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Assisted countermovement jumps (ACMJ) have become popular because they allow athletes to jump higher and move faster by reducing bodyweight.
Non-contact ACL injuries commonly occur during unplanned sidestepping, especially in female athletes. Too often, the conversation defaults to biology
Do you ever feel like you're not succeeding after scrolling on social media? If so, you're
This week, inside the Applied Performance Coach community, a student asked a great question: “How can force plates tell us
ACL injuries remain one of the most devastating injuries in soccer, and despite decades of research, incidence has not meaningfully
Drop jumps and RSI are staples in performance testing. Coaches often chase shorter ground contact times or higher jumps, assuming
Tendinopathies suck. Jumpers with patellar pain. Runners battling Achilles symptoms. Lifters who can’t press without elbow irritation. These cases
Most coaches default to dynamic lifting or plyometrics to improve running performance. Those methods work. But isometric training deserves a
Lower-body power underpins nearly everything we care about in sport. Jumping, sprinting, cutting, and change of direction all rely
Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) has long-term consequences. Even years after injury, we see reduced plantarflexion strength, reduced ankle power
Drop jumps are everywhere in performance programs. And the current trend seems to be "higher drops is better."
Sleep is always talked about as “recovery,” but far less often as a performance input. Most of the sleep–performance
