
Mike Young, PhD
@mikeyoung
📈Owner @AthleticLab / @LTADnetwork 🏆Perf Dir @theNCCourage ➡️ 📚Keynote Speaker & Author 📊Sport Science & Research 🏃🏾♂️T&F 💪🏼S&C 🏋🏽♂️WL
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Matt Jordan, PhD “Load is the medicine and the poison” Rehab needs to be periodised to ensure tissue adaptation LTAD Network


Mike Young, PhD we often operate in the gym and focus on one side of the load / velocity curve and forget that the athlete operates better outside of the gym and on the other end of the curve.


Mike Young, PhD in the gym (traditionally) vs what’s required on track: Concentric ➡️ accentuated eccentric load / max isometrics Full ROM ➡️ limited ROM Slow ➡️ fast

Injuries occur throughout the growth period (not just PHV) but the type and severity change - @david_johnson11 at LTAD Network conference

At age group level ⚽️, match day can actually be amongst lowest physical load days because minutes are split across so many players and “top-up” sessions are rarely used - david_johnson11 at LTAD Network conference



This Live focuses on the science & application of eccentric training & features; Mike Young, PhD @DrJohnPWagle Pete Burridge They discuss: - Why we even need to consider eccentric training - Ways we can implement it in an applied setting - Flywheel training sportsmith.co/live/eccentric…


This week on the Pacey Performance Podcast... Mike Young, PhD @DrJohnPWagle & Pete Burridge talk - •Benefits of eccentric training •Programming eccentrics •Flywheel training - benefits & limitations •Benefits of accentuated eccentric loading (AEL) Listen via links👇


This Live focuses on the science & application of eccentric training & features; Mike Young, PhD @DrJohnPWagle Pete Burridge They discuss: - Why we even need to consider eccentric training - Ways we can implement it in an applied setting - Flywheel training sportsmith.co/live/eccentric…

🇬🇧You can access all content from the 2022 UK Conference! 🗣Here’s a taster of 3 top talks from 3 top speakers that you can watch on demand! Robert Walsh , James Baker and Matt Jordan, PhD







ICYMI Mike Young, PhD gave an awesome presentation at the NSCA Annual Conference this year and here is a clip of him talking about GPS DataViz and how he uses it to drive accountability and speed work for NC Courage #EmpowerYourData #NWSL #Accountability #GPSTracking #Soccer

It's been amazing working with NC Courage's Head of Performance Mike Young, PhD! Mike was a guest speaker NSCA conference last month and shared how our platform helps him hold his athletes accountable during their speed sessions💪#EmpowerYourData #BeYourBest #AutomatedInsights