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The Effects of Core Training on Athletic Performance
Core training shows up in nearly every program. But does it actually help? Coaches need clear evidence on what it
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Psychological “Priming” Boost Strength Training Performance
Athletes use music, self-talk, imagery, and “being watched” to get locked in before lifts. The acute impact on performance and
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Brake Hard, Turn Fast: Determinants of Change-of-Direction Speed in Hoopers
Change of direction (COD) movements are central to basketball performance, especially during high-speed drives, defensive recoveries, and 180° cuts. Understanding
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Bench Press AEL: Heavier Eccentrics Don’t Automatically Mean Better Concentrics
Coaches love AEL for its promise: overload the eccentric to prime a faster, more powerful concentric. This paper tests that
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Rethinking Drop Landings: Higher Peak Forces Are Not the Goal
Rethinking Drop Landings Drop landings are one of the most misunderstood exercises in performance training. What began as an effective
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Training that Improves Deceleration in Basketball
Basketball is dominated by acceleration and deceleration. Players may hit ~15 high-intensity accelerations and ~40 high-intensity decelerations per game. This
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Rethinking Exercise Choice: Muscle EMG ≠ Muscle Force
Coaches often choose exercises based on which ones show the biggest EMG signal. But adaptation is driven by mechanical tension
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Jump Profiling of Deceleration Ability in Professional Basketball Players
Basketball is characterized by hard stops and sharp changes of direction, with ~95 total decels and ~40 high-intensity decels per
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RSI vs RSI-Mod: Similar But Not the Same
I get asked about force plates metrics often. And one of the most common questions is "what is the
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Strong Enough for Speed? Finding the Sprint “Saturation Point”
Coaches chase speed through strength and power work. The relationship is real, but not linear forever. At some point, “more”
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The S&C Prison: Logistical Constraints That Limit Effectiveness
Strength and conditioning is simple in theory: consistent training, smart progression, and athlete buy-in. However, in reality, most coaches operate
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Long-Length Loading: What Really Drives New Sarcomeres?
For years, strength and conditioning coaches have leaned on eccentric training as the gold standard for adding sarcomeres in series