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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
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Height vs Load in Supramaximal Landing Training
Deceleration is a limiting factor in high-level sport. Stopping fast, changing direction, and "absorbing" force safely all depend
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"Bounce" Squats Increase Force and Velocity
The back squat is one of the most common strength exercises for building force, power, and resilience in athletes. Yet
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Understanding Stiffness: Movement vs Tendon
Two Different Meanings of Stiffness “Stiffness” is one of the most misunderstood words in performance training. Coaches throw it around
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Dynamic Rebound Index: A New Mechanical Measure of SSC Performance
The stretch–shortening cycle (SSC) underpins nearly every explosive action in sport. Sprinting, cutting, jumping, rebounding, and rapid deceleration all
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Load Does Not Determine Hypertrophy
Research to date suggests that hypertrophy is similar across a wide range of loads when sets are taken close to
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Effects of Resisted-Sprint Training on Sprint Performance and Mechanics
Sprint performance matters across sports, but most team sports sprints are short, and athletes often never reach true max velocity
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Slow and Strain for Achilles Stiffness
Achilles tendinopathy is one of the most persistent and frustrating overuse injuries in sport. A key mechanism behind symptom relief
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Tortoise & The Hare: Why Early Stars Rarely Become World-Class Adults
Everyone knows the story of the tortoise and the hare. The hare explodes out of the gate, looks dominant early,
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The Science of Sub 2: What It Will Take to Break the Marathon Barrier
I think a sub-2 marathon will be one of the most impressive sporting achievements humans have ever witnessed. Running 13.