
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.
Dynamic correspondence is the ‘training effect’ that training programs have on athletes’ sports performance, but measuring it is difficult.
The force-velocity curve represents the relationship between force and velocity, which is vital for strength and conditioning professionals.
The Pro-Agility (5-10-5) Test is an extremely popular protocol, but there are several glaring issues with it.
The 5-0-5 Agility Test, a commonly recognised agility test, is actually a change of direction speed (CODs) test.
The 20m Sprint Test is a reliable predictor of linear speed, but only if administrators carry out the test correctly.
The 10m Sprint Test measures an athlete’s ability to accelerate, and is often included in performance testing batteries.
The 5m Sprint Test is a simple and popular test because short-distance accelerations are common in a large variety of sports.
The Incremental Drop Jump Reactive Strength Index (DJ-RSI) Test is a valid and reliable measure of jumping ability, but is inherently flawed.
The Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test measures anaerobic power and capacity. It is simple, valid, reliable, and requires little equipment.
The Wingate Anaerobic Test has been repeatedly proven to be a valid and reliable predictor of anaerobic capacity and power.
The Multistage Fitness (Beep) Test is a continuous sub-maximal test that has become the most recognised tool for measuring aerobic power.
The Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 2 is a valid and reliable predictor of high-intensity aerobic capacity and VO2 max.
The Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 test is a valid and reliable predictor of high-intensity aerobic capacity and VO2 max.
The stretch-shortening cycle is a spring-like mechanism that enhances athletic performance in explosive- and endurance-based sports.
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