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This week's Sportsmith Six... Optimising isometric testing and training Alex Natera, PhD "PIMA (push isometrics) exercises like the single leg knee iso-push evoke a large neuromuscular output with high level athletes pushing up to 5-6x bodyweight" sportsmith.co/articles/optim…

Creating on field programs that will actually transfer to game day: A framework A thread...👇🏼 Info c/o Spencer Goggin

"As our industry evolves, the best jobs in sport will go to those coaches who can work with a head coach to design learning environments that create maximal performance improvements the most efficiently." @‌SpencerGoggin sportsmith.co/articles/creat…

"Knowledge of the specific velocity characteristics of key strength exercises is vital for using velocity to predict 1RM based off sub-maximal loads or understanding how close to failure an athlete may be in a lift." Tommy Turner sportsmith.co/articles/an-ap…

Pallof Presses. Why use them with athletes? Sometimes I slip them into a program. But now simply ask why? In this article I try and answer a few of those questions. lorisbertolacci.wordpress.com/2023/03/17/pal…

NO DOPPLER? NO PROBLEM! Here in a recent paper we propose that in cuffs between 9-13 cm, use of 1.3x brachial systolic BP is a decent surrogate for 100% LOP. bSBP can be used for ~80% LOP whereas 100 mmHg is around 60%. Link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36640776/

Stoked to get this over the line with Rod Whiteley Nicol van Dyk Aspetar سبيتار For Nordics best to go ✅️Relative❌️Absolute to compare sports, ages >13 or over time ☆Academy Football 4.95 N/kg □QSL Senior Football 4.16 N/kg ●Athletics 4.62 N/kg ○R=0.65 ⬆️ Weight = ⬆️ Absolute

🔥Hot off the press! 🔥 Honored to be a part of the NSCA Position Stand on weightlifting for sports performance! Shout out to Professor Paul Comfort for leading the article and to the rest of the co-authors for their contributions! Check it out here: journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abst…

BIODEX (or Dynamometer users) - I’m reaching out about Hip Flexion / Extension assessments in lying supine position. I can only seem to achieve 70-80deg ROM due to limitations of seat position & padding attached to the dyno arm. Pic attached for ref (this is not total Ext range)

My latest SimpliFaster Freelap USA interview with Andrew Murphy, coach to Rohan Browning simplifaster.com/articles/devel…

Our latest study showed that it takes ⬇️ time to recover from a session of ISO than heavy weights training. Hence, coaches may use ISO during periods of ⬆️ volume sports training or when closing in to the competition to minimise fatigue. glynhowatson link.springer.com/article/10.100…

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An Updated Panorama of Blood-Flow-Restriction Methods in: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance - Ahead of print journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

📄 Great to see this one out in the new October issue of Strength and Conditioning Journal. 🔗 Link to download here: journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/fullt….

Honored to make again the top 2% of top cited scientists in my field. I owe it to the incredible institutions, mentors and collaborators I had the honour to work with in my career so far. Paper and data here 👇 elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchx…

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In a 28mins episode we cover: ✅ A diver's yearly demands ✅ Spencer's macrocycle plans for diving physical preparation ✅ His microcycle design and tapering strategies (both simple and effective) ✅ A deep dive into actual session design ✅ The importance of medicine ball work

The Olympics are fast approaching. Read about our approach to power development for track sprint and BMX race athletes for Paris 2024. Sportsmith sportsmith.co/articles/what-…

🚨New article alert🚨 ❓Unsure of which tests and measures to inform training? 📈Here we present the most comprehensive and rigorous framework to date on test measurement selection for athlete physical preparation. 🔗shorturl.at/qpPtO

You HAVE to choose one for developing power for athletes: