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How Muscle Fatigue Changes Single-Leg Landings
Athletes repeatedly land and decelerate as their ability to produce force declines. Understanding how fatigue changes these movements can inform
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The Max-Speed Single-Leg Bridge vs. the Nordic
A couple weeks back broke down the Max Speed Single Leg Bridge exercise. Now, a new study compares the maximum-
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Early Horizontal Deceleration Ability
A new study breaks down early horizontal deceleration ability (see what I did there?) The first contact begins while momentum
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Does Marijuana Slow Athletes Down? New Study in D1 Football Players
Marijuana use among athletes is increasingly common. Most conversations center around whether an athlete is currently impaired or whether THC
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Sprinting in Team Sports: What Coaches Need to Know
Sprinting contributes to some of the most important moments in field sports, but the word "speed" can be
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What Is Zone 2? And Why It's Harder to Define Than You Think
I'm training for the San Francisco half marathon at the end of July, with only 4 weeks to
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Jump Height Lies? Force–Time CMJ Metrics for Neuromuscular Fatigue
The CMJ is one of the most commonly used tools to monitor fatigue and readiness. However, most practitioners rely heavily
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The Deceleration Paradox: Why Faster Athletes Don’t Always Stop Better
Deceleration is one of the most important but misunderstood qualities in sport. Athletes decelerate more often and at higher intensities
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What Actually Drives Change of Direction Performance
Change of direction (COD) is one of the most important qualities in basketball performance, especially for defense, space creation, and
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Linear Deceleration Drives Lateral Speed
Basketball is built on short, explosive movements in multiple directions. A large portion of those movements involves stopping, not just
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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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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