What is the blue boxed area of the propulsive phase of the countermovement (CMJ) signal called? It’s called the weighing phase and as the name suggests, it is a phase of quiet standing on a force plate where the force plate/s quantify your body weight. Does this phase serve any purpose? For sure! Read this blog to find out more...
read BLOGA big thanks to Luke Nelson putting me onto Jurdan Mendiguchia’s latest research where the group compared the effects of Nordic hamstring eccentric (NHE) strength training to sprint training as part of a regular soccer practice. The variables of interest were sprint performance and mechanics as measured by radar, and biceps femoris architecture as measured by ultrasound.
Who of you use velocity-based training (VBT) as part of your toolbox? Realising velocity is an important component of power development, one of the hardest fitness qualities to change, but one of the most desired qualities to possess, velocity development is of great interest to many of us. This article looks at VBT in the context of explosive power development.
Do you want to understand a little more about the ground reaction forces associated with running? How about a little up-skilling on wearable resistance (WR), injury, rotational overload and movement specific strength training? If so, then step inside this article and I’ll run through this with you.
Question for you. Does ballistic training, training where you project yourself or a load, train explosive power? Log that answer in your grey matter and have a read, to see if you are on the money. This article is bit of a coming together of concepts that I have shared over the last couple of weeks around force, velocity, power and explosive power.
Your baby sister is powerful. Your granddad is powerful. We are all powerful. This is because power is the product of force and velocity (P = F x v) and all human movement is a mixture of these two variables. The gentle slow stroke of a mother pacifying a child, or the quick jab of a boxer, can be loosely termed power movements as they both have different contributions of force and velocity. So where am I going with this?
Are you interested in getting players faster by simply warming them up? If so, then a recently published study by Bustos at al (2020) from the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research will interest you.
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