How to include backwards running into your program to enhance performance
This review provides guideline on how to include backwards running into your training programmes to enhance performance and reduce injuries.
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Nutrition for travel: what you need to know
Nutrition for travel: what you need to know A research review from the Performance Digest Contents Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical Takeaways Reviewer’s Comments About the Reviewer Comments Background & … Read more
Using the force-velocity imbalance to individualise training
Force-velocity profiling may provide a more accurate representation of an athlete’s maximal force production capabilities.
Linear and multidirectional speed: Can we use PAP to improve them?
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?
This review examines the current evidence for the utilization of Post Activation Potentiation to enhance endurance performance
How does age and maturation affect motor coordination and performance?
How general and soccer specific motor coordination and performance changes in relation to chronological age and maturation status.
Fatigue monitoring: Which metrics should we be tracking?
A research review from the Performance Digest Contents Background & Objective A lot of research has been conducted on different tests and methods to monitor fatigue in football. However, the practicality, reliability, and sensitivity of … Read more
The effectiveness of prebiotics and probiotics on athletic performance
How the collection of microorganisms in our digestive systems contributes to bodily functions
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.
Back to basics: chocolate milk in recovery and 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
Practical recommendations for priming exercise: when, what, and how
A research review from the Performance Digest
Should we be individualising ice baths? The influence of body size and immersion time
Contents of Research Review Background & Objective The goal of this study was to compare the effects of cold water immersion (CWI) in football linemen (i.e. small body surface area (BSA) to body mass (BM) … Read more
How long does it take to transfer strength from one limb to the other with unilateral training?
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.
Gym-based primer sessions 1-2 days before a game: Do they work?
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 enhance athletic … Read more
