Author: Lorena Torres

Based in the US, originally from Spain, Lorena Torres-Ronda has extensive experience in professional and Olympic sports. Her career has spanned the NBA, G-League, FC Barcelona Basketball and Handball, and the Spanish National Swimming Team. She holds a PhD in sports science, is a strength & conditioning coach, and is passionate about merging science with practical applications. Lorena is starting her fourth season as a Sports Scientist, Research and Development Coordinator for an NBA team (Texas, US), where she does internal research & development projects, innovates in the use of the technology, supports strength and conditioning coaches, as well as supervise the overall performance in the affiliate team. Lorena currently has more than 40 peer review publications, invited book chapters, and is an adjunct fellow at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research has focused on load quantification and training and competition demands in team sports, validity, and reliability of technology, recovery, and strength and training assessment.