I was recently intrigued by a post regarding the use of “incorrect terminology” in regards to describing a plyometric action within a research article. Double leg hopping is not hopping. Why can’t we agree on terminology?! Jump=two legs, hop=single leg to same leg, bound = single leg to opposite leg https://t.co/J45QtFixvD — Eric Guthrie (@EricGuthrie07) …
PLYOMETRICS LETS NOT JUMP (I MEAN HOP) TO CONCLUSIONS! Read More »
Recently my twitter feed was filled with the discussion on jump testing methodologies, measurement accuracy, arm swing and a plethora of other related topics to vertical jump testing. Trying my hardest to keep up (remaining somewhat entertained throughout), I resisted the temptation to join the debate and instead sat back and tried to piece it …
BREAKING DOWN THE BIG S&C TWITTER “DEBATE” – DETERMINING JUMP HEIGHT METHODS ACCURACY Read More »
I recently tweeted an “S&C Stuff That Just Makes Sense” post that covered in a brief thread performing *TRUE* maximal strength training within the off-season. For some people this post was confusing. So I thought it would be of interest to create a longer specific post to really provide some additional context to what I …
PUTTING THE MAX IN MAXIMIZING OFF-SEASON STRENGTH TRAINING Read More »
With the evolution of sport science, there is seemingly becoming increasing confusion to what sport science actually is. With a lot of individuals and organizations doing sport science “stuff”. As such, I think it is important to revisit some key principles of sport science that can (hopefully) be used to better define the role of …
“I DO SPORT SCIENCE STUFF” – BUT WHAT IS SPORT SCIENCE ANYWAY? Read More »
INTRODUCTION: This post was recently inspired by the ongoing discussion of strength and conditioning (S&C) job postings in relation to poorly paid positions. In which organizations look to take advantage of the poorly scaled value of S&C as a whole. Organizations are beginning to try their luck in terms of how much they can pay …
FINDING VALUE; DEFINING SUCCESS IN STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Read More »
INTRO: Principally speaking, a needs analysis is defined as the process of evaluation that identifies areas of focus that require attention within your domain. These are typically split into general and specific, whereby “gaps” are discovered and targeted. A needs analysis is not exclusive to the realms of strength and conditioning (S&C), but is a …
Sleep has become a hot topic of late, particularly in regards to the athlete setting, as more and more practitioners and athletes look to gain further performance advantages over the competition. Personally, sleep is a topic I hold dearly, due to my focus of study during my doctorate degree at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) …
To introduce myself, the website and the blog, I felt that a reflective first post on my sport science journey would be a means of providing not only some background on myself but also a means of sharing some important knowledge I have gained along the way. My first introduction to sport science was …
