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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.
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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
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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
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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
How Achilles Rupture Shifts Lower Limb Work
Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) has long-term consequences. Even years after injury, we see reduced plantarflexion strength, reduced ankle power and
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Rethinking Drop Jump Height for Performance and Safety
Drop jumps are everywhere in performance programs. And the current trend seems to be "higher drops is better."
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Sleep More, Jump Higher: What 4,000 Data Points Reveals
Sleep is always talked about as “recovery,” but far less often as a performance input. Most of the sleep–performance
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Concentric Strength Drives Lower-Body Power
Eccentric strength is often credited for braking, force "absorption," and stretch-shortening cycle benefits, while concentric strength is viewed