Basic Movement Patterns
Basic exercise movement patterns are exercise classifications that are the foundations of exercise selection.
Strength & Conditioning is the practical application of exercise prescription in order to improve the physical performance of athletes. For example, it focuses on strength and power training, aerobic and anaerobic development, movement quality, and speed enhancement.
As the world of strength and conditioning is very complex, our aim is to simplify the science so that coaches, athletes, and everybody else can understand how to use these training methods in order to optimise sports performance.
Basic exercise movement patterns are exercise classifications that are the foundations of exercise selection.
The countermovement jump (CMJ) is a simple, practical, valid, and very reliable measure of lower-body power.
The reactive strength index measures the reactive jump capacity of athletes, and how they cope with the stress from plyometric exercises.
This article reviews the use of post activation potentiation as a method to improve both linear and change of direction speed.
Post-activation potentiation (PAP) for endurance sports: A hidden piece of gold? A research review from the Performance Digest Contents Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical Takeaways Reviewer’s Comments About … Read more
Understand the effect of sleep deprivation and sleep restriction on resistance training performance.
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
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
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 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 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.
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 is the foundation of sports science that all practitioners, coaches, and clinicians should understand.
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.
An Elevation Training Mask is a device that is claimed to simulate the benefits of altitude training, but do they work as claimed?
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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