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Isometric Holds vs Full ROM: Does Muscle Length Change Hypertrophy?
There is increasing interest in the idea that training at long muscle lengths may enhance hypertrophy. This has led to
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A New Exercise: The Swiss Ball Jump for High Velocity Lower Limb Extension
Velocity deficits are common in athletes with force-dominant force–velocity profiles. While coaches often use band-assisted jumps, what if a
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The 3 Phases of Landing
Jumping gets most of the attention in performance testing. But every jump ends with a landing. And in sports like
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Band-Assisted Jumps with Different Landing Strategies
Assisted countermovement jumps (ACMJ) have become popular because they allow athletes to jump higher and move faster by reducing bodyweight.
How Strength Improves Knee Mechanics During Cutting
Non-contact ACL injuries commonly occur during unplanned sidestepping, especially in female athletes. Too often, the conversation defaults to biology (e.
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Social Media is Not Reality
Do you ever feel like you're not succeeding after scrolling on social media? If so, you're
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Force Dominant vs Tendon Dominant? Not So Fast
This week, inside the Applied Performance Coach community, a student asked a great question: “How can force plates tell us
How ACL Injuries Happen in Soccer (Based on 709 Video Cases)
ACL injuries remain one of the most devastating injuries in soccer, and despite decades of research, incidence has not meaningfully
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The Tradeoff: Jumping Higher vs Jumping Faster
Drop jumps and RSI are staples in performance testing. Coaches often chase shorter ground contact times or higher jumps, assuming
Tendinopathy Explained: 5 Things Every Coach Needs to Understand
Tendinopathies suck. Jumpers with patellar pain. Runners battling Achilles symptoms. Lifters who can’t press without elbow irritation. These cases
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Isometric Strength Training for Runners: Less Fatigue, Better Economy?
Most coaches default to dynamic lifting or plyometrics to improve running performance. Those methods work. But isometric training deserves a
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Accentuated Eccentric Loading Plyometrics for Jumping
Lower-body power underpins nearly everything we care about in sport. Jumping, sprinting, cutting, and change of direction all rely on