Issue 24
October 2018
See the contents of this issue
Audio Review
- Periodisation for Team Sports
The Science of Coaching
- Is communication quality between staff related to injuries?
Strength & Conditioning
- Vertically and horizontally directed power exercises: What’s their relationship with sprint performance?
- Accentuated eccentric training to enhance performance?
- Can flywheel exercise be used to enhance sports performance?
Technology & Monitoring
- Is there a relationship between subjective indicators of recovery status and heart rate variability?
- Can hormone testing be used to help monitor young athletes during their development phase?
- Team-sport tracking technology: Are they valid and accurate?
Fatigue & Recovery
- Is there a relationship between workload, the athlete’s state of recovery, and injury?
- When it comes to measuring recovery status, what’s the best measure to use?
- Can self-reported wellbeing measures be used to monitor fatigue, independent of age and playing position?
Youth Development
- Can a targeted programme reduce loading rates in adolescent football players?
- Should pre-pubertal children train both aerobic and anaerobic qualities alone or in synchrony?
- Individual responses to plyometric training: Does it work for everybody?
Nutrition
- Can β-alanine supplementation improve running performance?
- Effects of probiotic supplementation on immune function, hormonal status, and physical performance
- Does HMB supplementation elicit superior gains in lean body mass and strength?
Injury Prevention & Rehab
- Confidently return athletes to sport after ACL surgery with this protocol
- How to manage persistent pain in athletes: An evidence-based approach
- Concussion in combat sports: Are we still in the dark ages?
Exclusive Discounts
- 20% off all Human Kinetic books and online training resources
- 20% off all Ultimate Athlete Concepts books and resources
Issue 23
September 2018
See the contents of this issue
Audio Review
- Speed & Conditioning Testing
The Science of Coaching
- What’s the best way to coach young athletes?
Strength & Conditioning
- Rethink your warm-up: Make the most of pre-game and half-time warm-up strategies
- The Power Clean: Should we leave out the catch phase in our programming?
- Optimal load training vs. complex training: Which leads to better gains?
Technology & Monitoring
- Should HRV be used to for monitoring and for measuring fitness levels?
- Should we be measuring blood biomarkers in addition to training loads?
- Can the GymAware VBT system be used to manage squat depth?
Fatigue & Recovery
- Different self-myofascial release durations lead to different neuromuscular responses
- How is sleep affected before and after a night-time game?
- Different resistance training set configurations lead to different recovery time courses
Youth Development
- Resistance Training in Schools: How to integrate this into the curriculum
- How does age and maturation affect motor coordination and performance?
- Does plyometric training support anaerobic performance in young athletes?
Nutrition
- Low energy availability and bone health in distance runners
- Can short-term sodium bicarbonate supplementation improve performance?
- High vs. low protein intake in female physique athletes
Injury Prevention & Rehab
- ACL Injury Prevention for Young Female Athletes: Which Programs Work?
- Sport concussion assessment tools: How well do they work?
- Muscle tears: Are we forgetting about the surrounding connective tissue during rehab?
Exclusive Discounts
- 20% off all Human Kinetic books and online training resources
- 20% off all Ultimate Athlete Concepts books and resources
Issue 22
August 2018
See the contents of this issue
Audio Review
- Sled-Resisted Training
The Science of Coaching
- Coaches and Adolescent Mental Health
Strength & Conditioning
- Velocity based training: Can bar-power output be used instead of 1RMs?
- Are change of direction speed and reactive agility actually related?
- Unlock your power potential with the French Contrast Method
Technology & Monitoring
- The validity of a new external:internal training load ratio
- Can smartphones reliably measure metatarsophalangeal joint range of motion?
- Sleep and stress hormone responses to training and competition
Fatigue & Recovery
- Cold water immersion for recovery: What are the chronic effects?
- Fatigue monitoring: Which metrics should we be tracking?
- Compression garments: Do they enhance performance?
Youth Development
- Fundamental Motor Skills: What exactly are they?
- Jumping through time: Does maturation impact landing mechanics?
- How jump-training can enhance performance: A review of loaded, unloaded, and assisted jump training
Nutrition
- Athlete food choice during international competition: The importance of the coach/nutritionist
- Carbohydrate mouth rinse: Does it enhance running performance in female athletes?
- Which beverages are best for fluid, energy, and nutrient recovery?
Injury Prevention & Rehab
- Patellofemoral pain in runners: Which rehab tools are most effective?
- Does ACL surgery increase an athlete’s odds of osteoarthritis?
- What is the effect of exercise on osteoarthritis?
Exclusive Discounts
- 20% off all Human Kinetic books and online training resources
- 20% off all Ultimate Athlete Concepts books and resources
Issue 21
July 2018
See the contents of this issue
Audio Review
- Practice Design
The Science of Coaching
- Coach-Athlete Conflict
Strength & Conditioning
- Resisted sprinting: Can it improve short-term rate of force development?
- Limb Asymmetries: Train your weaker leg to get faster and jump higher?
- Squat more to sprint faster? The direction of force application matters
Technology & Monitoring
- The GymAware PowerTool: Is it valid and reliable?
- Which day of the week should we schedule lower-limb strength training?
- A new era for heart rate data: Is fitness testing dead?
Fatigue & Recovery
- Forearm compression garments: Do they aid recovery?
- Does the iPad Night Shift mode affect sleep?
- Which are the most effective recovery modalities?
Youth Development
- How much is enough? Understanding the training loads of elite adolescent rugby players
- Developing young athletes: Are youth talent ID and development systems necessary and healthy?
- Do young athletes need structure during their off-season?
Nutrition
- Protein Recommendations for Weight Loss in Elite Athletes: How much, how often, what types?
- A Practical Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire for Ultra-Endurance Athletes
- The effectiveness of prebiotics and probiotics on athletic performance
Injury Prevention & Rehab
- How femoroacetabular impingement syndrome affects lower-limb movement
- ACL Injury: Return to Running Criteria
- How to Manage Patellofemoral Pain (i.e. Runner’s Knee)
Exclusive Discounts
- 20% off all Human Kinetic books and online training resources
- 20% off all Ultimate Athlete Concepts books and resources
Issue 20
June 2018
See the contents of this issue
Audio Review
- ACL Injuries
The Science of Coaching
- Coaching youth vs. master athletes
Strength & Conditioning
- Backwards running: a new direction to athletic performance?
- The effects of strength training on middle- and long-distance running performance
- How does resistance training frequency affect gains in muscular strength?
Technology & Monitoring
- Monitoring fatigue: the best methods for using the countermovement jump
- Accelerometer-based player tracking device: what’s the reliability and validity?
- Can screening predict athletes at risk of obtaining groin injuries?
Fatigue & Recovery
- How much sleep do elite athletes get and is it affected by training-load?
- Does cold water immersion harm long-term adaptations?
- A new valid and reliable sleep behavior questionnaire for elite-level athletes
Youth Development
- Testing young athletes: how accurate can we be?
- Battle-rope training for young athletes: appropriate and effective?
- Balance training for performance improvements: how much and how often?
Nutrition
- How much do athletes know about the WADA prohibited substances list?
- Do pre-workout supplements affect resting vascular function?
- Does Keto-adaptation from LCHF diets enhance exercise performance and body composition?
Injury Prevention & Rehab
- Return to throwing after a shoulder or elbow injury
- Injury risk after concussion: what’s the risk and how do we reduce it?
- Core stability programmes: can they improve cutting manoeuvres and reduce injury risk?
Exclusive Discounts
- 20% off all Human Kinetic books and online training resources
- 20% off all Ultimate Athlete Concepts books and resources
Issue 19
May 2018
See the contents of this issue
Audio Review
- Caffeine
The Science of Coaching
- Preventing Coach Burnout
Strength & Conditioning
- Cluster sets: How do they influence short-term power output?
- Limb Asymmetries: Considerations for practitioners
- Does fast-eccentric complex training improve performance?
Technology & Monitoring
- Sensor insoles: Can we accurately measure force-time characteristics?
- Measuring individual adaptations to training: The importance of understanding the details
- Muscle Oxygen Monitoring: The MOXY vs. PortaMon
Fatigue & Recovery
- Can cold water immersion offset the stress of training in the heat?
- Can sleep be used as an indicator of overreaching and overtraining in athletes?
- Cold water immersion: continuous vs. intermittent protocols
Youth Development
- Has the Premier League’s EPPP increased or decreased injury rates?
- Should we be designing plyometric training based on RSI performance?
- Strength and Conditioning Considerations for Youth Swimmers
Nutrition
- Does green tea improve fat loss during exercise?
- Does caffeinated gum improve performance?
- How to maintain immune health and prevent illness in athletes
Injury Prevention & Rehab
- Injuries in young athletes: How it affects their perceptions and experiences
- Blood flow restriction for post-operative rehab
- How puberty affects ACL injury risk both before and after an injury prevention programme
Exclusive Discounts
- 20% off all Human Kinetic books and online training resources
- 20% off all Ultimate Athlete Concepts books and resources
