How sleep impacts strength gains and what we can do about it
Understand the effect of sleep deprivation and sleep restriction on resistance training performance.
Understand the effect of sleep deprivation and sleep restriction on resistance training performance.
Can drinking chocolate milk enhance strength gains in adolescents compared to a store-bought sports drink?
Don’t just sprint in a straight line: why curved running is important A research review from the Performance Digest Contents of Research Review Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical … Read more
Practical Recommendations for Priming Exercise: When, What, and How A research review from the Performance Digest Contents of Research Review Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical Takeaways Reviewer’s Comments … Read more
Should we be individualising ice baths? The influence of body size and immersion time A research review from the Performance Digest Contents of Research Review Background & Objective What They Did What They … Read more
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.
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
How a parent’s involvement in sport as a child athlete is related to the level of competitive sport attained by their children.
Structured neuromuscular control training programmes have been shown to significantly reduce ACL injury in females.
This article looks to gain a greater understanding of how coaches perceive their role in the promotion of mental health for young athletes.
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
Does the use of electronic devices in the evening affect the sleep patterns of athletes? A Performance Digest Snippet June 18th, 2019 | 3 min read Contents of Article The Objective What … Read more
This study investigated post-match recovery of different performance and biochemical markers in team ball sports.
Early specialisation is when a child focuses on training and development in one sport only, but there are downsides.
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.
Learn from a world-class coach how you can improve your athletes' agility. This course also includes a practical coaching guide to help you to design and deliver your own fun and engaging agility sessions.
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