Coaches throw it around
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Dynamic Rebound Index: A New Mechanical Measure of SSC Performance
The stretch–shortening cycle (SSC) underpins nearly every explosive action in sport. Sprinting, cutting, jumping, rebounding, and rapid deceleration all
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Load Does Not Determine Hypertrophy
Research to date suggests that hypertrophy is similar across a wide range of loads when sets are taken close to
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Effects of Resisted-Sprint Training on Sprint Performance and Mechanics
Sprint performance matters across sports, but most team sports sprints are short, and athletes often never reach true max velocity
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Slow and Strain for Achilles Stiffness
Achilles tendinopathy is one of the most persistent and frustrating overuse injuries in sport. A key mechanism behind symptom relief
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Force Plates: Truths and Misconceptions
Force plates are one of the most powerful tools we have in performance and rehab. They’re also one of
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Tortoise & The Hare: Why Early Stars Rarely Become World-Class Adults
Everyone knows the story of the tortoise and the hare. The hare explodes out of the gate, looks dominant early,
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The Other-20™️: How Off-Sport Life Can Help or Hurt Performance
The Other-20™️ We obsess over the 3-4 hours athletes train each day, yet the other 20 hours throughout
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Less Data, More Action in High Performance Sport
Most performance departments are not limited in data. They are limited because data never turns into decisions (or "Actionable