Hypertrophy training: The Complete Guide (plus workouts)
Hypertrophy development is valuable as increased muscle mass is beneficial to athletic performance and a necessity for many sports.
Practical recommendations for priming exercise: when, what, and how
A research review from the Performance Digest
How long does it take to transfer strength from one limb to the other with unilateral training?
How to determine the minimum number of training sessions to induce significant strength gains in both the trained and untrained limbs during unilateral handgrip training.
Gym-based primer sessions 1-2 days before a game: Do they work?
A Performance Digest Snippet Contents of Article Objective It has been suggested that a resistance training (RT) session performed 24 – 48 hours (h) before a competition/game or a high-quality training session may … Read more
ACL Injury Prevention for Young Female Athletes: Which Programs Work?
Structured neuromuscular control training programmes have been shown to significantly reduce ACL injury in females.
Rethink your warm-up: Make the most of pre-game and half-time warm-up strategies
Rethink your warm-up: Make the most of pre-game and half-time warm-up strategies A Performance Digest Snippet Contents of Article The Objective What the researchers did What the researchers found Practical Takeaways Author’s comments … Read more
Early Sports Specialisation
Early specialisation is when a child focuses on training and development in one sport only, but there are downsides.
How to test an athlete’s max. strength on a shoestring budget
It’s important to understand your athlete’s maximal force capacity, but unless you have a big budget, measuring it can be a difficult task.
3 Proven Tips To Land Your Dream S&C Job
Landing your dream job as a strength and conditioning coach can be difficult – use these tips to propel you in your career as an S&C coach!
Skill Acquisition
Skill acquisition is the foundation of sports science that all practitioners, coaches, and clinicians should understand.
Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull (IMTP)
The isometric mid-thigh pull test is a reliable way to test maximal strength and has been shown to correlate with vertical jumps and sprints.
Altitude Training Masks | Do they work?
An Elevation Training Mask is a device that is claimed to simulate the benefits of altitude training, but do they work as claimed?
Ballistic Training
Ballistic training is an effective training method to improve an athlete’s power output, and therefore, their speed and jump height.
Does Ankle Mobility and Segment Ratios Influence Trunk Angle in the Squat
Strength and conditioning coaches should try to understand if ankle flexibility and segment ratios influence trunk angle in the squat.
The Importance of Muscular Strength in Athletic Performance
The Importance of Muscular Strength in Athletic Performance You can view the original study and source of the information here. What to do now: Help spread the information by sharing this infographic on … Read more
Static SJ-IMTP test
The Static SJ-IMTP is an accurate and reliable measure of an athlete’s Dynamic Strength Index but it can be problematic to conduct.
